Summary:
The Lakewood Township School District in New Jersey has only one high school, Lakewood High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The data reveals that Lakewood High School faces significant academic and performance challenges, with low statewide rankings, poor test scores, and high rates of chronic absenteeism.
Lakewood High School has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. The school's graduation rates are relatively high at 91.3%, but dropout rates are also high at 1.0%. Student proficiency rates on state assessments (NJSLA and NJGPA) are significantly lower than state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 37.6% of 9th graders proficient in English Language Arts and just 8.7% of 10th graders proficient in Algebra I.
The data also reveals that Lakewood High School has a high percentage of students (87.52%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $15,563, which is higher than the state average, suggesting that the school district may be allocating significant resources to support its high-need student population. However, these efforts do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes, and the school's performance lags behind the Lakewood Township School District as a whole.
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