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Lacey Township Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
660 Denton Avenue
Forked River, NJ 08731
Phone
(609) 242-2100
District
Lacey Township School District
County
OCEAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
570
Classroom Teachers
57

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.4% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.6% of all U.S. schools.


Lacey Township Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
44%
44%
59%
54%
29%
33%
44%
44%
59%
54%
29%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
35%
55%
54%
14%
17%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 250 43.9%
Grade 8 270 47.4%
Total 570 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.6% 85.6% 40.1%
Black 0.7% 1.1% 15.1%
Hispanic 12.2% 12.1% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 1.1% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.0% 25.5% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 21.6% 20.6% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.4% 4.9% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,879 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 346.9 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.6% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.5% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.7% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 21.3% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,051 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 4.0% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.8% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.8% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.3% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.2% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.2% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.3% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.4% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 3.8% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,412 $51,394,000 61.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,932 $7,404,000 8.8%
Staff $746 $2,860,000 3.4%
General Administration $393 $1,506,000 1.8%
School Administration $654 $2,505,000 3.0%
Operation $1,842 $7,057,000 8.4%
Transportation $837 $3,206,000 3.8%
Other $540 $2,071,000 2.5%
Total Support $6,944 $26,609,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,558 $5,972,000 7.1%
Total Expenditures $21,914 $83,975,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%