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Swimming River School

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Swimming River School ranks 542 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Swimming River School is an elementary school located in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, serving 423 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Tinton Falls School District, which is ranked 221 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Swimming River School's performance on NJSLA tests is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 48.7% in 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) to 68.7% in 4th grade ELA, compared to state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 44.5% in 5th grade to 51.1% in 3rd grade, compared to state averages of 44.2% and 49.8%. The school's 5th grade Science proficiency of 37.9% also exceeded the state average of 30.1%. Compared to nearby schools, Swimming River's performance is generally on par or slightly better, with some exceptions, such as Nut Swamp Elementary School and Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School, which outperformed Swimming River in several areas.

The school faces some challenges, including an increase in chronic absenteeism rates from 8.9% in 2020-2021 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, as well as a rise in the free and reduced-price lunch rate from 11.78% in 2021-2022 to 16.78% in 2023-2024. These trends suggest that the school may be facing increasing socioeconomic challenges within its diverse student population. Despite these challenges, Swimming River School has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating that its overall performance is relatively stable, with strengths and weaknesses that balance out.

432

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,736

Per pupil spending ?

18.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Hance Avenue
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724-2729

(732) 460-2416

District: Tinton Falls School District

Students who attend Swimming River School usually attend:

Middle:	Tinton Falls Middle School
High:	Monmouth Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

Hispanic:

20.1%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (51% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

New Jersey avg46%

542^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

221^st of 609Tinton Falls School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	542 of 1347	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	508 of 1338	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	481 of 1342	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	487 of 1345	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	544 of 1317	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	485 of 1360	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	438 of 1353	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.1	553 of 1352	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.1	631 of 1346	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.8	469 of 1357	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.9	414 of 1363	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.1	420 of 1367	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.3	483 of 1363	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.4	526 of 1360	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.4	401 of 1354	70.4%	★★★★☆
2009	71.6	429 of 1346	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.4	212 of 1338	84.2%	★★★★☆
2007	74.6	312 of 1329	76.5%	★★★★☆
2006	75.2	339 of 1314	74.2%	★★★★☆
2005	57.8	719 of 1303	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.1	686 of 1298	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	55.2	660 of 1204	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	134 of 463	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	170 of 469	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	363 of 463	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.2	242 of 494	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	299 of 456	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	235 of 522	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	137 of 517	73.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	268 of 346	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	251 of 339	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	80.3	45 of 370	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	100 of 370	73.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	172 of 597	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	34.6	356 of 559	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	498 of 1326	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	517 of 1317	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	448 of 1318	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	484 of 1326	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	540 of 1290	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	409 of 1331	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	466 of 1333	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	306 of 1032	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	259 of 989	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	265 of 982	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	227 of 953	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	205 of 896	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	434 of 899	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	167 of 870	80.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	347 of 1023	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	173 of 939	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	286 of 910	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	160 of 863	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	268 of 839	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	590 of 948	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	411 of 942	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	583 of 1318	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	450 of 1313	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	493 of 1315	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	448 of 1324	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	510 of 1297	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	520 of 1335	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	376 of 1334	71.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	476 of 1023	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	274 of 989	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	287 of 958	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	370 of 949	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	310 of 868	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	365 of 1007	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	299 of 1001	70.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	427 of 970	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	449 of 963	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	384 of 975	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	352 of 976	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	454 of 964	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	317 of 1023	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	272 of 1022	73.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2023)23rd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+10 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

Science38%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Swimming River School	Public	3-5	220 Hance Avenue	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Tinton Falls School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 460-2416	432	53	8.1	18.1%	265 (61.3%)	37 (8.6%)	87 (20.1%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	59.8	542^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	59.8%		62.9	508^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.0%	34	37.9		48.7	68.7	64.1				51.1	45.8	44.5						$12,736	$139	$12,597
Mahala F. Atchison School	Public	PK, KG-2	961 Sycamore Avenue	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Tinton Falls School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-2500	484	57	8.4	19.2%	334 (69.0%)	34 (7.0%)	63 (13.0%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)								(n/a)																	$15,631	$180	$15,451
Red Bank Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	222 River Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 758-1530	543	59	9.2	79.6%	88 (16.2%)	25 (4.6%)	421 (77.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	21.9	1062^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	21.2%		29.4	951^st of 1338 public elementary schools	28.9%	111			30.0						31.3								$12,728	$719	$12,009
Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Obre Place	Shrewsbury	07702	Monmouth County	Shrewsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-0882	439	52	8.4	0.7%	383 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	82.7	237^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.4%		88.5	142^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	89.4%	95	45.5	18.2	78.7	60.0	62.1	93.1	85.7	78.8	83.6	62.0	66.7	93.2	77.6	47.8	100.0	100.0	$14,231	$86	$14,145
Red Bank Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	58 Oakland Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 450-2092	182	21	8.4	56.0%	47 (25.8%)	9 (4.9%)	120 (65.9%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	32.4	922^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	31.6%		23.6	1025^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.4%	103	0.0	20.0	42.8	40.0	14.3	70.0	61.2	70.0	42.9	20.0	7.1	40.0	38.9	16.7			$12,107	$652	$11,455
Lincroft Elementary School	Public	K-5	729 Newman Springs Road	Lincroft	07738	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 741-5838	486	39	12.5	2.9%	425 (87.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	71.1	407^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.8%		75.6	348^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.0%	59	35.9		48.1	60.2	66.7				76.9	68.7	57.7						$8,048	$10	$8,038
River Plaza Elementary School	Public	K-5	155 Hubbard Avenue	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-3679	268	23	11.5	5.6%	232 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	89	143^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	89.4%		73.7	367^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.6%	224	51.0		71.2	78.8	76.6				84.6	72.7	74.4						$8,973	$10	$8,963
Margaret L Vetter	Public	4-5	3 Grant Avenue	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-4644	232	24	9.8	53.4%	86 (37.1%)	31 (13.4%)	87 (37.5%)	18 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)								(n/a)	21.5			54.2	50.6					53.6	41.9						$17,622	$724	$16,898
Meadowbrook	Public	PK, KG-1	65 Wyckoff Road	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-2777	212	21	10.0	53.8%	102 (48.1%)	25 (11.8%)	59 (27.8%)	15 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)								(n/a)																	$14,065	$1,076	$12,989
Nut Swamp Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 Nut Swamp Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-5795	464	40	11.5	1.5%	417 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	82.1	247^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.7%		70.2	417^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.8%	170	46.9		51.7	78.7	74.7				73.0	77.3	69.6						$7,091	$10	$7,081

Frequently Asked Questions about Swimming River School

What schools do graduates of Swimming River School attend?

Students who attend Swimming River School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tinton Falls Middle School
High : Monmouth Regional High School

What district is Swimming River School in?

Tinton Falls School District

How many students attend Swimming River School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Swimming River School.

What is the racial makeup of Swimming River School?

Students at Swimming River School are 61% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Swimming River School a good school?

Swimming River School ranks 542^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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