Lakehurst Elementary School

As a mid-tier elementary campus in LAKEHURST, New Jersey, Lakehurst Elementary School serves 411 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by Lakehurst School District.

Lakehurst Elementary School is a school of Lakehurst School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lakehurst Elementary School logs that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Lakehurst Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 69% of students at Lakehurst Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Ocean County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Lakehurst Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Ocean County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,863, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ocean County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), of which Lakehurst Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Manchester Township High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lakehurst Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakehurst Elementary School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 32.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 23%: 335 students in 2018 compared to 411 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 44% across the same window.

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