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Enrollment
1,577
High
DISTRICT 1,295 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340774004612
Jackson Memorial High School
101 Don Connor Boulevard, Jackson, NJ 08527 · (732) 833-4670 · Ocean County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
116 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
524 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 116 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 333 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 350 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 350 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 428 | 27% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -8.6pp since 2023
Math
20.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 20.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 22.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jackson Memorial High School
Jackson Memorial High School's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Memorial High School this school | 1,577 | 33.2% | 30.0% |
| Central Regional High School BAYVILLE | 1,489 | 37.2% | 21.5% |
| Hammonton High School HAMMONTON | 1,315 | 34.4% | 39.6% |
| Hamilton East - Steinert HAMILTON | 1,437 | 36.6% | 26.5% |
| Brick Township Memorial High School BRICK | 1,269 | 36.3% | 31.9% |
| Toms River High School East TOMS RIVER | 1,377 | 32.3% | 42.9% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jackson Memorial High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #255 of 397 | #13 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #253 of 400 ▼ 10 | #11 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #256 of 395 ▲ 3 | #13 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,577 | #75 of 442 | #3 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #288 of 388 | #12 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #182 of 389 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #222 of 405 | #11 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #184 of 200 | #11 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,577
-48 (-3%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,504
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,577 | 115.9 | 13.6:1 | 33% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 1,496 | 105.4 | 14.2:1 | 22% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 1,499 | 108.8 | 13.8:1 | 16% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 1,625 | 110 | 14.8:1 | 16% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 1,597 | 117.2 | 13.6:1 | 14% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 1,599 | 116 | 13.8:1 | 14% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 1,758 | 112 | 15.7:1 | 10% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 2,183 | 130 | 16.8:1 | 5% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 1,504 | 142 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Memorial High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,597 to 1,577); teachers down 1% (117.2 to 115.9).
About Jackson Memorial High School
Jackson Memorial High School is a public high school in Jackson, New Jersey. Enrollment totals 1,577 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 70% above the 929-student average for high schools in New Jersey.
Jackson Township School District operates 10 schools. Combined enrollment is 7,627 students.
The student body at Jackson Memorial High School is 60% White. Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Ocean County's residents are about 83% White, 23 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 115.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Jackson Memorial High School, giving a ratio of 13.6:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1. A total of 524 students, or 33%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 44% average for public schools in Ocean County is 11 points higher.
Jackson Memorial High School is a bottom-10% school in New Jersey on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.0% against a predicted 48.0%.
The school's county is Ocean County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $89,863 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Ocean County number 117, with about 66,051 students.
Among nearby public schools, Switlik Elementary School is closest at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Jackson Memorial High School is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 48 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 14.8:1 to 13.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Township School District
- Jackson Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,012 students
- Carl W. Goetz Middle SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Switlik Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
- Elms Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Jackson Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,012 students
- Carl W. Goetz Middle SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Switlik Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
- Elms Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Nearby schools
- Switlik Elementary School0.3 mi · 758
- Lucy N. Holman Elementary School3.2 mi · 547
- Ocean County Vocational Technical School Jackson Center3.4 mi · 2
- Manchester Regional Day School3.5 mi · 56
- Carl W. Goetz Middle School4.1 mi · 978
- Elms Elementary School4.4 mi · 705
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Memorial High SchoolHow many students attend Jackson Memorial High School?
Jackson Memorial High School enrolls approximately 1,577 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Jackson Memorial High School serve?
Jackson Memorial High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Jackson Memorial High School have?
Jackson Memorial High School employs 116 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Jackson Memorial High School?
Jackson Memorial High School reports a student body of 60% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackson Memorial High School?
Jackson Memorial High School is overseen by Jackson Township School District in Ocean County.
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