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Spotswood High School

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Spotswood High School ranks 193 rd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 56% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Spotswood High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Spotswood, New Jersey, with a total enrollment of 773 students. The school is part of the Spotswood Public School District, which is ranked 415 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Spotswood High School has seen a fluctuating statewide ranking over the past 10 years, ranging from 128th to 246th out of New Jersey high schools. The school's rating has been consistently 3 stars out of 5 from SchoolDigger, except for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, where it dropped to 2 stars. The school's performance is generally lower than that of nearby high-performing schools, such as Monroe Township High School, East Brunswick High School, and Old Bridge High School, which have higher statewide rankings and better test scores. However, Spotswood High School outperforms South River High School, which is also a nearby school but has a lower statewide ranking and poorer test scores.

Spotswood High School has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 94.3% over the past few years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 0.3% to 1.2%. However, the school has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 18.6% in recent years. Additionally, the school's performance on standardized tests, such as the NJSLA and NJGPA, is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 15.9% to 87.4% across various subjects and grade levels. Factors such as socioeconomic status and per-student spending may play a role in the school's performance, as Spotswood High School serves a more affluent student population and has higher spending per student compared to some nearby schools.

762

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,557

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

105 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ 08884

(732) 723-2200

District: Spotswood Public School District

Feeder schools for Spotswood High School:

Elementary:	E Raymond Appleby Elementary School
	G Austin Schoenly Elementary School
Middle:	Spotswood Memorial Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.1%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the New Jersey median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Algebra I scores 15 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

New Jersey avg49%

193^rd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

415^th of 609Spotswood 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	51.5	193 of 434	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	246 of 429	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	245 of 422	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	202 of 415	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	188 of 405	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	159 of 416	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	142 of 415	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.2	128 of 411	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.6	125 of 409	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.8	166 of 406	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.9	126 of 411	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.1	79 of 396	80.1%	★★★★☆
2012	61.9	193 of 388	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.8	82 of 378	78.3%	★★★★☆
2010	79.4	60 of 371	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	69.0	134 of 370	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.5	115 of 359	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.0	121 of 361	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.8	111 of 357	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.6	127 of 351	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.8	178 of 348	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	75.6	86 of 343	74.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	123 of 283	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	153 of 250	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	4.4	188 of 191	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	158 of 175	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	91 of 191	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	176 of 426	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	223 of 420	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	270 of 416	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	206 of 414	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	190 of 402	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	108 of 408	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	123 of 403	69.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	201 of 406	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	231 of 403	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	230 of 385	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	154 of 382	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	164 of 374	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	109 of 364	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	96 of 368	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	80 of 377	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	38.6	220 of 358	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	151 of 344	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	35 of 324	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	130 of 326	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	38 of 347	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	53 of 345	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	152 of 426	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	224 of 419	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	219 of 414	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	182 of 410	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	190 of 402	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	146 of 407	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	124 of 405	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	217 of 359	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	287 of 361	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	161 of 339	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	55 of 344	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	16.5	315 of 333	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	61.7	95 of 349	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	31.2	246 of 355	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	211 of 347	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	197 of 345	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	236 of 335	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	197 of 335	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	231 of 336	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	135 of 339	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	120 of 340	64.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2024)2nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts87%+7 vs state

Mathematics74%+16 vs state

Geometry43%-13 vs state

Science35%+4 vs state

Algebra I16%-15 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
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
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
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
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
New Jersey Training School	Public	8-12	North State Home Ro	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 605-3907	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Monroe Township High School	Public	9-12	200 Schoolhouse Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-2882	2,583	187	13.8	13.9%	885 (34.3%)	103 (4.0%)	356 (13.8%)	1,197 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (1.5%)	71.3	90^th of 434 public high schools	79.3%		76	73^rd of 429 public high schools	83.0%	17	89.2	75.1	42.9	58.6	41.4		41.4	70.0	70.0	97.1	97.1	$13,410	$49	$13,361
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)
Sayreville War Memorial High School	Public	9-12	820 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 525-5252	1,764	141	12.5	46.2%	623 (35.3%)	300 (17.0%)	486 (27.6%)	273 (15.5%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (3.9%)	40.6	258^th of 434 public high schools	40.6%		46.6	219^th of 429 public high schools	49.0%	39		66.0	25.9	52.3	7.8		8.7	33.3	32.9	100.0	95.0	$7,656		$7,656
Old Bridge High School	Public	9-12	4209 Route 516	Matawan	07747	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 290-3900	2,659	196	13.5	27.5%	1,447 (54.4%)	242 (9.1%)	484 (18.2%)	422 (15.9%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	45 (1.7%)	47.2	221^st of 434 public high schools	49.1%		52.8	184^th of 429 public high schools	57.1%	37	75.0	53.0	30.9	45.9	28.5		28.5	71.9	71.3	93.3	93.3	$14,171	$84	$14,087

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