Lakeland Regional High School

Summary:

Lakeland Regional High School is a public high school located in Wanaque, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 867. The school is part of the Lakeland Regional High School District, which is ranked 312 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakeland Regional High School has consistently ranked in the top half of New Jersey high schools, with a ranking between 98-190 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on NJSLA assessments is generally above the state average, with 68% proficiency in English Language Arts and 63.7% proficiency in Geometry for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school struggles in Algebra I, with only 15.7% proficiency, significantly lower than the state average of 39.7%. The school has a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.9% to 96.6% over the past few years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 0.6% to 1.2%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Kinnelon High School, Wayne Hills High School, and Mahwah High School, Lakeland Regional High School performs well. However, the school lags behind some of the top-performing schools in the area, such as Northern Highlands Regional High School, which is ranked 19th in the state and has significantly higher proficiency rates in core subjects. Additionally, the school faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 16.6% to 32% over the past few years, which may be impacting its overall academic performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 205 Conklintown Road
       Wanaque, NJ  07465-2198


(973) 835-1900

District: Lakeland Regional High School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
190th of 426 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,801 Help


Feeder schools for Lakeland Regional High School:

Elementary:    Eleanor G. Hewitt
    Haskell Elementary School
    Peter Cooper School
    Robert Erskine School
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Middle:    Martin J. Ryerson School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.8 Help
Number of students:  847

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.7%
Hispanic:
21.5%
Two or more races:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  8.9% Help


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Compare Details Lakeland Regional High School ranks better than 55.4% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.39. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Lakeland Regional High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.7%), Hispanic (21.5%), two or more races (3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 8.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lakeland Regional High School is 10.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lakeland Regional High School is $18,801.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lakeland Regional High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakeland Regional High School 190th of 426 New Jersey public high schools. (See Lakeland Regional High School in the ranking list.)

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Lakeland Regional High School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakeland Regional High School District 312th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lakeland Regional High School

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Rank History for all students at Lakeland Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 71.51 104th 343 69.7%
2004 73.48 96th 348 72.4%
2005 63.29 163rd 351 53.6%
2006 67.43 140th 357 60.8%
2007 67.02 142nd 361 60.7%
2008 57.58 196th 359 45.4%
2009 67.43 146th 370 60.5%
2010 66.43 148th 371 60.1%
2011 68.93 139th 378 63.2%
2012 71.23 119th 388 69.3%
2013 73.50 99th 396 75.0%
2014 63.11 198th 411 51.8%
2015 41.59 190th 406 53.2%
2016 57.17 118th 409 71.1%
2017 57.41 125th 411 69.6%
2018 62.72 101st 415 75.7%
2019 64.24 98th 416 76.4%
2021 44.10 185th 405 54.3%
2022 46.69 170th 415 59.0%
2023 56.66 131st 422 69.0%
2024 45.39 190th 426 55.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lakeland Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.49 169th 355 52.4%
2019 54.66 115th 349 67.0%
2021 40.69 173rd 333 48.0%
2022 30.59 238th 344 30.8%
2023 58.04 82nd 339 75.8%
2024 62.20 81st 349 76.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lakeland Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.59 118th 345 65.8%
2019 55.51 99th 347 71.5%
2021 44.57 157th 326 51.8%
2023 31.22 235th 344 31.7%
2024 24.47 289th 350 17.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Lakeland Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.40 95th 403 76.4%
2019 61.87 107th 408 73.8%
2021 53.86 141st 402 64.9%
2022 47.86 160th 414 61.4%
2023 57.85 109th 416 73.8%
2024 51.30 149th 416 64.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Lakeland Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.57 117th 405 71.1%
2019 64.11 93rd 407 77.1%
2021 41.74 199th 402 50.5%
2022 43.30 177th 410 56.8%
2023 54.89 124th 414 70.0%
2024 45.57 171st 415 58.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Lakeland Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.64 116th 198 41.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lakeland Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.88 135th 368 63.3%
2019 66.49 84th 364 76.9%
2021 54.31 134th 374 64.2%
2022 46.42 157th 382 58.9%
2023 43.22 173rd 385 55.1%
2024 35.99 225th 394 42.9%
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Rank History for White students at Lakeland Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.90 90th 340 73.5%
2019 60.20 84th 339 75.2%
2021 32.73 208th 336 38.1%
2022 42.00 159th 335 52.5%
2023 54.12 108th 335 67.8%
2024 43.44 154th 337 54.3%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Lakeland Regional High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1244 11 25 21 34 n/a n/a 0 1335
1989 1168 11 23 19 61 n/a n/a 0 1282
1990 1113 11 25 20 47 n/a n/a 0 1216
1991 1119 13 21 9 50 n/a n/a 0 1212
1992 1075 19 28 16 36 n/a n/a 0 1174
1993 1051 25 39 29 19 n/a n/a 0 1163
1994 990 24 39 31 25 n/a n/a 0 1109
1995 938 14 35 36 30 n/a n/a 0 1053
1996 938 14 35 36 30 n/a n/a 0 1053
1998 858 21 37 48 25 n/a n/a 0 989
1999 884 19 34 49 24 n/a n/a 0 1010
2000 914 17 18 53 40 n/a n/a -1 1041
2001 1009 19 13 50 33 n/a n/a 0 1124
2002 942 17 28 63 18 n/a n/a 0 1068
2003 942 17 28 63 18 n/a n/a 0 1068
2004 925 9 31 67 18 n/a n/a 0 1050
2005 1002 7 34 65 19 n/a n/a 0 1127
2006 1004 19 32 69 23 n/a n/a 0 1147
2007 986 22 33 67 21 n/a n/a 0 1129
2008 1006 26 39 73 28 n/a n/a 0 1172
2009 970 27 24 75 16 14 0 0 1126
2010 1005 19 37 90 17 5 0 0 1173
2011 1021 19 48 80 12 2 1 0 1183
2012 932 18 43 87 7 0 17 0 1104
2013 925 22 39 80 10 0 2 0 1078
2014 841 23 46 86 11 0 0 0 1007
2015 780 24 47 96 13 0 2 0 962
2016 724 23 44 130 18 0 20 0 959
2017 729 20 42 118 10 0 15 0 934
2018 723 19 34 109 10 3 13 0 911
2019 714 24 33 130 11 3 15 0 930
2020 700 31 30 147 5 3 18 0 934
2021 674 32 25 162 8 2 21 0 924
2022 652 30 19 170 5 1 20 5 902
2023 616 29 21 166 6 0 19 10 867
2024 590 23 14 182 6 0 25 7 847

