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North Brunswick Township High School

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North Brunswick Township High School ranks 316 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 27% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

North Brunswick Township High School is a public high school serving around 1,900 students in grades 9-12 in North Brunswick, New Jersey. The school is part of the North Brunswick Township School District, which is ranked 476 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past decade, North Brunswick Township High School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of New Jersey high schools, with a ranking between 199 and 353 out of around 400-430 high schools. The school has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. In comparison, nearby high schools like East Brunswick High School (ranked 22-33, 5-star rating) and Highland Park High School (ranked 176-228, 2-3 star rating) have significantly higher rankings and ratings.

The school's student performance on standardized tests, such as the NJSLA and NJGPA, is generally below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (34.9%) and Algebra I (0-6.9%) were well below the state averages of 49.9% and 17.9-20.3%, respectively. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 24.2% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

1,876

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,061

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

98 Raider Road
North Brunswick, NJ 08902-9607

(732) 289-3702

District: North Brunswick Township School District

Feeder schools for North Brunswick Township High School:

Elementary:	Arthur M. Judd
	John Adams
	Livingston Park
	Parsons
Middle:	Linwood School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.8%

African American:

21.9%

Asian:

16.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (36% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg49%

316^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

476^th of 609North Brunswick Township 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	29.3	316 of 434	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	288 of 429	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	287 of 422	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	291 of 415	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	233 of 405	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	262 of 416	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	243 of 415	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	237 of 411	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.2	199 of 409	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.7	148 of 406	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.0	255 of 411	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.4	193 of 396	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.2	191 of 388	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.3	199 of 378	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.1	183 of 371	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.2	165 of 370	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.7	166 of 359	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.4	220 of 361	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.4	211 of 357	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.8	170 of 351	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.7	144 of 348	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	64.3	140 of 343	59.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	155 of 283	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	109 of 282	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	143 of 250	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	116 of 256	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	167 of 247	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	132 of 254	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	120 of 266	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	138 of 190	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	130 of 191	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	116 of 172	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	132 of 175	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	125 of 165	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	152 of 191	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	141 of 198	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	194 of 215	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	146 of 191	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	111 of 161	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	85 of 137	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	89 of 101	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	71 of 138	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	114 of 146	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	293 of 426	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	255 of 420	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	235 of 416	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	251 of 414	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	252 of 402	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	261 of 408	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	236 of 403	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	337 of 406	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	322 of 403	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	298 of 385	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	294 of 382	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	286 of 374	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	287 of 364	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	290 of 368	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	297 of 377	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	221 of 358	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	244 of 344	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	249 of 324	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	254 of 326	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	236 of 347	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	210 of 345	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	312 of 426	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	287 of 419	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	184 of 414	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.6	277 of 410	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	226 of 402	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	243 of 407	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	226 of 405	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	328 of 359	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	220 of 361	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	223 of 339	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	175 of 344	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	125 of 333	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	224 of 349	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	140 of 355	60.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	233 of 347	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	186 of 345	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	180 of 335	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	201 of 335	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	214 of 336	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	209 of 339	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	145 of 340	57.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)45th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II84%~ state avg

English Language Arts75%-6 vs state

Mathematics44%-14 vs state

Geometry23%-33 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

Algebra I7%-24 vs state

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by a student
Friday, December 7, 2018

Great indoor pool and so many other features of the building itself and the students are kind-hearted. It supports a wide variety of cultures and ethnicitys through their many clubs. It holds a high ratio of other religions, cultures, and nationalites. There are many ways to support the school and the students really exceed their responsibility and go out of their way to ensure a friendly yet competitive environment for the students to build of their peer's experience and knowledge. The school offers many ways to learn your responsibility as a citizen. They also perpare the kids for creative and technical challenges in their futures. Their financial literacy offers a look at financial opportunities whilst their art classes such as calligraphy and ceramics allow the students to express themselves and learn to build their critical thinking. The school has recently integrated the PTLW coding program which gives the kids an in-depth look at coding essentials and possibility of jobs in the field. Anyway it's a great school and I recommend it. Close Quote

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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
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
Middlesex County Jdc	Public	6-12	Us Highway 130	New Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 297-8991	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
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
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
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
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 Magnet School	Public	9-12	112 Rues Lane	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 254-8700	745	67	11.2	36.5%	285 (38.3%)	67 (9.0%)	319 (42.8%)	43 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.7%)	52.3	185^th of 434 public high schools	57.4%		41.5	250^th of 429 public high schools	41.7%	65	87.0	63.3	23.1	54.3	20.0		20.0	78.5	78.5			$10,118	$730	$9,388
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
Spotswood High School	Public	9-12	105 Summerhill Road	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	762	61	12.4	23.5%	504 (66.1%)	38 (5.0%)	164 (21.5%)	39 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	51.5	193^rd of 434 public high schools	55.5%		42.1	246^th of 429 public high schools	42.7%	53	87.4	74.3	35.3	39.1	15.9		15.9	43.2	42.7			$12,557	$51	$12,506

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