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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTERDON CENTRAL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340759003006

Hunterdon Central Regional High School District

84 Route 31, Flemington, NJ 08822 · (908) 782-5727 · Hunterdon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL2,238 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
2,238
High
STATE 929
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
217 FTE teachers
STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
429 students
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 952123%
Grade 1054724%
Grade 1156525%
Grade 1260527%
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
White
1,48967%
STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
41519%
STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
954%
STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
1858%
STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
422%
STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
30%
STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
40%
STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
1,16852%
Female
1,06548%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
63.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -12.2pp since 2023
Math
42.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2563.8%42.4%
2023-2476.0%40.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Hunterdon Central Regional High School District

Hunterdon Central Regional High School District's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District this school2,23819.2%51.1%
Freehold Township High School
FREEHOLD TWP.
1,81319.5%39.9%
Cherokee High School
MARLTON
2,08216.9%46.5%
Howell High School
FARMINGDALE
1,77517.7%38.3%
Fair Lawn High School
FAIR LAWN
1,68721.2%59.6%
Kingsway Regional High School
WOOLWICH TWP
1,82221.8%41.5%
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 Hunterdon Central Regional High School District ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Hunterdon County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
51.1%#110 of 397#4 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.4%#119 of 400
▲ 15
#3 of 6
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.8%#118 of 395
▼ 21
#4 of 6
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,238#20 of 442#1 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.3:1#66 of 388N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
51.2%#221 of 389N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
19.2%#283 of 405#2 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-24.5%#14 of 200N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
2,238
-410 (-15%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,652
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,238217.210.3:119% (429)
2023-242,408226.710.6:113% (311)
2022-232,486237.610.5:114% (350)
2020-212,64822911.6:111% (299)
2017-182,965242.212.2:110% (307)
2015-163,03523912.7:16% (169)
2010-112,89121413.5:15% (150)
2000-012,383N/AN/A2% (41)
1990-911,65212812.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hunterdon Central Regional High School District.

Since 2017-18: students down 25% (2,965 to 2,238); teachers down 10% (242.2 to 217.2).

About Hunterdon Central Regional High School District

This page covers Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, a large high school in Flemington, New Jersey. The school has 2,238 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 929 students for high schools in New Jersey.

Hunterdon Central Regional High School District operates as its own local education agency.

About 67% of the student body at Hunterdon Central Regional High School District is White. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 4% Black. Among people living in Hunterdon County, the White share is about 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.

With 217.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.3:1. The average for high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, 19% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 16% average for public schools in Hunterdon County.

Among New Jersey public high schools, Hunterdon Central Regional High School District outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hunterdon Central Regional High School District is 4.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.1% actual, 55.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.

In the wider Hunterdon County area, median household income comes to about $141,715, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Hunterdon County counts 55 public schools with about 18,056 students.

The closest school to Hunterdon Central Regional High School District is Reading-Fleming Intermediate School, located about 0.8 miles away. Hunterdon Central Regional High School District is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Hunterdon Central Regional High School District's average proficiency of 51.1% compares with 55.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 15%. The school's ratio dropped from 11.6:1 to 10.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Hunterdon County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
130,160
Census ACS
Median income
$141,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
18,056 students

Quick facts

School name
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
District
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
Address
84 Route 31, Flemington, NJ 08822
Phone
(908) 782-5727
County
Hunterdon County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,238
Teachers (FTE)
217
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
429 (19%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
340759003006
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
How many students attend Hunterdon Central Regional High School District?
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District enrolls approximately 2,238 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hunterdon Central Regional High School District an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hunterdon Central Regional High School District have?
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District employs 217 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Hunterdon Central Regional High School District?
Student demographics at Hunterdon Central Regional High School District are roughly 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hunterdon Central Regional High School District?
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District is overseen by Hunterdon Central Regional High School District in Hunterdon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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