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Lakewood Public School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 4,694 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Lakewood Public School District is a school district in New Jersey (Ocean County). During the 2024 school year, 4,694 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Lakewood Public School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Aaron Chase
Moshe Bender2027
Heriberto Rodriguez2027
Ada Gonzalez2026
Eliyahu Greenwald2026
Moshe Raitzik2026
Meir Grunhut2025
Shlomie Stern2025
Isaac Zlatkin2025

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Lakewood Public School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 30Sean KeanRepublican Party 100% 21%
New Jersey General Assembly District 30Avi SchnallDemocratic Party 100% 21%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $129,684,000 $23,870 36%
Local: $113,076,000 $20,813 32%
State: $115,600,000 $21,277 32%
Total: $358,360,000 $65,960
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $325,108,000 $59,839
Total Current Expenditures: $227,978,000 $41,961
Instructional Expenditures: $161,590,000 $29,742 50%
Student and Staff Support: $40,753,000 $7,501 13%
Administration: $8,059,000 $1,483 2%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $16,586,000 $3,052 5%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,110,000 $204
Construction: $248,000 $45
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $46,747,000 $8,604
Interest on Debt: $809,000 $148

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 17 21-39 10-14 17 <50 20-24
2018-2019 21 40-59 15-19 21 PS <50 20-24
2017-2018 18 40-59 10-14 19 PS <50 15-19
2016-2017 17 40-59 14 17 PS <50 15-19
2015-2016 14 40-59 11 14 <50 <50 10-14
2014-2015 11 40-59 8 12 <50 <50 10-14
2013-2014 46 >=80 45 46 >=50 21-39 45-49
2012-2013 47 >=50 44 47 >=50 <50 45-49
2011-2012 55 >=50 49 55 >=50 <=20 65-69
2010-2011 58 >=50 50 60 PS >=50 55-59

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 28 >=50 30-34 27 <50 30-34
2018-2019 33 >=80 30-34 32 PS <50 35-39
2017-2018 27 60-79 25-29 27 PS <50 30-34
2016-2017 25 40-59 25 24 PS <=20 25-29
2015-2016 22 40-59 25 21 PS <50 30-34
2014-2015 19 40-59 20 18 >=50 <50 30-34
2013-2014 33 40-59 40 31 >=50 21-39 35-39
2012-2013 34 >=50 43 31 >=50 <50 40-44
2011-2012 38 <50 42 35 >=50 21-39 60-64
2010-2011 41 <50 46 38 PS >=50 50-54

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 84 PS >=90 85-89 PS 40-59
2018-2019 81 80-89 80-84 PS PS 40-59
2017-2018 82 PS 80-89 80-84 PS 60-79
2016-2017 76 PS 80-89 75-79 40-59
2015-2016 75 PS 70-79 75-79 PS PS 40-59
2014-2015 74 PS 70-79 75-79 PS 60-79
2013-2014 74 PS 90-94 70-74 PS 50-59
2012-2013 71 >=50 80-84 65-69 60-69
2011-2012 73 PS 80-84 70-74 PS PS 60-69
2010-2011 70 PS 75-79 65-69 70-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,694 -7.0
2022-2023 5,023 -8.2
2021-2022 5,433 -5.9
2020-2021 5,752 -4.4
2019-2020 6,007 -12.7
2018-2019 6,767 -1.9
2017-2018 6,893 8.6
2016-2017 6,302 -5.1
2015-2016 6,624 6.3
2014-2015 6,208 8.0
2013-2014 5,710 8.3
2012-2013 5,238 -0.2
2011-2012 5,251 -4.0
2010-2011 5,460 2.8
2009-2010 5,308 4.0
2008-2009 5,098 -7.2
2007-2008 5,465 0.2
2006-2007 5,452 1.7
2005-2006 5,359 0.0
2004-2005 5,360 -8.3
2003-2004 5,807 8.5
2002-2003 5,311 2.9
2001-2002 5,158 -0.8
2000-2001 5,199 0.2
1999-2000 5,187 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Lakewood Public School District (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 10.3
Black 5.9 14.5
Hispanic 80.0 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.9 3.1
White 12.2 37.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Lakewood Public School District had 478.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.82.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 55.00
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 231.00
Secondary: 137.00
Total: 478.00

Lakewood Public School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 19.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 43.50
School Administrators: 19.50
School Administrative Support: 39.99
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 268.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 20.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 21.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 97.06
Other Support Services: 290.05

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Lakewood Public School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Clifton Ave Grade School4732-6
Ella G Clarke Elementary School3533-6
Lakewood Early Childhood Center236PK-KG
Lakewood High School1,3309-12
Lakewood Middle School5827-8
Oak Street Elem School6562-6
Piner Elementary School378PK-KG
Spruce Street Elementary School2491-1

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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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