John P. Stevens High School

Set in EDISON, New Jersey, John P. Stevens High School is a big 9-12 campus, run under Edison Township School District. It serves 2,687 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 189% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

John P. Stevens High School is one of 19 schools operated by Edison Township School District, a district that hosts 16,617 students overall.

Demographically, John P. Stevens High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Asian (85%); the rest is composed of 5% White, 4% Black, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 26% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 168 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting John P. Stevens High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Middlesex County's rate of about 42%.

After controlling for student poverty, John P. Stevens High School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 57.4%; this one delivers 73.7%, a residual of +16.3 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) records that median household income runs about $111,549, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Middlesex County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), of which John P. Stevens High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: John Adams Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John P. Stevens High School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 69.6%.

John P. Stevens High School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. John P. Stevens High School's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 2,486 (now 2,687). Over the same period, the Asian share edged up from 75% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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