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Lacey Township Middle School

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Lacey Township Middle School ranks 366 th of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 51% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Lacey Township Middle School serves 819 students in grades 6–8 in Forked River, New Jersey. Its 2025–26 results show a clear difference between advanced courses and regular-grade tests: Algebra I and Geometry proficiency is above state rates, while regular-grade ELA and science are below the state in most tested grades. The most important takeaway is that advanced-course results are a strength, but grade 8 is a particular concern, with results below state proficiency in ELA, math, and science.

Grade 6 is a relative bright spot: ELA proficiency was 51.2%, compared with 50.9% statewide, and math was 44%, versus 40% statewide. Among eight nearby schools with grade 6 results, Lacey tied for second-highest in ELA and ranked second in math, behind Stafford Intermediate School. In grade 8, results were 46% in ELA, 19% in math, and 14% in science, compared with 53%, 23%, and 19% statewide. Lacey’s SchoolDigger ranking is also relatively strong nearby: its 51st-percentile, 3-star rating ties Toms River Intermediate School East and is below only Southern Regional Middle School among nearby ranked schools. The Lacey Township School District is at the 32nd percentile with 2 stars.

Results are moving in different directions: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, grade 7 and 8 ELA fell by 11 and 9 percentage points, while math improved in all three grades and grade 8 science rose by 2 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for White students is at the 20th percentile, well below the school’s overall 51st percentile; its ranking for Hispanic students rose from the 33rd percentile in 2023–24 to the 68th in 2025–26. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 13.4:1, among the higher reported ratios nearby. Lacey reported 33% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, compared with a 42% average among nearby schools with that measure.

819

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,169

Per pupil spending ?

33.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

660 Denton Avenue
Forked River, NJ 08731-0535

(609) 242-2100

District: Lacey Township School District

Students who attend Lacey Township Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lacey Township High School

Feeder schools for Lacey Township Middle School:

Elementary:	Cedar Creek Elementary School
	Forked River Elementary School
	Lanoka Harbor Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.9%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg43%

366^th of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

410^th of 607Lacey Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	366 of 743	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	390 of 752	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	421 of 743	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	385 of 748	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	439 of 745	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	339 of 745	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	362 of 716	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.6	399 of 712	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.5	533 of 713	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	560 of 713	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	64.9	296 of 717	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.9	348 of 704	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.7	391 of 677	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.0	411 of 684	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.2	382 of 677	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.9	435 of 664	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.1	381 of 640	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.8	378 of 631	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.7	341 of 615	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.5	264 of 599	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.7	282 of 588	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	61.1	297 of 574	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	314 of 716	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	330 of 728	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	393 of 717	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	441 of 720	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	453 of 726	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	315 of 703	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	317 of 680	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	187 of 589	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	272 of 608	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	393 of 589	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	353 of 587	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	442 of 591	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.0	148 of 524	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	44.0	276 of 504	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	268 of 590	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.9	242 of 613	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	306 of 584	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	238 of 568	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	197 of 549	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	139 of 541	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.4	235 of 522	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	392 of 714	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	410 of 726	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	403 of 719	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	328 of 718	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	304 of 730	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	337 of 697	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	371 of 675	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	165 of 482	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.5	175 of 507	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	158 of 510	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	154 of 505	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	214 of 535	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	203 of 492	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	139 of 471	70.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	390 of 490	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	385 of 502	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	410 of 510	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	368 of 509	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	427 of 512	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	345 of 504	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	358 of 497	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Geometry95%+39 vs state

Algebra I86%+37 vs state

English Language Arts49%-5 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science14%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)				NJSLA Mathematics (2026)				NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 7th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lacey Township Middle School	Public	6-8	660 Denton Avenue	Forked River	08731	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 242-2100	819	61	13.4	33.1%	679 (82.9%)	11 (1.3%)	101 (12.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	48.1	366^th of 743 public middle schools	50.7%		46.1	390^th of 752 public middle schools	48.1%	24		14.4		51.2	48.6	46.2		44.2	36.9	19.3	100.0	81.4	85.8		95.0	95.0	$18,169	$486	$17,683
Central Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	509 Forest Hills Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Central Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1100	680	64	10.6	38.8%	435 (64.0%)	31 (4.6%)	176 (25.9%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)	32.6	487^th of 743 public middle schools	34.5%		36.6	459^th of 752 public middle schools	39.0%	28		9.5			41.8	35.3			29.2	21.9		90.0	90.0				$15,985		$15,985
Berkeley Township Elementary School	Public	5-6	10 Emory Avenue	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 269-2909	594	52	11.4	38.4%	398 (67.0%)	34 (5.7%)	123 (20.7%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)								(n/a)	15.3		51.5	43.0			30.9	33.0									$15,732	$531	$15,201
Toms River Intermediate School South	Public	6-8	1675 Pinewald Road	Beachwood	08722	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-3900	1,044	83	12.6	49.8%	587 (56.2%)	64 (6.1%)	307 (29.4%)	24 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.8%)	26.6	536^th of 743 public middle schools	27.9%		30.2	516^th of 752 public middle schools	31.4%	20		10.0		39.7	40.8	39.5		22.3	19.8	10.0	91.7	61.3	66.3		66.7	66.7	$11,049	$611	$10,438
Russell O. Brackman Middle School	Public	7-8	600 Barnegat Blvd North	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 698-5880	509	57	8.9	46.2%	308 (60.5%)	51 (10.0%)	115 (22.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)	38.5	446^th of 743 public middle schools	40.0%		33.2	481^st of 752 public middle schools	36.0%	35		10.0			49.8	40.3			34.4	20.0		96.8	97.4				$17,110	$672	$16,438
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School	Public	5-6	104 Burr Street	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 660-7500	499	40	12.6	47.3%	317 (63.5%)	39 (7.8%)	107 (21.4%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.4%)								(n/a)	15.1		35.9	51.2			29.2	42.5									$9,658	$703	$8,955
Toms River Intermediate School North	Public	6-8	150 Intermediate North Way	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5800	970	83	11.6	55.5%	397 (40.9%)	86 (8.9%)	386 (39.8%)	64 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.6%)	28.7	521^st of 743 public middle schools	29.9%		32.7	485^th of 752 public middle schools	35.5%	36		10.1		36.0	47.6	39.1		19.8	26.7	11.0	90.0	66.7	69.9				$10,800	$589	$10,211
Toms River Intermediate School East	Public	6-8	1519 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5777	1,271	86	14.7	34.8%	898 (70.7%)	31 (2.4%)	262 (20.6%)	35 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.5%)	48.1	364^th of 743 public middle schools	51.0%		53.5	321^st of 752 public middle schools	57.3%	43		15.2		47.7	51.8	51.3		36.1	33.3	29.2	100.0	81.8	83.9		100.0	100.0	$9,226	$49	$9,177
Southern Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	75 Cedar Bridge Road	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Southern Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 597-9481	865	82	10.5	28.6%	712 (82.3%)	18 (2.1%)	119 (13.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	57.3	290^th of 743 public middle schools	61.0%		63.3	250^th of 752 public middle schools	66.8%	40		16.3			67.9	53.7			56.7	10.4		68.2	68.2				$21,271	$437	$20,834
Stafford Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1000 McKinley Avenue	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Stafford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 978-5700	657	49	13.5	28.3%	531 (80.8%)	12 (1.8%)	87 (13.2%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)								(n/a)	23.7		57.2	61.3			49.8	47.4									$8,887	$208	$8,679

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