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Highland Park High School

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Highland Park High School ranks 226 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 48% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Highland Park High School is a public high school serving 518 students in grades 9-12 in Highland Park, New Jersey, which is part of the Highland Park Boro School District. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with strengths in certain subject areas and student subgroups, but also areas for improvement, particularly in mathematics and for certain underperforming student populations.

Highland Park High School generally outperforms nearby schools like South River High School and New Brunswick High School in academic metrics, ranking higher in statewide rankings and having stronger test scores. However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools like East Brunswick High School and Edison Academy Magnet School, which consistently rank among the top high schools in New Jersey. The school's relatively high percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients, ranging from 29.1% to 37.45% over the past few years, suggests that it serves a significant population of students from lower-income backgrounds, which may impact academic performance and other outcomes.

Despite these challenges, Highland Park High School's spending per student of $12,520 in the 2018-2019 school year is higher than the state average, which may contribute to the school's relatively strong performance in some areas. Overall, Highland Park High School appears to be a moderately performing school with room for improvement, particularly in addressing the needs of its diverse student population and ensuring more consistent academic achievement across all subject areas and student subgroups.

493

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,520

Per pupil spending ?

40.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 North Fifth Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904

(732) 572-2400

District: Highland Park Boro School District

Feeder schools for Highland Park High School:

Elementary:	Bartle Elementary School
	Irving Primary School
Middle:	Highland Park Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.1%

Hispanic:

29.4%

Asian:

19.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

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

!Geometry scores 29 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg48%

New Jersey avg50%

226^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

392^nd of 609Highland Park Boro 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	46.5	226 of 434	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	176 of 429	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	228 of 422	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	199 of 415	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	106 of 405	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	40.4	219 of 416	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	179 of 415	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.0	149 of 411	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.1	143 of 409	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.4	93 of 406	77.1%	★★★★☆
2014	57.6	230 of 411	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	66.1	163 of 396	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.8	281 of 388	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	62.3	183 of 378	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.4	238 of 371	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.7	206 of 370	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	71.6	114 of 359	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.2	164 of 361	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.6	246 of 357	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.0	174 of 351	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.2	74 of 348	78.7%	★★★★☆
2003	63.1	149 of 343	56.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	273 of 283	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	53.7	112 of 282	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.4	233 of 250	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	170 of 254	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	204 of 266	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	123 of 190	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	134 of 191	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	67 of 172	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	107 of 175	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	62 of 165	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	105 of 191	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	117 of 198	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	83 of 215	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	76 of 191	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	39 of 161	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	209 of 426	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	183 of 420	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	215 of 416	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	207 of 414	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	128 of 402	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	206 of 408	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	163 of 403	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	228 of 406	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	211 of 403	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	205 of 385	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	211 of 382	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	290 of 374	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	288 of 364	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	268 of 368	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	249 of 377	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	189 of 358	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.8	56 of 344	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	42.7	146 of 324	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	176 of 326	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	223 of 347	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	121 of 345	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	217 of 426	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	197 of 419	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	129 of 414	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	110 of 410	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.4	127 of 402	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	191 of 407	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	145 of 405	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	259 of 359	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	161 of 361	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.2	284 of 339	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	66.4	58 of 344	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	128 of 333	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	171 of 349	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	96 of 355	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	76 of 347	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	85 of 345	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.0	141 of 335	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	103 of 335	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.1	20 of 336	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	54.4	114 of 339	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	58 of 340	82.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)78th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+4 vs state

