📍 50 Blue Jay Drive, Toms River, Ocean County, 08753
West Dover Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Toms River, Ocean County. The school has 399 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Toms River Regional School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Dover Elementary School enrolls 399 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 245 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 21% |
| Asian | 25 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 399 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 110 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Dover Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-40, state senate district 10, state house district 10.
West Dover Elementary School is one of 18 schools in Toms River Regional School District, based in Toms River, New Jersey. The district serves 14,454 students district-wide and employs 1,097 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 399 students, West Dover Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 803 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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