Enrollment
409
High
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNELLEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340402003286
Dunellen High School
411 First Street, DUNELLEN, NJ 08812 · (732) 400-5900 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of New Jersey public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
200 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 102 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 96 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 112 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Dunellen Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
29.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -26.5pp since 2023
Math
19.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.7% | 19.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 9.5% |
% 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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Dunellen High School
Dunellen High School's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunellen High School this school | 409 | 48.9% | 25.3% |
| Roselle Park High School ROSELLE PARK | 593 | 56.2% | 31.8% |
| Hoboken High School HOBOKEN | 652 | 52.1% | 45.1% |
| Weehawken High School WEEHAWKEN | 604 | 52.8% | 30.6% |
| Bogota Jr./Sr. High School BOGOTA | 475 | 59.6% | 39.7% |
| Ridgefield Memorial High School RIDGEFIELD | 512 | 46.7% | 43.8% |
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 Dunellen High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #289 of 397 | #22 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #258 of 400 ▲ 73 | #21 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #307 of 395 ▼ 81 | #21 of 27 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #345 of 442 | #26 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #133 of 388 | #6 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #160 of 389 | #19 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #151 of 405 | #11 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.9% | #86 of 173 | #12 of 22 |
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
409
+59 (+17%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 409 | 36.1 | 11.3:1 | 49% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 34.7 | 11.5:1 | 36% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 31.2 | 12.5:1 | 40% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 33 | 10.6:1 | 46% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 31.4 | 11.8:1 | 44% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 30 | 11.1:1 | 45% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 35% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 31 | 9.3:1 | 20% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 40 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunellen High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (372 to 409); teachers up 15% (31.4 to 36.1).
About Dunellen High School
At 411 First Street in DUNELLEN, New Jersey, Dunellen High School operates as a low-enrollment high school. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 409 students. It has 56% fewer students than the average for high schools in New Jersey (about 929).
Besides Dunellen High School, Dunellen Public School District runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 1,363 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Dunellen High School is 60%, a majority. After that, the student body is 20% White, 14% Black, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Middlesex County is about 24% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
For every teacher at Dunellen High School, there are about 11.3 students; the school has 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 49%.
Dunellen High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of New Jersey public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Dunellen High School would be expected to post about 39.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.3%.
The school is in Middlesex County, where median household income comes to about $111,549, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Middlesex County's 214 public schools enroll about 129,255 students and include Dunellen High School.
Dunellen High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Lincoln Middle School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Dunellen High School at 8th of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 17%, from 350 to 409.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Dunellen High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dunellen Public School District
- John P. Faber Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
Other schools in DUNELLEN
- John P. Faber Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Middle School0.0 mi · 333
- John P. Faber Elementary School0.7 mi · 621
- Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School0.8 mi · 404
- Green Brook Middle School0.8 mi · 304
- Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 383
- Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies0.8 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Dunellen High SchoolHow many students attend Dunellen High School?
Dunellen High School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 09-12.
Is Dunellen High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dunellen High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunellen High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dunellen High School is approximately 11.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dunellen High School?
Dunellen High School reports a student body of 20% White, 60% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Dunellen High School public or private?
Dunellen High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dunellen Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.