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Hackettstown High School

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Hackettstown High School ranks 152 nd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 65% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Hackettstown High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Hackettstown, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 889 students. The school is part of the Hackettstown Public School District, which is ranked 274 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Hackettstown High School has consistently ranked in the top half of New Jersey high schools, with a ranking between 93 and 160 out of 405-434 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally on par with or slightly above the state average, with 57% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. However, the school's performance in NJSLA/Algebra I has been lower, with only 20.7% of 9th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 20.3%. The school has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 92.0% over the past few years, which is comparable to the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Hackettstown High School performs similarly to or slightly better than some, such as Roxbury High School and Hopatcong High School, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Voorhees High School and West Morris Central High School, which are ranked among the top 100 high schools in New Jersey. Additionally, Hackettstown High School has experienced a relatively high rate of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.6% to 16.6% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

868

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,359

Per pupil spending ?

30.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

599 Warren Street
Hackettstown, NJ 07840

(908) 852-8150

District: Hackettstown Public School District

Feeder schools for Hackettstown High School:

Elementary:	Hatchery Hill Elementary School
	Willow Grove Elementary School
Middle:	Hackettstown Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Hispanic:

31.1%

African American:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!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 school52%

District avg53%

New Jersey avg49%

152^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

274^th of 609Hackettstown Public 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	58.5	152 of 434	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	174 of 429	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	149 of 422	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	160 of 415	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	105 of 405	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	135 of 416	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	119 of 415	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	64.5	93 of 411	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	68.4	59 of 409	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	65.6	68 of 406	83.3%	★★★★☆
2014	73.6	102 of 411	75.2%	★★★★☆
2013	64.6	178 of 396	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.5	72 of 388	81.4%	★★★★☆
2011	75.1	94 of 378	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	62.3	174 of 371	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	160 of 370	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.8	191 of 359	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.7	115 of 361	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.7	173 of 357	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.9	139 of 351	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.2	154 of 348	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	66.5	132 of 343	61.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	54 of 283	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	45 of 282	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	59 of 250	76.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	189 of 215	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	136 of 191	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	155 of 161	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	49 of 137	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.6	119 of 146	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	213 of 426	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	147 of 420	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	133 of 416	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	113 of 414	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	129 of 402	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	140 of 408	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	119 of 403	70.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	225 of 406	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	260 of 403	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	162 of 385	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	235 of 382	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	119 of 374	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	173 of 364	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	163 of 368	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	104 of 377	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	129 of 358	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	108 of 344	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	167 of 324	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	146 of 326	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	139 of 347	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	167 of 345	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	153 of 426	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	249 of 419	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	134 of 414	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	99 of 410	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	79 of 402	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	43.9	186 of 407	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	159 of 405	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	151 of 359	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	178 of 361	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	156 of 339	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	107 of 344	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.2	38 of 333	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	125 of 349	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	117 of 355	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	124 of 347	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	133 of 345	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	159 of 335	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	170 of 335	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	88 of 336	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	44.4	150 of 339	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	150 of 340	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)81st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry97%+41 vs state

Mathematics71%+13 vs state

English Language Arts57%+7 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Algebra I21%-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 Mathematics (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 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th 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
Hackettstown High School	Public	9-12	599 Warren Street	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 852-8150	868	74	11.7	30.1%	491 (56.6%)	43 (5.0%)	270 (31.1%)	33 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	58.5	152^nd of 434 public high schools	65.0%		54.4	174^th of 429 public high schools	59.4%	22	87.2	71.1		31.1		57.0			20.7		20.7	97.3	97.3				$13,359	$163	$13,196
West Morris Central High School	Public	9-12	259 Bartley Road	Chester	07930	Morris County	West Morris Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 879-5212	1,015	83	12.2	1.4%	756 (74.5%)	21 (2.1%)	143 (14.1%)	44 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.7%)	73.4	77^th of 434 public high schools	82.3%		77.8	66^th of 429 public high schools	84.6%	11		76.7		50.9		71.7			31.8		31.6	79.1	78.2	100.0		100.0	$13,366	$40	$13,326
Mount Olive High School	Public	9-12	18 Corey Road	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2208	1,520	126	12.0	22.4%	797 (52.4%)	136 (8.9%)	320 (21.1%)	193 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (4.5%)	59.7	145^th of 434 public high schools	66.6%		58.1	155^th of 429 public high schools	63.9%	10	88.0	77.0		41.1		64.1			9.7	0.0	7.0	39.2	39.2				$10,202	$162	$10,040
Warren Regional School	Public	9-12	540 Rt 57e	Port Murray	07865	Warren County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 689-4650	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lenape Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	28 Sparta Road	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Lenape Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-7600	667	58	11.5	17.7%	432 (64.8%)	26 (3.9%)	172 (25.8%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	62.2	138^th of 434 public high schools	68.2%		66.2	117^th of 429 public high schools	72.7%	21		71.8		37.2		53.4			50.0	15.9	34.3	67.6	67.6				$15,677	$327	$15,350
Warren Hills Regional High School	Public	9-12	41 Jackson Valley Road	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-3050	1,050	98	10.7	25.9%	653 (62.2%)	90 (8.6%)	247 (23.5%)	30 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.8%)	51.6	192^nd of 434 public high schools	55.8%		59.4	151^st of 429 public high schools	64.8%	41	84.9	64.8		32.8		37.8			18.5		18.5	79.6	79.6				$7,485		$7,485
Athletic Training and Physical Therapy	Public	9-12	1 Bryant Drive	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-4600	62			8.1%	42 (67.7%)	3 (4.8%)	7 (11.3%)	6 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	39.2	271^st of 434 public high schools	37.6%					(n/a)				69.2		63.2						50.0	50.0
Roxbury High School	Public	9-12	One Bryant Drive	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-1200	1,179	116	10.1	23.2%	681 (57.8%)	55 (4.7%)	331 (28.1%)	67 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.6%)	52.3	186^th of 434 public high schools	57.1%		50.8	198^th of 429 public high schools	53.8%	12	82.8	61.5		30.8		53.2			19.0		18.8	68.9	67.4				$16,112		$16,112
Hopatcong High School	Public	8-12	2A Windsor Ave	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 398-8803	506	44	11.6	35.2%	273 (54.0%)	32 (6.3%)	186 (36.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	34.3	295^th of 434 public high schools	32.0%		25.8	330^th of 429 public high schools	23.1%	35	84.2	50.5	5.6	23.5	29.0	13.4	5.7	78.9	7.4		25.7	17.6	16.0		50.0	50.0	$13,636		$13,636
ESC Academy	Public	6-12	37 Hoffmans Crossing Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 439-3703	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$112,681	$4,323	$108,358

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