Howard C. Johnson Elementary School

As a moderately sized primary school in Jackson, New Jersey, Howard C. Johnson Elementary School hosts 416 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Jackson Township School District.

Jackson Township School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 7,627 students; Howard C. Johnson Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Howard C. Johnson Elementary School logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 38% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

In terms of school funding signals, Howard C. Johnson Elementary School reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 50% of students at Howard C. Johnson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Howard C. Johnson Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Ocean County put median household earnings sit near $89,863, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Ocean County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), Howard C. Johnson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Howard C. Johnson Elementary School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.7%.

Howard C. Johnson Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Howard C. Johnson Elementary School has edged down 11%, going from 468 students in 2018 to 416 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 77% to 47% over that span.

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