Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOMS RIVER REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341623004736
North Dover Elementary School
1759 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753 · (732) 505-5860 · Ocean County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
208 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
66%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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
48.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 56.4% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 North Dover Elementary School
North Dover Elementary School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dover Elementary School this school | 384 | 54.2% | 48.8% |
| Howard C. Johnson Elementary School Jackson | 416 | 50.5% | 31.4% |
| Mercerville Elementary School HAMILTON | 350 | 47.4% | 38.9% |
| Theodore Roosevelt School WEEHAWKEN | 337 | 49.0% | 42.7% |
| School #4 CLIFFSIDE PARK | 478 | 57.1% | 53.1% |
| Matthew Jago Elementary School SEWAREN | 425 | 46.8% | 25.1% |
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 North Dover Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #551 of 1,290 | #6 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #616 of 1,319 ▼ 174 | #10 of 52 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #625 of 1,319 ▼ 112 | #7 of 52 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #762 of 1,562 | #40 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #689 of 1,390 | #21 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #292 of 1,392 | #4 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #536 of 1,481 | #20 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #71 of 798 | #5 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
384
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 384 | 34 | 11.3:1 | 54% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 39% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 33% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 26% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 40.4 | 13.0:1 | 22% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 42 | 14.0:1 | 20% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 12% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | 31 | 20.6:1 | 8% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 28 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Dover Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (524 to 384); teachers down 16% (40.4 to 34).
About North Dover Elementary School
Federal records list North Dover Elementary School as an elementary school in TOMS RIVER, New Jersey. In all, 384 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Toms River Regional School District has 18 schools and 14,323 students.
Of every 100 students at North Dover Elementary School, about 45 are White, the largest group. Other students are 35% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 83% White share among all Ocean County residents. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at North Dover Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 34 full-time-equivalent teachers at North Dover Elementary School, giving a ratio of 11.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is similar, at 11.4:1. A total of 208 students, or 54%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 44% average for public schools in Ocean County.
On the allk12 Grade, North Dover Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, North Dover Elementary School's results are 12.3 points above predicted: 48.8% against 36.5%.
Looking at the county, Ocean County, median household income comes to about $89,863, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Ocean County number 117, with about 66,051 students.
Measured in a straight line, Joseph A. Citta Elementary School is about 1.7 miles from North Dover Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, North Dover Elementary School is ahead of the 36.6% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
Locale data from NCES put North Dover Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
From 400 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 384 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.3:1, from 12.5:1.
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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
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 931 students
Other North Dover Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named North Dover Elementary. North Dover Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- North Dover Elementary SchoolDOVER, NJ · 640 students
- North Dover Elementary SchoolDover, DE · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph A. Citta Elementary School1.7 mi · 511
- Toms River Intermediate School North1.8 mi · 970
- OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy1.8 mi · 259
- Hooper Avenue Elementary School2.1 mi · 693
- Toms River Intermediate School East2.2 mi · 1,271
- Lake Riviera Middle School2.2 mi · 893
Frequently asked questions
About North Dover Elementary SchoolHow many students attend North Dover Elementary School?
North Dover Elementary School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does North Dover Elementary School serve?
North Dover Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Dover Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Dover Elementary School is approximately 11.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Dover Elementary School?
Student demographics at North Dover Elementary School are roughly 45% White, 35% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is North Dover Elementary School in?
North Dover Elementary School is part of Toms River Regional School District.
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