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Academy of Career and Technical Education

Q: Is Academy of Career and Technical Education a good school?

Academy of Career and Technical Education ranks 157 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 64% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

The Academy of Career and Technical Education is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Secaucus, New Jersey, with a total enrollment of 209 students. The school is part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology School District, which is ranked 101 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

The school's performance on state assessments is generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics, with only 43.4% of students proficient or better in Algebra I compared to 59.1% for the district and 38.2% for the state. However, the school performs better in English Language Arts, with 61.4% of 9th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 86.7% for the district and 49.9% for the state. The school's performance on science assessments is also relatively low, with only 12.3% of 11th-grade students proficient or better. Despite these academic challenges, the school has a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 100% in recent years, and a relatively low dropout rate.

Compared to nearby schools, the Academy of Career and Technical Education performs better than some, such as Union City High School and William L. Dickinson High School, which are part of the Union City School District and Jersey City Public Schools district, respectively. However, the school lags behind other nearby high-performing schools, such as County Prep High School and Dr. Ronald McNair High School, which have significantly higher academic achievement and better student outcomes.

246

Students ?

76.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

42.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

One High Tech Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094-1682

(201) 662-6800

District: Hudson County Schools of Technology School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.0%

White:

16.3%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2021 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 19 pts below the New Jersey average

!Large classes — about 77 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg69%

New Jersey avg41%

157^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 21 pts since 2021

From bottom 43% (2021) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	157 of 434	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	162 of 429	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	203 of 422	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	241 of 415	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	230 of 405	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	195 of 426	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	211 of 420	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	230 of 416	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	253 of 414	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	248 of 402	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	92 of 406	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	92 of 403	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.1	140 of 385	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	120 of 382	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	193 of 374	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	56 of 377	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	102 of 358	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	59 of 344	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	33 of 324	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	52.8	104 of 326	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	207 of 426	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	126 of 419	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	40.0	193 of 414	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	186 of 410	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	204 of 402	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	247 of 347	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	68.6	86 of 345	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	13.0	311 of 335	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics66%+8 vs state

English Language Arts61%+12 vs state

Algebra I43%+12 vs state

Science12%-19 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)			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 Academy of Career and Technical Education

How many students attend Academy of Career and Technical Education?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Academy of Career and Technical Education.

What is the racial makeup of Academy of Career and Technical Education?

Students at Academy of Career and Technical Education are 63% Hispanic, 16% White, 10% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Academy of Career and Technical Education a good school?

Academy of Career and Technical Education ranks 157^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Academy of Career and Technical Education in?

Hudson County Schools of Technology School District

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