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Lakewood Early Childhood Center

100 LINDEN AVE, LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701 · (732) 905-3626 · Ocean County
GRADES PK–KGELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
5.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
211 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K21687%
Kindergarten3213%
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
7731%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
15864%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
125%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
13153%
Female
11747%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Lakewood Early Childhood Center→Spruce Street Elementary School
Based on grade levels within Lakewood Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Lakewood Early Childhood Center ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Ocean County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
248#1,297 of 1,562#57 of 70
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
5.3:1#1 of 1,390#1 of 59
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.5%#824 of 1,392#29 of 59
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
85.1%#128 of 1,481#6 of 67
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+22.8%#86 of 545#5 of 28
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
248
+33 (+15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
5.3:1
was 4.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524846.55.3:185% (211)
2023-2423646.55.1:175% (178)
2022-2323644.55.3:179% (186)
2020-21215474.6:160% (128)
2017-182021202.0:176% (153)
2015-16286647.7:162% (176)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakewood Early Childhood Center.

Since 2017-18: students up 23% (202 to 248); teachers up 4550% (1 to 46.5).

About Lakewood Early Childhood Center

Lakewood Early Childhood Center is a low-enrollment elementary school in LAKEWOOD, New Jersey. There are 248 students enrolled, covering pre-K through kindergarten. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll around 405, and this school is 39% below that mark.

Enrollment across the 8 schools in Lakewood Township School District totals 4,193 students.

About 64% of the student body at Lakewood Early Childhood Center is Hispanic. Other groups make up 31% White and 5% Black. County-wide, 11% of Ocean County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.

The school has 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 5.3 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. Of all students at Lakewood Early Childhood Center, 85% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ocean County is 44%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Ocean County show that the median household earns about $89,863 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Ocean County counts 117 public schools with about 66,051 students.

Lakewood Early Childhood Center's nearest public school is Ella G Clarke Elementary School (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 15%.

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Ocean County at a glance

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Population
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students

Quick facts

School name
Lakewood Early Childhood Center
District
Lakewood Township School District
Address
100 LINDEN AVE, LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701
Phone
(732) 905-3626
County
Ocean County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–KG
Total enrollment
248
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
5.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
211 (85%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
340822003249
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Lakewood Township School District
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Other Lakewood Early Childhood Center schools

One other US public school is named Lakewood Early Childhood Center. Lakewood Early Childhood Center is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Lakewood Early Childhood Center
What is the total enrollment at Lakewood Early Childhood Center?
Lakewood Early Childhood Center enrolls approximately 248 students in grades PK-KG.
What grades does Lakewood Early Childhood Center serve?
Lakewood Early Childhood Center serves grades PK-KG.
How many students per teacher at Lakewood Early Childhood Center?
Approximately 5.3:1 students per teacher at Lakewood Early Childhood Center.
What is the student diversity at Lakewood Early Childhood Center?
Student demographics at Lakewood Early Childhood Center are roughly 31% White, 64% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Lakewood Early Childhood Center in?
Lakewood Early Childhood Center is part of Lakewood Township School District.
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