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Lakewood Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 17% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Lakewood Middle School in Lakewood, New Jersey, serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 574 students, the fewest among the ten nearby schools compared. The clearest takeaway is that 2025–2026 grade-level proficiency was very low in ELA, math, and science, while Algebra I was a striking exception: 89% were proficient in Algebra I, compared with 7% in grade 8 math.

Lakewood trails nearby schools and the state in its regular grade-level results. ELA proficiency was 27%, 34%, and 31% in grades 6, 7, and 8, respectively, compared with nearby-school averages of 48%, 55%, and 53%; math results were 15%, 20%, and 7%, versus nearby averages of 39%, 43%, and 29%. Grade 8 science was 3%, below the state’s 19% and the nearby average of 16%. Algebra I stands apart: Lakewood’s 89% was well above the state’s 40% and the district’s 29%, though slightly below the nearby-school average of 91%. These results describe different assessments and groups of students, so the Algebra I result should not be taken as representative of all grade 8 math.

Several results have weakened over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, grade 7 ELA fell 12 percentage points, grade 8 ELA fell 16 points, and grade 8 math fell 7 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also declined, from the 31st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 17th percentile in 2025–2026; Lakewood ranks 618 of 743 schools and has one star, while nearby schools rank from the 30th to the 84th percentile and have two to four stars. Context measures differ sharply from those of nearby schools: Lakewood’s student-teacher ratio was 8.5 in 2024–2025, below their average of 11.4, while 93% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, compared with a nearby average of 35%. SchoolDigger’s measure of effectiveness for English Language Learner Students was at the 41st percentile in 2025–2026, above the school’s overall 17th percentile but down from the 75th percentile in 2023–2024. Its measure for Special Education Students fell from the 61st to the 19th percentile over the same period.

574

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,668

Per pupil spending ?

93.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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

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 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 33rd-percentile peak (2023) to 17th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg42%

618^th of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

569^th of 607Lakewood 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	17.9	618 of 743	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	39.1	197 of 331	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	38.9	199 of 336	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	15.9	618 of 716	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.1	485 of 589	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.2	470 of 590	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.7	593 of 714	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.0	392 of 482	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)41st percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I89%+41 vs state

English Language Arts31%-23 vs state

Mathematics15%-20 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 (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 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 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
Lakewood Middle School	Public	6-8	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%)	17.9	618^th of 743 public middle schools	16.8%		19.8	608^th of 752 public middle schools	19.1%	10	3.4	27.4	33.9	30.6	15.3	19.8	7.0		88.6	88.6				$21,668	$2,270	$19,398
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%)	49.5	357^th of 743 public middle schools	52.0%		59.6	282^nd of 752 public middle schools	62.5%	75	15.8	50.3	52.2	50.2	37.0	34.2	28.1	100.0	85.2	92.0		95.8	95.8	$11,700	$290	$11,410
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%)	47.6	371^st of 743 public middle schools	50.1%		52.4	330^th of 752 public middle schools	56.1%	41	17.3	45.8	54.6	49.4	37.1	31.7	24.1		91.5	91.7				$17,193	$553	$16,640
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%)	46.6	378^th of 743 public middle schools	49.1%		48.5	363^rd of 752 public middle schools	51.7%	15	19.8	45.3	49.0	44.8	36.2	37.8	21.6		95.0	95.0				$16,437	$549	$15,888
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%)	66.8	220^th of 743 public middle schools	70.4%		69	208^th of 752 public middle schools	72.3%	12	14.3	46.6	60.0	63.0	59.0	64.7	40.6	100.0	91.0	92.9				$15,805	$215	$15,590
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%)	59.5	271^st of 743 public middle schools	63.5%		66.1	232^nd of 752 public middle schools	69.1%	39	18.3	55.1	61.3	59.9	37.7	46.0	26.4		100.0	100.0		86.4	86.4	$12,316	$267	$12,049
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%)	45.2	390^th of 743 public middle schools	47.5%		43	418^th of 752 public middle schools	44.4%	28	14.6	37.9	43.9	48.2	31.8	42.7	34.6		90.0	90.0				$20,102	$443	$19,659
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
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
Wall Intermediate School	Public	6-8	2801 Allaire Road	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2500	755	84	9.0	14.2%	624 (82.6%)	17 (2.3%)	78 (10.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	79.7	119^th of 743 public middle schools	84.0%		79.2	133^rd of 752 public middle schools	82.3%	14	22.6	66.7	71.2	71.4	55.7	68.0	48.9	100.0	98.7	99.0		94.8	94.8	$17,024	$253	$16,771

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