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Enrollment
612
High
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SECAUCUS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341485002900
Secaucus High School
11 MILL RIDGE ROAD, SECAUCUS, NJ 07094 · (201) 974-2033 · Hudson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of New Jersey public high schools
- BTest 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
10.8:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
254 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 161 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 144 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 161 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 146 | 24% |
Student demographics
68%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 Secaucus School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
27.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.4% | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 23.1% |
% 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Secaucus High School
Secaucus High School's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secaucus High School this school | 612 | 41.5% | 45.7% |
| High Tech High School Secaucus | 790 | 36.2% | 72.1% |
| Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy Wayne | 1,040 | 42.6% | 84.3% |
| Ridgefield Memorial High School RIDGEFIELD | 512 | 46.7% | 43.8% |
| Highland Park High School HIGHLAND PARK | 493 | 40.6% | 41.0% |
| Henry P. Becton Regional High School EAST RUTHERFORD | 853 | 40.6% | 38.5% |
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 Secaucus High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #139 of 397 | #7 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #205 of 400 ▲ 36 | #9 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #168 of 395 ▲ 18 | #9 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #288 of 442 | #16 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #85 of 388 | #5 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #53 of 389 | #7 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #181 of 405 | #20 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #152 of 200 | #4 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
612
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 612 | 56.8 | 10.8:1 | 42% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 55.8 | 11.2:1 | 38% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 58.8 | 10.8:1 | 31% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 58 | 10.2:1 | 28% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 54 | 11.8:1 | 33% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 50 | 11.3:1 | 34% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 45 | 13.6:1 | 26% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 45 | 10.7:1 | 14% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 39 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Secaucus High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (635 to 612); teachers up 5% (54 to 56.8).
About Secaucus High School
Secaucus High School is a small high school with an address in SECAUCUS, New Jersey. It had 612 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in New Jersey enroll about 929 students on average.
The 4 schools in Secaucus School District enroll 2,128 students altogether, Secaucus High School among them.
Hispanic students make up 43% of enrollment at Secaucus High School, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 27% White, 25% Asian, and 4% Black. That is in line with Hudson County, where about 41% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.8:1. The average for high schools in New Jersey, 12.7:1, is higher. Of all students at Secaucus High School, 42% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Hudson County, the average is 68%.
Secaucus High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% of New Jersey public high schools.
Secaucus High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.7% is 2.3 points above the 43.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Hudson County, median household income comes to about $91,795, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Hudson County has 130 public schools with about 86,216 students, including Secaucus High School.
Secaucus Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Secaucus High School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school grew from 594 students in 2020-21 to 612 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Secaucus High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Secaucus School District
- Huber Street SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Secaucus Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
- Clarendon SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in SECAUCUS
- High Tech High SchoolHigh · 790 students
- Huber Street SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Secaucus Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
- Clarendon SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Academy of Career and Technical EducationHigh · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Secaucus Middle School0.0 mi · 478
- Huber Street School0.5 mi · 563
- Clarendon School1.2 mi · 475
- Franklin Elementary School1.6 mi · 509
- Lincoln Elementary School1.7 mi · 1,193
- North Bergen High School1.9 mi · 2,328
Frequently asked questions
About Secaucus High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Secaucus High School?
Secaucus High School enrolls approximately 612 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Secaucus High School serve?
Secaucus High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Secaucus High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Secaucus High School is approximately 10.8:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Secaucus High School?
Student demographics at Secaucus High School are roughly 27% White, 43% Hispanic, 4% Black, 25% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Secaucus High School in?
Secaucus High School is part of Secaucus School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.