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Walnut Street Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
60 Walnut Street
Toms River, NJ 08753
Phone
(732) 505-5900
District
Toms River Regional School District
County
OCEAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
739
Classroom Teachers
58

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 18.1% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Walnut Street Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
43%
26%
41%
30%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
47%
18%
50%
22%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
45%
29%
52%
19%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 114 15.4%
Grade 1 110 14.9%
Grade 2 110 14.9%
Grade 3 115 15.6%
Grade 4 116 15.7%
Grade 5 118 16.0%
Total 739 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 38.5% 64.4% 40.1%
Black 7.3% 5.9% 15.1%
Hispanic 49.3% 26.1% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.9% 3.5% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.2% 31.7% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 45.1% 25.8% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.1% 5.9% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 112,994 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,505.3 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.9% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.8% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.6% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 19.2% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 43,022 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 6.9% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.6% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.9% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.7% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.8% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.8% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.3% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.6% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 5.6% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,473 $167,431,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,661 $24,236,000 7.9%
Staff $492 $7,183,000 2.3%
General Administration $216 $3,148,000 1.0%
School Administration $980 $14,304,000 4.7%
Operation $1,408 $20,547,000 6.7%
Transportation $970 $14,160,000 4.6%
Other $521 $7,605,000 2.5%
Total Support $6,248 $91,183,000 29.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,277 $47,826,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $20,998 $306,440,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%