Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School

Set in SUMMIT, New Jersey, Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School is an expansive intermediate school, operated by Summit Public School District. It instructs 871 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 51% bigger than typical.

Summit Public School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,987 students. Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest reads as 20% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Union County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.7%; this one delivers 69.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Union County shows median household earnings sit near $103,202, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Brayton Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 75.2%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 923 (now 871). The White share of enrollment edged down from 64% to 57% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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