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Enrollment
693
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOMS RIVER REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341623004734
Hooper Avenue Elementary School
1517 HOOPER AVENUE, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753 · (732) 505-5850 · Ocean County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL693 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
161 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (132).
Student demographics
41%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
48.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.2% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 45.5% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Hooper Avenue Elementary School
Hooper Avenue Elementary School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooper Avenue Elementary School this school | 693 | 23.2% | 42.3% |
| Clara B. Worth Elementary School BAYVILLE | 666 | 26.6% | 45.9% |
| Ocean Acres Elementary School Manahawkin | 747 | 27.2% | N/A |
| Eleanor Rush Intermediate School CINNAMINSON | 638 | 22.6% | 56.2% |
| New Albany Elementary School CINNAMINSON | 658 | 21.1% | N/A |
| McKinley Avenue Elementary School Manahawkin | 630 | 29.7% | 51.1% |
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 Hooper Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #693 of 1,290 | #18 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #645 of 1,319 ▲ 7 | #12 of 52 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #755 of 1,319 ▼ 64 | #16 of 52 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 693 | #122 of 1,562 | #11 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,293 of 1,390 | #57 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #1,032 of 1,392 | #35 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #979 of 1,481 | #60 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #621 of 798 | #23 of 30 |
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
693
+16 (+2%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 1,187
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 693 | 47 | 14.7:1 | 23% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 47 | 14.8:1 | 17% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 48 | 14.1:1 | 17% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 677 | 47 | 14.4:1 | 14% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 49.5 | 14.7:1 | 14% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 51 | 14.6:1 | 14% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 13% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 996 | 53 | 18.8:1 | 8% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 1,187 | 59 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hooper Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (729 to 693); teachers down 5% (49.5 to 47).
About Hooper Avenue Elementary School
Among the schools in TOMS RIVER, New Jersey, is Hooper Avenue Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 693 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 71% bigger than the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Besides Hooper Avenue Elementary School, Toms River Regional School District runs 17 other schools. The district enrolls 14,323 students.
The largest group at Hooper Avenue Elementary School is White students, at 75%. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in Ocean County, the White share is about 83%. The diversity index for Hooper Avenue Elementary School is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 47 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 23% of students at Hooper Avenue Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Ocean County average 44%.
Hooper Avenue Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Hooper Avenue Elementary School is 11.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 42.3%. Predicted: 53.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Ocean County show that the median household earns about $89,863 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Ocean County, 117 public schools serve about 66,051 students.
Hooper Avenue Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Toms River Intermediate School East, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Hooper Avenue Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Hooper Avenue Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.3% against a local average of 38.9%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 677 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 693.
On allk12, people connected to Hooper Avenue Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 931 students
Other Hooper Avenue Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hooper Avenue Elementary. Hooper Avenue Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Hooper Avenue ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 608 students
Nearby schools
- Toms River Intermediate School East0.3 mi · 1,271
- OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy1.1 mi · 259
- Toms River High School North1.5 mi · 1,861
- Toms River Intermediate School North1.7 mi · 970
- Cedar Grove Elementary School1.8 mi · 931
- Silver Bay Elementary School1.8 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Hooper Avenue Elementary SchoolHow large is Hooper Avenue Elementary School?
Hooper Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 693 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hooper Avenue Elementary School serve?
Hooper Avenue Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hooper Avenue Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Hooper Avenue Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hooper Avenue Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hooper Avenue Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hooper Avenue Elementary School in?
Hooper Avenue Elementary School is part of Toms River Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.