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Enrollment
1,876
High
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341149003480
North Brunswick Township High School
98 RAIDER ROAD, NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 08902 · (732) 289-3702 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,876 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of New Jersey public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.0:1
156 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
1,015 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 435 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 469 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 451 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 521 | 28% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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 North Brunswick Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
34.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -12.3pp since 2023
Math
20.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.9% | 20.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 16.5% |
% 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
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 North Brunswick Township High School
North Brunswick Township High School's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Brunswick Township High School this school | 1,876 | 54.1% | 27.5% |
| Franklin High School Somerset | 2,134 | 50.2% | 25.8% |
| Woodbridge High School WOODBRIDGE | 1,681 | 54.3% | 20.4% |
| Bloomfield High School Bloomfield | 2,055 | 50.3% | 36.9% |
| Hightstown High School HIGHTSTOWN | 1,616 | 47.4% | 30.0% |
| Atlantic County Institute of Technology MAYS LANDING | 1,852 | 62.6% | 37.1% |
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 North Brunswick Township High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #270 of 397 | #21 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #252 of 400 ▲ 39 | #19 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #284 of 395 ▼ 15 | #19 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,876 | #41 of 442 | #10 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #181 of 388 | #10 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #23 of 389 | #7 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #131 of 405 | #10 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #121 of 173 | #15 of 22 |
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
1,876
-7 (0%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 1,183
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 1,876 | 156 | 12.0:1 | 54% (1,015) |
| 2023-24 | 1,900 | 154 | 12.3:1 | 48% (919) |
| 2022-23 | 1,881 | 149.5 | 12.6:1 | 33% (628) |
| 2020-21 | 1,883 | 142 | 13.3:1 | 36% (683) |
| 2017-18 | 1,787 | 150.6 | 11.9:1 | 44% (782) |
| 2015-16 | 1,787 | 146 | 12.2:1 | 40% (713) |
| 2010-11 | 1,803 | 113 | 16.0:1 | 30% (539) |
| 2000-01 | 1,396 | 102 | 13.7:1 | 11% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 1,183 | 84 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Brunswick Township High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,787 to 1,876); teachers up 4% (150.6 to 156).
About North Brunswick Township High School
North Brunswick Township High School, located in NORTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, is a large high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,876 students. The school is 102% bigger than the average for high schools in New Jersey.
The district, North Brunswick Township School District, has 5,705 students enrolled across 8 schools.
The biggest share of students at North Brunswick Township High School, 45%, is Hispanic. Next come 22% Black, 17% Asian, 13% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all Middlesex County residents. The diversity index for North Brunswick Township High School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 156 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.0:1. The 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. By family income, 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Middlesex County is 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, North Brunswick Township High School lands at C+, ahead of 36% of New Jersey public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, North Brunswick Township High School is 9.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 27.5% actual, 36.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In the wider Middlesex County area, median household income comes to about $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Middlesex County's 214 public schools enroll about 129,255 students and include North Brunswick Township High School.
North Brunswick Township High School's nearest public school is Arthur M. Judd (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.1%; North Brunswick Township High School's is 27.5%, ranking 6th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,876, close to the 1,883 recorded in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 12.0:1.
The allk12 page for North Brunswick Township High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Brunswick Township School District
- Linwood SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- North Brunswick Twp. Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Arthur M. JuddElementary · 587 students
- ParsonsElementary · 566 students
- John AdamsElementary · 561 students
- Livingston ParkElementary · 494 students
Other schools in NORTH BRUNSWICK
- Linwood SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- North Brunswick Twp. Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Arthur M. JuddElementary · 587 students
- ParsonsElementary · 566 students
- John AdamsElementary · 561 students
- Livingston ParkElementary · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur M. Judd0.4 mi · 587
- Livingston Park0.9 mi · 494
- North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 106
- Linwood School1.2 mi · 761
- New Brunswick Middle School1.4 mi · 829
- John Adams1.4 mi · 561
Frequently asked questions
About North Brunswick Township High SchoolHow many students attend North Brunswick Township High School?
North Brunswick Township High School enrolls approximately 1,876 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does North Brunswick Township High School serve?
North Brunswick Township High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does North Brunswick Township High School have?
North Brunswick Township High School employs 156 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is North Brunswick Township High School?
North Brunswick Township High School reports a student body of 13% White, 45% Hispanic, 22% Black, 17% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is North Brunswick Township High School in?
North Brunswick Township High School is part of North Brunswick Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.