Joseph A. Citta Elementary School
2050 Lakewood Rd
Toms River NJ, 08755, Ocean County
Phone: 732-818-8550
Ranking: 
(793 out of 1,847, top 43%)*
(793 out of 1,847, top 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Toms River Regional School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 38 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 631 | 653 | 672 | 670 | 698 | 677 | 662 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 89 | 14.1% | 69 | 10.6% | 86 | 12.8% | 81 | 12.1% | 108 | 15.5% | 103 | 15.2% | 91 | 13.7% |
| Grade 1: | 96 | 15.2% | 111 | 17.0% | 109 | 16.2% | 129 | 19.3% | 118 | 16.9% | 106 | 15.7% | 105 | 15.9% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 15.2% | 103 | 15.8% | 125 | 18.6% | 115 | 17.2% | 115 | 16.5% | 108 | 16.0% | 114 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 101 | 16.0% | 123 | 18.8% | 108 | 16.1% | 111 | 16.6% | 105 | 15.0% | 113 | 16.7% | 117 | 17.7% |
| Grade 4: | 126 | 20.0% | 112 | 17.2% | 115 | 17.1% | 111 | 16.6% | 109 | 15.6% | 119 | 17.6% | 100 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 108 | 17.1% | 116 | 17.8% | 110 | 16.4% | 108 | 16.1% | 125 | 17.9% | 109 | 16.1% | 113 | 17.1% |
| Ungraded: | 15 | 2.4% | 19 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.8% | 15 | 2.2% | 18 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.8% | 22 | 3.3% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 288 | 45.6% | 312 | 47.8% | 320 | 47.6% | 329 | 49.1% | 339 | 48.6% | 344 | 50.8% | 334 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 343 | 54.4% | 341 | 52.2% | 352 | 52.4% | 341 | 50.9% | 359 | 51.4% | 333 | 49.2% | 324 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 47 | 7.4% | 45 | 6.9% | 52 | 7.7% | 44 | 6.6% | 40 | 5.7% | 57 | 8.4% | 45 | 6.8% |
| Hispanic: | 78 | 12.4% | 83 | 12.7% | 76 | 11.3% | 69 | 10.3% | 62 | 8.9% | 49 | 7.2% | 42 | 6.3% |
| Black: | 45 | 7.1% | 46 | 7.0% | 46 | 6.8% | 38 | 5.7% | 38 | 5.4% | 31 | 4.6% | 50 | 7.6% |
| White: | 433 | 68.6% | 461 | 70.6% | 482 | 71.7% | 508 | 75.8% | 541 | 77.5% | 531 | 78.4% | 525 | 79.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 4.4% | 17 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.5% | 16 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 145 | 23.0% | 144 | 22.1% | 136 | 20.2% | 115 | 17.2% | 100 | 14.3% | 77 | 11.4% | 69 | 10.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 3.3% | 28 | 4.3% | 15 | 2.2% | 21 | 3.1% | 35 | 5.0% | 32 | 4.7% | 35 | 5.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.61 | 15.93 | 17.27 | 17.63 | 18.37 | 16.50 | 18.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 86.2% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 90.9% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 92.9% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 94.0% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 94.2% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 70.2% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 66.7% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 70.7% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 73.9% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 72.2% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 83.9% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 89.2% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 93.9% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 95.0% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 93.4% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 86.2% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 87.5% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 82.6% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 81.7% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 81.1% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.0% | 83.9% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 87.8% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 89.1% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 87.0% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 88.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 90.3% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 73.9% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 65.7% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.3% | 69.3% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 60.5% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 59.6% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 72.4% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 75.6% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.0% | 89.8% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 89.2% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 93.9% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 94.9% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 82.6% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 84.3% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 85.1% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 83.0% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 81.4% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 89.6% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 91.8% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 93.6% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 96.1% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 97.0% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 97.9% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 96.0% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 95.7% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 93.7% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 96.0% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 69.9% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 77.1% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.4% | 68.2% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 68.7% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 70.0% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 66.3% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 90.0% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 86.2% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 89.2% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 87.5% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 86.5% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 91.3% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 85.5% | 79.9% |
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* Joseph A. Citta Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.