Summary:
The Lakehurst School District has one school, Lakehurst Elementary School, serving PK–8, with test results reported for grades 3–8 in English language arts (ELA) and math and grades 5 and 8 in science. The most important finding is that in 2025–2026, every tested grade-level result was below the state comparison: Lakehurst’s averages were 28% in ELA versus 51% statewide, 15% in math versus 40%, and 10% in science versus 23%.
There are no meaningful top and bottom schools to compare because Lakehurst Elementary is the district’s only listed school. Within the school, sixth-grade ELA was the strongest 2025–2026 result at 41%, though still 10 percentage points below the state’s 51%. Seventh-grade math was the weakest at 6%, 32 points below the state’s 38%. The notable exception across the reported years was eighth-grade ELA in 2024–2025: Lakehurst scored 61%, compared with 57% statewide, a 4-point advantage.
The two-year picture is mixed, with sharp differences by grade. The ELA average edged up from 27.7% to 28.1%, while the state average fell from 53.6% to 51%; Lakehurst’s gap narrowed from 26 points to 23. Math was essentially unchanged overall, while science declined: its average fell from 13.5% to 9.6%, and its gap with the state widened from 11 to 14 points. Individual grades shifted substantially, including sixth-grade ELA rising from 12% to 41% and eighth-grade ELA falling from 61% to 38%. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 1,240 of 1,347 schools (8th percentile, 0 stars) to 1,146 of 1,331 (14th percentile, 1 star); these rankings are not a direct measure of test-score change. Other reported context includes a 9.6 student–teacher ratio and 69% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, plus chronic absenteeism of 24% versus 14% statewide that year.
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