Summary:
Zip code 08731 has one middle school, Lacey Township Middle School, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 819 students. With no other middle school in the list, parents can compare its results with state figures, not with nearby schools. In 2025–2026, its average ELA proficiency was 49%, compared with 53% statewide, while its average Mathematics proficiency was 34%, essentially matching the state’s 34%. The clearest concern is ELA in grades 7 and 8, where proficiency was 7 percentage points below the state in each grade.
The school’s strongest standout is advanced mathematics, while grade 8 Mathematics and grades 7–8 ELA are weaker points. In 2025–2026, 95% were proficient in the Geometry end-of-course result, 43 percentage points above the state’s 52%; the Algebra I end-of-course result was 86%, compared with 40% statewide. By contrast, grade 8 Mathematics proficiency was 19%, versus 23% statewide, and grade 7 and grade 8 ELA were each 7 points below their state results. Since this is the only school listed, there is no local top-versus-bottom school comparison.
Mathematics improved in every grade from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: proficiency rose 6 points in grade 6, 4 in grade 7, and 8 in grade 8. ELA moved the other way in grades 7 and 8, falling 10 and 11 points, respectively, while grade 6 rose 2 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 421 of 743 schools in 2023–2024 to 366 of 743 in 2025–2026; its percentile rose from 43 to 51, and its rating increased from 2 to 3 stars. Other context: the student-teacher ratio was 13.4 in 2024–2025, and 33% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 20% at the school, compared with 14% statewide.
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