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If you could change one rule at New Providence High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
644
High
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW PROVIDENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341131005592
New Providence High School
35 PIONEER DR, NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ 07974 · (908) 464-4700 · Union County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of New Jersey public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
11.1:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
20 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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 | 182 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 158 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 147 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 157 | 24% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 New Providence School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
75.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
67.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.3% | 67.3% |
| 2023-24 | 82.2% | 58.6% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 New Providence High School
New Providence High School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Providence High School this school | 644 | 3.1% | 66.3% |
| Pascack Hills High School Montvale | 768 | 2.0% | 68.9% |
| Mountain Lakes High School Mountain Lakes | 546 | 2.0% | 66.9% |
| Governor Livingston High School BERKELEY HEIGHTS | 849 | 3.1% | 61.7% |
| Whippany Park High School WHIPPANY | 584 | 4.5% | 59.0% |
| Hanover Park High School EAST HANOVER | 706 | 2.5% | 57.5% |
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 New Providence High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #50 of 397 | #8 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #38 of 400 ▲ 30 | #6 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #58 of 395 no change | #8 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #282 of 442 | #22 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #116 of 388 | #5 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #229 of 389 | #16 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.1% | #373 of 405 | #28 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #149 of 173 | #21 of 24 |
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
644
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 644 | 57.9 | 11.1:1 | 3% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 64.9 | 9.8:1 | 1% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 60.5 | 11.0:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 62 | 10.4:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 58.8 | 10.7:1 | 2% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 58 | 11.7:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 619 | 43 | 14.4:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 42 | 12.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | 35 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Providence High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (630 to 644); teachers down 2% (58.8 to 57.9).
About New Providence High School
New Providence High School is a public low-enrollment high school in NEW PROVIDENCE, New Jersey. The school enrolls 644 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in New Jersey) has about 929 students.
Federal data list 4 schools in New Providence School District, with 2,264 students enrolled.
White students account for 67% of enrollment at New Providence High School. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. Union County as a whole is about 39% White, so the school's share is higher. New Providence High School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.1:1, with 57.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 12.7:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at New Providence High School is 3%. That is lower than the 52% average for public schools in Union County.
New Providence High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 84% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for New Providence High School is +1.9 points: 66.3% actual, 64.5% predicted.
Within Union County, median household income is about $103,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 180 public schools in Union County, with a combined enrollment of about 99,046.
The closest public school to New Providence High School is New Providence Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 76.5% proficiency; New Providence High School posts 66.3%.
The NCES locale for New Providence High School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 644, close to the 643 recorded in 2020-21.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Providence School District
- Allen W. Roberts SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Salt Brook SchoolElementary · 583 students
- New Providence Middle SchoolMiddle · 396 students
Other schools in NEW PROVIDENCE
- Allen W. Roberts SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Salt Brook SchoolElementary · 583 students
- New Providence Middle SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Developmental Learning Center New ProvidenceCombined · 91 students
Nearby schools
- New Providence Middle School0.0 mi · 396
- Allen W. Roberts School0.7 mi · 641
- Developmental Learning Center New Providence0.9 mi · 91
- Salt Brook School1.2 mi · 583
- Governor Livingston High School1.5 mi · 849
- William Woodruff School1.5 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About New Providence High SchoolHow large is New Providence High School?
New Providence High School enrolls approximately 644 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does New Providence High School serve?
New Providence High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Providence High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Providence High School is approximately 11.1:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at New Providence High School?
Student demographics at New Providence High School are roughly 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is New Providence High School public or private?
New Providence High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Providence School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.