Middle Schools in Pompton Lakes School District

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.

District Detail

237 Van Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442

(973) 835-7100

SchoolDigger Rank:
268^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,679

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakeside School	Public	6-8	316 Lakeside Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	370	32	11.4	34.9%	213 (57.6%)	10 (2.7%)	122 (33.0%)	19 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	63.7	246^th of 752 public middle schools	67.3%		59.9	278^th of 743 public middle schools	62.6%	32	15.8	77.5	67.2	76.0	43.2	47.2	16.0	68.8	68.8	$12,048	$371	$11,677

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Riverdale School District	1.12 mi	1	261^st
Bloomingdale School District	1.81 mi	3	301^st
Wanaque School District	2.07 mi	2	264^th
Wayne Township Public School District	2.1 mi	15	150^th
Pequannock Township School District	2.24 mi	5	98^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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