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Enrollment
1,750
High
DISTRICT 775 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILLIPSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341296005852
Phillipsburg High School
1 Stateliner Blvd., PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 · (908) 454-3400 · Warren County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,750 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- 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
12.5:1
140 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
820 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 430 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 457 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 421 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 442 | 25% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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 Phillipsburg School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
28.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 28.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 29.9% |
% 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Phillipsburg High School
Phillipsburg High School's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillipsburg High School this school | 1,750 | 46.9% | 32.9% |
| Camden County Technical School-GTC Sicklerville | 1,403 | 45.8% | 42.7% |
| Triton Regional High School RUNNEMEDE | 1,146 | 44.8% | 24.6% |
| Pemberton Township High School PEMBERTON | 972 | 49.1% | 18.9% |
| Rancocas Valley Regional High School MOUNT HOLLY | 1,928 | 37.5% | 29.7% |
| Highland Regional High School BLACKWOOD | 1,150 | 49.0% | 24.4% |
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 Phillipsburg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #233 of 397 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #200 of 400 ▼ 8 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #251 of 395 ▲ 11 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,750 | #58 of 442 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #215 of 388 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #80 of 389 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #160 of 405 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #119 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
1,750
+20 (+1%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 1,186
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
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 | 1,750 | 140 | 12.5:1 | 47% (820) |
| 2023-24 | 1,799 | 139.5 | 12.9:1 | 34% (605) |
| 2022-23 | 1,794 | 136.5 | 13.1:1 | 32% (574) |
| 2020-21 | 1,730 | 128 | 13.5:1 | 33% (570) |
| 2017-18 | 1,663 | 124.5 | 13.4:1 | 33% (542) |
| 2015-16 | 1,637 | 123 | 13.3:1 | 31% (512) |
| 2010-11 | 1,638 | 100 | 16.4:1 | 22% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 1,364 | 100 | 13.6:1 | 17% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 1,186 | 80 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phillipsburg High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,663 to 1,750); teachers up 12% (124.5 to 140).
About Phillipsburg High School
Phillipsburg High School is a high-enrollment high school that serves part of PHILLIPSBURG, New Jersey. Enrollment stands at 1,750 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 88% bigger than the average of about 929 students for high schools in New Jersey.
Phillipsburg High School sits within Phillipsburg School District, which has 5 schools and 3,876 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Phillipsburg High School is White, with 49% of students. The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 28 points below the 77% share among Warren County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
For every teacher at Phillipsburg High School, there are about 12.5 students; the school has 140 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in New Jersey is similar, at 12.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 47%. Across public schools in Warren County, the average is 36%.
Among New Jersey public high schools, Phillipsburg High School outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Phillipsburg High School would be expected to post about 40.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.9%.
The county, Warren County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $100,869 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Warren County has 41 public schools with about 15,462 students, including Phillipsburg High School.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Lopatcong Township Middle School, is the closest to Phillipsburg High School. Phillipsburg High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 39.8%, higher than Phillipsburg High School's 32.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Phillipsburg High School enrolled 1,730; in 2024-25, 1,750. Students per teacher dropped from 13.5 in 2020-21 to 12.5 in 2024-25.
The Phillipsburg High School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,849
Census ACS
Median income
$100,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Phillipsburg School District
- Phillipsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Phillipsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 449 students
- Philipsburg Primary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Other schools in PHILLIPSBURG
- Phillipsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Phillipsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 449 students
- Philipsburg Primary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Lopatcong Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Lopatcong Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 335 students
Other Phillipsburg High schools
One other US public school is named Phillipsburg High. Phillipsburg High School is the largest of the 2.
- Phillipsburg HighPhillipsburg, KS · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Lopatcong Township Middle School0.9 mi · 335
- Phillipsburg Middle School1.3 mi · 636
- March Elementary School1.4 mi · 296
- Forks Elementary School1.6 mi · 336
- Phillipsburg Elementary School1.7 mi · 621
- Lopatcong Elementary School1.8 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Phillipsburg High SchoolHow many students attend Phillipsburg High School?
Phillipsburg High School enrolls approximately 1,750 students in grades 09-12.
Is Phillipsburg High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Phillipsburg High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Phillipsburg High School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Phillipsburg High School.
What is the student diversity at Phillipsburg High School?
Student demographics at Phillipsburg High School are roughly 49% White, 23% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Phillipsburg High School in?
Phillipsburg High School is part of Phillipsburg School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.