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High Technical High School

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High Technical High School ranks 52 nd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 88% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

High Technical High School is a public high school located in Secaucus, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 and part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology School District. With a student population of 842, the school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 44-52 over the past 5 school years.

High Technical High School excels academically, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 94.5% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 86.7% for the district and 49.9% for the state. The school also ranks among the top in New Jersey for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Dr. Ronald McNair High School outperforms High Technical High School in some areas, the latter still maintains exceptional academic outcomes, graduation rates, and low dropout rates, even with a significant population of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This is in contrast to some nearby schools, such as William L. Dickinson High School and Lincoln High School, which have higher percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and lower academic performance.

790

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,480

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

One High Tech Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094-1682

(201) 662-6801

District: Hudson County Schools of Technology School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

White:

26.3%

Asian:

18.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (71% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New Jersey high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg65%

New Jersey avg39%

52^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Hudson County Schools of Technology School District

101^st of 609Hudson County Schools of Technology 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	80.1	52 of 434	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	49 of 429	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	51 of 422	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	45 of 415	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	44 of 405	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.2	158 of 416	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	60 of 415	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	69.6	69 of 411	83.2%	★★★★☆
2016	72.5	42 of 409	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	62.0	79 of 406	80.5%	★★★★☆
2014	83.5	17 of 411	95.9%	★★★★★
2013	81.2	33 of 396	91.7%	★★★★★
2012	82.1	26 of 388	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	83.0	26 of 378	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	83.4	20 of 371	94.6%	★★★★★
2009	85.7	17 of 370	95.4%	★★★★★
2008	87.4	11 of 359	96.9%	★★★★★
2007	85.9	15 of 361	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	86.0	13 of 357	96.4%	★★★★★
2005	86.2	10 of 351	97.2%	★★★★★
2004	88.8	10 of 348	97.1%	★★★★★
2003	90.6	8 of 343	97.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	98.4	7 of 282	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	6 of 256	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	7 of 247	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	10 of 254	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	22 of 266	91.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	41 of 190	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	36 of 191	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	66 of 172	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	44 of 175	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	53 of 165	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.5	159 of 191	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.0	81 of 198	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	51 of 426	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	30 of 420	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	72.9	47 of 416	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	45 of 414	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	59 of 402	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	137 of 408	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	73 of 403	81.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	16 of 406	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	19 of 403	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	23 of 385	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	17 of 382	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	28 of 374	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	69.4	69 of 364	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	23 of 368	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	16 of 377	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	7 of 358	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	11 of 344	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	4 of 324	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	7 of 326	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	18 of 347	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	14 of 345	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	23 of 426	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	43 of 419	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	50 of 414	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	14 of 410	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	43 of 402	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	90 of 407	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	44 of 405	89.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	31 of 347	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	18 of 345	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	32 of 335	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	18 of 335	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	70.1	39 of 336	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	90 of 339	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	55 of 340	83.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)98th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts94%+45 vs state

Algebra I78%+47 vs state

Geometry63%+7 vs state

Science60%+29 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, February 20, 2023

The school had the right ideas but short on execution. In the name of alternative learning, the school or the teachers do not emphasis on academic learning. Very sluggish on curriculum or academic performance. Teachers are allowed to take their own teaching approach (majority of teachers say they don't believe in test) and yet there are no other known methods to push students to learn. The Italian teacher said he didn't believe in memorization, but there is no other immersion methods to hold students accountable to learning. So students learn a few clever words here and there but no way of meaningful learning. School is too easy but students are not learning enough. The school culture attracts bratty students who think they are all upper class kids. The school seems to have too many counselors, too many resources that everybody just dust their own door steps, nobody is actually working hard to work on the challenges or drives the school to excellence. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 24, 2018

High tech is just the name, teachers are not friendly and helpful. Security guard watch girls (students) legs. Teachers do discrimination in teaching. I moved my kids to one of the other top public high school after hearing all this from my both kids. The both of my kids just received an honor roll in the public high school and they are getting straight A's because of helpful teachers. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 15, 2011

My child goes to High Tech High and I couldn't be more thrilled. Fantastic education and wonderful staff. This is a top school and you should expect the work load of a top school. He has heavy home work every night and excellence is expected out of him. Close Quote

