📍 755 Somerset Avenue, Lakewood, Ocean County, 08701
Lakewood Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lakewood, Ocean County. The school has 995 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lakewood Township School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 92.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lakewood Middle School enrolls 995 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 92.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Black or African American and 3.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 897 | 90% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 5.4% |
| White | 32 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
937 of the school's 995 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 877 qualify for free lunch and 60 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lakewood Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-40, state senate district 30, state house district 30.
Lakewood Middle School is one of 8 schools in Lakewood Township School District, based in Lakewood, New Jersey. The district serves 4,643 students district-wide and employs 484 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 995 students, Lakewood Middle School is larger than the district average of about 580 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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