Toms River Intermediate School North

Toms River Intermediate School North is a middle-grades school of expansive scale in TOMS RIVER, New Jersey, one of the schools within Toms River Regional School District, works with 970 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 68% bigger than the state mean of about 578.

Across the 18 schools in Toms River Regional School District (14,323 students total), Toms River Intermediate School North accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Toms River Intermediate School North shows that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 40% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ocean County (around 44%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Toms River Intermediate School North tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Ocean County put median household earnings sit near $89,863, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Toms River Intermediate School North is one of 117 public schools in Ocean County (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students).

The closest other public school is Toms River High School North, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Toms River Intermediate School North at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 38.9%.

Toms River Intermediate School North operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Toms River Intermediate School North has shrank 22%, going from 1,243 students in 2018 to 970 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Toms River Intermediate School North typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.