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Phillipsburg High School

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Phillipsburg High School ranks 262 nd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 40% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Phillipsburg High School is a public high school in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,799 students. The school is part of the Phillipsburg School District, which is ranked 514 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Phillipsburg High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from a high of 83rd out of 406 New Jersey high schools in 2014-2015 to a current ranking of 262nd out of 434 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 4 stars out of 5 in 2014-2015 to 2 stars out of 5 in the current school year. While the school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, it struggles with lower rankings for Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, as well as high rates of chronic absenteeism.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Hunterdon County Academies, North Hunterdon High School, and Voorhees High School, Phillipsburg High School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally below the state averages, particularly in mathematics. Additionally, the school's spending per student is lower than the state average and some of the nearby high-performing schools, while its student-teacher ratio is higher.

1,750

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,579

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Stateliner Blvd.
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

(908) 454-3400

District: Phillipsburg School District

Feeder schools for Phillipsburg High School:

Elementary:	Philipsburg Primary School
	Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center
	Phillipsburg Elementary School
Middle:	Phillipsburg Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

Hispanic:

23.0%

African American:

21.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (41% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

New Jersey avg49%

262^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

514^th of 609Phillipsburg 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	40.3	262 of 434	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	243 of 429	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	253 of 422	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	222 of 415	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	179 of 405	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	171 of 416	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	166 of 415	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.6	123 of 411	70.1%	★★★★☆
2016	54.8	130 of 409	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.5	83 of 406	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	48.1	288 of 411	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	265 of 396	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.4	257 of 388	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.5	227 of 378	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.9	191 of 371	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.4	208 of 370	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.1	184 of 359	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.6	251 of 361	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.4	218 of 357	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.4	213 of 351	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.7	266 of 348	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	41.4	241 of 343	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	177 of 283	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	136 of 282	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.8	157 of 250	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	91 of 256	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	102 of 247	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	128 of 254	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	132 of 266	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	137 of 190	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	144 of 191	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	146 of 172	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	97 of 175	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	99 of 165	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	137 of 191	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	136 of 198	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	93 of 215	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	100 of 191	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	121 of 161	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	74 of 137	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	261 of 426	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	248 of 420	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	200 of 416	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	175 of 414	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	181 of 402	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	214 of 408	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	195 of 403	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	293 of 406	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	256 of 403	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	293 of 385	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	213 of 382	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	138 of 374	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	211 of 364	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	143 of 368	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	294 of 377	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	264 of 358	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	296 of 344	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	226 of 324	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	181 of 326	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	220 of 347	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	178 of 345	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	269 of 426	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	243 of 419	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	266 of 414	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	210 of 410	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	177 of 402	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	198 of 407	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	186 of 405	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	270 of 359	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	251 of 361	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	239 of 339	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	157 of 344	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	164 of 333	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	142 of 349	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	155 of 355	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	219 of 347	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	222 of 345	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	250 of 335	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	230 of 335	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	175 of 336	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	170 of 339	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	173 of 340	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

African American (2025)37th percentile~ school

White (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II96%+15 vs state

Mathematics46%-12 vs state

English Language Arts42%-8 vs state

Science25%-6 vs state

Algebra I24%-7 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, October 14, 2012

I go to Phillipsburg High School and I absolutely hate it. There's overcrowded lunchrooms, extremely small lockers, and overcrowded hallways. There are also 30 trailers, some of which are on top of a hill. There is only 5 minutes between each class so getting from a second floor class to an outdoor trailer class on the hill is nearly impossible. The kids are mean and a large population are what would be considered "white trash". Theres also been several instances of students being stolen from. Since there is no air conditioning some of the classrooms reach over 90 degrees yet school is not cancelled. There are some very good teachers but most just don't care. I as well as many other students would highly not recommend going to this school. I cannot wait until I graduate! 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
Phillipsburg High School	Public	9-12	1 Stateliner Blvd.	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 454-3400	1,750	140	12.5	46.9%	849 (48.5%)	368 (21.0%)	402 (23.0%)	64 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (3.7%)	40.3	262^nd of 434 public high schools	39.6%		42.4	243^rd of 429 public high schools	43.4%	19	76.7	45.6	25.0	41.8	32.4	1.9	24.2			96.3	96.3	$12,579	$171	$12,408
Warren County Vocational Technical School	Public	9-12	1500 Route 57	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren County Vocational Technical School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0122	413	41	10.0	24.9%	293 (70.9%)	23 (5.6%)	74 (17.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	47.9	215^th of 434 public high schools	50.5%		44	235^th of 429 public high schools	45.2%	20		89.2	33.3	36.9	21.9		21.9					$13,543	$858	$12,685
Belvidere High School	Public	9-12	809 Oxford Street	Belvidere	07823	Warren County	Belvidere School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 475-4025	303	26	11.6	27.7%	241 (79.5%)	11 (3.6%)	39 (12.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	35.2	291^st of 434 public high schools	32.9%		40.6	254^th of 429 public high schools	40.8%	37	77.5	51.3	16.0	37.0	11.4		12.5	52.1	52.1			$12,744	$120	$12,624
Warren Hills Regional High School	Public	9-12	41 Jackson Valley Road	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-3050	1,050	98	10.7	25.9%	653 (62.2%)	90 (8.6%)	247 (23.5%)	30 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.8%)	51.6	192^nd of 434 public high schools	55.8%		59.4	151^st of 429 public high schools	64.8%	41	84.9	64.8	32.8	37.8	18.5		18.5	79.6	79.6			$7,485		$7,485
Warren Regional School	Public	9-12	540 Rt 57e	Port Murray	07865	Warren County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 689-4650	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Delaware Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	19 Senator Stout Rd	Frenchtown	08825	Hunterdon County	Delaware Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 996-2131	705	58	12.0	12.8%	572 (81.1%)	15 (2.1%)	76 (10.8%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.5%)	57.3	160^th of 434 public high schools	63.1%		50.9	197^th of 429 public high schools	54.1%	37	84.8	69.0	41.3	53.2	15.5		15.2	57.4	55.5			$19,558	$74	$19,484
Edna Mahan Correctional Facility For Women	Public	11-12	30 County Rte 513	Clinton	08809	Hunterdon County	Office Of Educational Services Department Of Corrections	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 735-3641	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Voorhees Rch	Public	9-12	201 Rt 513	Glen Gardner	08826	Hunterdon County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 638-4625	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Voorhees High School	Public	9-12	256 County Route 513	Glen Gardner	08826	Hunterdon County	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-6116	733	74	9.9	5.5%	625 (85.3%)	21 (2.9%)	57 (7.8%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	74.5	71^st of 434 public high schools	83.6%		76.1	70^th of 429 public high schools	83.7%	1		86.4	63.3	68.5	36.0	6.3	28.8	83.1	83.1			$15,592	$61	$15,531
ESC Academy	Public	6-12	37 Hoffmans Crossing Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 439-3703	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$112,681	$4,323	$108,358

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