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lakeland Regional High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1335 97.0 13.7 n/a
1989 1282 100.0 12.8 n/a
1990 1216 98.0 12.4 1.5
1991 1212 92.0 13.1 1.6
1992 1174 93.0 12.6 1.3
1993 1163 92.4 12.6 4.2
1994 1109 91.2 12.2 2.8
1995 1053 91.1 11.6 4.5
1996 1053 91.1 11.6 4.5
1998 989 84.7 11.7 5.2
1999 1010 86.0 11.7 4.9
2000 1041 89.9 11.6 5.8
2001 1124 92.8 12.1 4.5
2002 1068 85.7 12.5 5.3
2003 1068 85.7 12.5 5.3
2004 1050 84.1 12.5 5.8
2005 1127 91.0 12.4 n/a
2006 1147 87.3 13.1 8.4
2007 1129 89.6 12.6 9.2
2008 1172 83.0 14.1 8.8
2009 1126 93.7 10.3 9.6
2010 1173 81.0 14.4 12
2011 1183 76.9 15.3 13.2
2012 1104 87.3 12.6 14.3
2013 1078 89.3 12.0 15.7
2014 1007 91.1 11.0 11.3
2015 962 94.0 10.2 10.8
2016 959 95.0 10.0 13.2
2017 934 89.2 10.4 12.4
2018 911 87.3 10.4 12.7
2019 930 86.5 10.7 13
2020 934 82.9 11.2 13.9
2021 924 81.7 11.3 7.8
2022 902 81.7 11.0 5.7
2023 867 81.6 10.6 7.2
2024 847 77.7 10.8 8.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lakeland Regional High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1335 97.0 13.7 n/a
1989 1282 100.0 12.8 n/a
1990 1216 98.0 12.4 1.5
1991 1212 92.0 13.1 1.6
1992 1174 93.0 12.6 1.3
1993 1163 92.4 12.6 4.2
1994 1109 91.2 12.2 2.8
1995 1053 91.1 11.6 4.5
1996 1053 91.1 11.6 4.5
1998 989 84.7 11.7 5.2
1999 1010 86.0 11.7 4.9
2000 1041 89.9 11.6 5.8
2001 1124 92.8 12.1 4.5
2002 1068 85.7 12.5 5.3
2003 1068 85.7 12.5 5.3
2004 1050 84.1 12.5 5.8
2005 1127 91.0 12.4 n/a
2006 1147 87.3 13.1 8.4
2007 1129 89.6 12.6 9.2
2008 1172 83.0 14.1 8.8
2009 1126 93.7 10.3 9.6
2010 1173 81.0 14.4 12
2011 1183 76.9 15.3 13.2
2012 1104 87.3 12.6 14.3
2013 1078 89.3 12.0 15.7
2014 1007 91.1 11.0 11.3
2015 962 94.0 10.2 10.8
2016 959 95.0 10.0 13.2
2017 934 89.2 10.4 12.4
2018 911 87.3 10.4 12.7
2019 930 86.5 10.7 13
2020 934 82.9 11.2 13.9
2021 924 81.7 11.3 7.8
2022 902 81.7 11.0 5.7
2023 867 81.6 10.6 7.2
2024 847 77.7 10.8 8.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lakeland Regional High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $115 (0.6%) $18,686 (99.4%) $18,801

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lakeland Regional High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 98th of 416 High schoolsRanks 131st of 422 High schools
 7.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Lakeland Regional High School)68.668.2
 0.4%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Lakeland Regional High School District)68.668.2
 0.4%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Lakeland Regional High School)25.625.3
 0.3%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Lakeland Regional High School District)25.625.3
 0.3%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Lakeland Regional High School)87.788.3
 0.6%
   9th Grade Geometry (Lakeland Regional High School District)87.788.3
 0.6%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Lakeland Regional High School)2525.3
 0.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Lakeland Regional High School District)2525.3
 0.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Lakeland Regional High School)48.588.3
 39.8%
   End of Course Geometry (Lakeland Regional High School District)48.588.3
 39.8%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students930867
 6.8%
African American2429
 20.8%
American Indian116
 45.5%
Asian3321
 36.4%
Hispanic130166
 27.7%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White714616
 13.7%
Two or More Races1519
 26.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients13%7.2%
 5.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeland Regional High School

Lakeland Regional High School ranks 190th of 426 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 847 students attended Lakeland Regional High School.

Lakeland Regional High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eleanor G. Hewitt
Elementary : Haskell Elementary School
Elementary : Peter Cooper School
Elementary : Robert Erskine School
Elementary : Wanaque Elementary School
Middle : Martin J. Ryerson School

Students at Lakeland Regional High School are 70% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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