Schools Near High Technical High School

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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)			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 End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Technical High School	Public	9-12	One High Tech Way	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 662-6801	790	91	8.6	36.2%	208 (26.3%)	44 (5.6%)	343 (43.4%)	148 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.2%)	80.1	52^nd of 434 public high schools	88.0%		82.5	49^th of 429 public high schools	88.6%	3			60.5	94.5	78.1	78.1	63.9		62.3	$11,480	$1,673	$9,807
Academy of Career and Technical Education	Public	9-12	One High Tech Way	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 662-6800	246	3	76.8	42.7%	40 (16.3%)	24 (9.8%)	155 (63.0%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	57.6	157^th of 434 public high schools	63.8%		56.5	162^nd of 429 public high schools	62.2%	5		66.1	12.3	61.4	43.4	43.4
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	299 Sip Avenue	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4373	193	25	7.7	68.9%	56 (29.0%)	34 (17.6%)	49 (25.4%)	50 (25.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	75.9	66^th of 434 public high schools	84.8%		79.3	58^th of 429 public high schools	86.5%	8		78.0	55.1	90.9	65.5	65.5	55.5	20.0	39.4	$14,454	$356	$14,098
Jose Marti STEM Academy	Public	9-12	1800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5400	625	55	11.3	74.4%	23 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	576 (92.2%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89.8	14^th of 434 public high schools	96.8%		87.7	26^th of 429 public high schools	93.9%	12		86.8	54.4	97.7	73.4	73.4				$12,231	$466	$11,765
Union City High School	Public	9-12	2500 Kennedy Blvd	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 330-8678	3,147	181	17.3	73.2%	52 (1.7%)	50 (1.6%)	3,024 (96.1%)	21 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.5	315^th of 434 public high schools	27.4%		27.8	324^th of 429 public high schools	24.5%	9	65.6	30.1	10.6	55.0	21.1	20.9				$9,632	$446	$9,186
William L Dickinson High School	Public	9-12	2 Palisade Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4400	1,786	130	13.7	76.6%	284 (15.9%)	296 (16.6%)	880 (49.3%)	269 (15.1%)	29 (1.6%)	10 (0.6%)	18 (1.0%)	15.4	385^th of 434 public high schools	11.3%		18.8	365^th of 429 public high schools	14.9%	20	62.2	32.6	15.4	22.6	6.2	6.2	4.8	1.9	2.7	$11,534	$519	$11,015
Hoboken High School	Public	9-12	Ninth & Clinton St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3700	652	47	13.9	52.1%	201 (30.8%)	89 (13.7%)	309 (47.4%)	30 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	58.5	151^st of 434 public high schools	65.2%		56.5	163^rd of 429 public high schools	62.0%	12	89.0	64.7	30.8	69.4	11.6	11.6	59.1		58.4	$19,451	$358	$19,093
County Prep High School	Public	9-12	525 Montgomery Street	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6302	892	92	9.7	57.1%	227 (25.4%)	45 (5.0%)	302 (33.9%)	265 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	45 (5.0%)	83.7	40^th of 434 public high schools	90.8%		78.5	62^nd of 429 public high schools	85.5%	22		89.6	49.0	91.0	51.2	51.2	77.5		76.5	$16,033	$2,637	$13,396
Academy of Technology Design	Public	9-12	525 Montgomery Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6331	235	4	58.0	49.4%	43 (18.3%)	21 (8.9%)	128 (54.5%)	29 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	71.4	87^th of 434 public high schools	80.0%		62	138^th of 429 public high schools	67.8%	51		49.1	15.1	87.1	63.3	63.3
Dr Ronald McNair High School	Public	9-12	123 Coles Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 418-7617	716	55	13.1	35.2%	150 (20.9%)	100 (14.0%)	115 (16.1%)	310 (43.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	33 (4.6%)	90.8	12^th of 434 public high schools	97.2%		91.3	11^th of 429 public high schools	97.4%	1			94.6	99.4	96.1	96.1	83.4		83.4	$11,528	$339	$11,189

Frequently Asked Questions about High Technical High School

Is High Technical High School a good school?

High Technical High School ranks 52^nd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend High Technical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 790 students attended High Technical High School.

What district is High Technical High School in?

Hudson County Schools of Technology School District

What is the racial makeup of High Technical High School?

Students at High Technical High School are 43% Hispanic, 26% White, 19% Asian, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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