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Which teacher or staff member at Hackettstown High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
868
High
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HACKETTSTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340630005814
Hackettstown High School
599 Warren Street, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ 07840 · (908) 852-8150 · Warren County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL868 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
261 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 239 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 208 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 213 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 208 | 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 Hackettstown Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -46.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 46 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.6% | 80.0% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Hackettstown High School
Hackettstown High School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackettstown High School this school | 868 | 30.1% | 45.8% |
| Saddle Brook Middle/High School SADDLE BROOK | 806 | 30.9% | 41.5% |
| Newton High School NEWTON | 680 | 29.3% | 31.2% |
| Boonton High School BOONTON | 646 | 32.5% | 47.4% |
| Warren Hills Regional High School WASHINGTON | 1,050 | 25.9% | 42.7% |
| Delran High School DELRAN | 922 | 30.8% | 37.4% |
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 Hackettstown High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #138 of 397 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #161 of 400 ▼ 137 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #158 of 395 ▲ 112 | #1 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 868 | #206 of 442 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #161 of 388 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #164 of 389 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #232 of 405 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #173 of 173 | N/A |
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
868
+4 (+0%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 868 | 74 | 11.7:1 | 30% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 889 | 70 | 12.7:1 | 24% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 926 | 72.5 | 12.8:1 | 19% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 864 | 69 | 12.5:1 | 19% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 867 | 70 | 12.4:1 | 17% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 921 | 72 | 12.8:1 | 15% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 928 | 52 | 17.9:1 | 11% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 909 | 63 | 14.4:1 | 6% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 763 | 56 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hackettstown High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (867 to 868); teachers up 6% (70 to 74).
About Hackettstown High School
Hackettstown High School is one of the public schools in HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey. It is a medium-sized high school. The school reports 868 students in grades 9 through 12.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Hackettstown Public School District totals 1,978 students.
Hackettstown High School is 57% White by enrollment. Other students are 31% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Warren County residents are about 77% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Hackettstown High School total 74 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.7:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher below the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 30%.
Hackettstown High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (45.8%) and its predicted rate (49.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Warren County, the median household income is $100,869, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Hackettstown High School is one of 41 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Hatchery Hill Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Hackettstown High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.3%; Hackettstown High School's is 45.8%, ranking 7th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Hackettstown High School as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Hackettstown High School enrolled 864; in 2024-25, 868.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Hackettstown High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,849
Census ACS
Median income
$100,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hackettstown Public School District
- Hackettstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 507 students
- Willow Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Hatchery Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
Other schools in HACKETTSTOWN
- Hackettstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 507 students
- Willow Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Hatchery Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
Nearby schools
- Hatchery Hill Elementary School0.3 mi · 283
- Hackettstown Middle School0.5 mi · 507
- Willow Grove Elementary School1.5 mi · 320
- Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School2.7 mi · 513
- Benedict A. Cucinella School2.8 mi · 529
- Sandshore Rd. Elementary School3.3 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Hackettstown High SchoolHow many students attend Hackettstown High School?
Hackettstown High School enrolls approximately 868 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hackettstown High School serve?
Hackettstown High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Hackettstown High School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Hackettstown High School.
How diverse is Hackettstown High School?
Hackettstown High School reports a student body of 57% White, 31% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hackettstown High School in?
Hackettstown High School is part of Hackettstown Public School District.
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