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If you could change one rule at Howell High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,775
High
DISTRICT 1,631 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREEHOLD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340561003800
Howell High School
405 SQUANKUM YELLOWBROOK ROAD, FARMINGDALE, NJ 07727 · (732) 919-2131 · Monmouth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,775 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of New Jersey public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.8:1
128 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
315 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 371 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 433 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 465 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 506 | 29% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -17.4pp since 2023
Math
29.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 34.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Howell High School
Howell High School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell High School this school | 1,775 | 17.7% | 38.3% |
| Freehold Township High School FREEHOLD TWP. | 1,813 | 19.5% | 39.9% |
| Hunterdon Central Regional High School District Flemington | 2,238 | 19.2% | 51.1% |
| Middletown High School North MIDDLETOWN | 1,289 | 21.7% | 42.9% |
| Gloucester County Institute of Technology Sewell | 1,657 | 11.9% | 51.2% |
| Clearview Regional High School MULLICA HILL | 1,332 | 18.0% | 52.4% |
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 Howell High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #191 of 397 | #21 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #193 of 400 ▼ 33 | #22 of 31 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #238 of 395 ▼ 61 | #24 of 31 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,775 | #55 of 442 | #2 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #311 of 388 | #24 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #275 of 389 | #18 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.7% | #294 of 405 | #17 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #40 of 200 | #5 of 24 |
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
1,775
-319 (-15%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,419
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 1,775 | 128.2 | 13.8:1 | 18% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 1,905 | 129.8 | 14.7:1 | 13% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 2,011 | 133.2 | 15.1:1 | 12% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 2,094 | 134 | 15.6:1 | 8% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 2,118 | 139 | 15.2:1 | 7% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 2,220 | 147 | 15.1:1 | 8% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 2,259 | 137 | 16.5:1 | 4% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 1,526 | 106 | 14.4:1 | 5% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 1,419 | 96 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howell High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (2,118 to 1,775); teachers down 8% (139 to 128.2).
About Howell High School
Howell High School operates as a high-enrollment high school in FARMINGDALE, New Jersey. The school counted 1,775 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 91% more students than the average for high schools in New Jersey (about 929).
Freehold Regional High School District is made up of 6 schools with 9,784 students in all.
More than half of the students at Howell High School are White (71%). The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Monmouth County, where about 74% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Howell High School scores 45%.
Its staff includes 128.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.8 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey is 1.1 students per teacher. Roughly 18% of students at Howell High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points below the 29% average for public schools in Monmouth County.
Howell 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 34% of New Jersey public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Howell High School is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools: 38.3% actual against 56.5% predicted.
The county, Monmouth County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $124,845 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Howell High School, Monmouth County has 186 public schools.
Howell High School's closest public school neighbor is Howell Township Middle School North, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Howell High School at 8th of 8.
Howell High School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's student count fell 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 15.6 in 2020-21 to 13.8 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Howell High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Freehold Regional High School District
- Freehold Township High SchoolHigh · 1,813 students
- Marlboro High SchoolHigh · 1,700 students
- Manalapan High SchoolHigh · 1,690 students
- Colts Neck High SchoolHigh · 1,430 students
- Freehold Borough High SchoolHigh · 1,376 students
Other schools in FARMINGDALE
- Howell Township Middle School NorthMiddle · 970 students
- Edith M. Griebling Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Ardena Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Farmingdale ElementaryElementary · 160 students
Other Howell High schools
One other US public school is named Howell High. Howell High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Howell High SchoolHOWELL, MI · 1,964 students
Nearby schools
- Howell Township Middle School North0.4 mi · 970
- Farmingdale Elementary0.7 mi · 160
- Ardena Elementary School2.0 mi · 374
- Memorial Elementary School2.6 mi · 414
- Adelphia Early Learning Center2.6 mi · 357
- Land O'Pines Elementary School2.7 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Howell High SchoolHow large is Howell High School?
Howell High School enrolls approximately 1,775 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Howell High School serve?
Howell High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Howell High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Howell High School is approximately 13.8:1 (128 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Howell High School?
Student demographics at Howell High School are roughly 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Howell High School in?
Howell High School is part of Freehold Regional High School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.