Algebra II67%-15 vs state

Mathematics58%~ state avg

Science41%+10 vs state

Geometry27%-29 vs state

Algebra I4%-27 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 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 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Park High School	Public	9-12	102 North Fifth Avenue	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-2400	493	42	11.7	40.6%	173 (35.1%)	49 (9.9%)	145 (29.4%)	96 (19.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	46.5	226^th of 434 public high schools	47.9%		54.3	176^th of 429 public high schools	59.0%	50	84.3	58.3	41.3	47.3	4.3		4.1	26.9	26.9	66.7	66.7	$12,520	$784	$11,736
Piscataway Magnet School	Public	9-12	21 Suttons Lane	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 985-0717	640	63	10.1	65.3%	110 (17.2%)	67 (10.5%)	410 (64.1%)	52 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49.3	203^rd of 434 public high schools	53.2%		30	309^th of 429 public high schools	28.0%	106	89.9	49.4	24.3	64.2	18.5		18.5	61.9	61.9			$10,965	$1,448	$9,517
New Brunswick Adult High School	Public	9-12	268 Baldwin street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 745-5300	85	6	14.1	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	81 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	12.5
Edison High School	Public	9-12	50 Boulevard Of The Eagles	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5200	2,393	160	14.9	48.9%	387 (16.2%)	378 (15.8%)	679 (28.4%)	871 (36.4%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	67 (2.8%)	36.4	283^rd of 434 public high schools	34.8%		36.4	273^rd of 429 public high schools	36.4%	10	76.4	52.6	31.2	46.8	8.1		8.1	31.5	31.5	85.1	85.1	$7,321	$236	$7,085
Edison Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	100 Technology Drive	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2600	173	13	13.8	1.7%	8 (4.6%)	4 (2.3%)	6 (3.5%)	153 (88.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	77.8	57^th of 434 public high schools	86.9%		84.4	40^th of 429 public high schools	90.7%	17										100.0	100.0	$11,783	$322	$11,461
New Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	1000 Somerset St	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	2,443	173	14.1	88.1%	6 (0.2%)	143 (5.9%)	2,282 (93.4%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	23.2	345^th of 434 public high schools	20.5%		18.8	364^th of 429 public high schools	15.2%	19	74.7	34.0	15.1	23.8	6.6		6.6	21.2	20.5			$8,526		$8,526
Piscataway Township High School	Public	9-12	100 Behmer Road	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 981-0700	2,144	155	13.8	42.9%	262 (12.2%)	583 (27.2%)	544 (25.4%)	677 (31.6%)	12 (0.6%)	9 (0.4%)	57 (2.7%)	47.2	220^th of 434 public high schools	49.3%		52.1	187^th of 429 public high schools	56.4%	33	79.1	59.6	35.5	50.2	7.6		7.5	49.5	49.3	95.5	95.5	$7,617	$163	$7,454
North Brunswick Township High School	Public	9-12	98 Raider Road	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3702	1,876	156	12.0	54.1%	244 (13.0%)	411 (21.9%)	840 (44.8%)	316 (16.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (3.2%)	29.3	316^th of 434 public high schools	27.2%		33.7	288^th of 429 public high schools	32.9%	28	75.2	44.2	20.7	34.9	6.9	0.0	6.5	23.4	23.4	83.6	83.6	$9,061	$24	$9,037
South River High School	Public	9-12	11 Montgomery Street	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4014	716	59	12.1	64.2%	303 (42.3%)	38 (5.3%)	348 (48.6%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	21.3	353^rd of 434 public high schools	18.7%		23	342^nd of 429 public high schools	20.3%	11	64.8	44.7	15.3	28.9	7.7		7.7	30.0	30.0			$9,035	$14	$9,021
East Brunswick High School	Public	10-12	380 Cranbury Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 613-6904	2,124	163	13.0	24.2%	1,001 (47.1%)	122 (5.7%)	248 (11.7%)	694 (32.7%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	47 (2.2%)	86.8	22^nd of 434 public high schools	94.9%		87.5	28^th of 429 public high schools	93.5%	6		79.7	53.9									$14,963		$14,963

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Park High School

How many students attend Highland Park High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Highland Park High School.

What district is Highland Park High School in?

Highland Park Boro School District

What is the racial makeup of Highland Park High School?

Students at Highland Park High School are 35% White, 29% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Is Highland Park High School a good school?

Highland Park High School ranks 226^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Highland Park High School?

Highland Park High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bartle Elementary School
Elementary : Irving Primary School
Middle : Highland Park Middle School

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