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Cedar Creek Elementary School

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Cedar Creek Elementary School ranks 699 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

699^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey, serving 440 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Lacey Township School District, which is ranked 399 out of 609 districts in the state.

Cedar Creek Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 58.8%, compared to the district's 54.1% and the state's 52.7%. Similarly, the school's 5th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 51.8%, higher than the district's and state's 44.2%. Cedar Creek also stands out for its strong performance in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with special education needs, ranking among the top schools in the state for these groups.

However, when compared to a broader set of nearby schools, Cedar Creek's relative strengths and weaknesses become more apparent. While the school outperforms the nearby Forked River Elementary and Lanoka Harbor Elementary, it does not perform as strongly as some schools outside the Lacey Township School District, such as Pine Beach Elementary and South Toms River Elementary. This suggests that while Cedar Creek is a strong performer within its district, its performance may be influenced by factors such as the socioeconomic makeup of its student population and its relatively low student-teacher ratio.

432

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,360

Per pupil spending ?

26.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Western Blvd
Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734-0313

(609) 971-5850

District: Lacey Township School District

Students who attend Cedar Creek Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Hispanic:

9.5%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 68th percentile in 2022 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 68th-percentile peak (2022) to 48th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg46%

699^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	48.8	699 of 1347	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	634 of 1338	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	517 of 1342	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	432 of 1345	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	605 of 1317	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	605 of 1360	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	829 of 1353	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	771 of 1352	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.3	874 of 1346	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	808 of 1357	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.1	622 of 1363	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.4	652 of 1367	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.9	662 of 1363	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.7	656 of 1360	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.5	685 of 1354	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.2	585 of 1346	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.5	627 of 1338	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.4	615 of 1329	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.8	474 of 1314	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.4	280 of 1303	78.5%	★★★★☆
2004	67.6	512 of 1298	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	54.1	673 of 1204	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	641 of 1326	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	650 of 1317	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	472 of 1318	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	398 of 1326	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	552 of 1290	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	660 of 1331	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	851 of 1333	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	546 of 1032	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	85.9	95 of 953	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	49.4	387 of 896	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	416 of 1023	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	391 of 939	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	177 of 910	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	79 of 863	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	70.2	127 of 839	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	243 of 948	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.8	363 of 942	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	687 of 1318	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	571 of 1313	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	552 of 1315	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	462 of 1324	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	620 of 1297	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	510 of 1335	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	741 of 1334	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	733 of 1023	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.4	330 of 989	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	166 of 958	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	98 of 949	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	170 of 868	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	349 of 1007	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	412 of 1001	58.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	718 of 970	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	672 of 963	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	573 of 975	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	422 of 976	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	682 of 964	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	628 of 1023	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	849 of 1022	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+3 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

Science29%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Beachwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 Berkeley Avenue	Beachwood	08722	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5820	480	38	12.6	39.6%	344 (71.7%)	20 (4.2%)	84 (17.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	38.7	833^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	38.2%		42.8	756^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.5%	77	20.0	34.8	51.9	46.0		32.5	53.1	41.4		$6,926		$6,926
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
Pine Beach Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Pennsylvania Avenue	Pine Beach	08741	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5870	371	27	13.7	46.9%	235 (63.3%)	16 (4.3%)	96 (25.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	32.1	929^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.0%		21.8	1047^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.7%	118	22.4	27.7	37.3	36.7		44.7	40.0	42.9		$6,491	$331	$6,160
Ocean Gate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	126 West Arverne Avenue	Ocean Gate	08740	Ocean County	Ocean Gate School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-3023	141	17	8.1	58.2%	101 (71.6%)	3 (2.1%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	20.5	1093^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.9%		25	1006^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.8%	87	20.0	7.1	25.1	33.3	31.6	7.1	31.3	46.7	21.1	$18,531	$897	$17,634

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