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Lanoka Harbor Elementary School

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Lanoka Harbor Elementary School ranks 711 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

711^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lanoka Harbor Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 464 students in grades 1-5 in the Lacey Township School District in Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey. The school has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, with its 5th-grade students scoring 58.3% proficient or better in ELA, compared to 54.1% for the district and 52.7% for the state.

One notable finding is that Lanoka Harbor Elementary School's Hispanic students have consistently outperformed their peers in the state, ranking in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup. However, the school's White students have underperformed compared to the state, ranking in the bottom 30% of New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup. The school also faces challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients has increased from 20.27% in 2021-2022 to 26.86% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to nearby schools, Lanoka Harbor Elementary School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the other elementary schools in the Lacey Township School District, such as Forked River Elementary School and Cedar Creek Elementary School. However, the school's performance is significantly higher than schools in neighboring districts, such as Ocean Gate Elementary School and the Toms River Regional School District schools.

465

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,750

Per pupil spending ?

31.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

281 Manchester Ave
Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734

(609) 971-2090

District: Lacey Township School District

Students who attend Lanoka Harbor Elementary School usually attend:

Elementary:	Mill Pond Elementary School
Middle:	Lacey Township Middle School
High:	Lacey Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.5%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg46%

711^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Lacey Township School District

399^th of 609Lacey Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	711 of 1347	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	801 of 1338	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	511 of 1342	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	442 of 1345	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	547 of 1317	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	480 of 1360	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	559 of 1353	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.5	709 of 1352	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.7	616 of 1346	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.0	655 of 1357	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.1	551 of 1363	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.3	623 of 1367	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.2	590 of 1363	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.4	641 of 1360	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.2	587 of 1354	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.9	511 of 1346	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.1	484 of 1338	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.7	502 of 1329	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.0	595 of 1314	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.4	279 of 1303	78.6%	★★★★☆
2004	74.1	350 of 1298	73.0%	★★★★☆
2003	72.6	390 of 1204	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	643 of 1326	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	751 of 1317	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.7	465 of 1318	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	504 of 1326	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	603 of 1290	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	331 of 1331	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	523 of 1333	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	254 of 1032	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	97 of 953	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	144 of 896	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	37.3	561 of 899	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	345 of 1023	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	451 of 939	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.1	122 of 910	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	107 of 863	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	47.4	390 of 839	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	194 of 948	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	219 of 942	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	705 of 1318	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	789 of 1313	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	548 of 1315	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	355 of 1324	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	442 of 1297	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	572 of 1335	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	571 of 1334	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	452 of 1023	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	576 of 989	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	323 of 958	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	308 of 949	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	217 of 868	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	36.5	568 of 1007	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	580 of 1001	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	686 of 970	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	790 of 963	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	564 of 975	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	455 of 976	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	478 of 964	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	446 of 1023	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	558 of 1022	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)29th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Science25%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lanoka Harbor Elementary School	Public	1-5	281 Manchester Ave	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 971-2090	465	37	12.4	31.2%	379 (81.5%)	7 (1.5%)	64 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	47.8	711^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.2%		39.8	801^st of 1338 public elementary schools	40.1%	90	24.6	43.0	50.5	58.3		53.2	40.4	45.2		$11,750	$561	$11,189
Cedar Creek Elementary School	Public	1-5	220 Western Blvd	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 971-5850	432	38	11.2	26.9%	355 (82.2%)	6 (1.4%)	41 (9.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	48.8	699^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.1%		53	634^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.6%	65	29.3	46.3	54.7	58.8		35.5	41.7	51.8		$12,360	$297	$12,063
Mill Pond Elementary School	Public	PK-K	210 Western Blvd	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 971-2070	599	53	11.3	28.2%	487 (81.3%)	7 (1.2%)	70 (11.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.7%)								(n/a)										$12,211	$545	$11,666
Forked River Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 Lacey Road	Forked River	08731	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 971-2080	479	36	13.3	43.2%	367 (76.6%)	9 (1.9%)	75 (15.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	34.7	885^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.3%		33.5	891^st of 1338 public elementary schools	33.4%	6	22.8	35.0	39.4	46.4		41.6	38.2	37.5		$13,075	$732	$12,343
Clara B. Worth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	57 Central Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 269-1700	666	55	12.1	26.6%	485 (72.8%)	24 (3.6%)	99 (14.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (6.9%)	44.2	751^st of 1347 public elementary schools	44.2%		48.5	691^st of 1338 public elementary schools	48.4%	60		42.5	55.3			44.3	40.4			$12,146	$498	$11,648
Bayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	356 Atlantic City Blvd	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1300	475	44	10.8	37.5%	295 (62.1%)	21 (4.4%)	131 (27.6%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	46	726^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.1%		43.3	751^st of 1338 public elementary schools	43.9%	25		35.1	59.8			39.2	50.6			$12,564	$923	$11,641
H & M Potter School	Public	PK, KG-4	60 Veeder Lane	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-5700	627	55	11.4	43.7%	420 (67.0%)	29 (4.6%)	127 (20.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	33	911^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.4%		34.1	879^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.3%	32		30.8	43.4			41.8	40.6			$12,702	$734	$11,968
Beachwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 Berkeley Avenue	Beachwood	08722	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5820	480	38	12.6	39.6%	344 (71.7%)	20 (4.2%)	84 (17.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	38.7	833^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	38.2%		42.8	756^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.5%	77	20.0	34.8	51.9	46.0		32.5	53.1	41.4		$6,926		$6,926
Ocean Gate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	126 West Arverne Avenue	Ocean Gate	08740	Ocean County	Ocean Gate School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-3023	141	17	8.1	58.2%	101 (71.6%)	3 (2.1%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	20.5	1093^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.9%		25	1006^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.8%	87	20.0	7.1	25.1	33.3	31.6	7.1	31.3	46.7	21.1	$18,531	$897	$17,634
Pine Beach Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Pennsylvania Avenue	Pine Beach	08741	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5870	371	27	13.7	46.9%	235 (63.3%)	16 (4.3%)	96 (25.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	32.1	929^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.0%		21.8	1047^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.7%	118	22.4	27.7	37.3	36.7		44.7	40.0	42.9		$6,491	$331	$6,160

Frequently Asked Questions about Lanoka Harbor Elementary School

What district is Lanoka Harbor Elementary School in?

Lacey Township School District

How many students attend Lanoka Harbor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Lanoka Harbor Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lanoka Harbor Elementary School?

Students at Lanoka Harbor Elementary School are 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Lanoka Harbor Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lanoka Harbor Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Elementary : Mill Pond Elementary School
Middle : Lacey Township Middle School
High : Lacey Township High School

Is Lanoka Harbor Elementary School a good school?

Lanoka Harbor Elementary School ranks 711^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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