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Schools in Vista Center

Vista Center’s public schools

Jackson Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vista Center. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/9schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.4K
▼ 11% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
NJ 11.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,376 students on the public path
In brief

Vista Center’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Vista Center’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Carl W. Goetz Middle School places highest (better than 65%); Lucy N. Holman Elementary School lowest (40%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Vista Center, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Jackson Memorial High School and Jackson Liberty High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Vista Center, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jackson Township School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Jackson Township School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 7,376 students · 12.7 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$25,381NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 48.6% · 3942 students tested
Math36%
State average 35.5% · 3925 students tested

Vista Center vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Vista Center’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Vista Center—Jackson Township

Every school in Vista Center

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Vista Centerin other towns
Switlik Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jackson
C+
758 students14:1Rate it →
Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jackson
C+
718 students13:1Rate it →
Elms Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jackson
B
705 students14:1Rate it →
Lucy N. Holman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jackson
C+
547 students11:1Rate it →
Howard C. Johnson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jackson
B
416 students11:1Rate it →
Carl W. Goetz Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jackson
B+
978 students13:1Rate it →
Christa McAuliffe Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jackson
B−
665 students10:1Rate it →
Jackson Memorial High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jackson
B
1,577 students14:1Rate it →
Jackson Liberty High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jackson
C+
1,012 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Vista Center’s schools

Are Vista Center’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Vista Center. Jackson Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vista Center. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Vista Center in?

Jackson Township School District.

Where do Vista Center kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Jackson Memorial High School and Jackson Liberty High School.

Parents talk

What Vista Center families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.