Indians, Toms River Intermediate South Seminoles, and Washington Street Elementary School Warriors. Awards and recognition The Toms River Regional School District ranked first in Ocean County and second in the state for the lowest per pupil cost for the 2006-2007 fiscal year, according to the New Jersey Department of Education's Comparative Spending Guide. For the 2005–06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Career Day" Career Education program at East Dover Elementary School. For the 1993–94 school year, Toms River Alternate School - High School South was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve. Schools Schools in the district (with 2019-20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: Elementary schools Beachwood Elementary School (471 students; grades K-5) Kim Muir, Principal Cedar Grove Elementary School (895; PreK-5) Stacey Monetti, Principal Joseph A. Citta Elementary School (514; K-5) Mallory Kennedy, Principal East Dover Elementary School (743; PreK-5) Matthew H. Gray, Principal Hooper Avenue Elementary School (718; K-5) Jason Hughes, Principal North Dover Elementary School (462; K-5) Colleen McGrath, Principal Pine Beach Elementary School (410; K-5) Tricia Moran, Principal Silver Bay Elementary School (637; PreK-5) Michael J. DeVita, Principal South Toms River Elementary School (317; K-5) Dennis Holzapfel, Principal Walnut Street Elementary School (751; K-5) Richard Fastnacht, Principal Washington Street Elementary School (355; K-5) Jeffrey D. Ryan, Principal West Dover Elementary School (381; K-5) Michael S. Pallen, Principal Intermediate schools Toms River Intermediate East (1,408; 6–8) Bryan A. Madigan, Principal Toms River Intermediate North (1,197; 6–8) Lynn Fronzak, Principal Toms River Intermediate South (1,121; 6–8) Paul T. Gluck, Principal High schools Toms River High School East (1,450; 9–12) Erin Anders, Principal Toms River High School North (1,972; 9–12) Ed Keller, Principal Toms River High School South (1,403; 9–12) Kevin Raylman, Principal Administration Core members of the district's administration are: Michael S. Citta, Superintendent William J. Doering, Business Administrator / Board Secretary Frank J. Roselli assumed the role of interim superintendent of schools on October 21, 2010, following the sudden retirement of longtime superintendent Michael J. Ritacco, who earlier that day surrendered to the FBI and was charged in an 18-count fraud indictment. Ritacco was accused and ultimately convicted of accepting between one and two million dollars in bribes from the school district's