Lakeside Middle School

Lakeside Middle School is one of the heavily attended 6-8 campuss in MILLVILLE, New Jersey, run under Millville School District, with 929 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 61% bigger than typical.

Within Millville School District, which oversees 8 schools and 4,992 students, Lakeside Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lakeside Middle School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 33% Black, 24% White, 6% multiracial. Compared to Cumberland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cumberland County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lakeside Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.1%.

In the area at large, Cumberland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,436 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Lakeside Middle School is one of 52 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students).

The closest other public school is Millville Public Charter School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakeside Middle School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 22.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Lakeside Middle School's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,032 (now 929). The White share of enrollment shrank from 39% to 24% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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