Lakeside School

Lakeside School is an intimate intermediate school in POMPTON LAKES, New Jersey, run under Pompton Lakes School District. The school serves 370 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Lakeside School sits 36% leaner than that benchmark.

Lakeside School is one of 4 schools operated by Pompton Lakes School District, a district that teaches 1,679 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Lakeside School lists that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest reads as 33% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 41% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Lakeside School reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Passaic County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lakeside School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Passaic County reports that median household income runs about $87,522, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which Lakeside School is one.

Pompton Lakes High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lakeside School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakeside School has fell 3%, going from 383 students in 2018 to 370 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 19% to 33% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.