Highland Park High School
102 North Fifth Ave
Highland Park NJ, 08904, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-572-2400
Ranking: (193 out of 346, bottom 44%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Highland Park Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 35 | 34 | 36 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 460 | 449 | 413 | 413 | 411 | 388 | 419 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 137 | 29.8% | 127 | 28.3% | 94 | 22.8% | 103 | 24.9% | 104 | 25.3% | 107 | 27.6% | 112 | 26.7% |
Grade 10: | 120 | 26.1% | 92 | 20.5% | 101 | 24.5% | 108 | 26.2% | 105 | 25.5% | 102 | 26.3% | 112 | 26.7% |
Grade 11: | 93 | 20.2% | 110 | 24.5% | 112 | 27.1% | 99 | 24.0% | 96 | 23.4% | 93 | 24.0% | 87 | 20.8% |
Grade 12: | 104 | 22.6% | 114 | 25.4% | 101 | 24.5% | 96 | 23.2% | 102 | 24.8% | 86 | 22.2% | 108 | 25.8% |
Ungraded: | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 243 | 52.8% | 230 | 51.2% | 215 | 52.1% | 210 | 50.8% | 209 | 50.9% | 193 | 49.7% | 209 | 49.9% |
Female: | 217 | 47.2% | 219 | 48.8% | 198 | 47.9% | 203 | 49.2% | 202 | 49.1% | 195 | 50.3% | 206 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 94 | 20.4% | 93 | 20.7% | 71 | 17.2% | 66 | 16.0% | 62 | 15.1% | 66 | 17.0% | 73 | 17.4% |
Hispanic: | 93 | 20.2% | 92 | 20.5% | 83 | 20.1% | 69 | 16.7% | 74 | 18.0% | 65 | 16.8% | 73 | 17.4% |
Black: | 53 | 11.5% | 54 | 12.0% | 60 | 14.5% | 66 | 16.0% | 70 | 17.0% | 61 | 15.7% | 79 | 18.9% |
White: | 200 | 43.5% | 194 | 43.2% | 183 | 44.3% | 198 | 47.9% | 195 | 47.4% | 182 | 46.9% | 194 | 46.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 20 | 4.3% | 15 | 3.3% | 15 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.4% | 14 | 3.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 114 | 24.8% | 112 | 24.9% | 97 | 23.5% | 70 | 16.9% | 73 | 17.8% | 65 | 16.8% | 79 | 18.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.3% | 34 | 7.6% | 37 | 9.0% | 24 | 5.8% | 24 | 5.8% | 44 | 11.3% | 37 | 8.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.99 | 13.36 | 11.58 | 15.07 | 15.81 | 8.30 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 73.5% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 68.5% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.0% | 74.0% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 68.2% | 74.2% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 62.9% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 58.4% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 65.8% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 60.8% | 64.5% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 76.5% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 74.4% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 81.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 77.6% | 79.0% |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 86.3% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 91.8% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 86.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 83.8% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.5% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 89.3% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 85.9% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 87.9% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 93.3% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 89.2% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 93.3% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 72.6% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 86.8% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 81.3% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.0% | 74.0% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 81.0% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 88.3% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 76.7% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 74.2% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 71.1% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 88.3% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 83.0% | 72.7% |
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* Highland Park High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.