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Pompton Lakes High School

Q: Is Pompton Lakes High School a good school?

Pompton Lakes High School ranks 202 nd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 53% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Pompton Lakes High School is a public high school serving 640 students in grades 9-12 in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, which is part of the Pompton Lakes School District. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, it remains a solid, middle-performing school in the region, with some areas of strength and room for improvement.

Academically, Pompton Lakes High School has had mixed results, with strong performance in English Language Arts but weaker results in math, particularly in Algebra. The school's 4-year graduation rate is strong at around 94%, but its chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated, which can negatively impact student achievement. Compared to nearby schools, Pompton Lakes High School performs well against some, such as Lakeland Regional High School and Butler High School, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy, Wayne Hills High School, and Pequannock Township High School.

One interesting finding is that Pompton Lakes High School's spending per student ($11,245 in 2018-2019) is lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Lakeland Regional High School ($18,801) and Butler High School ($20,105). The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, around 12-13 students per teacher, which is comparable to or better than many of the nearby schools.

610

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,245

Per pupil spending ?

24.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44 Lakeside Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442-1793

(973) 835-7100

District: Pompton Lakes School District

Feeder schools for Pompton Lakes High School:

Elementary:	Lenox School
	Lincoln School
Middle:	Lakeside School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.0%

Hispanic:

30.3%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

✓Above the New Jersey median (53rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

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

!Algebra I scores 19 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg48%

New Jersey avg49%

202^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

268^th of 609Pompton Lakes 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	49.9	202 of 434	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	148 of 429	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	180 of 422	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	177 of 415	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	181 of 405	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	111 of 416	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	95 of 415	77.1%	★★★★☆
2017	72.6	56 of 411	86.4%	★★★★☆
2016	68.1	61 of 409	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	61.6	81 of 406	80.0%	★★★★☆
2014	63.6	188 of 411	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.0	102 of 396	74.2%	★★★★☆
2012	67.0	154 of 388	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.9	250 of 378	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.1	131 of 371	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.6	124 of 370	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.0	121 of 359	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.2	107 of 361	70.4%	★★★★☆
2006	54.1	220 of 357	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.0	154 of 351	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.9	200 of 348	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	70.5	110 of 343	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	170 of 190	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	95 of 172	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	78.2	19 of 165	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.0	100 of 191	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.9	27 of 198	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	239 of 426	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	179 of 420	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.7	260 of 416	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	171 of 414	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	177 of 402	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	122 of 408	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	84 of 403	79.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	167 of 406	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	146 of 403	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	199 of 385	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	191 of 382	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	200 of 374	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.7	66 of 364	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	58 of 368	84.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	64 of 377	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	47 of 358	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	64 of 344	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	68 of 324	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	58 of 326	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	15 of 347	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.3	31 of 345	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	191 of 426	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	149 of 419	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	173 of 414	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	127 of 410	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	185 of 402	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	95 of 407	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	118 of 405	70.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	156 of 359	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	139 of 361	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	158 of 339	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	92 of 344	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.7	139 of 333	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	93 of 349	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	126 of 355	64.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	174 of 347	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	129 of 345	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	181 of 335	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	97 of 335	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	28.6	234 of 336	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	109 of 339	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	99 of 340	70.9%	★★★★☆

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)83rd percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

White (2025)50th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)11th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+12 vs state

Mathematics59%~ state avg

Geometry52%-4 vs state

Science26%-5 vs state

Algebra I12%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Pompton Lakes High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pompton Lakes High School	Public	9-12	44 Lakeside Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 835-7100	610	52	11.6	24.9%	366 (60.0%)	19 (3.1%)	185 (30.3%)	26 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	49.9	202^nd of 434 public high schools	53.5%		59.6	148^th of 429 public high schools	65.5%	54	87.1	59.0	25.9	62.0	16.7	0.0	12.3	53.0	51.9			$11,245	$10	$11,235
Butler High School	Public	9-12	38 Bartholdi Avenue	Butler	07405	Morris County	Butler Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 492-2000	482	38	12.6	27.8%	301 (62.4%)	11 (2.3%)	155 (32.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	54.5	173^rd of 434 public high schools	60.1%		71.9	92^nd of 429 public high schools	78.6%	81	84.1	62.9	32.3	48.6	22.4		22.1	82.3	82.3			$20,105	$25	$20,080
Pequannock Township High School	Public	9-12	85 Sunset Road	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 616-6000	655	65	10.1	6.4%	529 (80.8%)	5 (0.8%)	95 (14.5%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	77.3	60^th of 434 public high schools	86.2%		77.3	67^th of 429 public high schools	84.4%	7		83.4	45.6	76.3	41.6		41.6	92.7	92.7			$14,463	$91	$14,372
Indian Hills High School	Public	9-12	97 Yawpo Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-0100	668	75	8.8	3.4%	523 (78.3%)	4 (0.6%)	91 (13.6%)	30 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.4%)	72.4	82^nd of 434 public high schools	81.1%		74.1	81^st of 429 public high schools	81.1%	1		78.9	43.5	70.4	39.4		37.9	93.4	93.4			$16,207	$69	$16,138
Wayne Hills High School	Public	9-12	272 Berdan Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 317-2000	1,162	121	9.5	11.3%	783 (67.4%)	22 (1.9%)	181 (15.6%)	144 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.7%)	70.1	95^th of 434 public high schools	78.1%		73.8	83^rd of 429 public high schools	80.7%	12	85.3	71.7	48.8	69.2	30.7		30.7	86.4	85.0			$16,896	$277	$16,619
Lakeland Regional High School	Public	9-12	205 Conklintown Road	Wanaque	07465	Passaic County	Lakeland Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-1900	823	75	11.0	15.3%	563 (68.4%)	28 (3.4%)	181 (22.0%)	13 (1.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	55	171^st of 434 public high schools	60.6%		48.2	210^th of 429 public high schools	51.0%	39	88.9	63.7	21.7	51.3	25.4		25.4	73.3	73.3			$18,801	$115	$18,686
Kinnelon High School	Public	9-12	121 Kinnelon Road	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5500	507	48	10.5	6.7%	388 (76.5%)	15 (3.0%)	43 (8.5%)	56 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	70.6	92^nd of 434 public high schools	78.8%		80.8	52^nd of 429 public high schools	87.9%	40		86.7	30.3	73.5	38.9		37.3	83.8	83.8			$19,732	$28	$19,704
Ramapo High School	Public	9-12	331 George Street	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-1500	1,166	114	10.2	0.9%	958 (82.2%)	12 (1.0%)	104 (8.9%)	59 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.5%)	58.5	150^th of 434 public high schools	65.4%		60.1	143^rd of 429 public high schools	66.7%	7		82.1	29.1	64.1	12.3		11.6	75.8	75.8	84.6	84.6	$15,831	$15	$15,816
Wayne Valley High School	Public	9-12	551 Valley Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-2200	1,201	123	9.8	11.6%	804 (66.9%)	29 (2.4%)	247 (20.6%)	90 (7.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.2%)	64.2	122^nd of 434 public high schools	71.9%		68.9	106^th of 429 public high schools	75.3%	16	86.7	68.0	39.6	59.2	29.9		29.9	85.4	85.4			$16,982	$363	$16,619
Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	1,040	83	12.5	42.6%	290 (27.9%)	68 (6.5%)	443 (42.6%)	211 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.4%)	92.8	5^th of 434 public high schools	98.8%		93.6	5^th of 429 public high schools	98.8%				75.3	91.2	78.8		78.8	94.7	94.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Pompton Lakes High School

What district is Pompton Lakes High School in?

Pompton Lakes School District

Is Pompton Lakes High School a good school?

Pompton Lakes High School ranks 202^nd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Pompton Lakes High School?

Pompton Lakes High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lenox School
Elementary : Lincoln School
Middle : Lakeside School

What is the racial makeup of Pompton Lakes High School?

Students at Pompton Lakes High School are 60% White, 30% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Pompton Lakes High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Pompton Lakes High School.

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