Summary:
The Lakehurst School District consists of a single school, Lakehurst Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The district is located in Lakehurst, New Jersey, and the school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past few years.
Lakehurst Elementary School's academic performance is significantly below the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 11.4% (3rd grade) to 60.8% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 6.1% (6th grade) to 21.9% (5th grade), compared to the state averages of 39.8% to 49.8%. The school's science proficiency rates are also well below the state averages, with 5th-grade students scoring 18.2% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.1%, and 8th-grade students scoring 8.7% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 19%.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $16,629 for the 2018-2019 school year and a relatively small student-teacher ratio of 9.9, the academic performance remains poor. The school also faces challenges with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (63.37% in 2023-2024) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in the same school year. These socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the persistent academic struggles at Lakehurst Elementary School.
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