Enrollment
246
High
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340757003468
Academy of Career and Technical Education
One High Tech Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094 · (201) 662-6800 · Hudson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of New Jersey public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
76.9:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
105 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 87 | 35% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 17% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -12.8pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 74.2% | 34.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
246
+153 (+165%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
76.9:1
was 46.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 246 | 3.2 | 76.9:1 | 43% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 3 | 69.7:1 | 38% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 2 | 99.0:1 | 44% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 93 | 2 | 46.5:1 | 48% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy of Career and Technical Education.
About Academy of Career and Technical Education
Academy of Career and Technical Education is a very small high school serving families in Secaucus, New Jersey. It has an enrollment of 246 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in New Jersey average about 929 students, which makes this school 74% below average.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in Hudson County Schools of Technology School District totals 2,326 students.
The largest group at Academy of Career and Technical Education is Hispanic students, at 63%. Other students are 16% White, 10% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Hudson County residents are about 41% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Academy of Career and Technical Education scores 56%.
Based on 3.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Academy of Career and Technical Education has a ratio of 76.9:1. The gap from the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey is 64.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 43%. That is 25 points below the 68% average for public schools in Hudson County.
Academy of Career and Technical Education earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of New Jersey public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.8%.
The school's county is Hudson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $91,795, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 130 public schools in the county, enrolling about 86,216, Academy of Career and Technical Education among them.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, High Tech High School, is the closest to Academy of Career and Technical Education. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Academy of Career and Technical Education ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Academy of Career and Technical Education is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Reported enrollment: 93 (2020-21) and 246 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 76.9:1, from 46.5:1.
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Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
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Other schools in Hudson County Schools of Technology School District
- County Prep High SchoolHigh · 892 students
- High Tech High SchoolHigh · 790 students
- Academy of Technology DesignHigh · 235 students
- Explore Middle SchoolMiddle · 163 students
- Bayonne AcademyHigh
Other schools in Secaucus
- High Tech High SchoolHigh · 790 students
- Secaucus High SchoolHigh · 612 students
- Huber Street SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Secaucus Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
- Clarendon SchoolElementary · 475 students
Nearby schools
- High Tech High School0.0 mi · 790
- Nicolaus Copernicus School1.7 mi · 497
- Jersey City Global Charter School1.7 mi · 423
- Alfred Zampella School1.8 mi · 629
- The Ethical Community Charter School1.8 mi · 357
- Franklin L. Williams School1.9 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About Academy of Career and Technical EducationHow many students attend Academy of Career and Technical Education?
Academy of Career and Technical Education enrolls approximately 246 students in grades 09-12.
Is Academy of Career and Technical Education an elementary, middle, or high school?
Academy of Career and Technical Education is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Academy of Career and Technical Education?
Approximately 76.9:1 students per teacher at Academy of Career and Technical Education.
How diverse is Academy of Career and Technical Education?
Academy of Career and Technical Education reports a student body of 16% White, 63% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Academy of Career and Technical Education in?
Academy of Career and Technical Education is part of Hudson County Schools of Technology School District.
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