Photo: Freeholdman12 · CC BY-SA 4.0Tinton Falls’s public schools outscore 62% of New Jersey districts
Math proficiency in Tinton Falls’s districts is 44%, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Tinton Falls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.
From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Tinton Falls’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 458 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tinton Falls’s, its schools beat 70%, higher than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Tinton Falls runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Mahala F. Atchison School (PK–2), Swimming River School (3–5) and Tinton Falls Middle School (6–8) are Tinton Falls’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Monmouth Regional School District with Eatontown and Shrewsbury: Monmouth Regional High School. The high school’s own results earn a B−. See the path ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 44% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Monmouth Regional spends $32,945 per student and Tinton Falls Borough $28,774, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Trinity Hall (private) and Oakwood School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Tinton Falls’s grade
B: better than 62% of New Jersey school districts, #182 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Tinton Falls, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Tinton Falls
Mahala F. Atchison School
Grades PK–2 · 484 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Tinton Falls
Mahala F. Atchison School
Grades PK–2 · 484 students · 8:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Tinton Falls
Mahala F. Atchison School
Grades PK–2 · 484 students · 8:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Tinton Falls
Mahala F. Atchison School
Grades PK–2 · 484 students · 8:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Tinton Falls
Swimming River School
Grades 3–5 · 432 students · 8:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Tinton Falls
Swimming River School
Grades 3–5 · 432 students · 8:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Tinton Falls
Swimming River School
Grades 3–5 · 432 students · 8:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Tinton Falls
Tinton Falls Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 443 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Tinton Falls
Tinton Falls Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 443 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Tinton Falls
Tinton Falls Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 443 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Tinton Falls
Monmouth Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 891 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Tinton Falls
Monmouth Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 891 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Tinton Falls
Monmouth Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 891 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Tinton Falls
Monmouth Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 891 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Tinton Falls runs its own schools through grade 8 (Tinton Falls Borough School District). From grade 9, students attend the Monmouth Regional School District, shared with Eatontown and Shrewsbury. Parts of Tinton Falls (12% and 12% of its land) are served by Colts Neck Township and Freehold Regional instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Tinton Falls
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Tinton Falls vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Tinton Falls’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Tinton Falls | B | Tinton Falls Borough PK–8 · Monmouth Regional 9–12 |
| Wall | B | Wall Township PK–12 · Freehold Regional 9–12 |
| Colts Neck | B+ | Colts Neck Township PK–8 · Freehold Regional 9–12 |
| Eatontown | B− | Eatontown Borough PK–8 · Monmouth Regional 9–12 |
| Middletown | B+ | Middletown Township |
| Neptune | D− | Neptune Township |
| Shrewsbury | A− | Shrewsbury Borough PK–8 · Red Bank Regional 9–12 |
| Shrewsbury Township | B | Tinton Falls Borough PK–8 · Monmouth Regional 9–12 |
| Ocean | B | Ocean Township |
| Red Bank | C | Red Bank Borough PK–8 · Red Bank Regional 9–12 |
2 of the 9 neighbors share Monmouth Regional with Tinton Falls for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Tinton Falls
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Monmouth Regional School and Regional Achievement Academy).
Questions about Tinton Falls’s schools
Are Tinton Falls’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Tinton Falls children attend outscore 62% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #182 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 70%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Tinton Falls in?
Two districts: Tinton Falls Borough School District runs grades PK–8, and Monmouth Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Eatontown and Shrewsbury.
Where do Tinton Falls kids go to high school?
Monmouth Regional High School, with 891 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Tinton Falls’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Monmouth Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.
How much does Tinton Falls spend per student?
$32,945 in Monmouth Regional School District and $28,774 in Tinton Falls Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Tinton Falls?
Yes: Trinity Hall (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 335 students) and Oakwood School (special education, grades 8–12, 26 students).
Parents talk
What Tinton Falls families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.