Hooper Avenue Elementary School

Hooper Avenue Elementary School, a roomy elementary-level community in TOMS RIVER, New Jersey, run under Toms River Regional School District, instructs 693 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 71% bigger than the state mean of about 405.

Within Toms River Regional School District, which oversees 18 schools and 14,323 students, Hooper Avenue Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Hooper Avenue Elementary School lists that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Ocean County's rate of about 44%.

With demographic context factored in, Hooper Avenue Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ocean County shows median household income runs about $89,863, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ocean County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), Hooper Avenue Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Toms River Intermediate School East, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hooper Avenue Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hooper Avenue Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 729 (now 693). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 86% to 75%.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.