Toms River Intermediate School East

Located at 1519 HOOPER AVENUE, in TOMS RIVER, New Jersey, Toms River Intermediate School East is a substantial middle-grades school that serves 1,271 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Toms River Regional School District. That puts it 120% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Toms River Regional School District runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 14,323 students. Toms River Intermediate School East is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Toms River Intermediate School East reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest looks like 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Toms River Intermediate School East has 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Toms River Intermediate School East higher than the state norm the norm. Around 35% 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 meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Toms River Intermediate School East tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.5%.

In the surrounding community, Ocean County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,863 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Ocean County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), of which Toms River Intermediate School East is one.

Hooper Avenue Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Toms River Intermediate School East. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Toms River Intermediate School East ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 1,455 students in 2018 compared to 1,271 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 82% to 71%.

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