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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Ocean County, New Jersey

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Ocean County, New Jersey, drawn from 19 qualifying public middle schools. Lakewood Middle School leads the list at 25.4%, against a median of 37.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Ocean County, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

25.4%

Median % Proficient

37.8%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Lakewood Middle School	LAKEWOOD, NJ	Lakewood Township School District	Middle	93.0%	574	25.4%
2	Pinelands Regional Jr. High School	Little Egg Harbor, NJ	Pinelands Regional School District	Middle	49.0%	500	25.6%
3	Russell O. Brackman Middle School	BARNEGAT, NJ	Barnegat Township School District	Middle	46.2%	509	30.5%
4	Toms River Intermediate School South	BEACHWOOD, NJ	Toms River Regional School District	Middle	49.8%	1,044	31.6%
5	Toms River Intermediate School North	TOMS RIVER, NJ	Toms River Regional School District	Middle	55.5%	970	34.1%
6	Central Regional Middle School	BAYVILLE, NJ	Central Regional School District	Middle	38.8%	680	35.8%
7	Berkeley Township Elementary School	BAYVILLE, NJ	Berkeley Township School District	Middle	38.4%	594	36.2%
8	Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Jackson, NJ	Jackson Township School District	Middle	57.9%	665	36.6%
9	Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School	BARNEGAT, NJ	Barnegat Township School District	Middle	47.3%	499	37.1%
10	Manchester Township Middle School	MANCHESTER, NJ	Manchester Township School District	Middle	52.6%	586	37.8%
11	New Egypt Middle School	NEW EGYPT, NJ	Plumsted Township School District	Middle	15.5%	264	38.5%
12	Lacey Township Middle School	FORKED RIVER, NJ	Lacey Township School District	Middle	33.1%	819	38.7%
13	Lake Riviera Middle School	BRICK, NJ	Brick Township Public School District	Middle	42.4%	893	39.6%
14	Carl W. Goetz Middle School	Jackson, NJ	Jackson Township School District	Middle	37.3%	978	41.4%
15	Veterans Memorial Middle School	BRICK TOWN, NJ	Brick Township Public School District	Middle	35.4%	865	43.4%
16	Toms River Intermediate School East	TOMS RIVER, NJ	Toms River Regional School District	Middle	34.8%	1,271	44.5%
17	Stafford Intermediate School	Manahawkin, NJ	Stafford Township School District	Middle	28.3%	657	47.1%
18	Southern Regional Middle School	MANAHAWKIN, NJ	Southern Regional School District	Middle	28.6%	865	48.9%
19	Memorial Middle School	POINT PLEASANT, NJ	Point Pleasant Borough School District	Middle	16.9%	634	52.9%

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