South Toms River Elementary School

As a close-knit K-5 school in SOUTH TOMS RIVER, New Jersey, South Toms River Elementary School educates 330 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Toms River Regional School District.

South Toms River Elementary School is one of 18 schools operated by Toms River Regional School District, a district that serves 14,323 students overall.

On demographics, South Toms River Elementary School shows that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 32% White, 12% Black, 10% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, South Toms River Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ocean County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, South Toms River Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.5%; this one delivers 17.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Ocean County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,863, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Ocean County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), South Toms River Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Toms River High School South, roughly 1.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, South Toms River Elementary School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 32.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 334 students in 2018 compared to 330 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 32% to 44% across the same window.

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