Summary:
The 08530 zip code is home to a single public high school, South Hunterdon Regional High School, which serves grades 7-12 and has a total enrollment of 392 students. The school is part of the South Hunterdon Regional School District.
South Hunterdon Regional High School has a 91.3% four-year graduation rate, slightly below the state average, and a 1.0% dropout rate, which is lower than the state average. The school's performance on NJSLA/NJGPA assessments is generally below the state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from around 10% to 65% across different grade levels and subject areas. The school's strongest performance is in Geometry, where 64.7% of students were proficient or better, while its weakest performance is in 8th grade Mathematics, where only 9.3% of students were proficient or better. The school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%, and 29.59% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Despite these challenges, South Hunterdon Regional High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.9, suggesting smaller class sizes and potentially more individualized attention for students. The school's per-student spending of $13,989 is slightly higher than the state average. However, the school's statewide ranking has dropped from 198 out of 422 high schools in 2022-2023 to 277 out of 434 high schools in 2024-2025, indicating a decline in performance relative to other schools in the state.
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