Summary:
ZIP code 08734 has one listed high school, Lacey Township High School, serving grades 9–12 with 1,119 students. With no other local high schools to compare, the clearest picture comes from comparing its results with New Jersey’s and with its own prior-year results. The main academic concern is grade 9 NJSLA performance: in 2025–26, the school fell below the state in all four reported subjects, with an average proficiency of 25% versus 44% statewide, a 19-point gap.
Lacey Township High School is both the highest- and lowest-scoring listed school in the area because it is the only one. Its largest shortfall from the state was grade 9 Geometry, where 16% were proficient compared with 50% statewide, a 34-point gap; the gap was 19 points in Algebra II, 14 in ELA, and 9 in Algebra I. A notable exception is grade 11 NJGPA: the school was ahead of the state by 4 points in ELA (79% versus 76%) and 1 point in math (62% versus 61%). Grade 11 Science was closer to the state, at 25% versus 29%.
Grade 9 results worsened overall: the average gap from the state widened from about 1 point in 2024–25 to 19 points in 2025–26. Algebra II proficiency dropped from 95% to 33%, a 62-point decline, while Geometry fell from 44% to 16%, a 28-point decline. By contrast, NJGPA results improved relative to the state in both subjects. SchoolDigger rates the school 2 stars and ranks it 267th of 434 New Jersey schools, at the 38th percentile. Other context includes a 13.8 student-teacher ratio and 31% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. The 2024–25 graduation rate was 91%, above the state’s 89%, while chronic absenteeism was 20%, compared with 14% statewide.
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