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Enrollment
610
High
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POMPTON LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341335004930
Pompton Lakes High School
44 LAKESIDE AVENUE, POMPTON LAKES, NJ 07442 · (973) 835-7100 · Passaic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of New Jersey public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
152 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 152 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 163 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 141 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 154 | 25% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pompton Lakes School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.1pp since 2023
Math
25.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 68.1% | 28.1% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Pompton Lakes High School
Pompton Lakes High School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pompton Lakes High School this school | 610 | 24.9% | 41.0% |
| Newton High School NEWTON | 680 | 29.3% | 31.2% |
| Butler High School BUTLER | 482 | 27.8% | 47.9% |
| Spotswood High School SPOTSWOOD | 762 | 23.5% | 30.5% |
| Saddle Brook Middle/High School SADDLE BROOK | 806 | 30.9% | 41.5% |
| Hackettstown High School HACKETTSTOWN | 868 | 30.1% | 45.8% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Pompton Lakes High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #164 of 397 | #6 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #226 of 400 ▼ 26 | #7 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #130 of 395 ▲ 10 | #6 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #290 of 442 | #16 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #155 of 388 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #194 of 389 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #254 of 405 | #18 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #168 of 200 | #10 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
610
-69 (-10%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 610 | 52.3 | 11.7:1 | 25% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 50.3 | 12.7:1 | 13% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 51.9 | 12.3:1 | 16% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 679 | 51 | 13.3:1 | 13% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 53 | 11.8:1 | 13% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 52 | 12.4:1 | 15% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 44 | 12.3:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 45 | 12.9:1 | 2% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 34 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pompton Lakes High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (626 to 610); teachers down 1% (53 to 52.3).
About Pompton Lakes High School
A small high school in POMPTON LAKES, New Jersey, Pompton Lakes High School is part of Pompton Lakes School District. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 610 students. The typical figure for high schools in New Jersey is about 929 students.
Pompton Lakes School District counts 4 schools and 1,679 students, including Pompton Lakes High School.
Pompton Lakes High School's enrollment is 60% White. Other groups make up 30% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. County-wide, 41% of Passaic County residents are White. By the diversity index, Pompton Lakes High School comes in at 54%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.7:1, with 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 12.7:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Pompton Lakes High School is 25%. Public schools in Passaic County average 61%.
allk12 grades Pompton Lakes High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Pompton Lakes High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.0% is 11.5 points below the 52.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Passaic County this way: median household income is about $87,522, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Passaic County number 155 and enroll about 83,237.
Lenox School is the public school closest to Pompton Lakes High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Pompton Lakes High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Pompton Lakes High School at 8th of 8.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 610 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 679. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.3:1 to 11.7:1.
Discussions about Pompton Lakes High School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Passaic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
521,012
Census ACS
Median income
$87,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
83,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pompton Lakes School District
- Lakeside SchoolMiddle · 370 students
- Lenox SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 344 students
Other schools in POMPTON LAKES
- Lakeside SchoolMiddle · 370 students
- Lenox SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Lenox School0.1 mi · 355
- Lakeside School0.3 mi · 370
- Lincoln School0.9 mi · 344
- Riverdale School1.1 mi · 273
- Martha B. Day Elementary School1.8 mi · 207
- Haskell Elementary School2.1 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Pompton Lakes High SchoolHow many students attend Pompton Lakes High School?
Pompton Lakes High School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Pompton Lakes High School serve?
Pompton Lakes High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Pompton Lakes High School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Pompton Lakes High School.
What is the student diversity at Pompton Lakes High School?
Student demographics at Pompton Lakes High School are roughly 60% White, 30% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pompton Lakes High School in?
Pompton Lakes High School is part of Pompton Lakes School District.
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