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Enrollment
1,616
High
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST WINDSOR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340432003054
Hightstown High School
25 LESHIN LANE, HIGHTSTOWN, NJ 08520 · (609) 443-7738 · Mercer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,616 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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
12.2:1
133 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
766 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 406 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 393 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 393 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 424 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 East Windsor Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -17.6pp since 2023
Math
16.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 16.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 20.5% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Hightstown High School
Hightstown High School's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightstown High School this school | 1,616 | 47.4% | 30.0% |
| Woodbridge High School WOODBRIDGE | 1,681 | 54.3% | 20.4% |
| Freehold Borough High School FREEHOLD | 1,376 | 40.8% | 42.5% |
| Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy Wayne | 1,040 | 42.6% | 84.3% |
| North Brunswick Township High School NORTH BRUNSWICK | 1,876 | 54.1% | 27.5% |
| Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School RIDGEFIELD PARK | 1,159 | 53.9% | 34.2% |
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 Hightstown High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #256 of 397 | #8 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #276 of 400 ▼ 15 | #9 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #269 of 395 ▼ 37 | #10 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,616 | #70 of 442 | #3 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #195 of 388 | #4 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #88 of 389 | #6 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #157 of 405 | #11 of 19 |
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
1,616
-42 (-3%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,231
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 1,616 | 133 | 12.2:1 | 47% (766) |
| 2023-24 | 1,633 | 133.6 | 12.2:1 | 41% (668) |
| 2022-23 | 1,644 | 128 | 12.8:1 | 36% (599) |
| 2020-21 | 1,658 | 132 | 12.6:1 | 36% (600) |
| 2017-18 | 1,616 | 126 | 12.8:1 | 35% (558) |
| 2015-16 | 1,532 | 122 | 12.6:1 | 34% (526) |
| 2010-11 | 1,346 | 105 | 12.8:1 | 25% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 1,242 | 100 | 12.4:1 | 12% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 1,231 | 114 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hightstown High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,616 to 1,616); teachers up 6% (126 to 133).
About Hightstown High School
Hightstown High School is a high-enrollment high school in HIGHTSTOWN, New Jersey. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 1,616 students. That is 74% larger than the average of about 929 students for high schools in New Jersey.
East Windsor Regional School District is made up of 6 schools with 5,006 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Hightstown High School is 51% Hispanic. Other groups include 23% White, 14% Asian, 9% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Hightstown High School totals 133 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. The average for high schools in New Jersey is about 12.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Hightstown High School is about 47%. That is in line with the 48% average for public schools in Mercer County.
Hightstown High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of New Jersey public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.2%.
Census data for Mercer County show median household income comes to about $100,645, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 110 public schools in the county, enrolling about 58,647, Hightstown High School among them.
Walter C. Black Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.2%; Hightstown High School's is 30.0%, ranking 7th of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
A 3% decline took enrollment from 1,658 in 2020-21 to 1,616 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Hightstown High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Windsor Regional School District
- Melvin H. Kreps Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Perry L. Drew Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Grace N. Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Ethel McKnight Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Walter C. Black Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
Other schools in HIGHTSTOWN
- Grace N. Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Walter C. Black Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Walter C. Black Elementary School0.6 mi · 510
- Grace N. Rogers Elementary School0.7 mi · 591
- Melvin H. Kreps Middle School1.9 mi · 1,160
- Ethel McKnight Elementary School2.2 mi · 530
- Perry L. Drew Elementary School2.4 mi · 599
- Thomas R Grover Middle School3.4 mi · 1,183
Frequently asked questions
About Hightstown High SchoolHow many students attend Hightstown High School?
Hightstown High School enrolls approximately 1,616 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hightstown High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hightstown High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hightstown High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hightstown High School is approximately 12.2:1 (133 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hightstown High School?
Hightstown High School reports a student body of 23% White, 51% Hispanic, 9% Black, 14% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hightstown High School?
Hightstown High School is overseen by East Windsor Regional School District in Mercer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.