Pompton Lakes High School

As a tight-knit high school in POMPTON LAKES, New Jersey, Pompton Lakes High School enrolls 610 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Pompton Lakes School District. Enrollment runs roughly 34% leaner than the state mean of about 929.

Across the 4 schools in Pompton Lakes School District (1,679 students total), Pompton Lakes High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Pompton Lakes High School reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Passaic County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Pompton Lakes High School has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Passaic County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Pompton Lakes High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.5%; this one delivers 41.0%.

Across the wider county, Passaic County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,522, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Passaic County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), Pompton Lakes High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lenox School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pompton Lakes High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pompton Lakes High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pompton Lakes High School's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 626 (now 610). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 74% to 60%.

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