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Marlboro High School

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Marlboro High School ranks 110 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 75% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Marlboro High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Marlboro, New Jersey, with a student population of 1,742. The school is part of the Freehold Regional High School District, which is ranked 217 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Marlboro High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey, currently holding the 110th spot out of 434 high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marlboro High School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with students consistently outperforming the district and state averages in standardized test scores, especially in mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 55.4% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I, compared to 30.3% for the district and 17.9% for the state. The school also excels in NJSLA/Geometry and NJSLA/Algebra II, with over 85% of students proficient or better in these subjects. Additionally, Marlboro High School's 4-year graduation rate of 91.3% in the 2023-2024 school year was higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Middletown High School South and Matawan Regional High School are also high-performing, but Marlboro High School generally outperforms these schools in academic metrics. However, some specialized schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District, such as High Technology High School and Biotechnology High School, demonstrate even higher academic performance, particularly in mathematics and science.

1,700

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,633

Per pupil spending ?

10.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95 North Main Street
Marlboro, NJ 07746-1055

(732) 617-8393

District: Freehold Regional High School District

Feeder schools for Marlboro High School:

Elementary:	Asher Holmes Elementary School
	David C Abbott Early Learning Center
	Frank Defino Central Elementary School
	Marlboro Elementary School
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	Robertsville Elementary School
Middle:	Marlboro Memorial Middle School
	Marlboro Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.4%

Asian:

17.9%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2021 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (58% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Freehold Regional High School District

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2021) to 75th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg50%

New Jersey avg43%

110^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	66.3	110 of 434	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	121 of 429	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	106 of 422	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	77 of 415	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	47 of 405	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	68 of 416	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	116 of 415	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	62.0	99 of 411	75.9%	★★★★☆
2016	41.4	210 of 409	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.3	130 of 406	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.8	56 of 411	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	77.4	66 of 396	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	31 of 388	92.0%	★★★★★
2011	82.0	32 of 378	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	81.0	45 of 371	87.9%	★★★★☆
2009	81.4	46 of 370	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	79.0	60 of 359	83.3%	★★★★☆
2007	83.0	32 of 361	91.1%	★★★★★
2006	81.5	32 of 357	91.0%	★★★★★
2005	82.9	24 of 351	93.2%	★★★★★
2004	82.8	40 of 348	88.5%	★★★★☆
2003	83.9	38 of 343	88.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	83 of 283	70.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	155 of 190	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	115 of 191	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	103 of 172	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	99 of 175	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	78 of 165	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	77 of 191	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	96 of 198	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	227 of 426	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	131 of 420	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	102 of 416	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	102 of 414	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	55 of 402	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	90 of 408	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	113 of 403	72.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	139 of 406	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	102 of 403	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	113 of 385	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	92 of 382	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	23 of 374	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	66.6	83 of 364	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	79 of 368	78.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	67 of 377	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	81 of 358	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	50 of 344	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	34.4	194 of 324	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	87.7	15 of 326	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	37 of 347	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	30 of 345	91.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	204 of 426	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	133 of 419	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	144 of 414	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	83 of 410	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	56 of 402	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	80 of 407	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	131 of 405	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	65 of 359	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	66 of 361	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	64 of 339	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	94 of 344	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	49 of 333	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	80 of 349	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	71 of 355	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	164 of 347	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	158 of 345	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	175 of 335	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	142 of 335	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	34 of 336	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	50.6	129 of 339	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	156 of 340	54.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-22 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-23 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics89%+31 vs state

Geometry88%+32 vs state

Algebra II86%+6 vs state

Algebra I56%+25 vs state

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Science21%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Sunday, June 3, 2018

I attended this school and am not Interning on Wall Street and am all of 19 years old. I cannot thank the BLC and the high school enough for my experience and hope everyone can take away a similar one from this high school I owe it everything. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
Holmdel High School	Public	9-12	36 Crawfords Corner Road	Holmdel	07733	Monmouth County	Holmdel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-1832	934	89	10.4	2.8%	674 (72.2%)	9 (1.0%)	60 (6.4%)	149 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.4%)	77.5	59^th of 434 public high schools	86.4%		74.2	80^th of 429 public high schools	81.4%	21		89.0	52.2	72.4	37.0		33.7	71.6	71.6	100.0		100.0	$16,929	$70	$16,859
Old Bridge High School	Public	9-12	4209 Route 516	Matawan	07747	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 290-3900	2,659	196	13.5	27.5%	1,447 (54.4%)	242 (9.1%)	484 (18.2%)	422 (15.9%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	45 (1.7%)	47.2	221^st of 434 public high schools	49.1%		52.8	184^th of 429 public high schools	57.1%	37	75.0	53.0	30.9	45.9	28.5		28.5	71.9	71.3	93.3		93.3	$14,171	$84	$14,087
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
Matawan Regional High School	Public	9-12	450 Atlantic Avenue	Aberdeen	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-5200	1,038	87	11.9	34.0%	564 (54.3%)	113 (10.9%)	247 (23.8%)	55 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.3%)	50.4	199^th of 434 public high schools	54.1%		53.5	177^th of 429 public high schools	58.7%	22		63.3	31.6	51.2	26.4		25.4	77.8	73.7				$14,800	$132	$14,668
High Technology High School	Public	9-12	765 Newman Springs Road	Lincroft	07738	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 842-8444	284	21	13.8	2.5%	95 (33.5%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (4.9%)	161 (56.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	82.7	43^rd of 434 public high schools	90.1%		92	9^th of 429 public high schools	97.9%	34				100.0				72.8	72.8	98.4		98.4	$16,345	$341	$16,004

Frequently Asked Questions about Marlboro High School

Marlboro High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Asher Holmes Elementary School
Elementary : David C Abbott Early Learning Center
Elementary : Frank Defino Central Elementary School
Elementary : Marlboro Elementary School
Elementary : Robertsville Elementary School
Middle : Marlboro Memorial Middle School
Middle : Marlboro Middle School

Is Marlboro High School a good school?

Marlboro High School ranks 110^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Marlboro High School in?

Freehold Regional High School District

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