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Enrollment
931
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOMS RIVER REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341623004730
Cedar Grove Elementary School
179 CEDAR GROVE ROAD, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753 · (732) 505-5830 · Ocean County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL931 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
371 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 130 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 150 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (150).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 41.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cedar Grove Elementary School
Cedar Grove Elementary School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Grove Elementary School this school | 931 | 39.8% | 39.4% |
| Elms Elementary School Jackson | 705 | 38.0% | 43.5% |
| Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School HAMMONTON | 696 | 43.5% | 37.6% |
| Cecil S. Collins Elementary BARNEGAT | 744 | 48.1% | N/A |
| H & M Potter School BAYVILLE | 627 | 43.7% | 38.2% |
| Switlik Elementary School Jackson | 758 | 47.0% | 34.3% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cedar Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #762 of 1,290 | #22 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #715 of 1,319 ▲ 5 | #19 of 52 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #815 of 1,319 ▲ 44 | #21 of 52 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 931 | #24 of 1,562 | #1 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,372 of 1,390 | #59 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #782 of 1,392 | #23 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #712 of 1,481 | #37 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #274 of 545 | #20 of 28 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
931
+87 (+10%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 1,121
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 931 | 52.5 | 17.7:1 | 40% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 957 | 54.5 | 17.6:1 | 32% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 937 | 54 | 17.4:1 | 26% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 844 | 55 | 15.3:1 | 21% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 47.3 | 18.0:1 | 24% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 882 | 55 | 16.0:1 | 26% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 914 | 61 | 15.0:1 | 17% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 1,127 | 66 | 17.1:1 | 9% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 1,121 | 57 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (852 to 931); teachers up 11% (47.3 to 52.5).
About Cedar Grove Elementary School
In TOMS RIVER, New Jersey, part of Ocean County, Cedar Grove Elementary School is an elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 931 students. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students, which makes this school 130% above average.
The 18 schools in Toms River Regional School District enroll 14,323 students altogether, Cedar Grove Elementary School among them.
Federal enrollment data show Cedar Grove Elementary School is 65% White. The next largest groups are 27% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. The school's White share is 19 points below the 83% share among Ocean County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
The school has 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.7 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Of all students at Cedar Grove Elementary School, 40% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Cedar Grove Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cedar Grove Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 39.4% actual against 44.4% predicted.
In Ocean County, home to about 654,362 people, median household income comes to about $89,863, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 117 public schools in the county, enrolling about 66,051, Cedar Grove Elementary School among them.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Washington Street Elementary School, is the closest to Cedar Grove Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Cedar Grove Elementary School is ahead of the 35.6% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
The federal government classifies Cedar Grove Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
A 10% rise took enrollment from 844 in 2020-21 to 931 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 15.3:1 in 2020-21 to 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Toms River Regional School District
- Toms River High School NorthHigh · 1,861 students
- Toms River High School SouthHigh · 1,463 students
- Toms River High School EastHigh · 1,377 students
- Toms River Intermediate School EastMiddle · 1,271 students
- Toms River Intermediate School SouthMiddle · 1,044 students
- Toms River Intermediate School NorthMiddle · 970 students
Other schools in TOMS RIVER
- Toms River High School NorthHigh · 1,861 students
- Toms River High School SouthHigh · 1,463 students
- Toms River High School EastHigh · 1,377 students
- Toms River Intermediate School EastMiddle · 1,271 students
- Toms River Intermediate School NorthMiddle · 970 students
- Walnut Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 727 students
Other Cedar Grove Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 10 states are named Cedar Grove Elementary. Cedar Grove Elementary School is the largest of the 10.
- Cedar Grove ElementarySmyrna, TN · 856 students
- Cedar Grove ElementaryWilliamston, SC · 596 students
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolEllenwood, GA · 531 students
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, TX · 513 students
- CEDAR GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPANAMA CITY, FL · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Street Elementary School0.9 mi · 354
- East Dover Elementary School1.1 mi · 584
- Walnut Street Elementary School1.4 mi · 727
- Toms River High School East1.5 mi · 1,377
- Toms River High School South1.6 mi · 1,463
- Toms River High School North1.7 mi · 1,861
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cedar Grove Elementary School?
Cedar Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 931 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cedar Grove Elementary School serve?
Cedar Grove Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cedar Grove Elementary School have?
Cedar Grove Elementary School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Cedar Grove Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cedar Grove Elementary School are roughly 65% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedar Grove Elementary School?
Cedar Grove Elementary School is overseen by Toms River Regional School District in Ocean County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.