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Jackson Memorial High School

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Jackson Memorial High School ranks 241 st of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 44% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Jackson Memorial High School is a public high school located in Jackson, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,496 students. The school is part of the Jackson Township School District, which is ranked 463 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jackson Memorial High School has consistently ranked in the middle range of New Jersey high schools, ranking between 165 and 288 out of 400-430 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating average to slightly below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. While the school maintains relatively high graduation and low dropout rates, its academic performance, particularly in Mathematics and Science, has been a challenge, with proficiency rates below the state average. Certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, have also struggled academically at the school.

Compared to nearby schools, Howell High School and Freehold Township High School, which are part of the Freehold Regional High School District, have consistently outperformed Jackson Memorial High School in academic achievement and statewide rankings. Meanwhile, Lakewood High School, which is in a different district, has struggled even more than Jackson Memorial High School, with lower proficiency rates and a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

1,577

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,890

Per pupil spending ?

33.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Don Connor Boulevard
Jackson, NJ 08527-3497

(732) 833-4670

District: Jackson Township School District

Feeder schools for Jackson Memorial High School:

Elementary:	Elms Elementary School
	Howard C. Johnson Elementary School
	Switlik Elementary School
Middle:	Carl W. Goetz Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.3%

Hispanic:

27.3%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 59th percentile in 2021 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (44% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 59th-percentile peak (2021) to 44th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg45%

New Jersey avg50%

241^st of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	43.5	241 of 434	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	221 of 429	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	233 of 422	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	183 of 415	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	165 of 405	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	191 of 416	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.2	284 of 415	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.5	258 of 411	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	211 of 409	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.0	266 of 406	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	64.9	178 of 411	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.7	200 of 396	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.5	224 of 388	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.3	166 of 378	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.8	141 of 371	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.8	211 of 370	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.5	168 of 359	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.9	210 of 361	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.6	164 of 357	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.9	144 of 351	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.8	177 of 348	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	53.9	197 of 343	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	129 of 283	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	89 of 282	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	54 of 250	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	41.2	121 of 256	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	47 of 247	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	31 of 254	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	41.5	142 of 266	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	22.9	146 of 165	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	183 of 215	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	121 of 191	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	230 of 426	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.9	119 of 420	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	40.5	204 of 416	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	152 of 414	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	180 of 402	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	158 of 408	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	265 of 403	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	286 of 406	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	291 of 403	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	282 of 385	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.4	171 of 382	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	187 of 374	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	230 of 364	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	205 of 368	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	244 of 377	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	242 of 358	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	191 of 344	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	170 of 324	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	143 of 326	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	169 of 347	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	230 of 345	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	198 of 426	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	254 of 419	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	217 of 414	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	203 of 410	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	154 of 402	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	221 of 407	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	308 of 405	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	134 of 359	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.9	255 of 361	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	245 of 339	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	182 of 344	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	179 of 333	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	210 of 349	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	243 of 355	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	269 of 347	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	196 of 345	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	217 of 335	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	189 of 335	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	217 of 336	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	205 of 339	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.4	287 of 340	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2021)12th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II85%+3 vs state

English Language Arts84%+4 vs state

Mathematics54%-4 vs state

Geometry27%-29 vs state

Science22%-9 vs state

Algebra I16%-15 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 Mathematics (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 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th 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 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
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
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
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
Freehold Township High School	Public	9-12	281 Elton Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-8460	1,813	123	14.7	19.5%	1,253 (69.1%)	88 (4.9%)	300 (16.5%)	110 (6.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	52 (2.9%)	55.9	168^th of 434 public high schools	61.3%		57.1	160^th of 429 public high schools	62.7%	8		75.2		36.3			48.2				20.8	21.7	52.3		50.7			$9,748	$146	$9,602
New Egypt High School	Public	7-12	117 Evergreen Road	New Egypt	08533	Ocean County	Plumsted Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 758-6800	509	35	14.7	25.0%	401 (78.8%)	12 (2.4%)	83 (16.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	40.1	264^th of 434 public high schools	39.2%		43.8	236^th of 429 public high schools	45.0%	28	84.5	61.9	11.5	21.7	44.4	46.6	24.4	48.1	8.9	6.8		6.8	39.1		39.1			$11,759	$97	$11,662
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
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 Memorial High School

How many students attend Jackson Memorial High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,577 students attended Jackson Memorial High School.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Memorial High School?

Students at Jackson Memorial High School are 60% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Jackson Memorial High School?

Jackson Memorial High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elms Elementary School
Elementary : Howard C. Johnson Elementary School
Elementary : Switlik Elementary School
Middle : Carl W. Goetz Middle School

Is Jackson Memorial High School a good school?

Jackson Memorial High School ranks 241^st of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Jackson Memorial High School in?

Jackson Township School District

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