Summary:
The Pompton Lakes School District in New Jersey is home to one middle school, Lakeside School, which serves grades 6-8. The district is located in a suburban area and the middle school appears to be a relatively strong-performing institution within the state.
Lakeside School has consistently ranked in the top half of New Jersey middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 246-278 out of 743-752 schools. The school's performance on English Language Arts assessments is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates around 70% or higher across grades 6-8, well above the state average. However, the school's mathematics proficiency is more mixed, with 6th and 7th grades performing better than 8th grade. Additionally, Lakeside School's science proficiency rates are below the state average, an area that could use improvement.
Other key metrics for Lakeside School include a 14.9% chronic absenteeism rate, a 20.26% free/reduced lunch rate, and a student-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1. The school's per-student spending was $12,048 in 2018-2019. Overall, Lakeside School appears to be a solid-performing middle school within the Pompton Lakes School District, with particular strengths in English Language Arts and opportunities for growth in mathematics and science.
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