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Hooper Avenue Elementary School

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Hooper Avenue Elementary School ranks 732 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

732^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hooper Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in Toms River, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With a student population of 697, the school is part of the Toms River Regional School District, which is ranked 460 out of 609 districts in the state.

Hooper Avenue Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 56.6%, compared to 44% for the district and 52.7% for the state. In 5th-grade Mathematics, Hooper Avenue's proficiency rate was 43.4%, compared to 33.2% for the district and 44.2% for the state. The school's Hispanic and Special Education student groups also perform significantly better than their counterparts in the district and state. Additionally, Hooper Avenue has experienced a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 21.7% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024.

While Hooper Avenue Elementary outperforms other schools in the Toms River Regional School District, it still lags behind the high-performing Island Heights Elementary School in the neighboring Island Heights School District. Hooper Avenue's spending per student ($6,561 in 2018-2019) is also lower than the state average and some nearby schools, and the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 14.8 in the 2023-2024 school year.

693

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,561

Per pupil spending ?

23.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1517 Hooper Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08753

(732) 505-5850

District: Toms River Regional School District

Students who attend Hooper Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Hispanic:

15.4%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Toms River Regional School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

732^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Elementary Schools in the Toms River Regional School District

460^th of 609Toms 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
2025	45.7	732 of 1347	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	688 of 1338	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	773 of 1342	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	559 of 1345	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	552 of 1317	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	740 of 1360	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.8	597 of 1353	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.0	678 of 1352	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.7	541 of 1346	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.6	525 of 1357	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.8	415 of 1363	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.6	593 of 1367	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.2	487 of 1363	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.5	427 of 1360	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.1	499 of 1354	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.6	430 of 1346	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.9	440 of 1338	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.3	328 of 1329	75.3%	★★★★☆
2006	75.8	318 of 1314	75.8%	★★★★☆
2005	70.8	440 of 1303	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.6	367 of 1298	71.7%	★★★★☆
2003	70.1	443 of 1204	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	734 of 1326	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	651 of 1317	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	762 of 1318	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	596 of 1326	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	523 of 1290	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	793 of 1331	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	584 of 1333	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	624 of 1032	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	292 of 989	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	349 of 982	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.4	130 of 953	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	98 of 896	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	175 of 899	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	92.2	50 of 870	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	596 of 1023	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	289 of 939	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	395 of 910	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.5	98 of 863	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	114 of 839	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	446 of 948	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.9	140 of 942	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	671 of 1318	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	667 of 1313	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	702 of 1315	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.6	490 of 1324	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	551 of 1297	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	648 of 1335	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	573 of 1334	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	392 of 1023	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	438 of 989	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	379 of 958	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	355 of 949	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	392 of 868	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	658 of 1007	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	507 of 1001	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	687 of 970	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	676 of 963	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	760 of 975	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	590 of 976	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	536 of 964	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	780 of 1023	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	633 of 1022	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

Mathematics47%~ state avg

Science23%-7 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)				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 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
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%)	45.7	732^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	45.7%		48.6	688^th of 1338 public elementary schools	48.6%	44	22.9	39.8	46.1	56.6		54.9	44.3	43.4		$6,561	$346	$6,215
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%)	43.7	761^st of 1347 public elementary schools	43.5%		39.6	803^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	40.0%	42	30.4	38.8	42.2	56.2		47.8	47.4	34.6		$4,999	$101	$4,898
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%)	40.7	800^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.6%		49.3	677^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.4%	123	25.1	52.2	42.7	48.8		41.2	44.8	32.1		$7,524		$7,524
North Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1759 New Hampshire Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5860	384	34	11.2	54.2%	174 (45.3%)	25 (6.5%)	135 (35.2%)	37 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	51.5	660^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.0%		66.1	468^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.0%	192	23.2	55.5	58.7	46.4		58.1	48.2	39.3		$6,547	$170	$6,377
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%)	20.7	1089^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.2%		19.2	1087^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.8%	2	19.4	23.2	21.8	35.6		34.8	23.5	31.7		$6,860	$486	$6,374
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%)	29.9	959^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.8%		22	1044^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.0%	85	7.6	44.4	42.4	30.5		45.3	43.5	23.7		$7,109	$329	$6,780
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%)	41.7	791^st of 1347 public elementary schools	41.3%		47.1	708^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.1%	83	19.7	34.3	46.0	51.7		44.6	49.2	47.5		$6,399	$280	$6,119
West Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Blue Jay Drive	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5920	387	28	13.8	42.4%	221 (57.1%)	24 (6.2%)	99 (25.6%)	23 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	24.3	1030^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.5%		35.8	856^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.0%	174	24.2	23.2	29.2	44.8		27.4	32.3	32.9		$7,274	$289	$6,985
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%)	79.3	297^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.0%		78.2	305^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.2%	8	29.4	53.3	81.8	64.7	92.4	53.4	77.3	82.4	84.7	$14,138	$293	$13,845
Joseph A. Citta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Lakewood Road	Toms River	08755	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 818-8550	511	38	13.5	73.8%	144 (28.2%)	72 (14.1%)	251 (49.1%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	17.6	1137^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.6%		19.2	1086^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.8%	51	10.7	22.9	32.5	42.4		36.5	18.9	12.0		$6,372	$520	$5,852

Frequently Asked Questions about Hooper Avenue Elementary School

Is Hooper Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Hooper Avenue Elementary School ranks 732^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hooper Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 693 students attended Hooper Avenue Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hooper Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Hooper Avenue Elementary School are 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Hooper Avenue Elementary School in?

Toms River Regional School District

What schools do graduates of Hooper Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hooper Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

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