Lakewood High School

855 Somerset Avenue, Lakewood NJ, 8701 | Lakewood Township School District | 732-905-3500
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1202
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 18% 65% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 65 in Lakewood
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
28%Lakewood
52%New Jersey

Lakewood High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Lakewood Township School District" in Lakewood, NJ. There are a total of 1,202 students and 136 teachers at Lakewood High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 9 to 1.

Lakewood High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 18.0%, which is 65% lower than the New Jersey average.

Lakewood High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1202
Teachers136
Student/Teacher ratio9:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment38
Taking some courses38
Taking some courses (not tests)4
Passing some courses29
Passing no courses<=2

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Lakewood High School, there are a total of 38 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 38 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All6%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School6%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All30%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School30%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Lakewood High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 6.2% 5.0% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 23.6% 14.0% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 0.5% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 69.1% 79.9% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.4% 0.3% 1.5% 3.1%

Lakewood demographics profile

StatisticLakewoodNew JerseyNational
Population55,0398,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)7,7741,21591
Median age16.839.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.1:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)62%56%55%
Speak English75%69%79%
Speak Spanish11%16%13%

Education level achieved in Lakewood

IndexLakewoodNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade81.6%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school78.8%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college53.4%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree32.1%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors28.5%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters11.3%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.9%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Lakewood High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.