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Lakewood Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

608^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 19% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Lakewood Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Lakewood Township School District in New Jersey. With 582 students, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 20-25% of New Jersey middle schools based on academic performance, with proficiency rates significantly below state averages, especially in mathematics.

Lakewood Middle School faces several key challenges. It has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.5% to 18.7% over the past few years, much higher than the state average. The school also has an extremely high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 90.67% to 94.17% over the past few years, significantly higher than nearby schools. Additionally, Lakewood Middle School spends only $13,211 per student, lower than the spending at most nearby schools, and has a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to the area.

Interestingly, the school's performance on the NJSLA Algebra I assessment is an outlier, with 86-94% of students scoring proficient or above, much higher than the school's performance on other math assessments and the state average. This could indicate issues with the school's math curriculum and instruction. Overall, Lakewood Middle School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach by the school and district.

574

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,211

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

755 Somerset Avenue
Lakewood, NJ 08701

(732) 905-3600

District: Lakewood Township School District

Students who attend Lakewood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lakewood High School

Feeder schools for Lakewood Middle School:

Elementary:	Clifton Ave Grade School
	Ella G Clarke Elementary School
	Lakewood Early Childhood Center
	Oak Street Elementary School
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	Spruce Street Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.5%

African American:

5.9%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2023 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 33rd-percentile peak (2023) to 19th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg41%

608^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

542^nd of 609Lakewood 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	19.8	608 of 752	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	516 of 743	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	500 of 748	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	543 of 745	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	490 of 652	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	621 of 745	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	650 of 716	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	648 of 712	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	639 of 713	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	628 of 713	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.4	643 of 717	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.0	645 of 704	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.7	633 of 677	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.2	629 of 684	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.6	626 of 677	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	601 of 664	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.9	583 of 640	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.0	579 of 631	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	559 of 615	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.7	527 of 599	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.8	499 of 588	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.4	507 of 574	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	234 of 359	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	154 of 352	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	250 of 361	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	228 of 356	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	169 of 291	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	243 of 326	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	200 of 326	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	164 of 343	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	80 of 320	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	61 of 288	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.3	83 of 270	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	68 of 197	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	129 of 227	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	169 of 202	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	603 of 728	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	497 of 717	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	494 of 720	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	562 of 726	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	490 of 625	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	592 of 703	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	625 of 680	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	454 of 608	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	320 of 589	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	274 of 587	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	358 of 591	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	320 of 480	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	409 of 524	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	456 of 504	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	444 of 613	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.1	211 of 584	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	168 of 568	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	47.2	245 of 549	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	242 of 467	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	351 of 541	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	420 of 522	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	599 of 726	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	483 of 719	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	453 of 718	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	507 of 730	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	452 of 635	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	580 of 697	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	615 of 675	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	369 of 507	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.2	201 of 510	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	202 of 505	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	213 of 535	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	195 of 401	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.3	423 of 492	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	399 of 471	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	481 of 502	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.4	275 of 509	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	417 of 512	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	328 of 435	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I86%+41 vs state

English Language Arts34%-23 vs state

Mathematics13%-18 vs state

Science3%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 7, 2017

Hate the school, the principals don't do what they supposed to do. Would not recoment this school to no one. They don't care for the students. Close Quote

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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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakewood Middle School	Public	7-8	755 Somerset Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3600	574	67	8.5	93.0%	19 (3.3%)	34 (5.9%)	514 (89.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.8	608^th of 752 public middle schools	19.1%		29.1	516^th of 743 public middle schools	30.6%	92	3.2		37.6	30.7		19.6	6.0		86.1	86.1			$13,211	$902	$12,309
Howell Township Middle School South	Public	6-8	220 Ramtown-Greenville Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 836-1327	893	78	11.4	28.0%	559 (62.6%)	21 (2.4%)	244 (27.3%)	30 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.3%)	59.6	282^nd of 752 public middle schools	62.5%		52.3	327^th of 743 public middle schools	56.0%	45	17.3	63.5	62.8	55.3	52.9	40.4	24.6	100.0	94.6	96.7	95.6	95.6	$10,545	$08	$10,537
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Public	6-8	35 South Hope Chapel Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 833-4701	665	66	10.1	57.9%	285 (42.9%)	46 (6.9%)	295 (44.4%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	35.1	474^th of 752 public middle schools	37.0%		43	398^th of 743 public middle schools	46.4%	76	8.5	35.0	47.4	44.1	22.8	34.7	25.7	100.0	96.3	97.3			$13,417	$84	$13,333
Veterans Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Hendrickson Avenue	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	865	77	11.3	35.4%	563 (65.1%)	66 (7.6%)	184 (21.3%)	22 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.2%)	52.4	330^th of 752 public middle schools	56.1%		50.8	338^th of 743 public middle schools	54.5%	8	17.6	54.7	65.0	57.1	26.7	43.6	20.5		94.8	94.8			$8,586	$223	$8,363
Lake Riviera Middle School	Public	6-8	171 Beaverson Boulevard	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	893	76	11.8	42.4%	526 (58.9%)	37 (4.1%)	279 (31.2%)	22 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.9%)	48.5	363^rd of 752 public middle schools	51.7%		49.1	352^nd of 743 public middle schools	52.6%	11	12.8	52.6	61.3	51.2	36.9	42.8	16.2		94.6	94.6			$8,086	$171	$7,915
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	808 Laura Herbert Dr	Point Pleasant Beach	08742	Ocean County	Point Pleasant Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 701-1900	634	56	11.2	16.9%	556 (87.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (9.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	69	208^th of 752 public middle schools	72.3%		70.7	188^th of 743 public middle schools	74.7%	20	21.8	63.3	70.0	60.2	63.3	60.7	25.0		73.4	73.4			$12,151	$285	$11,866
Howell Township Middle School North	Public	6-8	501 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-0095	970	78	12.4	32.0%	564 (58.1%)	49 (5.1%)	249 (25.7%)	55 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.3%)	66.1	232^nd of 752 public middle schools	69.1%		60	277^th of 743 public middle schools	62.7%	45	16.6	67.2	61.5	66.0	50.5	46.6	36.4	100.0	97.6	98.5	100.0	100.0	$10,272	$63	$10,209
Manchester Township Middle School	Public	6-8	2759 Ridgeway Rd	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 657-1717	586	61	9.6	52.6%	278 (47.4%)	43 (7.3%)	200 (34.1%)	29 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.5%)	43	418^th of 752 public middle schools	44.4%		36.2	452^nd of 743 public middle schools	39.2%	34	14.1	41.0	45.9	46.5	35.9	37.0	29.1		100.0	100.0			$14,119	$376	$13,743
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%)	53.5	321^st of 752 public middle schools	57.3%		53.6	319^th of 743 public middle schools	57.1%	2	18.0	56.2	66.7	65.4	27.2	38.3	18.7		89.6	90.6	92.9	92.9	$5,993		$5,993
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%)	32.7	485^th of 752 public middle schools	35.5%		35.8	457^th of 743 public middle schools	38.5%	28	11.6	40.3	49.0	47.5	26.4	26.1	9.7		80.9	83.1			$7,203	$194	$7,009

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakewood Middle School

What high school do graduates of Lakewood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lakewood Middle School usually go on to attend Lakewood High School

How many students attend Lakewood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Lakewood Middle School.

What district is Lakewood Middle School in?

Lakewood Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Middle School?

Students at Lakewood Middle School are 90% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White.

Is Lakewood Middle School a good school?

Lakewood Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.1% of New Jersey middle schools.

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