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Silver Bay Elementary School

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Silver Bay Elementary School ranks 800 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Silver Bay Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Toms River, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 604 students. The school is part of the Toms River Regional School District, which is ranked 460 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Silver Bay Elementary School consistently outperforms the Toms River Regional School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 52.2% of 3rd graders at Silver Bay Elementary School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 34.1% for the district and 44.9% for the state. Similarly, in 5th grade math, 32.1% of students at Silver Bay were proficient or better, compared to 33.2% for the district and 44.2% for the state. The school also generally performs better than the district and state averages for student subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, and special education students.

However, Silver Bay Elementary School faces challenges related to chronic absenteeism, which has ranged from 13.3% to 21.7% over the past few years, higher than the state average. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at the school has increased from 27.82% in 2022-2023 to 33.44% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. While Silver Bay Elementary School outperforms the Toms River Regional School District, nearby schools like North Dover Elementary School and Hooper Avenue Elementary School consistently outperform it on standardized test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

585

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,524

Per pupil spending ?

34%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Silver Bay Road
Toms River, NJ 08753

(732) 505-5880

District: Toms River Regional School District

Students who attend Silver Bay Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.7%

Hispanic:

18.1%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (41% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

800^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	40.7	800 of 1347	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	677 of 1338	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	832 of 1342	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	655 of 1345	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	655 of 1317	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	735 of 1360	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	637 of 1353	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.8	665 of 1352	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.3	640 of 1346	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.4	646 of 1357	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.5	598 of 1363	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.6	575 of 1367	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.5	546 of 1363	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.7	544 of 1360	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.2	524 of 1354	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.5	459 of 1346	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.6	341 of 1338	74.5%	★★★★☆
2007	70.8	437 of 1329	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.6	421 of 1314	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.5	273 of 1303	79.0%	★★★★☆
2004	73.7	364 of 1298	72.0%	★★★★☆
2003	57.0	638 of 1204	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	750 of 1326	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	619 of 1317	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	761 of 1318	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	601 of 1326	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	532 of 1290	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	613 of 1331	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	725 of 1333	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	662 of 1032	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	570 of 989	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	611 of 982	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	638 of 953	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	736 of 896	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.9	215 of 899	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	85 of 870	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	833 of 1023	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	578 of 939	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	572 of 910	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	461 of 863	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.3	134 of 839	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	336 of 948	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	194 of 942	79.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	801 of 1318	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	711 of 1313	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	815 of 1315	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	686 of 1324	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	754 of 1297	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	765 of 1335	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	537 of 1334	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	554 of 1023	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	316 of 989	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	515 of 958	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	408 of 949	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	479 of 868	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	421 of 1007	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	393 of 1001	60.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	715 of 970	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	629 of 963	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	775 of 975	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	638 of 976	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	622 of 964	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	767 of 1023	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	687 of 1022	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-3 vs state

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

Science25%-5 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Emma Havens Young Elementary School	Public	K-5	43 Drum Point Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	843	72	11.6	51.5%	445 (52.8%)	26 (3.1%)	321 (38.1%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	34.8	884^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.4%		30.9	932^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	30.3%	48	29.1	28.4	40.2	40.8	48.7	34.6	38.6	$6,611	$211	$6,400
Drum Point Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Drum Point Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	465	35	13.2	30.8%	358 (77.0%)	7 (1.5%)	71 (15.3%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	50.6	675^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.9%		44.3	741^st of 1338 public elementary schools	44.6%	66	25.3	44.0	64.5	45.3	52.0	53.8	40.0	$8,027	$148	$7,879
Osbornville Elementary School	Public	K-5	218 Drum Point Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	372	36	10.3	49.2%	239 (64.2%)	16 (4.3%)	108 (29.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	51.9	655^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.4%		47.5	706^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.2%	51	35.0	35.3	53.6	62.3	50.0	42.3	54.1	$8,198	$204	$7,994
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Bay Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Silver Bay Elementary School?

Students at Silver Bay Elementary School are 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Silver Bay Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Silver Bay Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Silver Bay Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Silver Bay Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Silver Bay Elementary School in?

Toms River Regional School District

Is Silver Bay Elementary School a good school?

Silver Bay Elementary School ranks 800^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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