Top Rankings
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 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 574 students in Lakewood Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, 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 21% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), 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 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
8 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
4,193 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
460 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lakewood Township School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 642 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 83% has increased from 82% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#519 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
23%
Graduation Rate
83%
90.5%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)16.4%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
86%
39%
% Black
6%
18%
% White
6%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $87,390 is higher than the state median of $31,633. The school district revenue/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $83,232 is higher than the state median of $31,024. The school district spending/student has grown by 28% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$366 MM
$42,853 MM
Spending
$349 MM
$42,028 MM
Revenue / Student
$87,390
$31,633
Spending / Student
$83,232
$31,024
Best Lakewood Township School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lakewood Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
755 Somerset Avenue
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 905-3600
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 905-3600
Gr: 7-8 | 574 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
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