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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOMS RIVER REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341623004740
Silver Bay Elementary School
100 SILVER BAY ROAD, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753 · (732) 505-5880 · Ocean County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
199 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 117 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
42%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
47.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
39.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -9.0pp 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 39 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 48.1% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Silver Bay Elementary School
Silver Bay Elementary School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Bay Elementary School this school | 585 | 34.0% | 41.0% |
| Mary F. Janvier School FRANKLINVILLE | 579 | 30.4% | N/A |
| Lanes Mill Elementary School BRICK | 557 | 35.2% | 37.0% |
| McKinley Avenue Elementary School Manahawkin | 630 | 29.7% | 51.1% |
| Drum Point Road Elementary School BRICK TOWN | 465 | 30.8% | 42.4% |
| Mill Pond Elementary School LANOKA HARBOR | 599 | 28.2% | N/A |
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 Silver Bay Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #723 of 1,290 | #19 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #817 of 1,319 ▼ 230 | #31 of 52 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #771 of 1,319 ▼ 11 | #18 of 52 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #250 of 1,562 | #17 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,266 of 1,390 | #53 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #997 of 1,392 | #33 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #794 of 1,481 | #47 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #496 of 798 | #16 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
585
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 1,042
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 585 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 34% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 33% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 28% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 44 | 13.3:1 | 24% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 48.2 | 13.2:1 | 22% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 47 | 13.5:1 | 26% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 22% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 974 | 56 | 17.4:1 | 11% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 1,042 | 57 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Bay Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (637 to 585); teachers down 15% (48.2 to 41).
About Silver Bay Elementary School
Silver Bay Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in TOMS RIVER, New Jersey, under Toms River Regional School District. Enrollment totals 585 students across pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 405.
Toms River Regional School District counts 14,323 students in its 18 schools, and Silver Bay Elementary School is one of them.
More than half of the students at Silver Bay Elementary School are White (74%). The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Ocean County's population at about 83%. The diversity index for Silver Bay Elementary School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 34% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ocean County is 44%.
Silver Bay Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 29% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.5%. Silver Bay Elementary School scores 41.0%.
Census data for Ocean County show the median household earns about $89,863 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Silver Bay Elementary School, Ocean County has 117 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Silver Bay Elementary School is closest to OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy, about 1.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 42.1% on proficiency, and Silver Bay Elementary School is below that at 41.0%.
NCES assigns Silver Bay Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 587 in 2020-21, 585 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Silver Bay Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Nearby schools
- OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy1.3 mi · 259
- Toms River Intermediate School East1.6 mi · 1,271
- Lake Riviera Middle School1.7 mi · 893
- Hooper Avenue Elementary School1.8 mi · 693
- Emma Havens Young Elementary School2.5 mi · 843
- Drum Point Road Elementary School2.6 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Bay Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Silver Bay Elementary School?
Silver Bay Elementary School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Silver Bay Elementary School serve?
Silver Bay Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Bay Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Silver Bay Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Silver Bay Elementary School?
At Silver Bay Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Silver Bay Elementary School in?
Silver Bay 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.