Piscataway Township High School
100 Behmer Rd
Piscataway NJ, 08854, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-981-0700
Ranking: (144 out of 346, top 42%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Piscataway Township 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: | 161 | NA | NA | 175 | 144 | 153 | 149 | 138 | ||||||
Total Students: | 2,195 | 2,233 | 2,236 | 2,226 | 2,214 | 2,184 | 2,158 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 526 | 24.0% | 540 | 24.2% | 596 | 26.7% | 524 | 23.5% | 592 | 26.7% | 590 | 27.0% | 574 | 26.6% |
Grade 10: | 559 | 25.5% | 587 | 26.3% | 478 | 21.4% | 578 | 26.0% | 569 | 25.7% | 546 | 25.0% | 550 | 25.5% |
Grade 11: | 589 | 26.8% | 492 | 22.0% | 574 | 25.7% | 558 | 25.1% | 531 | 24.0% | 525 | 24.0% | 512 | 23.7% |
Grade 12: | 493 | 22.5% | 563 | 25.2% | 538 | 24.1% | 518 | 23.3% | 502 | 22.7% | 499 | 22.8% | 502 | 23.3% |
Ungraded: | 28 | 1.3% | 51 | 2.3% | 50 | 2.2% | 48 | 2.2% | 20 | 0.9% | 24 | 1.1% | 20 | 0.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,165 | 53.1% | 1,166 | 52.2% | 1,164 | 52.1% | 1,163 | 52.2% | 1,124 | 50.8% | 1,111 | 50.9% | 1,103 | 51.1% |
Female: | 1,030 | 46.9% | 1,067 | 47.8% | 1,072 | 47.9% | 1,063 | 47.8% | 1,090 | 49.2% | 1,073 | 49.1% | 1,051 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 557 | 25.4% | 532 | 23.8% | 527 | 23.6% | 521 | 23.4% | 512 | 23.1% | 513 | 23.5% | 498 | 23.1% |
Hispanic: | 369 | 16.8% | 365 | 16.3% | 363 | 16.2% | 331 | 14.9% | 330 | 14.9% | 310 | 14.2% | 274 | 12.7% |
Black: | 820 | 37.4% | 864 | 38.7% | 860 | 38.5% | 872 | 39.2% | 841 | 38.0% | 823 | 37.7% | 790 | 36.6% |
White: | 430 | 19.6% | 457 | 20.5% | 474 | 21.2% | 492 | 22.1% | 526 | 23.8% | 535 | 24.5% | 595 | 27.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 402 | 18.3% | 536 | 24.0% | 451 | 20.2% | 308 | 13.8% | 354 | 16.0% | 295 | 13.5% | 248 | 11.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 153 | 7.0% | 228 | 10.2% | 155 | 6.9% | 152 | 6.8% | 159 | 7.2% | 155 | 7.1% | 133 | 6.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.66 | NA | NA | 12.81 | 15.43 | 14.47 | 13.00 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 83.4% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 86.7% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 87.2% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 88.2% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 91.7% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 84.7% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 82.9% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 91.5% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 93.0% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.4% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 92.9% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 74.7% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 78.4% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 84.6% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 83.5% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 84.6% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 83.1% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 83.9% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.0% | 84.0% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 86.1% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 85.1% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 73.6% | 72.7% |
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* Piscataway Township 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.