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Alumni: what's one memory from Somerville High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,072
High
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341509005284
Somerville High School
222 Davenport Street, Somerville, NJ 08876 · (908) 218-4108 · Somerset County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,072 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
282 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Somerville Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
51.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -9.9pp since 2023
Math
25.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,072
-93 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.7:1
% White
52%
was 63%
% Hispanic
26%
was 20%
% Black
9%
was 7%
% Asian
8%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Somerville High School
Somerville High School, a moderately sized 9-12 campus in Somerville, New Jersey, part of Somerville Public School District, works with 1,072 students, covering grades 9 through 12.
Somerville High School is one of 3 schools operated by Somerville Public School District, a district that works with 2,156 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Somerville High School lists that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial. Compared to Somerset County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Roughly 26% of students at Somerville High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Somerville High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.8%; this one delivers 40.3%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Somerset County indicate the typical household earns roughly $140,374 per year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Somerville High School is one of 84 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students).
Nearest neighbor: Somerville Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Somerville High School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.6%.
Somerville High School operates from an outer-ring location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Somerville High School has fell 8%, going from 1,165 students in 2018 to 1,072 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 63% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Somerville Public School District
- Van Derveer Elementary SchoolElementary · 745 students
- Somerville Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Other schools in Somerville
- Van Derveer Elementary SchoolElementary · 745 students
- Somerville Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Somerville Middle School0.4 mi · 339
- Somerset County Vocational Technical High School0.8 mi · 332
- Van Derveer Elementary School0.9 mi · 745
- Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School1.4 mi · 1,220
- Bridgewater-Raritan High School1.5 mi · 2,673
- Adamsville Primary School1.8 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Somerville High SchoolHow many students attend Somerville High School?
Somerville High School enrolls approximately 1,072 students in grades 09-12.
Is Somerville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Somerville High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Somerville High School have?
Somerville High School employs 94 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Somerville High School?
At Somerville High School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Somerville High School in?
Somerville High School is part of Somerville Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.