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Schools in Forked River

Forked River’s public schools

Lacey Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forked River. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.0K
▼ 16% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
NJ 11.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,913 students on the public path
In brief

Forked River’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Forked River’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Lanoka Harbor Elementary School places highest (better than 52%); Mill Pond Elementary School lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Forked River, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KMill Pond Elementary Schoolin Lanoka HarborC
1–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
6–8Lacey Township Middle SchoolLacey Township School DistrictC+
9–12Lacey Township High Schoolin Lanoka HarborB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lacey Township School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lacey Township School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,913 students · 12.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$24,020NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 48.6% · 1924 students tested
Math33%
State average 35.5% · 1935 students tested

Forked River vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Forked River’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Forked River—Lacey Township
LaceyC+Lacey Township
OceanCOcean Township

Every school in Forked River

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Forked Riverin other towns
Mill Pond Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Lanoka Harbor
C
599 students11:1Rate it →
Forked River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5
C+
479 students13:1Rate it →
Lanoka Harbor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Lanoka Harbor
B−
465 students12:1Rate it →
Cedar Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Lanoka Harbor
B−
432 students11:1Rate it →
Lacey Township Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
819 students13:1Rate it →
Lacey Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lanoka Harbor
B−
1,119 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Forked River’s schools

Are Forked River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Forked River. Lacey Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forked River. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Forked River in?

Lacey Township School District.

Where do Forked River kids go to high school?

Lacey Township High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.