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Carl W. Goetz Middle School

Q: Is Carl W. Goetz Middle School a good school?

Carl W. Goetz Middle School ranks 391 st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

391^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 48% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Carl W. Goetz Middle School is a public middle school located in Jackson, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,011 students. It is part of the Jackson Township School District, which is ranked 463 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has shown a mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. While it has performed well in NJSLA Algebra I and Geometry, with proficiency rates significantly exceeding the district and state averages, its proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science have been more uneven. The school's performance in NJSLA Science for 8th grade has been consistently lower than the district and state averages. Interestingly, Christa McAuliffe Middle School, another school in the Jackson Township School District, has generally lower academic performance compared to Carl W. Goetz Middle School.

The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.1% in recent years, which are higher than the state average. Additionally, the performance of different student subgroups has been uneven, with African American students performing relatively well but English Language Learner (ELL) students and Hispanic students struggling. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low per-student spending of $8,153, compared to the higher spending of some nearby schools, such as Dwight D. Eisenhower School and Millstone Township Middle School, which have consistently outperformed Carl W. Goetz Middle School in academic measures.

978

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,153

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

835 Patterson Road
Jackson, NJ 08527-3497

(732) 833-4610

District: Jackson Township School District

Students who attend Carl W. Goetz Middle School usually attend:

High:

Jackson Memorial High School

Feeder schools for Carl W. Goetz Middle School:

Elementary:	Elms Elementary School
	Howard C. Johnson Elementary School
	Switlik Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.3%

Hispanic:

30.2%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg43%

391^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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	46.0	391 of 752	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	353 of 743	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	287 of 748	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	274 of 745	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	215 of 652	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	286 of 745	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	224 of 716	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.1	211 of 712	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	62.2	246 of 713	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.1	291 of 713	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.1	248 of 717	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.5	219 of 704	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.9	255 of 677	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.4	192 of 684	71.9%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	181 of 677	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	73.6	194 of 664	70.8%	★★★★☆
2008	74.7	168 of 640	73.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.7	179 of 631	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	73.5	199 of 615	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.6	194 of 599	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.5	249 of 588	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	66.1	249 of 574	56.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	89 of 359	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	86 of 352	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	21 of 361	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	15 of 356	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	17 of 291	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.3	39 of 326	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	43 of 326	86.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	66.2	72 of 201	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.7	128 of 147	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	283 of 343	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	222 of 320	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	218 of 270	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	358 of 728	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	333 of 717	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	318 of 720	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.5	152 of 726	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	221 of 625	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	245 of 703	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	221 of 680	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	400 of 608	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	333 of 589	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	267 of 587	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	212 of 591	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	227 of 480	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	286 of 524	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	217 of 504	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	341 of 613	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	254 of 584	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	199 of 568	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	142 of 549	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	45.4	217 of 467	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	154 of 541	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	127 of 522	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	399 of 726	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	329 of 719	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	239 of 718	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	286 of 730	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	181 of 635	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	303 of 697	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	215 of 675	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	234 of 507	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	253 of 510	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	160 of 505	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	207 of 535	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	163 of 401	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	193 of 492	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	170 of 471	63.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	309 of 502	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	310 of 510	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	265 of 509	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	256 of 512	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	186 of 435	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	294 of 504	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	237 of 497	52.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)75th percentile+27 vs school

Asian (2023)64th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I99%+53 vs state

English Language Arts49%-8 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science12%-8 vs state

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by a student
Friday, September 30, 2011

