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Lakehurst Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lakehurst Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Lakehurst, New Jersey, with 404 students. The school is part of the Lakehurst School District, which is ranked 572 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakehurst Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools based on state assessment scores, with proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 26.1% in recent years, much higher than the state average. Over 50% of the school's students come from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, as measured by free/reduced lunch eligibility, a significantly higher percentage compared to the state.

Lakehurst Elementary School performs significantly worse than most of the nearby elementary schools, including Oak Street Elementary, Switlik Elementary, North Dover Elementary, and Whiting Elementary, which generally have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students. The school's consistent low performance suggests the need for significant interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

411

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,629

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Union Ave
Lakehurst, NJ 08733-2935

(732) 657-5741

District: Lakehurst School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.6%

Hispanic:

31.9%

African American:

13.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,240^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

613^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

572^nd of 609Lakehurst 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1240 of 1347	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1216 of 1338	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1178 of 1342	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1243 of 1345	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1152 of 1317	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1288 of 1360	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1285 of 1353	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	1250 of 1352	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	1203 of 1346	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	1163 of 1357	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.9	1104 of 1363	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.1	966 of 1367	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.2	1036 of 1363	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.8	938 of 1360	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.9	774 of 1354	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.9	804 of 1346	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.5	960 of 1338	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	1031 of 1329	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.8	1138 of 1314	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.9	1096 of 1303	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.8	954 of 1298	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	35.8	864 of 1204	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1118 of 1326	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1246 of 1317	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1101 of 1318	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1152 of 1326	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1089 of 1290	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1254 of 1331	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	1236 of 1333	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	950 of 1032	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	908 of 989	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	854 of 982	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	833 of 953	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	797 of 896	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	767 of 899	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	717 of 870	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	942 of 1023	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	782 of 939	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	702 of 910	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	656 of 863	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	624 of 839	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	800 of 948	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	906 of 942	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1211 of 1318	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1265 of 1313	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1144 of 1315	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1212 of 1324	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1020 of 1297	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1235 of 1335	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1207 of 1334	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	816 of 1023	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	837 of 989	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	905 of 958	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	838 of 949	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	724 of 868	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	948 of 1007	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	945 of 1001	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	921 of 970	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	912 of 963	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	917 of 975	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.0	946 of 976	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	959 of 964	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	988 of 1023	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	997 of 1022	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	613 of 752	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	645 of 743	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	619 of 748	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	652 of 745	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	512 of 652	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	583 of 745	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	644 of 716	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	596 of 712	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	641 of 713	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	631 of 713	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.0	544 of 717	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.6	450 of 704	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.9	458 of 677	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.8	403 of 684	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.4	312 of 677	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.4	270 of 664	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.1	408 of 640	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.5	347 of 631	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.3	466 of 615	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.4	445 of 599	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	63.4	288 of 588	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	66.7	245 of 574	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	551 of 728	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	581 of 717	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	574 of 720	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	464 of 726	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	330 of 625	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	560 of 703	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	595 of 680	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	23.7	482 of 589	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	423 of 591	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	438 of 613	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	507 of 584	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	318 of 568	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	388 of 549	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	256 of 467	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	430 of 541	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	457 of 522	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	670 of 726	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	596 of 719	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	627 of 718	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	642 of 730	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	517 of 635	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	446 of 697	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.6	563 of 675	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	428 of 507	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	387 of 510	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	444 of 535	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	259 of 401	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	491 of 502	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	494 of 510	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	496 of 509	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	493 of 512	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	410 of 435	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	476 of 504	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	492 of 497	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)18th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-28 vs state

Mathematics15%-26 vs state

Science14%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Lakehurst Elementary School

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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-S Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakehurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Union Ave	Lakehurst	08733	Ocean County	Lakehurst School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 657-5741	411	43	9.6	69.1%	179 (43.6%)	57 (13.9%)	131 (31.9%)	13 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.8%)	10.7	1240^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.9%		11.3	1216^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.1%	24	18.2	8.7	11.4	23.9	28.1	12.1	30.0	60.8	17.1	17.4	21.9	6.1	9.8	15.8	$16,629	$961	$15,668
Manchester Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 N Colonial Drive	Manchester	08733	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 323-9600	573	50	11.4	59.9%	226 (39.4%)	43 (7.5%)	244 (42.6%)	22 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.3%)	27.3	993^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	26.3%		30.9	930^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.5%	63	19.4		31.0	35.9	44.5				33.3	31.1	34.4				$12,964	$363	$12,601
Ridgeway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2861 Ridgeway Rd	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 323-0800	476	47	10.0	57.4%	175 (36.8%)	51 (10.7%)	212 (44.5%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	30.4	949^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.5%		32.3	912^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.8%	37	21.5		35.3	36.2	53.3				31.4	28.3	35.4				$15,367	$383	$14,984
Whiting Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Manchester Blvd	Whiting	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 350-4994	266	30	8.9	37.2%	174 (65.4%)	15 (5.6%)	58 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.8%)	48.2	706^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.6%		49	682^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	49.0%	24	17.5		61.3	56.3	52.5				51.6	56.3	27.5				$19,177	$499	$18,678
Joseph A. Citta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Lakewood Road	Toms River	08755	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 818-8550	511	38	13.5	73.8%	144 (28.2%)	72 (14.1%)	251 (49.1%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	17.6	1137^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.6%		19.2	1086^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.8%	51	10.7		22.9	32.5	42.4				36.5	18.9	12.0				$6,372	$520	$5,852
West Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Blue Jay Drive	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5920	387	28	13.8	42.4%	221 (57.1%)	24 (6.2%)	99 (25.6%)	23 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	24.3	1030^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.5%		35.8	856^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.0%	174	24.2		23.2	29.2	44.8				27.4	32.3	32.9				$7,274	$289	$6,985
North Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1759 New Hampshire Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5860	384	34	11.2	54.2%	174 (45.3%)	25 (6.5%)	135 (35.2%)	37 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	51.5	660^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.0%		66.1	468^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.0%	192	23.2		55.5	58.7	46.4				58.1	48.2	39.3				$6,547	$170	$6,377
Oak Street Elementary School	Public	3-6	75 Oak Street	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3670	513	73	7.0	91.4%	22 (4.3%)	32 (6.2%)	439 (85.6%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	17.3	1141^st of 1347 public elementary schools	15.3%		21.6	1050^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.5%	91	7.3		18.0	37.2	41.4	36.7			23.4	27.4	17.3	17.8			$15,288	$770	$14,518
Spruce Street Elementary School	Public	1-2	90 Spruce Street	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3660	554	39	14.3	92.6%	38 (6.9%)	39 (7.0%)	469 (84.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)															$15,409	$770	$14,639
Switlik Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 West Veterans Highway	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4650	758	54	14.0	47.0%	386 (50.9%)	38 (5.0%)	294 (38.8%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	27.1	995^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.1%		41	781^st of 1338 public elementary schools	41.6%	214	14.2		24.6	36.3	29.4				39.3	37.0	45.6				$8,304	$342	$7,962

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How many students attend Lakehurst Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Lakehurst Elementary School.

Is Lakehurst Elementary School a good school?

Lakehurst Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Lakehurst Elementary School in?

Lakehurst School District

What is the racial makeup of Lakehurst Elementary School?

Students at Lakehurst Elementary School are 44% White, 32% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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