Best High Schools in Zip Code 08807

Zip code 08807 has four high schools serving grades 9–12, plus The Career Center of the SCESC, which serves grades 6–12; together, the four schools enroll 3,082 students, with 2,673 at Bridgewater-Raritan High School. The test results point to different strengths rather than one school leading across the board: Somerset County Vocational Technical High School stands out in English and science, while Bridgewater-Raritan leads in several math courses. That subject-by-subject split is the most important finding for families comparing these schools.

Somerset County Vocational Technical High School has the highest reported proficiency in ninth-grade English language arts, at 87%, versus 73% at Bridgewater-Raritan and 51% statewide; it also leads in 11th-grade science, 52% to 47%. Bridgewater-Raritan is ahead in geometry: 57% versus 35% in the end-of-course results, and 59% versus 40% in ninth grade. Both schools are well above the state in 11th-grade NJGPA math, at 79% and 80%, but both fall below the state in Algebra I end-of-course results. Only these two schools have reported test results; Somerset Secondary Academy and The Career Center of the SCESC cannot be placed in a score comparison.

Recent results show mixed movement, not a clear overall rise or decline: across matched tests, the average change in schools’ gaps from the state was about 1 point. Geometry improved at Bridgewater-Raritan, while science fell at both schools; Algebra II scores also dropped sharply at both, alongside a substantial statewide decline. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rose for Bridgewater-Raritan, from 80 in 2023–24 to 83 in 2025–26, while Somerset County Vocational Technical’s moved from 78 to 76. School size and other measures offer context, not an explanation: student-teacher ratios are 13:1 and 5.6:1, respectively, and in 2024–25, 15% of Bridgewater-Raritan students and 19% of Somerset County Vocational Technical students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Somerset Secondary Academy had 70 students and 43% free/reduced lunch eligible that year; The Career Center enrolled seven students.