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Long Branch High School

Public Grades 9-12

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 9% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Long Branch High School is a public high school in Long Branch, New Jersey, serving 1,515 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Long Branch Public School District, which is ranked 584 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Long Branch High School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New Jersey high schools, with only 21.1% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school's graduation rate of 91-96% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.0-1.9% is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 31.8%, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science, and Shore Regional High School, Long Branch High School significantly underperforms academically. Addressing the school's challenges, including low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic disadvantages of its student population, will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve instruction, attendance, and support services for students.

1,500

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,214

Per pupil spending ?

75.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

404 Indiana Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740-5557

(732) 229-7300

District: LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.1%

White:

19.4%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg25%

New Jersey avg50%

393^rd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

584^th of 609LONG BRANCH 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	14.5	393 of 434	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	380 of 429	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	386 of 422	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	363 of 415	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	365 of 405	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	295 of 416	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	299 of 415	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	310 of 411	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	337 of 409	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	330 of 406	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.7	341 of 411	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.4	335 of 396	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.9	339 of 388	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	335 of 378	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.1	330 of 371	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.0	316 of 370	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.6	319 of 359	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.3	323 of 361	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.4	310 of 357	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.5	312 of 351	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.8	301 of 348	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.3	305 of 343	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	249 of 283	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	207 of 282	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	187 of 250	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	166 of 256	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	193 of 247	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	179 of 254	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	127 of 266	52.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	153 of 215	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	139 of 191	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	125 of 161	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	110 of 137	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	96 of 101	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	93 of 138	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	86 of 146	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	386 of 426	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	377 of 420	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	376 of 416	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	364 of 414	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	354 of 402	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	313 of 408	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	308 of 403	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	354 of 406	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	342 of 403	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	352 of 385	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	303 of 382	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	331 of 374	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	260 of 364	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	264 of 368	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	318 of 377	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	284 of 358	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	298 of 344	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	235 of 324	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	278 of 326	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	185 of 347	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	201 of 345	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	368 of 426	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	357 of 419	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	370 of 414	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	349 of 410	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	364 of 402	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	328 of 407	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	344 of 405	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	265 of 359	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	335 of 361	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	334 of 339	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	280 of 344	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	313 of 333	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	344 of 349	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	273 of 355	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	302 of 347	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	324 of 345	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	302 of 335	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	323 of 335	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	311 of 336	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	274 of 339	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	294 of 340	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II60%-22 vs state

Mathematics31%-27 vs state

English Language Arts21%-29 vs state

Geometry17%-39 vs state

Science10%-21 vs state

Algebra I5%-26 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 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
Long Branch High School	Public	9-12	404 Indiana Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-7300	1,500	124	12.0	75.3%	291 (19.4%)	181 (12.1%)	977 (65.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.0%)	14.5	393^rd of 434 public high schools	9.4%		15.6	380^th of 429 public high schools	11.4%	13	63.9	31.4	9.9	21.1	5.3	5.3	17.4	16.7	60.0	60.0	$11,214	$288	$10,926
Academy of Law & Public Safety	Public	9-12	255 West End Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 229-2446	73	8	9.7	12.3%	43 (58.9%)	2 (2.7%)	24 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)	31.8	306^th of 434 public high schools	29.5%		16.7	375^th of 429 public high schools	12.6%	69		45.8	12.5								$13,919	$394	$13,525
Shore Regional High School	Public	9-12	132 Monmouth Park Highway 36	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	Shore Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-9300	556	52	10.6	15.1%	452 (81.3%)	8 (1.4%)	72 (12.9%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	55.4	169^th of 434 public high schools	61.1%		57.8	157^th of 429 public high schools	63.4%	12		76.9	41.9	52.5	25.7	25.7	48.1	48.1			$16,545	$432	$16,113
Ocean Township High School	Public	9-12	550 West Park Avenue	Oakhurst	07755	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 531-5650	925	91	10.1	35.4%	507 (54.8%)	112 (12.1%)	226 (24.4%)	57 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.1%)	52.3	184^th of 434 public high schools	57.6%		47.1	214^th of 429 public high schools	50.1%	30	80.4	57.5	37.6	55.8	12.4	12.2	41.7	38.5			$11,226	$64	$11,162
Asbury Park High School	Public	9-12	1003 Sunset Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2638	379	33	11.6	67.5%	5 (1.3%)	150 (39.6%)	218 (57.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	21	355^th of 434 public high schools	18.2%		20.1	356^th of 429 public high schools	17.0%	1	66.3	39.5	16.5	10.9	13.6	13.6					$21,907	$332	$21,575
Monmouth Regional School	Public	8-12	1076 Wayside Rd	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 493-4470	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Red Bank Regional High School	Public	9-12	101 Ridge Road	Little Silver	07739	Monmouth County	Red Bank Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-8000	1,261	125	10.1	40.9%	599 (47.5%)	48 (3.8%)	562 (44.6%)	13 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.4%)	57.1	163^rd of 434 public high schools	62.4%		55.9	167^th of 429 public high schools	61.1%	4	82.5	65.0	36.4	52.2	27.0	26.8	63.3	61.4			$16,802	$442	$16,360
Regional Achievement Academy	Public	6-12	100 Tornillo Way	Tinton Falls	07712	Monmouth County	Monmouth-Ocean Educational Services Commission School Distri	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 389-5555	22	7	3.1	59.1%	3 (13.6%)	8 (36.4%)	8 (36.4%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)											$43,843		$43,843
Monmouth Regional High School	Public	9-12	One Norman J Field Way	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Monmouth Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-1170	891	90	9.9	35.2%	408 (45.8%)	127 (14.3%)	259 (29.1%)	57 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.4%)	45.6	229^th of 434 public high schools	47.2%		42.2	244^th of 429 public high schools	43.1%	15	82.7	50.5	26.0	49.0	22.0	22.0	73.3	73.3			$19,654	$192	$19,462
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School	Public	9-12	74 Ridge Road	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-1597	816	83	9.8	0.9%	723 (88.6%)	5 (0.6%)	50 (6.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)	86.7	23^rd of 434 public high schools	94.7%		86.1	33^rd of 429 public high schools	92.3%	10			61.3	80.1	68.1	68.1	86.3	82.9	100.0	100.0	$14,186	$74	$14,112

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