Lacey Township High School

Lacey Township High School
Address
Map
73 Haines Street

, ,
08734

United States
Coordinates39°51′38″N 74°11′28″W / 39.860554°N 74.191032°W / 39.860554; -74.191032
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"It's a Matter of Pride"[1]
Established1981
School districtLacey Township School District
NCES School ID340810005935[2]
PrincipalJason King
Faculty92.3 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,222 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio13.2:1[2]
Color(s)  Navy blue
  Gray and
  Cardinal[3]
Athletics conferenceShore Conference[4]
Team nameLions[3]
RivalCentral Regional High School
Toms River East High School
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[5]
NewspaperThe Pride
Websitewww.laceyschools.org/lths

Lacey Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, which operates as part of the Lacey Township School District.

The school is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1983.[5]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,222 students and 92.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.2:1. There were 223 students (18.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 66 (5.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

The school's mascot is a lion, the symbol is a paw, for the "Lacey Lions." The school's colors are navy blue, silver, and cardinal [3]

Lacey Township High School has implemented a random drug testing policy. Students participating in any extracurricular activities including after school sports, clubs or any school event must sign a waiver that allows them to be drug tested randomly. The first offense includes suspension from all after school activities for 10 days.[6]

  1. ^ Richmond, Lynne. "'It's a Matter of Pride' for Lacey's Top Teachers; Lacey Township Board of Education Set to Honor its Best Teachers at a Ceremony at Lacey Township High School Next Week.", LaceyPatch, May 5, 2011. Accessed August 22, 2012. "Vanessa P. Clark, Ph.D., Lacey Township Schools Assistant Superintendent, said Mrs. Applegate, Mrs. Camaligan, Mrs. Price, Mrs. DeMartino, Mrs. Kirk, and Mr. Stike are exemplary of the Lacey Township School District motto: 'It's a Matter of Pride!'"
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Lacey Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Shore was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Lacey Township High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 6, 2022.
  6. ^ Napoliello, Alex. "Lacey Township High School to hold random drug testing", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 17, 2013. Accessed May 6, 2016.