South Toms River Elementary School

Summary:

South Toms River Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 293 students in grades K-5 in the Toms River Regional School District in Toms River, New Jersey. The school has a diverse student population, with 39.59% White, 12.29% African American, 36.52% Hispanic, 0.68% Asian, and 10.92% two or more races.

Despite serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 58.54% to 65.87% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, South Toms River Elementary School consistently underperforms academically. The school ranks in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 23.2% of 3rd graders, 29.8% of 4th graders, and 29.9% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 42%, 51.3%, and 53.2%, respectively. Additionally, the school has experienced a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.7% in 2016-2017 to 27.8% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the Toms River Regional School District, such as Washington Street Elementary School and Cedar Grove Elementary School, South Toms River Elementary School consistently underperforms, with significantly higher proficiency rates and overall rankings from SchoolDigger. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific learning needs of all students.


Detail:

Public K-5

 419 Dover Road
       Toms River, NJ  08757


(732) 505-5890

District: Toms River Regional School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1182nd of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,351 Help


Students who attend South Toms River Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Toms River Intermediate School South
High:    Toms River High School South

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  293

Racial breakdown:

White:
39.6%
Hispanic:
36.5%
African American:
12.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details South Toms River Elementary School ranks worse than 88.1% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Toms River Regional School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.25. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details South Toms River Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Toms River Regional School District. Student population at South Toms River Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39.6%), Hispanic (36.5%), African American (12.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Toms River Regional School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Toms River Elementary School is 11.3, which is the lowest among 12 elementary schools in the Toms River Regional School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Toms River Elementary School is $8,351, which is the highest among 12 elementary schools in the Toms River Regional School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

South Toms River Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Toms River Elementary School 1182nd of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See South Toms River Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Toms River Regional School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Toms River Regional School District 471st of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Toms River Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at South Toms River Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 19.42 984th 1204 18.3%
2004 32.28 1013th 1298 22.0%
2005 51.22 801st 1303 38.5%
2006 42.47 925th 1314 29.6%
2007 66.76 561st 1329 57.8%
2008 50.58 830th 1338 38.0%
2009 49.98 813th 1346 39.6%
2010 38.01 984th 1354 27.3%
2011 30.27 1056th 1360 22.4%
2012 37.61 984th 1363 27.8%
2013 41.13 938th 1367 31.4%
2014 23.71 1113th 1363 18.3%
2015 23.43 1063rd 1357 21.7%
2016 14.89 1169th 1346 13.2%
2017 13.62 1176th 1352 13.0%
2018 6.33 1291st 1353 4.6%
2019 7.57 1271st 1360 6.5%
2021 15.27 1114th 1317 15.4%
2022 12.93 1191st 1345 11.4%
2023 13.25 1182nd 1342 11.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Toms River Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.12 659th 1001 34.2%
2019 26.08 719th 1007 28.6%
2021 28.27 601st 868 30.8%
2022 24.73 689th 949 27.4%
2023 16.84 817th 958 14.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Toms River Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.93 890th 942 5.5%
2019 13.43 792nd 948 16.5%
2021 31.46 607th 839 27.7%
2022 21.86 687th 863 20.4%
2023 34.11 599th 910 34.2%
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Rank History for Female students at South Toms River Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.03 1250th 1333 6.2%
2019 9.62 1212th 1331 8.9%
2021 24.15 959th 1290 25.7%
2022 15.00 1129th 1326 14.9%
2023 16.93 1088th 1318 17.5%
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Rank History for Male students at South Toms River Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.55 1243rd 1334 6.8%
2019 7.89 1238th 1335 7.3%
2021 12.49 1136th 1297 12.4%
2022 13.65 1154th 1324 12.8%
2023 12.80 1154th 1315 12.2%
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Rank History for African American students at South Toms River Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.84 411th 522 21.3%
2021 65.40 97th 456 78.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Toms River Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.07 763rd 870 12.3%
2019 9.13 808th 899 10.1%
2021 27.89 702nd 896 21.7%
2022 21.52 765th 953 19.7%
2023 24.77 753rd 982 23.3%
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Rank History for White students at South Toms River Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.83 987th 1022 3.4%
2019 4.76 970th 1023 5.2%
2021 7.80 938th 964 2.7%
2022 7.69 919th 976 5.8%
2023 5.84 925th 975 5.1%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for South Toms River Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 368 84 2 29 0 n/a n/a 0 483
1989 364 78 2 31 0 n/a n/a 0 475
1990 351 83 3 33 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1991 372 85 3 37 1 n/a n/a 0 498
1992 393 79 3 33 1 n/a n/a 0 509
1993 385 80 3 29 1 n/a n/a 0 498
1994 386 83 3 24 1 n/a n/a 0 497
1995 387 102 2 23 1 n/a n/a 0 515
1996 387 102 2 23 1 n/a n/a 0 515
1998 377 116 4 23 0 n/a n/a 0 520
1999 351 117 3 26 0 n/a n/a 0 497
2000 325 119 2 25 0 n/a n/a 0 471
2001 312 112 4 36 0 n/a n/a 0 464
2002 320 123 5 31 0 n/a n/a 0 479
2003 320 123 5 31 0 n/a n/a 0 479
2004 303 110 4 44 0 n/a n/a 0 461
2005 270 114 4 51 0 n/a n/a 0 439
2006 208 109 3 56 0 n/a n/a 0 376
2007 203 104 1 65 0 n/a n/a 0 373
2008 175 85 1 64 0 n/a n/a 0 325
2009 167 80 0 87 0 0 13 0 347
2010 162 90 0 72 0 1 33 0 358
2011 161 83 2 99 0 2 20 0 367
2012 149 80 5 119 0 1 21 0 375
2013 139 72 1 120 0 1 24 0 357
2014 153 71 3 116 0 1 24 0 368
2015 150 62 1 107 0 1 29 0 350
2016 158 48 0 116 0 0 21 0 343
2017 153 54 1 122 0 0 23 0 353
2018 140 67 1 107 0 0 19 0 334
2019 135 54 2 110 0 0 19 0 320
2020 139 47 2 101 0 0 28 0 317
2021 129 38 2 102 0 0 24 0 295
2022 112 35 1 113 0 0 26 0 287
2023 116 36 2 107 0 0 32 0 293

