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Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOMS RIVER REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341623004738
Pine Beach Elementary School
101 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, PINE BEACH, NJ 08741 · (732) 505-5870 · Ocean County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
174 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 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
53%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
33.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
42.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +11.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.8% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.3% | 30.8% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Pine Beach Elementary School
Pine Beach Elementary School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Beach Elementary School this school | 371 | 46.9% | 30.1% |
| Osbornville Elementary School BRICK | 372 | 49.2% | 43.8% |
| Mullica Township Primary School ELWOOD | 371 | 47.4% | 34.4% |
| Washington Street Elementary School TOMS RIVER | 354 | 42.4% | 40.4% |
| Valley Park Elementary School PENNSVILLE | 365 | 49.9% | N/A |
| Montague Township School MONTAGUE | 329 | 43.8% | 45.5% |
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 Pine Beach Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #955 of 1,290 | #39 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #729 of 1,319 ▲ 186 | #21 of 52 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #1,049 of 1,319 ▲ 121 | #40 of 52 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #802 of 1,562 | #42 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,203 of 1,390 | #48 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #728 of 1,392 | #21 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #627 of 1,481 | #29 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #214 of 798 | #9 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
371
-43 (-10%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 371 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 47% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 42% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 41% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 34% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 31.7 | 14.3:1 | 32% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 40% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 26% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 26 | 20.1:1 | 11% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 24 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Beach Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (451 to 371); teachers down 15% (31.7 to 27).
About Pine Beach Elementary School
Pine Beach Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in PINE BEACH, New Jersey. The school serves 371 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Toms River Regional School District counts 14,323 students in its 18 schools, and Pine Beach Elementary School is one of them.
Pine Beach Elementary School's enrollment is 63% White. The remaining shares are 26% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Ocean County's population at about 83%. Pine Beach Elementary School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.7:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 47% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
A school with Pine Beach Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 40.5%. Pine Beach Elementary School scores 30.1%, 10.4 points below that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in Ocean County, median household income is about $89,863, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 117 public schools operate in Ocean County, serving about 66,051 students.
The closest public school to Pine Beach Elementary School is Beachwood Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Pine Beach Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Pine Beach Elementary School is behind the 36.6% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Pine Beach Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Pine Beach Elementary School went from 414 students to 371. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.6:1 to 13.7:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Beachwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 480
- Washington Street Elementary School1.4 mi · 354
- Bayville Elementary School1.6 mi · 475
- Toms River High School South1.7 mi · 1,463
- Island Heights Elementary School1.8 mi · 142
- Toms River Intermediate School South2.0 mi · 1,044
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Beach Elementary SchoolHow large is Pine Beach Elementary School?
Pine Beach Elementary School enrolls approximately 371 students in grades KG-05.
Is Pine Beach Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pine Beach Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine Beach Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pine Beach Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pine Beach Elementary School?
At Pine Beach Elementary School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Pine Beach Elementary School in?
Pine Beach 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.