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Best Elementary Schools
in Toms River Regional School District

This page covers 12 elementary schools in Toms River Regional School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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rank
South Toms River Elementary School
Grades KG–05293 students
Ranked for: high-opportunity neighborhood (70/100) · small class sizes (11.4:1)
69
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
70/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,622
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
66%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
East Dover Elementary School
Grades KG–05608 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.5:1) · above-average investment ($25,622/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
11.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,622
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
3
rank
Hooper Avenue Elementary School
Grades KG–05676 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,622/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,622
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
4
rank
North Dover Elementary School
Grades KG–05394 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.3:1) · above-average investment ($25,622/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
12.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,622
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
33%
Low economic need
5
rank
Beachwood Elementary School
Grades KG–05482 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1) · above-average investment ($25,622/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,622
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
6
rank
Silver Bay Elementary School
Grades PK–05611 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,622/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,622
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
7
rank
Washington Street Elementary School
Grades KG–05314 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.4:1) · above-average investment ($25,622/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,622
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
33%
Low economic need
8
rank
West Dover Elementary School
Grades KG–05399 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1) · above-average investment ($25,622/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,622
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
33%
Low economic need
9
rank
Pine Beach Elementary School
Grades KG–05401 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.5:1) · above-average investment ($25,622/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,622
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
41%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Walnut Street Elementary School
Grades KG–05739 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1) · above-average investment ($25,622/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,622
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
51%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2 more elementary schools in Toms River Regional School District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
12
Elementary Schools
18
Total Schools
69
#1 Score
62
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.