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Secaucus High School

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Secaucus High School ranks 228 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 47% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Secaucus High School is a public high school serving 627 students in grades 9-12 in Secaucus, New Jersey, which is part of the Secaucus School District. The school has shown a mixed academic performance, with strengths in some subjects like Geometry but lagging in others like Algebra I and Science. However, Secaucus High School performs particularly well for English Language Learner (ELL) students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 26th and 100th out of New Jersey high schools, respectively, in 2024-2025.

Secaucus High School has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 97.1% in recent years, and a low dropout rate between 0% and 1.2%. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated, ranging from 10.4% to 16.6% in the past few years. Secaucus High School has a diverse student population, with significant representation of Hispanic and Asian students, but its performance for White students is relatively weaker, ranking 299th out of 347 New Jersey high schools in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools, Weehawken High School and North Bergen High School, Secaucus High School generally performs better. However, it lags behind the higher-performing schools in the area, such as Jose Marti STEM Academy and High Technical High School. Secaucus High School also spends more per student ($12,407) compared to Weehawken High School ($9,025) and North Bergen High School ($6,811), but has a higher student-teacher ratio than some of the higher-performing nearby schools.

612

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,407

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 Mill Ridge Road
Secaucus, NJ 07094

(201) 974-2033

District: Secaucus School District

Feeder schools for Secaucus High School:

Elementary:	Clarendon School
	Huber Street School
Middle:	Secaucus Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.0%

White:

26.6%

Asian:

25.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg44%

New Jersey avg43%

228^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

337^th of 609Secaucus 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	46.0	228 of 434	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	171 of 429	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	249 of 422	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	167 of 415	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	213 of 405	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	156 of 416	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	144 of 415	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.6	132 of 411	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.6	131 of 409	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.4	94 of 406	76.8%	★★★★☆
2014	64.2	183 of 411	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.2	182 of 396	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.3	176 of 388	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.8	226 of 378	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.5	214 of 371	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.1	182 of 370	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.9	133 of 359	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.6	194 of 361	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.7	172 of 357	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.8	123 of 351	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.1	171 of 348	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	63.8	142 of 343	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	120 of 190	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	85 of 191	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.2	126 of 172	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.7	67 of 175	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.1	140 of 165	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	116 of 191	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	149 of 198	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	26 of 215	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.5	86 of 191	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	64 of 161	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	41 of 146	71.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	228 of 426	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	198 of 420	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	245 of 416	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	117 of 414	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	41.2	208 of 402	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	153 of 408	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	173 of 403	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	124 of 406	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	141 of 403	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	213 of 385	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	144 of 382	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	171 of 374	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	104 of 364	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	137 of 368	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	100 of 377	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	77 of 358	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	38.6	178 of 344	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.9	42 of 324	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	94 of 326	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	56 of 347	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	47 of 345	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	225 of 426	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	169 of 419	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	238 of 414	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	162 of 410	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	219 of 402	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	160 of 407	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	166 of 405	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	176 of 359	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	232 of 361	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	218 of 339	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	171 of 344	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.1	301 of 333	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	149 of 349	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.1	267 of 355	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	299 of 347	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	220 of 345	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.2	303 of 335	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	179 of 335	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	247 of 336	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	154 of 339	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	188 of 340	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry81%+25 vs state

English Language Arts55%+6 vs state

Mathematics55%-3 vs state

Algebra I28%-4 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

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Saturday, May 18, 2019

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Friday, April 13, 2018

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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 Mathematics (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 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	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
Secaucus High School	Public	9-12	11 Mill Ridge Road	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-2033	612	57	10.7	41.5%	163 (26.6%)	24 (3.9%)	263 (43.0%)	155 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	46	228^th of 434 public high schools	47.5%		54.7	171^st of 429 public high schools	60.1%	57		54.7		25.5			55.4					28.1		27.5		80.8	80.8			$12,407	$360	$12,047
North Bergen High School	Public	8-12	7417 Kennedy Blvd	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 295-2800	2,328	158	14.7	66.1%	138 (5.9%)	24 (1.0%)	2,121 (91.1%)	38 (1.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	21.8	350^th of 434 public high schools	19.4%		22.7	344^th of 429 public high schools	19.8%	6	70.2	39.4		17.2			28.9					8.5	0.0	7.4		19.7	19.7			$6,811		$6,811
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
Memorial High School	Public	9-12	5501 Park Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4110	2,345	149	15.7	84.4%	41 (1.7%)	27 (1.2%)	2,259 (96.3%)	15 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	23.9	341^st of 434 public high schools	21.4%		29	316^th of 429 public high schools	26.3%	25	67.7	35.6		13.9			39.5					13.3	0.0	12.7		41.0	37.2			$10,146	$323	$9,823
Weehawken High School	Public	7-12	53 Liberty Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6130	604	50	12.0	52.8%	206 (34.1%)	29 (4.8%)	323 (53.5%)	36 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	42.7	248^th of 434 public high schools	42.9%		38.2	266^th of 429 public high schools	38.0%	18	88.9	63.3	16.6	19.3	66.3	49.4	42.5	39.4	7.7	100.0	35.7	10.5		27.9	62.6	18.5	34.9	93.4	93.4	$9,025	$112	$8,913
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
Henry P. Becton Regional High School	Public	9-12	120 Paterson Avenue	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 935-3007	853	61	14.0	40.6%	275 (32.2%)	73 (8.6%)	392 (46.0%)	96 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	53.5	178^th of 434 public high schools	59.0%		55	169^th of 429 public high schools	60.6%	9	89.2	56.9		27.6			57.5					26.4		26.4		45.5	45.5			$16,979	$434	$16,545
Ridgefield Memorial High School	Public	9-12	555 Walnut St	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 945-4455	512	45	11.3	46.7%	125 (24.4%)	19 (3.7%)	269 (52.5%)	88 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	51.9	189^th of 434 public high schools	56.5%		52.7	185^th of 429 public high schools	56.9%	4	84.5	51.9		32.1			59.2					23.9		23.9						$14,548	$46	$14,502
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
Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	258 Hackensack St	Wood Ridge	07075	Bergen County	Wood-Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 933-6777	554	45	12.3	26.7%	254 (45.8%)	32 (5.8%)	215 (38.8%)	43 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	48	214^th of 434 public high schools	50.7%		52	189^th of 429 public high schools	55.9%	25	85.7	67.9	11.0	20.5	64.3	50.5	63.2	43.6	18.7		100.0	9.1		32.6		14.3	14.3			$12,907	$569	$12,338

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