Forked River Elementary School

Located at 110 LACEY ROAD, in FORKED RIVER, New Jersey, Forked River Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that teaches 479 students (grades 1 through 5), one of the schools within Lacey Township School District.

Lacey Township School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,913 students; Forked River Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Forked River Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Forked River Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Forked River Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Ocean County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,863 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Ocean County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), Forked River Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lacey Township Middle School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Forked River Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Forked River Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 17% since 2018, when it stood at 411 (now 479). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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