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Forked River Elementary School

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Forked River Elementary School ranks 885 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

885^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Forked River Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-5 in the Lacey Township School District in New Jersey, with 461 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, maintaining a below-average 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forked River Elementary's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than the district and state averages, particularly in science. The school's relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 20.7%, could be a contributing factor to its overall academic underperformance. Interestingly, female students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs or low socioeconomic status tend to perform better than their male and white counterparts at the school.

While Forked River Elementary spends approximately $13,075 per student, which is higher than the spending at nearby schools like Bayville Elementary and H & M Potter School, its academic performance remains below the district and state averages. The school may benefit from a comprehensive review of its educational practices, resource allocation, and strategies to support struggling student groups and improve overall academic outcomes.

479

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,075

Per pupil spending ?

43.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 Lacey Road
Forked River, NJ 08731-0477

(609) 971-2080

District: Lacey Township School District

Students who attend Forked River Elementary School usually attend:

Elementary:	Mill Pond Elementary School
Middle:	Lacey Township Middle School
High:	Lacey Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.6%

Hispanic:

15.7%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg46%

885^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Lacey Township School District

399^th of 609Lacey 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
2025	34.7	885 of 1347	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	891 of 1338	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	779 of 1342	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	784 of 1345	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	731 of 1317	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	975 of 1360	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	824 of 1353	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.4	617 of 1352	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	35.3	905 of 1346	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	807 of 1357	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.2	602 of 1363	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.8	806 of 1367	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.8	602 of 1363	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.1	645 of 1360	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	487 of 1354	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.0	567 of 1346	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.7	705 of 1338	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.1	856 of 1329	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.8	710 of 1314	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	70.1	459 of 1303	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.1	586 of 1298	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	71.3	419 of 1204	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	783 of 1326	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	819 of 1317	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	583 of 1318	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	664 of 1326	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	671 of 1290	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	948 of 1331	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	828 of 1333	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	669 of 1032	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	499 of 989	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	714 of 953	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.4	256 of 896	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	37.6	559 of 899	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.5	236 of 870	72.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	623 of 1023	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	502 of 939	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	348 of 910	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	399 of 863	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.9	81 of 839	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	53.6	370 of 948	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	279 of 942	70.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	913 of 1318	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	891 of 1313	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	920 of 1315	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	840 of 1324	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	757 of 1297	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	901 of 1335	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	761 of 1334	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	547 of 1023	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	461 of 989	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	419 of 958	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	505 of 949	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	532 of 868	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	463 of 1007	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	401 of 1001	59.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	831 of 970	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	838 of 963	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	777 of 975	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	740 of 976	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	765 of 964	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	912 of 1023	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	844 of 1022	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-10 vs state

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

Science23%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (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 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forked River Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 Lacey Road	Forked River	08731	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 971-2080	479	36	13.3	43.2%	367 (76.6%)	9 (1.9%)	75 (15.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	34.7	885^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.3%		33.5	891^st of 1338 public elementary schools	33.4%	6	22.8	35.0	39.4	46.4		41.6	38.2	37.5		$13,075	$732	$12,343
Lanoka Harbor Elementary School	Public	1-5	281 Manchester Ave	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 971-2090	465	37	12.4	31.2%	379 (81.5%)	7 (1.5%)	64 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	47.8	711^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.2%		39.8	801^st of 1338 public elementary schools	40.1%	90	24.6	43.0	50.5	58.3		53.2	40.4	45.2		$11,750	$561	$11,189
Mill Pond Elementary School	Public	PK-K	210 Western Blvd	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 971-2070	599	53	11.3	28.2%	487 (81.3%)	7 (1.2%)	70 (11.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.7%)								(n/a)										$12,211	$545	$11,666
Cedar Creek Elementary School	Public	1-5	220 Western Blvd	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 971-5850	432	38	11.2	26.9%	355 (82.2%)	6 (1.4%)	41 (9.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	48.8	699^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.1%		53	634^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.6%	65	29.3	46.3	54.7	58.8		35.5	41.7	51.8		$12,360	$297	$12,063
Clara B. Worth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	57 Central Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 269-1700	666	55	12.1	26.6%	485 (72.8%)	24 (3.6%)	99 (14.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (6.9%)	44.2	751^st of 1347 public elementary schools	44.2%		48.5	691^st of 1338 public elementary schools	48.4%	60		42.5	55.3			44.3	40.4			$12,146	$498	$11,648
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School	Public	3-6	139 Wells Mill Road	Waretown	08758	Ocean County	Ocean Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 693-3131	241	15	16.1	44.4%	181 (75.1%)	5 (2.1%)	36 (14.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	36	871^st of 1347 public elementary schools	35.3%		36.1	853^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	36.2%	18	23.6	39.3	50.8	42.9	43.3	26.8	41.0	32.1	38.3	$11,497	$265	$11,232
Waretown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	64 Railroad Avenue	Waretown	08758	Ocean County	Ocean Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 693-3131	317	22	14.6	38.2%	246 (77.6%)	8 (2.5%)	48 (15.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)								(n/a)										$11,819	$265	$11,554
Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School	Public	3-4	200 Bengal Blvd	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 660-8900	524	44	11.9	49.6%	315 (60.1%)	49 (9.4%)	112 (21.4%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.3%)	32.5	920^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.7%		49.9	667^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.1%	253		31.7	46.2			32.7	44.4			$8,441	$108	$8,333
Bayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	356 Atlantic City Blvd	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1300	475	44	10.8	37.5%	295 (62.1%)	21 (4.4%)	131 (27.6%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	46	726^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.1%		43.3	751^st of 1338 public elementary schools	43.9%	25		35.1	59.8			39.2	50.6			$12,564	$923	$11,641
H & M Potter School	Public	PK, KG-4	60 Veeder Lane	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-5700	627	55	11.4	43.7%	420 (67.0%)	29 (4.6%)	127 (20.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	33	911^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.4%		34.1	879^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.3%	32		30.8	43.4			41.8	40.6			$12,702	$734	$11,968

Frequently Asked Questions about Forked River Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Forked River Elementary School?

Students at Forked River Elementary School are 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Forked River Elementary School a good school?

Forked River Elementary School ranks 885^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Forked River Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Forked River Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Elementary : Mill Pond Elementary School
Middle : Lacey Township Middle School
High : Lacey Township High School

How many students attend Forked River Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Forked River Elementary School.

What district is Forked River Elementary School in?

Lacey Township School District

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