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If you could change one rule at Manville High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
528
High
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340963005238
Manville High School
1100 Brooks Boulevard, Manville, NJ 08835 · (908) 231-6806 · Somerset County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.2:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
339 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 120 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 133 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 142 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 133 | 25% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within Manville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
21.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -21.1pp since 2023
Math
5.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 5.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 9.6% |
% 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Manville High School
Manville High School's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manville High School this school | 528 | 64.2% | 17.5% |
| Roselle Park High School ROSELLE PARK | 593 | 56.2% | 31.8% |
| Piscataway Magnet School PISCATAWAY | 640 | 65.3% | 33.9% |
| South River High School SOUTH RIVER | 716 | 64.2% | 19.7% |
| South Amboy Middle/High School SOUTH AMBOY | 616 | 58.6% | 20.7% |
| Lodi High School LODI | 906 | 62.5% | 36.5% |
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 Manville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #335 of 397 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.2% | #367 of 400 ▼ 35 | #12 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #345 of 395 ▼ 54 | #12 of 12 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #316 of 442 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #63 of 388 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #183 of 389 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #94 of 405 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.7% | #23 of 173 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
528
+78 (+17%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 528 | 51.6 | 10.2:1 | 64% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 49.4 | 10.9:1 | 57% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 46.8 | 10.7:1 | 48% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 40 | 11.3:1 | 42% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 49% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 40% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 31% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 34 | 11.5:1 | 9% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 34 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (407 to 528); teachers up 72% (30 to 51.6).
About Manville High School
Manville High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Manville, New Jersey. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 528 students. An average school in this group (high schools in New Jersey) has about 929 students.
Manville School District is responsible for 4 schools, Manville High School included, with 1,655 students in all.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Manville High School, at 59%. The remaining students are 30% White and 9% Black. Census figures show Somerset County is about 18% Hispanic. Manville High School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Manville High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.2:1. That is 2.5 students per teacher below the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 64%. Public schools in Somerset County average 28%.
Manville High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Manville High School is 13.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
Census estimates describe Somerset County this way: the median household income is $140,374, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Manville High School, Somerset County has 83 other public schools.
Alexander Batcho Intermediate School is the public school closest to Manville High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Manville High School's average proficiency of 17.5% compares with 42.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Manville High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 528 students in 2024-25, 78 more than the 450 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.3:1 to 10.2:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Manville High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manville School District
- Alexander Batcho Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Weston Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Roosevelt SchoolElementary · 213 students
Other schools in Manville
- Alexander Batcho Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Weston Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Roosevelt SchoolElementary · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Alexander Batcho Intermediate School0.1 mi · 510
- Roosevelt School0.4 mi · 213
- Weston Elementary School0.7 mi · 404
- Sunnymead Elementary School1.1 mi · 530
- The Career Center of the SCESC1.2 mi · 7
- Somerset Elementary Academy1.2 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About Manville High SchoolHow large is Manville High School?
Manville High School enrolls approximately 528 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Manville High School serve?
Manville High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Manville High School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Manville High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Manville High School?
At Manville High School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 59% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Manville High School public or private?
Manville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.