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Manalapan High School

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Manalapan High School ranks 142 nd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 67% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Manalapan High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Englishtown, New Jersey, with a student population of 1,740. As part of the Freehold Regional High School District, Manalapan High School has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and a current statewide ranking of 142 out of over 400 New Jersey high schools.

Manalapan High School generally performs better than the district and state averages in standardized test scores, with 58% of 9th graders proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% for the district and 49.9% for the state. The school also has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 91.1% to 98.2% in recent years, and relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.2% to 1.2%. However, Manalapan High School has seen its chronic absenteeism rate fluctuate between 14.9% and 27.3%, which is generally higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Colts Neck High School, Freehold Township High School, and Freehold Borough High School, Manalapan High School generally performs better in terms of test scores and statewide rankings. However, the specialized Biotechnology High School in the Monmouth County Vocational School District significantly outperforms Manalapan High School and the state in these areas, highlighting the potential impact of a specialized curriculum and student body.

1,690

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,632

Per pupil spending ?

13.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Church Lane
Englishtown, NJ 07726-3498

(732) 792-7200

District: Freehold Regional High School District

Feeder schools for Manalapan High School:

Elementary:	Clark Mills School
	John I. Dawes Early Learning Center
	Lafayette Mills School
	Milford Brook School
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	Taylor Mills School
Middle:	Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School
	Pine Brook School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Asian:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg49%

New Jersey avg46%

142^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the Freehold Regional High School District

217^th of 609Freehold Regional High 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	61.7	142 of 434	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	134 of 429	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	116 of 422	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	54.2	136 of 415	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	93 of 405	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	43.4	202 of 416	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	214 of 415	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.0	165 of 411	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.5	204 of 409	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.8	106 of 406	73.9%	★★★★☆
2014	72.5	115 of 411	72.0%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	45 of 396	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	77.0	68 of 388	82.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.7	67 of 378	82.3%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	51 of 371	86.3%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	85 of 370	77.0%	★★★★☆
2008	76.9	79 of 359	78.0%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	96 of 361	73.4%	★★★★☆
2006	81.3	38 of 357	89.4%	★★★★☆
2005	78.8	65 of 351	81.5%	★★★★☆
2004	74.4	91 of 348	73.9%	★★★★☆
2003	79.7	62 of 343	81.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	28.5	186 of 254	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	150 of 266	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	124 of 190	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.1	60 of 191	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	43 of 172	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	37.6	112 of 175	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.8	31 of 165	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	79 of 191	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.9	153 of 198	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	164 of 426	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	154 of 420	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	134 of 416	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	179 of 414	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	111 of 402	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	43.6	205 of 408	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	227 of 403	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	129 of 406	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	106 of 403	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	144 of 385	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	76 of 382	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	115 of 374	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	156 of 364	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	185 of 368	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	73 of 377	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	50.3	153 of 358	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	95 of 344	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	43.8	141 of 324	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	141 of 326	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	135 of 347	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	194 of 345	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	136 of 426	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	153 of 419	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	115 of 414	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	47.0	157 of 410	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	97 of 402	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.0	192 of 407	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	202 of 405	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	96 of 359	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	42.7	172 of 361	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	165 of 339	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	144 of 344	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	89 of 333	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	35.8	200 of 349	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	188 of 355	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	178 of 347	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	172 of 345	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	160 of 335	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	206 of 335	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	108 of 336	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.3	229 of 339	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	252 of 340	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-33 vs school

African American (2019)27th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II94%+12 vs state

Mathematics82%+24 vs state

English Language Arts58%+8 vs state

Geometry36%-20 vs state

Algebra I33%-5 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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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 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manalapan High School	Public	9-12	20 Church Lane	Englishtown	07726	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 792-7200	1,690	113	14.9	13.4%	1,275 (75.4%)	33 (2.0%)	177 (10.5%)	165 (9.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.1%)	61.7	142^nd of 434 public high schools	67.3%		63.1	134^th of 429 public high schools	68.8%	8		81.9	30.1	58.0		32.5	32.6	36.3	35.0	95.0		92.2	$9,632	$30	$9,602
Freehold Borough High School	Public	9-12	2 Robertsville Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-8360	1,376	97	14.1	40.8%	539 (39.2%)	93 (6.8%)	580 (42.2%)	142 (10.3%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	16 (1.2%)	59.3	147^th of 434 public high schools	66.1%		53.3	180^th of 429 public high schools	58.0%	33	81.7	65.3	39.1	53.2		16.6	16.5	58.7	58.7	95.8		95.8	$9,952	$344	$9,608
Biotechnology High School	Public	9-12	5000 Kozloski Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-7942	315	27	11.6	1.3%	90 (28.6%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.2%)	201 (63.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	88.6	19^th of 434 public high schools	95.6%		90.2	16^th of 429 public high schools	96.3%	3			98.7	100.0				84.6	84.6	100.0		100.0	$16,641	$352	$16,289
Monmouth County Career Center	Public	9-12	1000 Kozloski Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-3773	5	26	.1		5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$16,067	$1,110	$14,957
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)
Marlboro High School	Public	9-12	95 North Main Street	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 617-8393	1,700	108	15.7	10.9%	1,162 (68.4%)	40 (2.4%)	149 (8.8%)	304 (17.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	41 (2.4%)	66.3	110^th of 434 public high schools	74.7%		65.7	121^st of 429 public high schools	71.8%	11		89.1	20.8	51.1	60.0	55.4	55.8	87.8	87.8	91.7	75.0	86.1	$9,633	$30	$9,603
Freehold Township High School	Public	9-12	281 Elton Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-8460	1,813	123	14.7	19.5%	1,253 (69.1%)	88 (4.9%)	300 (16.5%)	110 (6.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	52 (2.9%)	55.9	168^th of 434 public high schools	61.3%		57.1	160^th of 429 public high schools	62.7%	8		75.2	36.3	48.2		20.8	21.7	52.3	50.7				$9,748	$146	$9,602
Monroe Township High School	Public	9-12	200 Schoolhouse Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-2882	2,583	187	13.8	13.9%	885 (34.3%)	103 (4.0%)	356 (13.8%)	1,197 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (1.5%)	71.3	90^th of 434 public high schools	79.3%		76	73^rd of 429 public high schools	83.0%	17	89.2	75.1	42.9	58.6	41.4		41.4	70.0	70.0	97.1		97.1	$13,410	$49	$13,361
Colts Neck High School	Public	9-12	59 Five Points Road	Colts Neck	07722	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 761-0190	1,430	97	14.7	23.6%	951 (66.5%)	22 (1.5%)	323 (22.6%)	103 (7.2%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.7%)	64.5	119^th of 434 public high schools	72.6%		67.2	112^th of 429 public high schools	73.9%	7	77.5	68.9	36.9	54.9		39.9	40.0	74.7	73.9	100.0		100.0	$9,637	$30	$9,607
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Manalapan High School

Manalapan High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clark Mills School
Elementary : John I. Dawes Early Learning Center
Elementary : Lafayette Mills School
Elementary : Milford Brook School
Elementary : Taylor Mills School
Middle : Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School
Middle : Pine Brook School

How many students attend Manalapan High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,690 students attended Manalapan High School.

What is the racial makeup of Manalapan High School?

Students at Manalapan High School are 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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