I moved to Jackson last year from Pennsylvania, and went to Goetz. It is an average school, but I kind of expected better after seeing the other schools in the surrounding area, like manalapan, and freehold. The teachers are all really good. They're not the problem. The problem is the school is a little rundown. On the outside the school looks so nice, but on the inside it's not. The lockers in the old part of the school are orange, yellow, blue, and tan. They couldn't paint over them? The walls have faded paw prints painted on them and they look really rundown. The cafeteria is another problem. There are probably about 90-100 kids in the lunch room and it can barely hold all them. You're sitting right on top off one another.My parents were considering moving to manalapan we took a tour of the middle school there, and it is so much nicer. It was completely redone and thats why, but compared to that Goetz looks like a school in the Ghetto and the towns are right next to each other. Plus, there isnt even an auditorium it's a little stage in the library. The school isn't terrible, but i wouldn't say it is good either. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carl W. Goetz Middle School	Public	6-8	835 Patterson Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4610	978	78	12.5	37.3%	560 (57.3%)	50 (5.1%)	295 (30.2%)	29 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	37 (3.8%)	46	391^st of 752 public middle schools	48.0%		49	353^rd of 743 public middle schools	52.5%	38	11.5	49.7	42.6	53.4	44.0	29.6	32.7		98.3	98.8	100.0	100.0	$8,153	$09	$8,144
Millstone Township Middle School	Public	6-8	5 Dawson Court	Millstone Township	08535	Monmouth County	Millstone Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 786-0950	423	46	9.2	8.0%	317 (74.9%)	16 (3.8%)	46 (10.9%)	34 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	70.7	191^st of 752 public middle schools	74.6%		68.8	202^nd of 743 public middle schools	72.8%	11	28.9	61.2	78.4	62.0	46.2	49.1	36.5		80.6	83.7	100.0	100.0	$13,011	$379	$12,632
Clifton T. Barkalow School	Public	6-8	498 Stillwells Corner Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-4403	574	70	8.2	15.0%	426 (74.2%)	28 (4.9%)	74 (12.9%)	36 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	73.9	164^th of 752 public middle schools	78.2%		68.1	204^th of 743 public middle schools	72.5%	40	18.3	69.5	73.5	67.0	56.6	63.4	35.2		93.4	93.7			$11,513	$244	$11,269
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Public	6-8	35 South Hope Chapel Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 833-4701	665	66	10.1	57.9%	285 (42.9%)	46 (6.9%)	295 (44.4%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	35.1	474^th of 752 public middle schools	37.0%		43	398^th of 743 public middle schools	46.4%	76	8.5	35.0	47.4	44.1	22.8	34.7	25.7	100.0	96.3	97.3			$13,417	$84	$13,333
Freehold Intermediate School	Public	6-8	280 Park Avenue	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 761-2156	498	51	9.8	80.5%	48 (9.6%)	30 (6.0%)	400 (80.3%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	26	548^th of 752 public middle schools	27.1%		28.1	522^nd of 743 public middle schools	29.7%	26	5.7	32.7	46.8	39.9	20.5	31.5	7.9		58.7	58.7			$13,254	$1,996	$11,258
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School	Public	7-8	155 Millhurst Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2650	1,207	87	13.8	15.0%	829 (68.7%)	28 (2.3%)	150 (12.4%)	153 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (3.7%)	81.9	110^th of 752 public middle schools	85.4%		83.6	90^th of 743 public middle schools	87.9%	20	30.0		77.0	80.7		58.3	38.3	100.0	93.2	95.0	98.8	98.8	$8,020	$14	$8,006
Dwight D. Eisenhower School	Public	6-8	279 Burlington Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-3910	582	68	8.5	15.5%	400 (68.7%)	29 (5.0%)	69 (11.9%)	61 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.3%)	73	172^nd of 752 public middle schools	77.1%		75.5	158^th of 743 public middle schools	78.7%	14	23.6	67.2	68.4	72.7	54.4	61.0	24.3		86.6	87.1			$10,436	$118	$10,318
Lakewood Middle School	Public	7-8	755 Somerset Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3600	574	67	8.5	93.0%	19 (3.3%)	34 (5.9%)	514 (89.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.8	608^th of 752 public middle schools	19.1%		29.1	516^th of 743 public middle schools	30.6%	92	3.2		37.6	30.7		19.6	6.0		86.1	86.1			$13,211	$902	$12,309
Howell Township Middle School North	Public	6-8	501 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-0095	970	78	12.4	32.0%	564 (58.1%)	49 (5.1%)	249 (25.7%)	55 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.3%)	66.1	232^nd of 752 public middle schools	69.1%		60	277^th of 743 public middle schools	62.7%	45	16.6	67.2	61.5	66.0	50.5	46.6	36.4	100.0	97.6	98.5	100.0	100.0	$10,272	$63	$10,209
Manchester Township Middle School	Public	6-8	2759 Ridgeway Rd	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 657-1717	586	61	9.6	52.6%	278 (47.4%)	43 (7.3%)	200 (34.1%)	29 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.5%)	43	418^th of 752 public middle schools	44.4%		36.2	452^nd of 743 public middle schools	39.2%	34	14.1	41.0	45.9	46.5	35.9	37.0	29.1		100.0	100.0			$14,119	$376	$13,743

Frequently Asked Questions about Carl W. Goetz Middle School

Is Carl W. Goetz Middle School a good school?

Carl W. Goetz Middle School ranks 391^st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carl W. Goetz Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 978 students attended Carl W. Goetz Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Carl W. Goetz Middle School?

Students at Carl W. Goetz Middle School are 57% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Carl W. Goetz Middle School attend?

Students who attend Carl W. Goetz Middle School usually go on to attend Jackson Memorial High School

What district is Carl W. Goetz Middle School in?

Jackson Township School District

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