Toms River Intermediate School South

Set in BEACHWOOD, New Jersey, Toms River Intermediate School South is a heavily attended middle-grades school, overseen by Toms River Regional School District. It caters to 1,044 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 81% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

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

Demographically, Toms River Intermediate School South lists that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Ocean County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Toms River Intermediate School South higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Toms River Intermediate School South sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.9%; this one delivers 31.6%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Ocean County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,863, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Ocean County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), Toms River Intermediate School South is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Beachwood Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Toms River Intermediate School South. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Toms River Intermediate School South at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 33.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Toms River Intermediate School South's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,072 (now 1,044). White enrollment moved from 70% to 56% across the same window.

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