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Lakewood, NJ
Public School Ratings




Lakewood Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lakewood Township School District details

Lakewood Township School District
200 Ramsey Avenue
Lakewood, NJ 08701

4,694 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Lakewood Township School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.7% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
45%
41%
52%
29%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Clifton Ave Grade School
625 Clifton Avenue
Lakewood, NJ, 08701
02-06
Ella G Clarke Elementary School
455 Manetta Avenue
Lakewood, NJ, 08701
03-06
Lakewood Early Childhood Center School
100 Linden Ave
Lakewood, NJ, 08701
PK-KG
Lakewood High School
855 Somerset Avenue
Lakewood, NJ, 08701
09-12
Lakewood Middle School
755 Somerset Avenue
Lakewood, NJ, 08701
07-08
Oak Street Elem School
75 Oak Street
Lakewood, NJ, 08701
02-06
Piner Elementary School
1141 E County Line Road
Lakewood, NJ, 08701
PK-KG
Spruce Street Elementary School
90 Spruce Street
Lakewood, NJ, 08701
01-01

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 12.3% 39.1%
Black 5.9% 14.9%
Hispanic 80.7% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 90.4% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 83.2% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.2% 5.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $34,425 $161,590,000 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $6,961 $32,676,000 10.1%
Staff $1,721 $8,077,000 2.5%
General Administration $573 $2,692,000 0.8%
School Administration $1,067 $5,009,000 1.5%
Operation $713 $3,346,000 1.0%
Transportation $1,105 $5,185,000 1.6%
Other $287 $1,348,000 0.4%
Total Support $12,427 $58,333,000 17.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $22,408 $105,185,000 32.4%
Total Expenditures $69,260 $325,108,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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