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Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 521 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 547 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 565 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 605 | 27% |
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.8% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 40.9% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunterdon Central Regional High School District this school | 2,238 | 19.2% | 51.1% |
| Freehold Township High School FREEHOLD TWP. | 1,813 | 19.5% | 39.9% |
| Cherokee High School MARLTON | 2,082 | 16.9% | 46.5% |
| Howell High School FARMINGDALE | 1,775 | 17.7% | 38.3% |
| Fair Lawn High School FAIR LAWN | 1,687 | 21.2% | 59.6% |
| Kingsway Regional High School WOOLWICH TWP | 1,822 | 21.8% | 41.5% |
Where Hunterdon Central Regional High School District ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In 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 388 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #221 of 389 | N/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 200 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,238 | 217.2 | 10.3:1 | 19% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 2,408 | 226.7 | 10.6:1 | 13% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 2,486 | 237.6 | 10.5:1 | 14% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 2,648 | 229 | 11.6:1 | 11% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 2,965 | 242.2 | 12.2:1 | 10% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 3,035 | 239 | 12.7:1 | 6% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 2,891 | 214 | 13.5:1 | 5% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 2,383 | N/A | N/A | 2% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 1,652 | 128 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
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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