Joseph A. Citta Elementary School

Regular School · TOMS RIVER, NJ

Joseph A. Citta Elementary School is a regular school school in TOMS RIVER, New Jersey, serving grades PK–05 with 511 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

511

Teachers (FTE)

37.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	251	49%
White	144	28%
Black or African American	72	14%
Two or more races	27	5%
Asian	17	3%
Total enrollment	511	274M / 237F

English Language Learners: 46 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	13.0% -12.6pp	25.6%	215
Reading Proficiency	38.0% -8.8pp	46.8%	215
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	81

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.25 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

71 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	511	100%

Contact & Location

2050 LAKEWOOD ROAD

TOMS RIVER, NJ 08755

Phone: (732)818-8550

http://www.trschools.com/citta/

District

Toms River Regional School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,657

District enrollment: 14,501

Other Schools in District

Beachwood Elementary School Elementary
Cedar Grove Elementary School Elementary
East Dover Elementary School Elementary
Hooper Avenue Elementary School Elementary
North Dover Elementary School Elementary
Pine Beach Elementary School Elementary
Silver Bay Elementary School Elementary
South Toms River Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 08755) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341623000345

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD