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Lakeside School

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Lakeside School ranks 246 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 67% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Lakeside School is a public middle school located in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 380 students. The school is part of the Pompton Lakes School District, which is ranked 268 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakeside School consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 6th grade at 77.5%, 7th grade at 67.2%, and 8th grade at 76% in 2024-2025. This is significantly higher than the state average of around 57%. In Mathematics, the school's performance is more mixed, with 6th and 7th grade above the state average but 8th grade significantly lower. However, Lakeside School's performance in Algebra I is a standout, with 68.8% of students proficient in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 38.2%. The school also performs particularly well for Hispanic and Special Education students, ranking in the top 25% and top 30% of New Jersey middle schools, respectively, in recent years.

While Lakeside School's overall performance is solid, there are some areas for improvement. The school's declining performance in 8th grade Mathematics and Science is a concern, and the increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.3% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's lower per-student spending and higher student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools like Anthony Wayne Middle School and Pearl R. Miller Middle School may be a factor in its academic performance and resource allocation.

370

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,048

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

316 Lakeside Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442-1299

(973) 835-7100

District: Pompton Lakes School District

Students who attend Lakeside School usually attend:

High:

Pompton Lakes High School

Feeder schools for Lakeside School:

Elementary:	Lenox School
	Lincoln School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.6%

Hispanic:

33.0%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (67th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg48%

New Jersey avg43%

246^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 33% (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	63.7	246 of 752	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	278 of 743	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	252 of 748	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	244 of 745	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	267 of 652	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	160 of 745	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	170 of 716	76.3%	★★★★☆
2017	63.9	250 of 712	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.8	234 of 713	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.1	206 of 713	71.1%	★★★★☆
2014	69.8	251 of 717	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.6	277 of 704	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.9	276 of 677	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.2	331 of 684	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.0	322 of 677	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.0	239 of 664	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.6	288 of 640	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	287 of 631	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.5	223 of 615	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.7	254 of 599	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.5	219 of 588	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.4	333 of 574	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	280 of 728	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	252 of 717	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	224 of 720	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	273 of 726	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	286 of 625	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	191 of 703	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	182 of 680	73.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	108 of 608	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	204 of 589	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	168 of 587	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	138 of 591	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	46.0	222 of 480	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	112 of 524	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	80 of 504	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	86 of 613	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	102 of 584	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	113 of 568	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	129 of 549	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	106 of 467	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	28 of 541	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.3	59 of 522	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	193 of 726	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	279 of 719	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	253 of 718	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	222 of 730	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	233 of 635	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.2	132 of 697	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	154 of 675	77.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	132 of 507	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	47.8	214 of 510	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	125 of 505	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	143 of 535	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	46.6	189 of 401	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	84 of 492	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	151 of 471	67.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	237 of 502	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	238 of 510	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	204 of 509	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	214 of 512	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	220 of 435	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	125 of 504	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	166 of 497	66.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+17 vs state

Algebra I69%+23 vs state

Mathematics38%+3 vs state

Science16%-3 vs state

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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 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 5th 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
Lakeside School	Public	6-8	316 Lakeside Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	370	32	11.4	34.9%	213 (57.6%)	10 (2.7%)	122 (33.0%)	19 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	63.7	246^th of 752 public middle schools	67.3%		59.9	278^th of 743 public middle schools	62.6%	32		15.8		77.5	67.2	76.0		43.2	47.2	16.0		68.8	68.8			$12,048	$371	$11,677
Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Oak St	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Oakland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 337-8185	446	47	9.4	8.5%	359 (80.5%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.5%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	83.2	98^th of 752 public middle schools	87.0%		87.4	62^nd of 743 public middle schools	91.7%	36		42.3		72.4	80.8	86.8		49.1	53.2	45.4	100.0	86.3	92.3	100.0	100.0	$13,567		$13,567
Richard Butler School	Public	5-8	30 Pearl Place	Butler	07405	Morris County	Butler Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 492-2079	291	31	9.5	34.4%	175 (60.1%)	3 (1.0%)	101 (34.7%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	64.1	242^nd of 752 public middle schools	67.8%		64.8	237^th of 743 public middle schools	68.1%	5	35.6	13.5	59.4	72.2	75.3	65.8	45.8	41.3	53.4	18.9		87.5	87.5			$9,699	$85	$9,614
Schuyler Colfax Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Hamburg Turnpike	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3130	650	68	9.5	10.2%	448 (68.9%)	17 (2.6%)	90 (13.8%)	72 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	87	69^th of 752 public middle schools	90.8%		87	64^th of 743 public middle schools	91.4%	5		40.9		81.3	79.0	75.9		56.7	67.2	46.4		98.0	98.0			$15,872	$277	$15,595
Walter T. Bergen Middle School	Public	5-8	225 Glenwild Avenue	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-4835	238	22	10.7	39.5%	136 (57.1%)	4 (1.7%)	82 (34.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	10 (4.2%)	46.4	384^th of 752 public middle schools	48.9%		63.7	246^th of 743 public middle schools	66.9%	138	39.7	14.0	52.9	48.9	45.8	58.9	32.4	45.9	40.7	9.3		92.8	92.8			$14,949	$125	$14,824
Pequannock Valley School	Public	6-8	493 Newark Pompton Tpke.	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 616-6050	476	42	11.3	5.3%	413 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.9%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	84.9	85^th of 752 public middle schools	88.7%		81.6	110^th of 743 public middle schools	85.2%	25		39.6		71.7	78.5	72.5		63.2	68.0	38.5		97.9	97.9			$16,625	$91	$16,534
Franklin Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	755 Franklin Avenue	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Franklin Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 891-0202	369	52	7.0	3.3%	279 (75.6%)	5 (1.4%)	41 (11.1%)	31 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	85	83^rd of 752 public middle schools	89.0%		77.6	141^st of 743 public middle schools	81.0%	58		33.0		83.7	85.3	77.6		73.6	59.8	30.0	100.0	87.5	90.9	100.0	100.0	$13,230	$92	$13,138
George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	68 Lenox Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3140	493	57	8.6	19.1%	313 (63.5%)	9 (1.8%)	119 (24.1%)	39 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	74.4	159^th of 752 public middle schools	78.9%		76.6	147^th of 743 public middle schools	80.2%	12		29.8		61.9	74.0	65.4		43.2	62.8	42.1		100.0	100.0			$16,001	$405	$15,596
Pearl R. Miller Middle School	Public	6-8	117 Kiel Avenue	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5250	378	38	9.9	4.2%	288 (76.2%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.3%)	42 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	80.9	121^st of 752 public middle schools	83.9%		89.5	46^th of 743 public middle schools	93.8%	75		19.9		74.6	86.6	77.9		63.5	69.1	28.6		97.9	98.1			$16,526	$31	$16,495
Lincoln Park Middle School	Public	5-8	90 Ryerson Road	Lincoln Park	07035	Morris County	Lincoln Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 696-5520	368	31	11.9	24.5%	231 (62.8%)	3 (0.8%)	100 (27.2%)	28 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	84.9	84^th of 752 public middle schools	88.8%		88.7	53^rd of 743 public middle schools	92.9%	31	33.0	35.1	73.0	71.9	80.0	79.0	41.0	52.2	64.8	56.8		100.0	100.0			$9,325	$188	$9,137

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeside School

How many students attend Lakeside School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Lakeside School.

What is the racial makeup of Lakeside School?

Students at Lakeside School are 58% White, 33% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Lakeside School in?

Pompton Lakes School District

Is Lakeside School a good school?

Lakeside School ranks 246^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Lakeside School attend?

Students who attend Lakeside School usually go on to attend Pompton Lakes High School

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