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Schools in Forked River · Lacey Township School District

Forked River’s public schools score below 54% of New Jersey districts

The public schools Forked River’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

62%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 4 pts vs NJ 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 3 pts vs NJ 25%
2020–21
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 3 pts vs NJ 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$24.0K
▼ 16% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade

How Forked River compares

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation
New Jersey school districts we grade (645)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (385)Better than 62%
High confidence. Built on 2,022 tested students and a graduating class of 270; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Forked River.

The path, start to finish
PK–KMill Pond Elementary Schoolin Lanoka Harbor
1–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Lacey Township Middle SchoolLacey Township School District
9–12Lacey Township High Schoolin Lanoka Harbor

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 47.3%
Math22%
State average 25.4%

Forked River vs. its neighbors

Forked River’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New Jersey districts.

Every school in Forked River

0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

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Within reach

Colleges near Forked River

There’s no college in Forked River, but 22 are within 30 miles. The closest is Ocean County College in Toms River, 12.6 miles away.

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Ocean County CollegeCommunity college · Public · Toms River
12.6 mi6,074 students
Beth Medrash of Asbury ParkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
15.1 mi109 students
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
15.4 mi81 students
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov YitzchokUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
16.1 mi69 students
Yeshiva Chemdas HatorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
16.6 mi79 students
Yeshiva Yesodei HatorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
16.6 mi72 students
Seminary Bnos ChaimCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
18 mi177 students
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei ShmuelUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
18.4 mi132 students
Beth Medrash GovohaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
18.8 mi8,824 students
Keser Torah-Mayan HatalmudUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
18.9 mi59 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Forked River. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 12 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.

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