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Enrollment
1,611
High
DISTRICT 879 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341059005250
Montgomery High School
1016 Route 601, Skillman, NJ 08558 · (609) 466-7602 · Somerset County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,611 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
122 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
126 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 363 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 429 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 394 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 425 | 26% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Montgomery Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
83.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
64.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.5% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 88.4% | 65.7% |
% 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
75.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Montgomery High School
Montgomery High School's state test result (75.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery High School this school | 1,611 | 7.8% | 75.9% |
| Bergen County Academies Hackensack | 1,130 | 9.7% | 98.0% |
| Monroe Township High School MONROE TOWNSHIP | 2,583 | 13.9% | 55.4% |
| Millburn High School MILLBURN | 1,380 | 1.9% | 82.0% |
| South Brunswick High School MONMOUTH JUNCTION | 2,666 | 16.5% | 58.9% |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South West Windsor | 1,627 | 9.3% | 73.6% |
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 Montgomery High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #21 of 397 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #48 of 400 ▼ 1 | #1 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #33 of 395 ▲ 7 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,611 | #71 of 442 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #255 of 388 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #147 of 389 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.8% | #347 of 405 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #179 of 200 | #8 of 8 |
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
1,611
+34 (+2%) vs 2020
+311% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 1,611 | 122.3 | 13.2:1 | 8% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 1,630 | 120.2 | 13.6:1 | 4% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 1,603 | 119.6 | 13.4:1 | 4% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 1,577 | 117 | 13.5:1 | 4% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 1,640 | 116.8 | 14.0:1 | 4% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 1,687 | 123 | 13.7:1 | 4% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 1,688 | 104 | 16.2:1 | 2% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 910 | 60 | 15.2:1 | 1% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 44 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montgomery High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,640 to 1,611); teachers up 5% (116.8 to 122.3).
About Montgomery High School
Located in Skillman, New Jersey, Montgomery High School is a large high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,611 students. By comparison, high schools in New Jersey enroll about 929 students on average.
Montgomery High School belongs to Montgomery Township School District, a district of 5 schools and 4,397 students.
Asian students are 56% of those enrolled at Montgomery High School. Other reported shares: 30% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 20% Asian among all Somerset County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
Based on 122.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Montgomery High School has a ratio of 13.2:1. It is about the same as the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Income data for the school show 8% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Somerset County is 28%.
Montgomery High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (75.9%) and its predicted rate (61.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
Looking at the county, Somerset County, median household income comes to about $140,374, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Montgomery High School, Somerset County has 84 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Montgomery High School is closest to Village Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Montgomery High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 73.5% on proficiency, and Montgomery High School is above that at 75.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,577 in 2020-21, 1,611 in 2024-25.
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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 Montgomery Township School District
- Montgomery Upper Middle SchoolMiddle · 760 students
- Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- Montgomery Lower Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
- Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other schools in Skillman
- Montgomery Upper Middle SchoolMiddle · 760 students
- Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- Montgomery Lower Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
- Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other Montgomery High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Montgomery High. Montgomery High School is the largest of the 4.
- Montgomery High SchoolMONTGOMERY, TX · 1,523 students
- Montgomery HighSanta Rosa, CA · 1,253 students
- Montgomery High SchoolMontgomery, LA · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Village Elementary School1.0 mi · 591
- Orchard Hill Elementary School1.7 mi · 755
- Montgomery Lower Middle School2.1 mi · 680
- Montgomery Upper Middle School2.1 mi · 760
- Hopewell Elementary School3.4 mi · 397
- Princeton Charter School4.2 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Montgomery High SchoolHow many students attend Montgomery High School?
Montgomery High School enrolls approximately 1,611 students in grades 09-12.
Is Montgomery High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Montgomery High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Montgomery High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Montgomery High School is approximately 13.2:1 (122 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Montgomery High School?
Student demographics at Montgomery High School are roughly 30% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 56% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Montgomery High School in?
Montgomery High School is part of Montgomery Township School District.
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