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Toms River Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 483 32.0 15.0 n/a
1989 475 31.0 15.3 n/a
1990 470 33.0 14.2 24.9
1991 498 32.0 15.5 24.7
1992 509 33.0 15.4 34
1993 498 31.5 15.8 36.7
1994 497 30.5 16.3 32.4
1995 515 31.0 16.6 36.7
1996 515 31.0 16.6 36.7
1998 520 29.0 17.9 35.8
1999 497 30.0 16.6 37.6
2000 471 30.0 15.7 51.4
2001 464 30.3 15.3 45.5
2002 479 31.0 15.5 44.7
2003 479 31.0 15.5 44.7
2004 461 31.0 14.9 47.1
2005 439 31.0 14.2 n/a
2006 376 28.0 13.4 45.7
2007 373 29.0 12.9 51.2
2008 325 23.0 14.1 47.4
2009 347 31.3 10.5 53.9
2010 358 29.0 12.3 60.6
2011 367 30.6 11.9 59.1
2012 375 30.2 12.3 64
2013 357 30.4 11.7 61.1
2014 368 29.9 12.3 65.8
2015 350 31.0 11.2 65.7
2016 343 30.0 11.4 69.7
2017 353 29.4 12.0 65.4
2018 334 27.9 11.9 66.8
2019 320 24.9 12.8 68.8
2020 317 22.4 14.1 70.7
2021 295 22.7 12.9 64.7
2022 287 22.5 12.7 58.5
2023 293 25.8 11.3 65.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Toms River Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 483 32.0 15.0 n/a
1989 475 31.0 15.3 n/a
1990 470 33.0 14.2 24.9
1991 498 32.0 15.5 24.7
1992 509 33.0 15.4 34
1993 498 31.5 15.8 36.7
1994 497 30.5 16.3 32.4
1995 515 31.0 16.6 36.7
1996 515 31.0 16.6 36.7
1998 520 29.0 17.9 35.8
1999 497 30.0 16.6 37.6
2000 471 30.0 15.7 51.4
2001 464 30.3 15.3 45.5
2002 479 31.0 15.5 44.7
2003 479 31.0 15.5 44.7
2004 461 31.0 14.9 47.1
2005 439 31.0 14.2 n/a
2006 376 28.0 13.4 45.7
2007 373 29.0 12.9 51.2
2008 325 23.0 14.1 47.4
2009 347 31.3 10.5 53.9
2010 358 29.0 12.3 60.6
2011 367 30.6 11.9 59.1
2012 375 30.2 12.3 64
2013 357 30.4 11.7 61.1
2014 368 29.9 12.3 65.8
2015 350 31.0 11.2 65.7
2016 343 30.0 11.4 69.7
2017 353 29.4 12.0 65.4
2018 334 27.9 11.9 66.8
2019 320 24.9 12.8 68.8
2020 317 22.4 14.1 70.7
2021 295 22.7 12.9 64.7
2022 287 22.5 12.7 58.5
2023 293 25.8 11.3 65.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Toms River Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $672 (8.0%) $7,679 (92.0%) $8,351

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Toms River Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1271st of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1182nd of 1342 Elementary schools
 5.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Toms River Elementary School)21.723.2
 1.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Toms River Regional School District)46.333.1
 13.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Toms River Elementary School)23.312.5
 10.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Toms River Regional School District)47.334.8
 12.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Toms River Elementary School)23.229.8
 6.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Toms River Regional School District)51.436.6
 14.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (South Toms River Elementary School)23.214.9
 8.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Toms River Regional School District)42.635.3
 7.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Toms River Elementary School)22.929.9
 7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Toms River Regional School District)51.442.4
 9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (South Toms River Elementary School)18.814
 4.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Toms River Regional School District)43.231.6
 11.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students320293
 8.4%
African American5436
 33.3%
American Indian00
Asian22
Hispanic110107
 2.7%
Pacific Islander00
White135116
 14.1%
Two or More Races1932
 68.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.8%65.9%
 2.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about South Toms River Elementary School

South Toms River Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Students at South Toms River Elementary School are 40% White, 37% Hispanic, 12% African American, 11% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 293 students attended South Toms River Elementary School.

Students who attend South Toms River Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Toms River Intermediate School South
High : Toms River High School South


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