Summary:
Butler, New Jersey, has one high school, Butler High School, serving grades 9–12 with 482 students. In 2024–25, its graduation rate was 94%, above New Jersey’s 89%, while chronic absenteeism was 18%, compared with 14% statewide. The clearest takeaway is a sharp divide in math results: Geometry is well above state levels, but Algebra I End of Course is substantially below them.
Butler High School stands out positively in Geometry and negatively in Algebra I End of Course. In 2025–26, 73% were proficient in Geometry, compared with 52% statewide for End of Course and 50% for grade 9—advantages of 21 and 23 percentage points. Algebra I End of Course proficiency was 19%, versus 40% statewide, a 21-point shortfall. Other results were closer to state levels: grade 11 science and English Language Arts were each about 2 points below, while grade 11 mathematics was 3 points above.
Results weakened relative to the state across all eight test measures that could be compared with the prior year: Butler’s scores fell on seven and rose slightly on one, and its state gap became less favorable on each. Geometry remained a strength, but proficiency dropped from 82% to 73%, narrowing Butler’s lead over the state. SchoolDigger’s standing also declined, from 92nd of 429 schools, 79th percentile and 4 stars in 2023–24 to 230th of 434, 47th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–26. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 12.6 in 2024–25, and 28% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Because Butler is the only school in this list, there are no local peers to compare.
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