Lakewood Middle School

755 Somerset Avenue, Lakewood NJ, 8701 | Lakewood Township School District | 732-905-3600
  • grades 6-8
  • students 1252
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 27% 48% 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 Middle School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Lakewood Township School District" in Lakewood, NJ. There are a total of 1,252 students and 88 teachers at Lakewood Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Lakewood Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 27.0%, which is 48% lower than the New Jersey average.

Lakewood Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1252
Teachers88
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

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 Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All19%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
617%
724%
817%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All35%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
631%
740%
836%
High Schooln/a

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 Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 4.6% 5.0% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 18.7% 14.0% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.7% 0.5% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 75.7% 79.9% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 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 Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.