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What's one thing Barnegat High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,003
High
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341647000557
Barnegat High School
180 BENGAL BLVD, BARNEGAT, NJ 08005 · (609) 660-7510 · Ocean County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,003 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of New Jersey public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.5:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
430 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 240 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 264 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 253 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 246 | 25% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Barnegat Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
34.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -17.1pp since 2023
Math
13.3%
NJ avg 41.6%
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 17 points since 2023.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.2% | 13.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | N/A |
% 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 →
Schools most like Barnegat High School
Barnegat High School's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnegat High School this school | 1,003 | 42.9% | 33.2% |
| Cedar Creek High School EGG HARBOR CITY | 928 | 44.1% | 40.1% |
| Brick Township High School BRICK TOWN | 1,200 | 41.2% | 33.3% |
| Triton Regional High School RUNNEMEDE | 1,146 | 44.8% | 24.6% |
| Toms River High School South TOMS RIVER | 1,463 | 41.5% | 29.4% |
| Brick Township Memorial High School BRICK | 1,269 | 36.3% | 31.9% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barnegat High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #230 of 397 | #9 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #306 of 400 | #17 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #287 of 395 ▼ 35 | #15 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,003 | #179 of 442 | #13 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #147 of 388 | #5 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #178 of 389 | #4 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #175 of 405 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #103 of 173 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,003
+52 (+5%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 954
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 1,003 | 87 | 11.5:1 | 43% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 997 | 83.1 | 12.0:1 | 35% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 983 | 88 | 11.2:1 | 30% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 951 | 77 | 12.3:1 | 36% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 937 | 76 | 12.3:1 | 35% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 982 | 79 | 12.4:1 | 33% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 954 | 69 | 13.8:1 | 21% (203) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barnegat High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (937 to 1,003); teachers up 14% (76 to 87).
About Barnegat High School
Barnegat High School is a medium-sized high school in Barnegat Township School District, located in BARNEGAT, New Jersey. The school counts 1,003 students across grades 9 through 12.
Barnegat Township School District has 3,604 students in 6 schools, and Barnegat High School is one of those schools.
Barnegat High School's enrollment is 62% White. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Ocean County, the White share is about 83%. Barnegat High School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 87 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.5:1. Among high schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 12.7:1. Eligible students account for 43% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is close to the 44% average for public schools in Ocean County.
The allk12 Grade for Barnegat High School is C+. Compared with New Jersey public high schools, the school scored higher than 42% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Barnegat High School is -9.5 points: 33.2% actual, 42.7% predicted.
Ocean County has about 654,362 residents, and median household income is about $89,863, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Ocean County number 117 and enroll about 66,051.
Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School is the public school closest to Barnegat High School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Barnegat High School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Barnegat High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,003 was 5% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 951.
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Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barnegat Township School District
- Cecil S. Collins ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Joseph T. Donahue Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Russell O. Brackman Middle SchoolMiddle · 509 students
- Robert L. Horbelt Elementary SchoolMiddle · 499 students
- Lillian M. Dunfee ElementaryElementary · 325 students
Other schools in BARNEGAT
- Cecil S. Collins ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Joseph T. Donahue Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Russell O. Brackman Middle SchoolMiddle · 509 students
- Robert L. Horbelt Elementary SchoolMiddle · 499 students
- Lillian M. Dunfee ElementaryElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School0.3 mi · 524
- Cecil S. Collins Elementary0.9 mi · 744
- Russell O. Brackman Middle School0.9 mi · 509
- Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School1.0 mi · 499
- Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary1.7 mi · 325
- Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center1.8 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Barnegat High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Barnegat High School?
Barnegat High School enrolls approximately 1,003 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Barnegat High School serve?
Barnegat High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Barnegat High School have?
Barnegat High School employs 87 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Barnegat High School?
Student demographics at Barnegat High School are roughly 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Barnegat High School in?
Barnegat High School is part of Barnegat Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.