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Alumni: what's one memory from Central Regional High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,489
High
DISTRICT 1,085 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340291004604
Central Regional High School
509 FOREST HILLS PARKWAY, BAYVILLE, NJ 08721 · (732) 269-1100 · Ocean County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,489 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of New Jersey public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
554 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 352 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 346 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 386 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 405 | 27% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Central Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
23.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -18.2pp since 2023
Math
13.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.8% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Central Regional High School
Central Regional High School's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Regional High School this school | 1,489 | 37.2% | 21.5% |
| Brick Township Memorial High School BRICK | 1,269 | 36.3% | 31.9% |
| Hammonton High School HAMMONTON | 1,315 | 34.4% | 39.6% |
| Jackson Memorial High School Jackson | 1,577 | 33.2% | 30.0% |
| Toms River High School South TOMS RIVER | 1,463 | 41.5% | 29.4% |
| Toms River High School East TOMS RIVER | 1,377 | 32.3% | 42.9% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Central Regional High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #306 of 397 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #307 of 400 ▼ 33 | #18 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #334 of 395 ▼ 41 | #18 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,489 | #81 of 442 | #4 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #244 of 388 | #9 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #213 of 389 | #9 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #200 of 405 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #109 of 173 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,489
-79 (-5%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 1,033
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 1,489 | 114.8 | 13.0:1 | 37% (554) |
| 2023-24 | 1,562 | 119.4 | 13.1:1 | 30% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 1,606 | 121.4 | 13.2:1 | 36% (573) |
| 2020-21 | 1,568 | 108 | 14.5:1 | 33% (510) |
| 2017-18 | 1,401 | 101.1 | 13.9:1 | 36% (503) |
| 2015-16 | 1,308 | 97 | 13.5:1 | 34% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 1,306 | 93 | 14.0:1 | 28% (362) |
| 2000-01 | 1,282 | 74 | 17.3:1 | 14% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 1,033 | 83 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Regional High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,401 to 1,489); teachers up 14% (101.1 to 114.8).
About Central Regional High School
Central Regional High School is a high school with a street address in BAYVILLE, New Jersey. The school's 1,489 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 60% higher than the average for high schools in New Jersey, which is about 929.
Federal data list 2 schools in Central Regional School District, with 2,169 students enrolled.
At Central Regional High School, White students make up 65% of the student body. It is also 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Ocean County is roughly 83% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 114.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Central Regional High School and a ratio of 13.0:1. That is close to the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 37% of enrollment.
Measured against New Jersey public high schools, Central Regional High School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Central Regional High School scores 24.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 21.5% actual versus 45.8% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Central Regional High School is located in Ocean County, where the median household income is $89,863, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Central Regional High School, Ocean County has 116 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Central Regional Middle School, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 38.4%, higher than Central Regional High School's 21.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Central Regional High School's enrollment dropped from 1,568 in 2020-21 to 1,489 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.0:1) than in 2020-21 (14.5:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Central Regional High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Central Regional School District
- Central Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
Other schools in BAYVILLE
- Central Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
- Clara B. Worth Elementary SchoolElementary · 666 students
- H & M Potter SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Berkeley Township Elementary SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Bayville Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Central Regional Middle School0.3 mi · 680
- Cedar Creek Elementary School1.5 mi · 432
- Mill Pond Elementary School1.6 mi · 599
- Toms River Intermediate School South1.7 mi · 1,044
- Lanoka Harbor Elementary School1.9 mi · 465
- Clara B. Worth Elementary School2.1 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About Central Regional High SchoolHow many students attend Central Regional High School?
Central Regional High School enrolls approximately 1,489 students in grades 09-12.
Is Central Regional High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Regional High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Regional High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Regional High School is approximately 13.0:1 (115 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Central Regional High School?
Central Regional High School reports a student body of 65% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Regional High School?
Central Regional High School is overseen by Central Regional School District in Ocean County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.