Summary:
Lakehurst School District has one elementary school, Lakehurst Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 8 and enrolling 411 students. There is no second school for a school-to-school comparison. The most important finding is that in 2025–2026, Lakehurst’s proficiency results were below state results in all 14 reported grade-and-subject comparisons; its average was 28% in ELA versus 51% statewide, 15% in math versus 40%, and 10% in science versus 23%.
Within the school, grade 6 ELA was closest to the state, with 41% proficient compared with 51% statewide, a 10-point gap. Grade 5 math was the largest concern: 7% were proficient versus 46% statewide, a 39-point gap. Science was Lakehurst’s strongest subject relative to the state, though results remained lower: its average gap was 14 points, compared with 23 points in ELA and 25 in math. Grade-level results vary considerably: ELA ranged from 15% proficient in grade 3 to 41% in grade 6, while math ranged from 6% in grade 7 to 35% in grade 4.
Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: the average ELA gap narrowed by 3 points, the math gap stayed at 25 points, and the science gap widened by 3 points. Individual grades also moved in opposite directions: grade 6 ELA rose by 29 points, while grade 8 ELA fell by 23 points; grade 4 math rose by 18 points, while grade 5 math fell by 15. SchoolDigger gives Lakehurst a rank of 1,146 out of 1,331, the 14th percentile, and 1 star in 2025–2026, following 0 stars in each of the prior two years. Other context includes a 9.6 student-teacher ratio and 69% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; chronic absenteeism was 24%, compared with 14% statewide.
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