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Howard C. Johnson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1011^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Howard C. Johnson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Jackson, New Jersey, with 383 students. Over the past decade, the school has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking and rating, dropping from #557 out of 1,357 schools in 2014-2015 to #1,011 out of 1,347 schools in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 1 star.

The school struggles with performance across various student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, Hispanic, white, English language learner, special education, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom 40% of New Jersey elementary schools. Academically, Howard C. Johnson Elementary School consistently underperforms the state and Jackson Township School District averages on the NJSLA assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 11.5% compared to the state average of 44.9%. Additionally, the school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.1% over the past few years, significantly above the state average.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Jackson Township School District and the neighboring Howell Township Public School District, Howard C. Johnson Elementary School consistently underperforms on key metrics like test scores, chronic absenteeism, and free/reduced lunch rates. The school's relatively low per-student spending of $9,917 (compared to the state average) may be a contributing factor to its underperformance, and the Jackson Township School District's low ranking suggests potential resource allocation challenges.

416

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,917

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1021 Larsen Road
Jackson, NJ 08527-3497

(732) 833-4640

District: Jackson Township School District

Students who attend Howard C. Johnson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carl W. Goetz Middle School
High:	Jackson Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

Hispanic:

38.0%

African American:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg34%

New Jersey avg46%

1,011^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Jackson Township School District

463^rd of 609Jackson Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1011 of 1347	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	881 of 1338	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	807 of 1342	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.9	539 of 1345	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	366 of 1317	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	593 of 1360	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	558 of 1353	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.9	532 of 1352	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.2	565 of 1346	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.3	557 of 1357	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.3	491 of 1363	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.5	481 of 1367	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.1	537 of 1363	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.9	559 of 1360	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.1	429 of 1354	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.0	287 of 1346	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	74.2	356 of 1338	73.4%	★★★★☆
2007	79.1	164 of 1329	87.7%	★★★★☆
2006	79.8	172 of 1314	86.9%	★★★★☆
2005	73.8	367 of 1303	71.8%	★★★★☆
2004	68.7	480 of 1298	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.8	567 of 1204	52.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	524 of 597	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	495 of 559	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	799 of 1326	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	757 of 1317	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	617 of 1318	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	430 of 1326	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	405 of 1290	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	609 of 1331	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	498 of 1333	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	852 of 1032	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	678 of 989	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	536 of 982	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	363 of 953	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	189 of 896	78.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	787 of 1023	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	623 of 939	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	649 of 910	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.5	267 of 863	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.8	804 of 942	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1055 of 1318	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	917 of 1313	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	779 of 1315	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	565 of 1324	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	307 of 1297	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	530 of 1335	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	600 of 1334	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	826 of 1023	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	683 of 989	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	636 of 958	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.1	254 of 868	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	31.3	633 of 1007	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	571 of 1001	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	823 of 970	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	687 of 963	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	638 of 975	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.1	355 of 976	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	241 of 964	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	44.2	596 of 1023	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	586 of 1022	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%-5 vs state

English Language Arts26%-24 vs state

Science11%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Howard C. Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 Larsen Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4640	416	39	10.7	50.5%	197 (47.4%)	32 (7.7%)	158 (38.0%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	26.1	1011^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.9%		33.9	881^st of 1338 public elementary schools	34.2%	130	10.6	11.5	36.5	29.9		36.6	52.0	38.8		$9,917	$22	$9,895
Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Larsen Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 833-4690	718	56	12.8	63.9%	298 (41.5%)	64 (8.9%)	313 (43.6%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	20.8	1085^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.5%		29.9	945^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.4%	140	15.2	22.2	39.1	29.5		33.0	29.7	28.6		$8,982	$328	$8,654
Aldrich Elementary School	Public	K-5	615 Aldrich Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2483	470	38	12.2	34.0%	256 (54.5%)	2 (0.4%)	167 (35.5%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	50.9	669^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.3%		50.1	663^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	50.4%	6	16.9	52.8	66.1	35.1		62.5	54.0	43.4		$8,546	$16	$8,530
Lucy N. Holman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Manhattan Street	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 833-4620	547	48	11.3	58.7%	214 (39.1%)	28 (5.1%)	265 (48.4%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.8%)	26.3	1008^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.2%		22.8	1033^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	22.8%	25	14.6	15.2	58.7	33.0		14.3	46.8	25.9		$8,913	$404	$8,509
Land O'Pines Elementary School	Public	K-5	81 Windeler Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2489	530	49	10.8	30.2%	292 (55.1%)	28 (5.3%)	152 (28.7%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	42.1	787^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.6%					(n/a)	24.4	44.7	49.5	41.5		51.5	39.6	40.0		$10,422	$112	$10,310
Taunton Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Taunton Drive	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2497	389	34	11.5	24.7%	262 (67.4%)	11 (2.8%)	77 (19.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	42.2	785^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.7%					(n/a)	22.0	34.1	45.4	61.0		44.5	43.6	43.9		$8,377	$150	$8,227
Edith M. Griebling Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Havens Bridge Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2487	457	37	12.3	37.6%	273 (59.7%)	37 (8.1%)	81 (17.7%)	30 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.4%)	48.8	698^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.2%					(n/a)	31.7	38.3	51.3	54.5		36.7	47.0	50.5		$15,713	$129	$15,584
Clifton Ave Grade School	Public	3-6	625 Clifton Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3650	331	47	7.0	91.8%	15 (4.5%)	21 (6.3%)	286 (86.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20.6	1091^st of 1347 public elementary schools	19.0%		22.2	1042^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	22.1%	49	8.2	23.6	32.1	49.4	42.8	28.4	22.4	14.6	26.0	$14,783	$771	$14,012
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	485 Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-1085	414	44	9.3	20.5%	292 (70.5%)	13 (3.1%)	60 (14.5%)	30 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.3%)	59.7	544^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.6%		39.2	809^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.5%	265	34.0	46.2	66.6	46.4		55.8	70.0	42.9		$13,399	$29	$13,370
Ardena Elementary School	Public	K-5	355 Adelphia Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 751-2485	374	37	10.2	30.5%	234 (62.6%)	10 (2.7%)	109 (29.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	51.2	665^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.6%		54.2	620^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.7%	45	28.1	49.2	63.3	52.7		52.7	42.9	38.6		$9,486	$330	$9,156

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Is Howard C. Johnson Elementary School a good school?

Howard C. Johnson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Howard C. Johnson Elementary School?

Students at Howard C. Johnson Elementary School are 47% White, 38% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Howard C. Johnson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Howard C. Johnson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carl W. Goetz Middle School
High : Jackson Memorial High School

What district is Howard C. Johnson Elementary School in?

Jackson Township School District

How many students attend Howard C. Johnson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Howard C. Johnson Elementary School.

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