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East Dover Elementary School

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East Dover Elementary School ranks 786 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

East Dover Elementary School serves 584 students in grades K–5 in Toms River, alongside a group of nearby elementary schools. Its latest test results are better than the district’s in ELA, math and science, but remain below state averages in all three subjects. The most important finding is that scores have risen substantially since 2022–2023, even though the school has not yet caught up with the state.

Math is East Dover’s strongest subject compared with its district: its grade-average math result is 44%, versus 40% districtwide and 47% statewide. ELA averages 42%, compared with 40% for the district and 49% for the state; fifth-grade science is 22%, compared with 21% and 27%, respectively. Among nearby schools, third-grade math stands out: East Dover scored 50%, second-highest among 11 schools with comparable results, just behind Washington Street Elementary School at 51%. By contrast, East Dover was below nearby averages in each ELA grade, fifth-grade math and fifth-grade science.

Scores have improved across subjects: grade-average ELA rose from 30% in 2022–2023 to 42% in 2025–2026, math from 24% to 44%, and fifth-grade science from 13% to 22%. SchoolDigger ranks East Dover 786th out of 1,331 statewide, at the 41st percentile and 2 stars—near the nearby-school average of about the 40th percentile. Its 12.4:1 student-teacher ratio is close to the nearby average of 12.8:1. In 2024–2025, 44% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 39%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves Low Socio Economic Status Students rose from the 25th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 57th in 2025–2026, above the school’s overall 41st percentile; its Special Education Students measure rose from the 14th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 52nd in 2025–2026.

584

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,770

Per pupil spending ?

44.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

725 Vaughn Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08753

(732) 505-5840

District: Toms River Regional School District

Students who attend East Dover Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Toms River Intermediate School East
High:	Toms River High School East

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg45%

786^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Toms River Regional School District

439^th of 607Toms River Regional 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
2026	40.9	786 of 1331	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	959 of 1347	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1044 of 1338	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1082 of 1342	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	960 of 1345	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	774 of 1317	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	998 of 1360	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	979 of 1353	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.4	860 of 1352	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.3	811 of 1346	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.3	962 of 1357	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.1	896 of 1363	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.4	827 of 1367	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.3	873 of 1363	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.1	893 of 1360	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.0	700 of 1354	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.2	602 of 1346	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.0	551 of 1338	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.2	686 of 1329	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.7	577 of 1314	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.4	589 of 1303	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.2	604 of 1298	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	64.2	536 of 1204	55.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	381 of 581	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.2	457 of 597	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	764 of 1311	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.7	904 of 1326	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1017 of 1317	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	986 of 1318	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	945 of 1326	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	651 of 1290	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	943 of 1331	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	948 of 1333	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	572 of 991	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.5	844 of 1032	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	787 of 989	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	778 of 982	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	754 of 953	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.7	391 of 896	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.9	711 of 899	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	545 of 870	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	428 of 1002	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.1	772 of 1023	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	529 of 939	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	550 of 910	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	571 of 863	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	285 of 839	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	638 of 948	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	462 of 942	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	784 of 1306	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.3	921 of 1318	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	971 of 1313	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1048 of 1315	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	905 of 1324	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	845 of 1297	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	988 of 1335	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	928 of 1334	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	463 of 970	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.2	592 of 1023	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	846 of 989	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	760 of 958	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	712 of 949	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.8	354 of 868	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.0	759 of 1007	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	737 of 1001	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	714 of 951	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	784 of 970	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	874 of 963	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	914 of 975	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	850 of 976	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	808 of 964	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	893 of 1023	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	902 of 1022	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

English Language Arts42%-6 vs state

Science22%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)				NJSLA Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 Vaughn Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5840	584	47	12.4	44.0%	383 (65.6%)	21 (3.6%)	138 (23.6%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.8%)	40.9	786^th of 1331 public elementary schools	40.9%		29.9	959^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.8%	173	21.9	41.5	36.7	49.0		50.0	40.6	41.7		$9,770	$653	$9,117
Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	179 Cedar Grove Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5830	931	53	17.7	39.8%	601 (64.6%)	22 (2.4%)	247 (26.5%)	29 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.3%)	41.1	784^th of 1331 public elementary schools	41.1%		43.7	761^st of 1347 public elementary schools	43.5%	23	18.8	38.6	45.0	48.1		40.1	52.0	39.1		$9,462	$163	$9,299
Washington Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 West Earl Court	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5910	354	25	14.3	42.4%	230 (65.0%)	11 (3.1%)	92 (26.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	49.8	675^th of 1331 public elementary schools	49.3%		41.7	791^st of 1347 public elementary schools	41.3%	116	31.3	58.8	32.0	53.0		51.0	44.4	46.3		$9,051	$450	$8,601
Island Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Summit Ave	Island Heights	08732	Ocean County	Island Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 929-1222	142	15	9.5	2.1%	122 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	79.2	292^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	78.1%		79.3	297^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.0%	5	50.0	46.7	58.8	90.9	72.3	40.0	64.7	72.7	77.8	$21,043	$303	$20,740
Hooper Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1517 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5850	693	47	14.7	23.2%	521 (75.2%)	15 (2.2%)	107 (15.4%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	47.7	698^th of 1331 public elementary schools	47.6%		45.7	732^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	45.7%	34	20.5	47.3	44.3	53.3		44.6	50.5	47.5		$9,021	$41	$8,980
Walnut Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Walnut Street	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5900	727	55	13.3	64.4%	245 (33.7%)	84 (11.6%)	329 (45.3%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.5%)	19.5	1083^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	18.6%		20.7	1089^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.2%	6	16.1	26.6	26.1	29.3		34.0	23.5	29.6		$9,661	$829	$8,832
Pine Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Pennsylvania Avenue	Pine Beach	08741	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5870	371	27	13.7	46.9%	235 (63.3%)	16 (4.3%)	96 (25.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	30.4	917^th of 1331 public elementary schools	31.1%		32.1	929^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.0%	12	19.5	32.9	32.0	42.5		40.0	37.5	33.3		$10,504	$936	$9,568
Ocean Gate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	126 West Arverne Avenue	Ocean Gate	08740	Ocean County	Ocean Gate School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-3023	141	17	8.1	58.2%	101 (71.6%)	3 (2.1%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	23.7	1021^st of 1331 public elementary schools	23.3%		20.5	1093^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.9%	72	20.0	46.2	21.4	46.6	35.3	7.7	7.1	33.4	17.7	$23,604	$1,850	$21,754
Silver Bay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Silver Bay Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5880	585	41	14.2	34.0%	431 (73.7%)	14 (2.4%)	106 (18.1%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	48.6	683^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	48.7%		40.7	800^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.6%	117	26.6	49.3	49.4	46.7		41.0	49.3	46.7		$10,982	$55	$10,927
Bayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	356 Atlantic City Blvd	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1300	475	44	10.8	37.5%	295 (62.1%)	21 (4.4%)	131 (27.6%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	31.2	910^th of 1331 public elementary schools	31.6%		46	726^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.1%	184		43.8	36.9			37.0	29.8			$18,273	$520	$17,753

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