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East Dover Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

725 Vaughn Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753 · (732) 505-5840 · Part of Toms River Regional School District

Toms River Township’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
584
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about East Dover Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Toms River Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Toms River Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5East Dover Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

725 Vaughn Avenue, Toms River

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten90
Grade 1104
Grade 296
Grade 397
Grade 495
Grade 5102
Enrollment over time
699’20
653’21
608’22
601’23
584’24

Down 16.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 6%Black 4%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about East Dover Elementary School from Toms River Township families.

Other schools in Toms River Regional School District

The district →
Cedar Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Toms River
B−
931 students18:1
Silver Bay Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Toms River
C+
585 students14:1
Joseph A. Citta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Toms River
C
511 students14:1
North Dover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Toms River
B
384 students11:1
Walnut Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Toms River
C
727 students13:1
Hooper Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Toms River
B−
693 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Toms River Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.