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What tradition at Lakewood Middle School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
574
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340822004642
Lakewood Middle School
755 SOMERSET AVENUE, LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701 · (732) 905-3600 · Ocean County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
534 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 281 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 293 | 51% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lakewood Middle School→Lakewood High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lakewood Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
34.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -8.3pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 18.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lakewood Middle School
Lakewood Middle School's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Middle School this school | 574 | 93.0% | 25.4% |
| Ellen Ochoa School Number 22 Passaic | 613 | 99.7% | 12.0% |
| Red Bank Middle School RED BANK | 600 | 83.3% | 35.4% |
| Hubbard Middle School PLAINFIELD | 737 | 86.4% | 19.7% |
| Clara Parker Intermediate School Trenton | 583 | 88.2% | 9.2% |
| New Brunswick Middle School NEW BRUNSWICK | 829 | 94.8% | 16.3% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #366 of 433 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #368 of 437 ▼ 3 | #18 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #374 of 437 ▼ 60 | #19 of 19 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #199 of 445 | #15 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #37 of 417 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #400 of 419 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #6 of 436 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -54.2% | #1 of 282 | #1 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
574
-710 (-55%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 574 | 67 | 8.6:1 | 93% (534) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 68 | 8.6:1 | 93% (543) |
| 2022-23 | 995 | 92.5 | 10.8:1 | 94% (937) |
| 2020-21 | 1,284 | 90 | 14.3:1 | 95% (1,215) |
| 2017-18 | 1,252 | 88.5 | 14.2:1 | 89% (1,110) |
| 2015-16 | 1,167 | 75 | 15.6:1 | 93% (1,091) |
| 2010-11 | 658 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 90% (592) |
| 2000-01 | 755 | 64 | 11.8:1 | 62% (470) |
| 1990-91 | 779 | 63 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakewood Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 54% (1,252 to 574); teachers down 24% (88.5 to 67).
About Lakewood Middle School
Lakewood Middle School sits in LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, and is classified as a middle-grades school. Enrollment is 574 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 8.
Lakewood Middle School sits within Lakewood Township School District, which has 8 schools and 4,193 students.
The large majority of students at Lakewood Middle School, 90%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 6% Black and 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 79 points above the 11% share among Ocean County residents. By the diversity index, Lakewood Middle School comes in at 19%.
The count of teachers at Lakewood Middle School is 67 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 8.6:1. Among middle schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 10.9:1. The school counts 534 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 93%. For comparison, public schools in Ocean County average 44%.
allk12 grades Lakewood Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 15.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Ocean County, median household income is about $89,863, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Ocean County number 117 and enroll about 66,051.
The closest public school to Lakewood Middle School is Lakewood High School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Lakewood Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lakewood Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Lakewood Middle School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Lakewood Middle School had 1,284 students in 2020-21 and 574 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2020-21 to 8.6:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Lakewood Township School District
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,295 students
- Spruce Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Oak Street Elem SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Piner Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Clifton Ave Grade SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Ella G Clarke Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Other schools in LAKEWOOD
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,295 students
- Spruce Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Ocean Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 551 students
- Oak Street Elem SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Piner Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Clifton Ave Grade SchoolElementary · 331 students
Other Lakewood Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lakewood Middle. Lakewood Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMarysville, WA · 668 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolSalina, KS · 647 students
- Lakewood MiddleOverland Park, KS · 537 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolWOODLAND, MI · 514 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolHebron, OH · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Lakewood High School0.2 mi · 1,295
- Lakewood Early Childhood Center0.2 mi · 248
- Ella G Clarke Elementary School0.3 mi · 314
- Clifton Ave Grade School1.1 mi · 331
- Piner Elementary School1.2 mi · 364
- Spruce Street Elementary School2.1 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Lakewood Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lakewood Middle School?
Lakewood Middle School enrolls approximately 574 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Lakewood Middle School serve?
Lakewood Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakewood Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakewood Middle School is approximately 8.6:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakewood Middle School?
At Lakewood Middle School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 90% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakewood Middle School?
Lakewood Middle School is overseen by Lakewood Township School District in Ocean County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.