Enrollment
332
High
STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERSET COUNTY VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341506005278
Somerset County Vocational Technical High School
14 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 · (908) 526-8900 · Somerset County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test 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
5.7:1
58 FTE teachers
STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
64 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 93 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 89 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 78 | 23% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
72.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -8.2pp since 2023
Math
41.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.8% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 45.6% |
% 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Somerset County Vocational Technical High School
Somerset County Vocational Technical High School's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset County Vocational Technical High School this school | 332 | 19.3% | 59.9% |
| Applied Technology High School Paramus | 348 | 22.1% | 77.2% |
| Academy For Allied Health Sciences SCOTCH PLAINS | 308 | 10.4% | 88.2% |
| Academy For Information Technology SCOTCH PLAINS | 307 | 8.8% | 91.8% |
| Union County Magnet High School SCOTCH PLAINS | 297 | 10.4% | 96.3% |
| Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro Teterboro | 665 | 14.4% | 92.6% |
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 Somerset County Vocational Technical High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #66 of 397 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #122 of 400 ▼ 6 | #6 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #67 of 395 no change | #2 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #362 of 442 | #12 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.7:1 | #1 of 388 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #18 of 389 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #282 of 405 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #117 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
332
-33 (-9%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
was 6.4:1
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 | 332 | 58.4 | 5.7:1 | 19% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 57.4 | 6.2:1 | 13% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 59.4 | 5.8:1 | 12% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 57 | 6.4:1 | 12% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 58.4 | 5.4:1 | 18% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 57 | 6.3:1 | 26% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 47 | 6.9:1 | 25% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 43 | 9.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 259 | 39 | 6.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Somerset County Vocational Technical High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (315 to 332); teachers unchanged (58.4 to 58.4).
About Somerset County Vocational Technical High School
Somerset County Vocational Technical High School is a public high school run by Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The school's enrollment of 332 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students each.
Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District operates Somerset County Vocational Technical High School.
The most common group at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School is White students, at 37%. It is also 28% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Somerset County's residents are about 52% White, 14 points above the school's share. Somerset County Vocational Technical High School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 58.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 5.7:1. This ratio sits 7.0 below the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 19%. That is lower than the 28% average for public schools in Somerset County.
Somerset County Vocational Technical 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.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.6% for Somerset County Vocational Technical High School. The school posts 59.9%, 4.3 points above the prediction.
Within Somerset County, the median household income is $140,374, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Somerset County Vocational Technical High School, Somerset County has 83 other public schools.
Nearby, Somerville High School is about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Somerset County Vocational Technical High School's average proficiency of 59.9% compares with 50.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Somerset County Vocational Technical High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 33 students since 2020-21, to 332.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Bridgewater
- Bridgewater-Raritan High SchoolHigh · 2,673 students
- Bridgewater-Raritan Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,220 students
- Eisenhower Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Hillside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Adamsville Primary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Crim Primary SchoolElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Somerville High School0.8 mi · 1,072
- Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School1.0 mi · 1,220
- Van Derveer Elementary School1.2 mi · 745
- Somerville Middle School1.2 mi · 339
- Bridgewater-Raritan High School1.6 mi · 2,673
- Adamsville Primary School1.8 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Somerset County Vocational Technical High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School?
Somerset County Vocational Technical High School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Somerset County Vocational Technical High School serve?
Somerset County Vocational Technical High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School is approximately 5.7:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School?
At Somerset County Vocational Technical High School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 28% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Somerset County Vocational Technical High School public or private?
Somerset County Vocational Technical High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.