Summary:
The Hudson County Schools of Technology School District includes five schools serving grades 6–12: four high schools and one middle school, with 2,326 students combined. The middle school’s results stand out, while high-school results differ substantially from one school to another. For parents, the key takeaway is that the district’s overall picture can hide important school-by-school differences.
High Technical High School leads several 2025–2026 high-school comparisons: its Grade 9 ELA and Algebra I results were both 89%, and its Grade 11 Science result was 59%, compared with state results of 51%, 22%, and 29%, respectively. The largest gap between high schools was in Algebra I: 52 points separated High Technical from the 37% result at Academy of Technology Design. The latter also had the lowest reported Grade 11 Science result, 16%, versus High Technical’s 59%. Explore Middle School is a clear middle-grade standout: its average across Grades 6–8 was 91% in ELA and 70% in mathematics, versus state averages of 53% and 34%. County Prep High School also posted strong results, including 88% in Grade 9 ELA and 57% in Grade 11 Science.
Recent results moved differently by subject: the high-school Grade 9 ELA average fell 5 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while the Algebra I and Science averages rose 2 and 5 points. At Explore, Grade 8 mathematics rose 18 points, while Grade 8 ELA fell 3. SchoolDigger rankings also diverge: Explore ranked 12th among New Jersey middle schools and High Technical 18th in 2025–2026, while Academy of Technology Design ranked 203rd; its Grade 9 ELA score had fallen 18 points from the prior year. All four high schools reported graduation rates from 99% to 100%. Context measures vary too: 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible rates ranged from 36% at High Technical to 57% at County Prep, while reported student-teacher ratios ranged from 8.6 at High Technical to 76.8 at Academy of Career and Technical Education; these figures are observations, not explanations for test results.
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