Lake Riviera Middle School

Set in BRICK, New Jersey, Lake Riviera Middle School is a sizable junior high, run under Brick Township Public School District. It hosts 893 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 54% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Brick Township Public School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 8,224 students; Lake Riviera Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Lake Riviera Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment; the rest reads as 31% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Ocean County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lake Riviera Middle School records 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Lake Riviera Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.9%; this one delivers 39.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Ocean County put median household earnings sit near $89,863, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Ocean County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), Lake Riviera Middle School is one campus in the mix.

OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lake Riviera Middle School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.0%.

Lake Riviera Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Lake Riviera Middle School's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 943 (now 893). White enrollment moved from 71% to 59% across the same window.

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