Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08757

Summary:

The 08757 zip code in New Jersey is home to a single elementary school, South Toms River Elementary School, which serves grades K-5. The school is part of the Toms River Regional School District, which is ranked 435 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Toms River Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 3 school years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages, with only 15.2% of 3rd graders, 21.3% of 4th graders, and 27.3% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better on the NJSLA English Language Arts exam, and only 17.1% of 3rd graders, 12.9% of 4th graders, and 29.8% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better on the NJSLA Mathematics exam. Additionally, only 7% of 5th graders scored proficient or better on the NJSLA Science exam, compared to a state average of 27.5%.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, with 16.6% of students chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year. Furthermore, the school has a high percentage of students (65.87%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.3, the data suggests that more needs to be done to address the underlying issues contributing to the school's poor performance and support the educational success of its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)			NJSLA Mathematics (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Toms River Elementary School	Public	K-5	419 Dover Road	Toms River	08757	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5890	310	29	10.8	73.5%	103 (33.2%)	33 (10.6%)	136 (43.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.0%)	13.5	1174^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.3%		13.3	1182^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	11.9%	8	7.0	15.2	21.3	27.3	17.1	12.9	29.8	$8,351	$672	$7,679

Cities Near Zip Code 08757

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Toms River	0.67 mi	20	371^st
Pine Beach	3.3 mi	1	482^nd
Beachwood	3.68 mi	2	397^th
Manchester	3.98 mi	4	436^th
Island Heights	4.27 mi	1	136^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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