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Lakewood Township School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 582 students in Lakewood Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Lakewood Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
8 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
4,257 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
473 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Lakewood Township School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 81% has increased from 76% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#507 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
23%
Graduation Rate
81%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.72
# American Indian Students
n/a
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
48 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
3,675 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
86%
38%
# Black Students
261 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
6%
18%
# White Students
233 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
6%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
39 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
336
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
278
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
249
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
321
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
289
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
286
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
303
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
283
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
294
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
288
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
365
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
332
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
338
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
295
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $78,253 is higher than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has grown by 25% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $72,351 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has grown by 25% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$333 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$308 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$78,253
$26,931
Spending / Student
$72,351
$25,828
Best Lakewood Township School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lakewood Middle School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
755 Somerset Avenue
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 905-3600
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 905-3600
Grades: 7-8
| 582 students
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