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Jackson Liberty High School

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Jackson Liberty High School ranks 288 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 34% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Jackson Liberty High School is a public high school in Jackson, New Jersey, serving 1,076 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jackson Township School District, which is ranked 463 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Jackson Liberty High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools over the past 10 years, with below-average performance on standardized tests compared to the state and district. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.3% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 38% for the district and 49.9% for the state. The school's mathematics performance is particularly weak, with only 10.2% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 14.4% for the district and 20.3% for the state.

While Jackson Liberty High School has a relatively low dropout rate, it faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 24.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students generally performing better than Hispanic and White students. Nearby schools, such as OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy and Howell High School, perform significantly better than Jackson Liberty High School, ranking in the top half of the state.

1,012

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,996

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 North Hope Chapel Road
Jackson, NJ 08527-3497

(732) 833-4700

District: Jackson Township School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.4%

Hispanic:

41.3%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (41% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg45%

New Jersey avg49%

288^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High 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	35.5	288 of 434	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	295 of 429	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	308 of 422	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	343 of 415	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	259 of 405	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	275 of 416	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	272 of 415	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.3	272 of 411	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.9	239 of 409	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.5	280 of 406	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.2	195 of 411	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.3	167 of 396	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.3	176 of 388	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.8	208 of 378	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.3	129 of 371	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.8	196 of 370	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	244 of 359	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	45.6	137 of 282	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	117 of 256	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	149 of 247	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	153 of 254	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	165 of 266	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	33.4	118 of 165	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	76 of 215	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.6	135 of 191	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	133 of 161	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	104 of 137	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	38 of 101	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	246 of 426	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	296 of 420	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	320 of 416	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	341 of 414	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	307 of 402	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	244 of 408	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	270 of 403	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	323 of 406	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	344 of 403	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	343 of 385	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	355 of 382	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	316 of 374	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	224 of 364	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	318 of 368	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	277 of 377	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	254 of 358	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	271 of 344	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	251 of 324	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.2	185 of 326	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	154 of 347	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.2	220 of 345	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	273 of 426	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	311 of 419	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	277 of 414	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	313 of 410	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	264 of 402	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	260 of 407	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	275 of 405	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	260 of 359	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	269 of 361	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	283 of 339	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	309 of 344	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	163 of 333	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	138 of 349	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	125 of 355	64.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	294 of 347	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	254 of 345	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	273 of 335	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	300 of 335	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	267 of 336	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	235 of 339	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	244 of 340	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2024)51st percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)28th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II86%+4 vs state

English Language Arts75%-6 vs state

Mathematics50%-8 vs state

Geometry33%-23 vs state

Science22%-9 vs state

Algebra I11%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Liberty High School	Public	9-12	125 North Hope Chapel Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4700	1,012	74	13.6	53.1%	490 (48.4%)	53 (5.2%)	418 (41.3%)	21 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.5%)	35.5	288^th of 434 public high schools	33.6%		31.9	295^th of 429 public high schools	31.2%	7	75.0	49.6	22.5	33.3	10.2	14.3	10.7	33.3		33.3	85.7	85.7	$8,996	$77	$8,919
Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	855 Somerset Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3500	1,295	95	13.6	92.0%	38 (2.9%)	76 (5.9%)	1,154 (89.1%)	18 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	27.9	322^nd of 434 public high schools	25.8%		23.3	338^th of 429 public high schools	21.2%	16	69.3	47.0	14.0	37.6	16.6	8.7	15.8	26.5		25.0			$15,563	$1,087	$14,476
Jackson Memorial High School	Public	9-12	101 Don Connor Boulevard	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4670	1,577	116	13.6	33.2%	951 (60.3%)	94 (6.0%)	431 (27.3%)	59 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	35 (2.2%)	43.5	241^st of 434 public high schools	44.5%		46.3	221^st of 429 public high schools	48.5%	20	84.4	54.2	22.3	40.5	16.8		16.0	27.3		27.3	84.7	84.7	$7,890	$29	$7,861
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Jackson Center	Public	9-12	850 Toms River Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 286-5665	2	11	.1		1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)													$13,309	$955	$12,354
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Brick Center	Public	9-12	350 Chambers Bridge Road	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 286-5670	2	26	.0		1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$12,800	$1,181	$11,619
Brick Township High School	Public	9-12	346 Chambers Bridge Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	1,200	95	12.6	41.2%	744 (62.0%)	51 (4.3%)	352 (29.3%)	31 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)	40.4	260^th of 434 public high schools	40.1%		45.1	226^th of 429 public high schools	47.3%	34	82.6	46.2	17.3	54.0	12.9		12.9	66.7		66.7			$9,209	$02	$9,207
Manchester Township High School	Public	9-12	101 Hawks Way	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 657-2121	947	87	10.9	50.2%	479 (50.6%)	96 (10.1%)	288 (30.4%)	35 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.5%)	32.6	302^nd of 434 public high schools	30.4%		34.5	281^st of 429 public high schools	34.5%	21	78.5	44.9	18.8	30.7	12.0		11.3		15.9	16.7			$14,584	$16	$14,568
Brick Township Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2001 Lanes Mill Rd	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	1,269	93	13.6	36.3%	846 (66.7%)	105 (8.3%)	264 (20.8%)	19 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.5%)	41.9	254^th of 434 public high schools	41.5%		46	222^nd of 429 public high schools	48.3%	32	81.6	48.6	19.4	56.5	13.0		12.9	81.3		76.5			$8,276		$8,276
OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy	Public	9-12	1 College Drive	Toms River	08754	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 286-5678	259	28	9.2	16.2%	209 (80.7%)	8 (3.1%)	27 (10.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	45.4	234^th of 434 public high schools	46.1%		73.3	84^th of 429 public high schools	80.4%	150		51.6	14.5	62.3	38.1		38.1						$15,088		$15,088
Howell High School	Public	9-12	405 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-2131	1,775	128	13.8	17.7%	1,266 (71.3%)	63 (3.5%)	318 (17.9%)	62 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	58 (3.3%)	57.4	159^th of 434 public high schools	63.4%		59.5	149^th of 429 public high schools	65.3%	10	88.9	69.1	29.8	44.8		16.3	16.8	59.7		60.2	78.9	78.9	$9,633	$30	$9,603

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Liberty High School

Is Jackson Liberty High School a good school?

Jackson Liberty High School ranks 288^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jackson Liberty High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,012 students attended Jackson Liberty High School.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Liberty High School?

Students at Jackson Liberty High School are 48% White, 41% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Jackson Liberty High School?

Jackson Liberty High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School
Elementary : Lucy N. Holman Elementary School
Middle : Christa McAuliffe Middle School

What district is Jackson Liberty High School in?

Jackson Township School District

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