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East Brunswick Magnet School

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East Brunswick Magnet School ranks 185 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 57% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

East Brunswick Magnet School is a public high school serving 742 students in grades 9-12 in the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District in East Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past several years, ranging from 137th to 297th out of New Jersey high schools.

While the school excels in certain areas, such as Algebra II and maintaining strong four-year graduation rates, it struggles in others, particularly in math and science proficiency. In English Language Arts, the school's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, while in math, the school's proficiency rates in Algebra I and Geometry are well below the district and state. However, the school performs better in Algebra II, with proficiency rates around 80-100%, exceeding the district and state. In science, the school's proficiency rates on the NJSLA-S exam are low, ranging from 13.8% to 30.1% proficient, compared to the district and state.

When compared to nearby schools, East Brunswick High School and Edison Academy Magnet School generally outperform New Brunswick Adult High School and South River High School. However, East Brunswick Magnet School's performance is mixed, with strengths in certain areas and challenges in others, suggesting a need to focus on improving math and science instruction and support for students in these subject areas.

745

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,118

Per pupil spending ?

36.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

112 Rues Lane
East Brunswick, NJ 08816-4235

(732) 254-8700

District: Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.8%

White:

38.3%

African American:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 67th percentile in 2022 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Above the New Jersey median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 67th-percentile peak (2022) to 57th (2025)

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

!Algebra I scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

New Jersey avg49%

185^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District

199^th of 609Middlesex County Vocational and Technical 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	52.3	185 of 434	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	250 of 429	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	252 of 422	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	137 of 415	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	163 of 405	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.6	297 of 416	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	271 of 415	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.1	287 of 411	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.5	328 of 409	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	326 of 406	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	59.8	220 of 411	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.8	171 of 396	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.8	185 of 388	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	27.9	304 of 378	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.7	299 of 371	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.8	325 of 370	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.3	294 of 359	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.1	294 of 361	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.2	328 of 357	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.1	299 of 351	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	4.8	324 of 348	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	9.8	311 of 343	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	148 of 283	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	194 of 282	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	70 of 250	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	33 of 247	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	107 of 254	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	179 of 266	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	52 of 190	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	212 of 426	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	282 of 420	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	223 of 416	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	176 of 414	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	163 of 402	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.5	311 of 408	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	274 of 403	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	94 of 406	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	123 of 403	69.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	135 of 385	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	50 of 382	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	63 of 374	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	44.2	170 of 364	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	138 of 368	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	108 of 377	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	160 of 358	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	102 of 344	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	23 of 324	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	74.5	30 of 326	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	36.5	210 of 347	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	141 of 345	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	221 of 426	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	239 of 419	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	257 of 414	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	90 of 410	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	163 of 402	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.9	246 of 407	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	274 of 405	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	125 of 359	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	192 of 361	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	188 of 339	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	255 of 347	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	296 of 345	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	290 of 335	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.3	129 of 335	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	200 of 336	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.3	292 of 339	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	275 of 340	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+19 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry78%+23 vs state

Mathematics63%+5 vs state

English Language Arts54%+4 vs state

Science23%-8 vs state

Algebra I20%-11 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 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 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th 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
East Brunswick Magnet School	Public	9-12	112 Rues Lane	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 254-8700	745	67	11.2	36.5%	285 (38.3%)	67 (9.0%)	319 (42.8%)	43 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.7%)	52.3	185^th of 434 public high schools	57.4%		41.5	250^th of 429 public high schools	41.7%	65	87.0	63.3	23.1	54.3	20.0		20.0	78.5	78.5			$10,118	$730	$9,388
East Brunswick High School	Public	10-12	380 Cranbury Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 613-6904	2,124	163	13.0	24.2%	1,001 (47.1%)	122 (5.7%)	248 (11.7%)	694 (32.7%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	47 (2.2%)	86.8	22^nd of 434 public high schools	94.9%		87.5	28^th of 429 public high schools	93.5%	6		79.7	53.9									$14,963		$14,963
South River High School	Public	9-12	11 Montgomery Street	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4014	716	59	12.1	64.2%	303 (42.3%)	38 (5.3%)	348 (48.6%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	21.3	353^rd of 434 public high schools	18.7%		23	342^nd of 429 public high schools	20.3%	11	64.8	44.7	15.3	28.9	7.7		7.7	30.0	30.0			$9,035	$14	$9,021
Spotswood High School	Public	9-12	105 Summerhill Road	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	762	61	12.4	23.5%	504 (66.1%)	38 (5.0%)	164 (21.5%)	39 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	51.5	193^rd of 434 public high schools	55.5%		42.1	246^th of 429 public high schools	42.7%	53	87.4	74.3	35.3	39.1	15.9		15.9	43.2	42.7			$12,557	$51	$12,506
Sayreville War Memorial High School	Public	9-12	820 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 525-5252	1,764	141	12.5	46.2%	623 (35.3%)	300 (17.0%)	486 (27.6%)	273 (15.5%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (3.9%)	40.6	258^th of 434 public high schools	40.6%		46.6	219^th of 429 public high schools	49.0%	39		66.0	25.9	52.3	7.8		8.7	33.3	32.9	100.0	95.0	$7,656		$7,656
North Brunswick Township High School	Public	9-12	98 Raider Road	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3702	1,876	156	12.0	54.1%	244 (13.0%)	411 (21.9%)	840 (44.8%)	316 (16.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (3.2%)	29.3	316^th of 434 public high schools	27.2%		33.7	288^th of 429 public high schools	32.9%	28	75.2	44.2	20.7	34.9	6.9	0.0	6.5	23.4	23.4	83.6	83.6	$9,061	$24	$9,037
New Jersey Training School	Public	8-12	North State Home Ro	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 605-3907	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Middlesex County Jdc	Public	6-12	Us Highway 130	New Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 297-8991	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Edison Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	100 Technology Drive	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2600	173	13	13.8	1.7%	8 (4.6%)	4 (2.3%)	6 (3.5%)	153 (88.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	77.8	57^th of 434 public high schools	86.9%		84.4	40^th of 429 public high schools	90.7%	17										100.0	100.0	$11,783	$322	$11,461
New Brunswick Adult High School	Public	9-12	268 Baldwin street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 745-5300	85	6	14.1	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	81 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	12.5

Frequently Asked Questions about East Brunswick Magnet School

What is the racial makeup of East Brunswick Magnet School?

Students at East Brunswick Magnet School are 43% Hispanic, 38% White, 9% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified.

How many students attend East Brunswick Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended East Brunswick Magnet School.

Is East Brunswick Magnet School a good school?

East Brunswick Magnet School ranks 185^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is East Brunswick Magnet School in?

Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District

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