Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOMS RIVER REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341623004742
South Toms River Elementary School
419 DOVER ROAD, SOUTH TOMS RIVER, NJ 08757 · (732) 505-5890 · Ocean County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest 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
12.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
239 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
68%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
21.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.2% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 19.9% |
% 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 South Toms River Elementary School
South Toms River Elementary School's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Toms River Elementary School this school | 330 | 72.4% | 17.5% |
| Dawes Avenue Elementary School Somers Point | 341 | 73.0% | 28.3% |
| Charles L. Spragg School EGG HARBOR CITY | 285 | 71.6% | 9.0% |
| Number 6 Linden | 320 | 63.8% | 27.6% |
| Lakehurst Elementary School LAKEHURST | 411 | 69.1% | 17.3% |
| Klockner Elementary School HAMILTON | 284 | 70.8% | 29.8% |
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 South Toms River Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #1,161 of 1,290 | #50 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #1,179 of 1,319 ▼ 81 | #51 of 52 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #1,218 of 1,319 ▼ 28 | #52 of 52 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #986 of 1,562 | #48 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #905 of 1,390 | #30 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #216 of 1,392 | #2 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #318 of 1,481 | #9 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #773 of 798 | #29 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
330
+35 (+12%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 330 | 27.3 | 12.1:1 | 72% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 28.7 | 10.8:1 | 74% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 25.8 | 11.4:1 | 66% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 65% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 27.9 | 12.0:1 | 67% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 29 | 11.8:1 | 70% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 30 | 12.2:1 | 59% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 45% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 32 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Toms River Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (334 to 330); teachers down 2% (27.9 to 27.3).
About South Toms River Elementary School
South Toms River Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in SOUTH TOMS RIVER, New Jersey. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 330 students in kindergarten through 5.
Toms River Regional School District has 18 schools; together they serve 14,323 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at South Toms River Elementary School, at 44%. Enrollment also includes 32% White, 12% Black, and 10% multiracial. Among people living in Ocean County, the Hispanic share is about 11%. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. That is close to the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Around 72% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Ocean County average 44%.
South Toms River Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 6% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, South Toms River Elementary School is 9.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 17.5% actual, 26.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Ocean County has these Census figures: the median household income is $89,863, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Ocean County has 117 public schools and roughly 66,051 students.
The closest public school, Toms River High School South, is about 1.7 miles from South Toms River Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 32.3%; South Toms River Elementary School's is 17.5%, ranking 9th of 9.
For locale, NCES codes South Toms River Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 35 students since 2020-21, to 330. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.4:1 to 12.1:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Toms River High School South1.7 mi · 1,463
- Beachwood Elementary School1.8 mi · 480
- Toms River Intermediate School South1.9 mi · 1,044
- Pine Beach Elementary School2.1 mi · 371
- West Dover Elementary School2.3 mi · 387
- Walnut Street Elementary School2.3 mi · 727
Frequently asked questions
About South Toms River Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Toms River Elementary School?
South Toms River Elementary School enrolls approximately 330 students in grades KG-05.
Is South Toms River Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Toms River Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at South Toms River Elementary School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at South Toms River Elementary School.
How diverse is South Toms River Elementary School?
South Toms River Elementary School reports a student body of 32% White, 44% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is South Toms River Elementary School in?
South Toms River Elementary School is part of Toms River Regional School District.
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