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New Providence High School

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New Providence High School ranks 54 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 88% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

New Providence High School is a public high school serving 635 students in grades 9-12 in New Providence, New Jersey. The school is part of the New Providence School District, which is ranked 28 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

New Providence High School consistently outperforms the state average in academic metrics, with significantly higher percentages of students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, NJSLA/Algebra I, NJSLA/Geometry, and NJSLA-S/Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75.3% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school also excels in advanced math courses, with 89.8% of students proficient or better in NJSLA/Geometry, compared to the state average of 56.5%.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Madison High School, Watchung Hills Regional High School, and Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, New Providence High School consistently outperforms them in academic metrics, student subgroup performance, and overall school rankings. The school's exceptional performance in serving its special education student population is particularly noteworthy, ranking 8th out of 359 New Jersey high schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

644

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,987

Per pupil spending ?

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Pioneer Dr
New Providence, NJ 07974-1515

(908) 464-4700

District: New Providence School District

Feeder schools for New Providence High School:

Elementary:	Allen W. Roberts School
	Salt Brook School
Middle:	New Providence Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Hispanic:

15.2%

Asian:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (66% vs 39% meeting standards)

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

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg74%

New Jersey avg39%

54^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 609New Providence 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	79.3	54 of 434	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	32 of 429	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	42 of 422	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.7	46 of 415	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	14 of 405	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	29 of 416	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	29 of 415	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	81.4	34 of 411	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	61.9	93 of 409	77.3%	★★★★☆
2015	65.1	70 of 406	82.8%	★★★★☆
2014	76.8	64 of 411	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	79.2	47 of 396	88.1%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	62 of 388	84.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	39 of 378	89.7%	★★★★☆
2010	80.6	48 of 371	87.1%	★★★★☆
2009	86.6	15 of 370	95.9%	★★★★★
2008	85.9	14 of 359	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	83.8	27 of 361	92.5%	★★★★★
2006	76.2	80 of 357	77.6%	★★★★☆
2005	80.8	49 of 351	86.0%	★★★★☆
2004	83.3	34 of 348	90.2%	★★★★★
2003	89.0	9 of 343	97.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	16 of 190	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	10 of 191	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	70.7	33 of 172	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	25 of 175	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.0	8 of 165	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	65.6	45 of 191	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	34 of 198	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	91 of 426	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	40 of 420	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.7	38 of 416	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	72.7	60 of 414	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	26 of 402	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	29 of 408	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	39 of 403	90.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	33 of 406	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	48 of 403	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	78 of 385	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	36 of 382	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	71.5	60 of 374	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	86 of 364	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	95.6	15 of 368	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	50 of 426	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	38 of 419	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	36 of 414	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	68 of 410	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	22 of 402	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	33 of 407	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	49 of 405	87.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	8 of 359	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.7	35 of 361	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	4 of 339	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	13 of 344	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	10 of 333	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	13 of 349	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	8 of 355	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	67 of 347	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	38 of 345	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	29 of 335	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	30 of 335	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	19 of 336	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	22 of 339	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.9	36 of 340	89.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry90%+34 vs state

English Language Arts75%+25 vs state

Science51%+20 vs state

Algebra I46%+14 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
New Providence High School	Public	9-12	35 Pioneer Dr	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-4700	644	58	11.1	3.1%	434 (67.4%)	15 (2.3%)	98 (15.2%)	81 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	79.3	54^th of 434 public high schools	87.6%		86.3	32^nd of 429 public high schools	92.5%	22			51.0	75.3	45.7		45.7	89.8	89.8			$12,987	$411	$12,576
Governor Livingston High School	Public	9-12	175 Watchung Boulevard	Berkeley Heights	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-3100	849	82	10.3	3.1%	573 (67.5%)	15 (1.8%)	129 (15.2%)	92 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.2%)	74.3	72^nd of 434 public high schools	83.4%		75.1	77^th of 429 public high schools	82.1%	5		86.5	53.1	75.2	20.0		19.4	61.8	61.3	100.0	100.0	$11,268	$95	$11,173
Chatham High School	Public	9-12	255 Lafayette Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2505	1,205	100	12.0	2.4%	867 (72.0%)	18 (1.5%)	86 (7.1%)	161 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.0%)	77.8	58^th of 434 public high schools	86.6%		78.3	65^th of 429 public high schools	84.8%	7		88.2	62.2	70.4	79.4	32.9	67.3	20.3	20.3	100.0	100.0	$9,966		$9,966
Summit High School	Public	9-12	125 Kent Place Blvd	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-1494	1,198	106	11.3	19.6%	692 (57.8%)	54 (4.5%)	292 (24.4%)	91 (7.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.4%)	84.4	35^th of 434 public high schools	91.9%		86.5	30^th of 429 public high schools	93.0%	5		79.6	57.1	75.3	66.2	28.8	53.3	97.7	97.7			$7,246	$27	$7,219
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	Public	9-12	667 Westfield Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8600	1,562	117	13.3	5.6%	974 (62.4%)	127 (8.1%)	247 (15.8%)	134 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (4.6%)	63.8	127^th of 434 public high schools	70.7%		65.2	125^th of 429 public high schools	70.9%	2		81.6	52.2	63.0	9.9		9.8	54.9	54.9			$9,238	$37	$9,201
Hillcrest Academy-North	Public	9-12	2630 Plainfield Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 233-9366	74	10	7.7	63.5%	6 (8.1%)	15 (20.3%)	53 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$40,949		$40,949
Madison High School	Public	9-12	170 Ridgedale Avenue	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 593-3117	761	70	10.8	10.4%	529 (69.5%)	24 (3.2%)	129 (17.0%)	61 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	74.1	73^rd of 434 public high schools	83.2%		66.7	115^th of 429 public high schools	73.2%	42		82.1	47.1	76.1	28.6		27.8	74.6	74.6	95.3	95.3	$14,709	$76	$14,633
Watchung Hills Regional High School	Public	9-12	108 Stirling Rd.	Warren	07059	Somerset County	Watchung Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 647-4800	1,653	143	11.5	3.4%	857 (51.8%)	77 (4.7%)	301 (18.2%)	346 (20.9%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.6%)	67.9	104^th of 434 public high schools	76.0%		79.9	57^th of 429 public high schools	86.7%	47		77.6	50.3	69.1	69.4		69.4	38.0	38.0	100.0	100.0	$14,489	$55	$14,434
Jonathan Dayton High School	Public	9-12	139 Mountain Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	654	47	13.7	19.7%	335 (51.2%)	113 (17.3%)	141 (21.6%)	37 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	54.3	174^th of 434 public high schools	59.9%		45	228^th of 429 public high schools	46.9%	54	89.3	70.5	34.5	54.1	16.9		16.7	19.2	18.2			$13,994	$165	$13,829
Westfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	550 Dorian Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4500	1,776	155	11.4	2.5%	1,389 (78.2%)	43 (2.4%)	134 (7.5%)	150 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.0%)	80.5	50^th of 434 public high schools	88.5%		82.6	48^th of 429 public high schools	88.8%	2		87.5	68.1	69.2	43.0		42.1	79.5	79.5			$7,575		$7,575

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