New Brunswick High School
1000 Somerset St
New Brunswick NJ, 08901, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-745-5300
Ranking: (310 out of 346, bottom 10%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: New Brunswick City 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: | 155 | 139 | 110 | 86 | 86 | 102 | 87 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,640 | 1,612 | 1,555 | 1,509 | 1,480 | 1,317 | 1,386 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 529 | 32.3% | 480 | 29.8% | 488 | 31.4% | 533 | 35.3% | 547 | 37.0% | 458 | 34.8% | 346 | 25.0% |
Grade 10: | 348 | 21.2% | 373 | 23.1% | 390 | 25.1% | 369 | 24.5% | 363 | 24.5% | 334 | 25.4% | 352 | 25.4% |
Grade 11: | 336 | 20.5% | 324 | 20.1% | 266 | 17.1% | 264 | 17.5% | 249 | 16.8% | 226 | 17.2% | 292 | 21.1% |
Grade 12: | 297 | 18.1% | 308 | 19.1% | 302 | 19.4% | 270 | 17.9% | 261 | 17.6% | 251 | 19.1% | 311 | 22.4% |
Ungraded: | 115 | 7.0% | 112 | 6.9% | 94 | 6.0% | 73 | 4.8% | 60 | 4.1% | 48 | 3.6% | 85 | 6.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 832 | 50.7% | 804 | 49.9% | 768 | 49.4% | 750 | 49.7% | 752 | 50.8% | 680 | 51.6% | 692 | 49.9% |
Female: | 808 | 49.3% | 808 | 50.1% | 787 | 50.6% | 759 | 50.3% | 728 | 49.2% | 637 | 48.4% | 690 | 49.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 12 | 0.7% | 13 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.8% | 15 | 1.0% | 19 | 1.3% | 17 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 1,354 | 82.6% | 1,326 | 82.3% | 1,269 | 81.6% | 1,183 | 78.4% | 1,082 | 73.1% | 911 | 69.2% | 968 | 69.8% |
Black: | 261 | 15.9% | 261 | 16.2% | 255 | 16.4% | 297 | 19.7% | 359 | 24.3% | 368 | 27.9% | 375 | 27.1% |
White: | 11 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.7% | 17 | 1.1% | 14 | 0.9% | 20 | 1.4% | 21 | 1.6% | 28 | 2.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,297 | 79.1% | 1,310 | 81.3% | 1,117 | 71.8% | 972 | 64.4% | 903 | 61.0% | 832 | 63.2% | 741 | 53.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 116 | 7.1% | 128 | 7.9% | 86 | 5.5% | 102 | 6.8% | 98 | 6.6% | 85 | 6.5% | 113 | 8.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.60 | 11.62 | 14.08 | 17.49 | 17.21 | 10.60 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 53.1% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 61.6% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 60.8% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 54.0% | 54.0% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 64.3% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 68.4% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 69.8% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 67.1% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 68.7% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.1% | 75.1% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 75.6% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 29.8% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 46.9% | 46.7% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 63.9% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 51.9% | 51.9% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 50.2% | 50.2% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 52.2% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 59.7% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 55.8% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 47.4% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 49.8% | 49.8% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 52.2% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 39.6% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* New Brunswick High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.