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What advice would you give to incoming students at Swimming River School?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TINTON FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341620004114
Swimming River School
220 HANCE AVENUE, TINTON FALLS, NJ 07724 · (732) 460-2416 · Monmouth County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- 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
8.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
78 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 150 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 35% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Swimming River School→Tinton Falls Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tinton Falls School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
47.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 51.4% |
% 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Swimming River School
Swimming River School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming River School this school | 432 | 18.1% | 50.6% |
| Peter Muschal Elementary BORDENTOWN | 464 | 16.6% | 52.1% |
| Northeast Elementary School UPPER MONTCLAIR | 391 | 19.2% | 52.3% |
| Mahala F. Atchison School TINTON FALLS | 484 | 19.2% | N/A |
| West Freehold School FREEHOLD | 447 | 17.9% | 60.6% |
| Arthur Stanlick Elementary School LK SHAWNEE JEFFERSON TWSP | 388 | 20.6% | 37.2% |
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 Swimming River School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #512 of 1,290 | #46 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #642 of 1,319 ▼ 120 | #61 of 93 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #481 of 1,319 ▲ 43 | #43 of 93 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #599 of 1,562 | #45 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #47 of 1,390 | #8 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #616 of 1,392 | #22 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.1% | #1,065 of 1,481 | #57 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #356 of 798 | #24 of 50 |
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
432
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 432 | 53 | 8.1:1 | 18% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 54 | 7.8:1 | 17% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 58.9 | 7.7:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 49 | 9.0:1 | 18% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 42.5 | 11.6:1 | 20% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 20% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 15% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 666 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 18% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 37 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swimming River School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (491 to 432); teachers up 25% (42.5 to 53).
About Swimming River School
Swimming River School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in TINTON FALLS, New Jersey. Enrolled students number 432 students, in grades 3 through 5.
Tinton Falls School District counts 1,359 students in its 3 schools, and Swimming River School is one of them.
Roughly 61% of students at Swimming River School are White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Monmouth County residents are about 74% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 53 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Swimming River School was 8.1:1. This ratio sits 3.3 below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 18%. Among public schools in Monmouth County, the average eligibility rate is 29%.
allk12 grades Swimming River School a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Swimming River School is -5.7 points: 50.6% actual, 56.3% predicted.
Federal survey data for Monmouth County show that the median household income is $124,845, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Monmouth County is home to 186 public schools and about 91,053 public school students.
The closest other public school is Mahala F. Atchison School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 50.6% is above the 48.5% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 440 in 2020-21 and 432 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tinton Falls School District
- Mahala F. Atchison SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Tinton Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 443 students
Other schools in TINTON FALLS
- Monmouth Regional High SchoolHigh · 891 students
- Mahala F. Atchison SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Tinton Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 443 students
- The Shore CenterCombined · 60 students
- Regional Achievement AcademyHigh · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Mahala F. Atchison School0.8 mi · 484
- Red Bank Primary School1.2 mi · 543
- Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School1.4 mi · 439
- Monmouth Regional High School1.5 mi · 891
- Tinton Falls Middle School1.7 mi · 443
- Red Bank Charter School1.8 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About Swimming River SchoolHow large is Swimming River School?
Swimming River School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades 03-05.
Is Swimming River School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Swimming River School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Swimming River School have?
Swimming River School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Swimming River School?
Student demographics at Swimming River School are roughly 61% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Swimming River School in?
Swimming River School is part of Tinton Falls School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.