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Watchung Hills Regional High School

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Watchung Hills Regional High School ranks 104 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 76% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Watchung Hills Regional High School is a public high school located in Warren, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 1,702. This school is part of the Watchung Hills Regional High School District, which is ranked 153 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Watchung Hills Regional High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 57 and 138 over the past several years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state averages in subjects like English Language Arts, Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 69.1% of Watchung Hills students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts for 9th grade, compared to the state average of 49.9%. Watchung Hills also has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 91.1% to 97.8% over the past few years, outperforming the state average, and very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.2% to 1.2%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Ridge High School, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, and New Providence High School, Watchung Hills' academic performance and rankings are generally higher. Additionally, Watchung Hills has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 1.7% to 2.82% over the past few years, indicating a relatively high-income student population, while some nearby schools have much higher percentages of students from low-income families.

1,653

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,489

Per pupil spending ?

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

108 Stirling Rd.
Warren, NJ 07059-5772

(908) 647-4800

District: Watchung Hills Regional High School District

Feeder schools for Watchung Hills Regional High School:

Elementary:	Angelo L. Tomaso School
	Bayberry School
	Central School
	Gillette Elementary School
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	Millington Elementary School
	Mt. Horeb School
	Woodland School
Middle:	Central Middle School
	Valley View School
	Warren Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.8%

Asian:

20.9%

Hispanic:

18.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (61% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Jersey high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Geometry scores 18 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

New Jersey avg44%

104^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

153^rd of 609Watchung Hills Regional High 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	67.9	104 of 434	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	57 of 429	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	128 of 422	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	83 of 415	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	73 of 405	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	138 of 416	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	168 of 415	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.1	158 of 411	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.0	226 of 409	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.1	154 of 406	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.7	65 of 411	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	72.6	106 of 396	73.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	76 of 388	80.4%	★★★★☆
2011	75.3	90 of 378	76.2%	★★★★☆
2010	78.1	66 of 371	82.2%	★★★★☆
2009	80.4	53 of 370	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	80.6	47 of 359	86.9%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	45 of 361	87.5%	★★★★☆
2006	77.2	73 of 357	79.6%	★★★★☆
2005	76.3	80 of 351	77.2%	★★★★☆
2004	75.7	80 of 348	77.0%	★★★★☆
2003	76.7	74 of 343	78.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	21 of 283	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	32 of 282	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	49 of 250	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	71 of 256	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	39.0	136 of 247	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	71 of 254	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	39.4	157 of 266	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	62 of 190	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	37 of 191	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	57 of 172	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	55 of 175	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	46 of 165	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	84 of 191	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	108 of 198	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	43 of 426	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	66 of 420	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	137 of 416	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	89 of 414	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	56 of 402	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	138 of 408	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	150 of 403	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	153 of 406	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	136 of 403	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	121 of 385	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	126 of 382	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	78 of 374	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	139 of 364	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	186 of 368	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	188 of 377	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	78 of 426	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	49 of 419	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	48.0	152 of 414	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	103 of 410	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	90 of 402	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	105 of 407	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	141 of 405	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	117 of 359	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	55 of 361	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	116 of 339	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	84 of 344	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	71 of 333	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	83 of 349	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	103 of 355	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	71 of 347	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	74 of 345	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	38.8	171 of 335	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	120 of 335	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	89 of 336	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	146 of 339	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	164 of 340	51.8%	★★★☆☆

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)93rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+18 vs state

Mathematics78%+20 vs state

Algebra I69%+38 vs state

English Language Arts69%+19 vs state

Science50%+19 vs state

Geometry38%-18 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 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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
North Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	34 Wilson Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Union County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 769-6000	1,141	100	11.4	75.7%	86 (7.5%)	189 (16.6%)	828 (72.6%)	26 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	24.2	340^th of 434 public high schools	21.7%		27	328^th of 429 public high schools	23.5%	12	68.9	40.9		10.1				36.9					10.2		10.0	65.2		50.0				$11,138	$46	$11,092
Barack Obama Green Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	35 Watchung ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Barack Obama Green Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 251-6467	358	25	14.3	78.2%	1 (0.3%)	92 (25.7%)	262 (73.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.7	370^th of 434 public high schools	14.7%		30.2	307^th of 429 public high schools	28.4%	63	66.7	23.3	5.0	6.7	12.2	4.9	37.5	19.7	14.6	2.4	0.0	60.0	3.7	12.2	12.4							$9,321	$950	$8,371
Pinnacle Academy High School	Public	9-12	209 Berckman St	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(908) 731-4270	67	3	22.3	74.6%	0 (0.0%)	12 (17.9%)	55 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	Public	6-12	1700 West Front St	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4421	357	40	8.9	77.3%	2 (0.6%)	112 (31.4%)	239 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	20.5	357^th of 434 public high schools	17.7%		23.2	339^th of 429 public high schools	21.0%	18		57.0	6.3	22.1		54.8	56.3	41.4		16.1	0.0	40.0	0.0		14.9	28.6		28.6				$12,696		$12,696
Dunellen High School	Public	9-12	411 First Street	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	409	36	11.3	48.9%	83 (20.3%)	56 (13.7%)	245 (59.9%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	36.2	284^th of 434 public high schools	34.6%		29.3	314^th of 429 public high schools	26.8%	30	83.9	62.3		20.0				29.7					2.8		5.3	50.0	15.4	25.3		45.5	45.5	$7,075		$7,075
Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	950 Park Avenue	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4390	2,077	156	13.3	75.4%	17 (0.8%)	326 (15.7%)	1,708 (82.2%)	8 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	11 (0.5%)	8	425^th of 434 public high schools	2.1%		8	415^th of 429 public high schools	3.3%	10	46.6	16.8		5.0				16.5					3.3	0.0	2.9	10.4		10.2				$10,696		$10,696
Ridge High School	Public	9-12	268 South Finley Avenue	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-2585	1,577	130	12.1	2.3%	839 (53.2%)	9 (0.6%)	133 (8.4%)	540 (34.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (3.5%)	73.3	78^th of 434 public high schools	82.0%		76.1	71^st of 429 public high schools	83.4%	7				62.4				72.0					35.6		35.6	76.1		76.1	100.0		100.0	$10,069		$10,069
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Watchung Hills Regional High School

Watchung Hills Regional High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Angelo L. Tomaso School
Elementary : Bayberry School
Elementary : Central School
Elementary : Gillette Elementary School
Elementary : Millington Elementary School
Elementary : Mt. Horeb School
Elementary : Woodland School
Middle : Central Middle School
Middle : Valley View School
Middle : Warren Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Watchung Hills Regional High School?

Students at Watchung Hills Regional High School are 52% White, 21% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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