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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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 258 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 249 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 271 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 294 | 27% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 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.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.8% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 25.1% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Somerville High School
Somerville High School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerville High School this school | 1,072 | 26.3% | 40.3% |
| Roxbury High School SUCCASUNNA | 1,179 | 23.2% | 37.7% |
| Mainland Regional High School LINWOOD | 1,160 | 26.6% | 39.5% |
| Warren Hills Regional High School WASHINGTON | 1,050 | 25.9% | 42.7% |
| Hackettstown High School HACKETTSTOWN | 868 | 30.1% | 45.8% |
| Matawan Regional High School ABERDEEN | 1,038 | 34.0% | 38.0% |
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 Somerville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #170 of 397 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #222 of 400 ▼ 3 | #8 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #195 of 395 ▼ 15 | #8 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,072 | #157 of 442 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #138 of 388 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #104 of 389 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.3% | #245 of 405 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #104 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
1,072
-83 (-7%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 806
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 1,072 | 94 | 11.4:1 | 26% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 1,070 | 94 | 11.4:1 | 20% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 1,109 | 94.6 | 11.7:1 | 16% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 1,155 | 92 | 12.6:1 | 18% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 1,165 | 91.5 | 12.7:1 | 17% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 1,177 | 92 | 12.8:1 | 16% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 1,251 | 75 | 16.7:1 | 13% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 838 | 70 | 12.0:1 | 10% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 806 | 66 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Somerville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,165 to 1,072); teachers up 3% (91.5 to 94).
About Somerville High School
Somerville High School serves students in Somerville, New Jersey, as a mid-sized high school. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 1,072 students.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Somerville Public School District totals 2,156 students.
The share of White students at Somerville High School is 52%, a majority. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Somerset County at about 52% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Somerville High School are from different groups.
Somerville High School has 94 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1. At Somerville High School, 26% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Somerset County is close, at 28%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 51.8%.
For Somerset County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $140,374, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 84 public schools and about 51,276 students.
Among nearby public schools, Somerville Middle School is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Somerville High School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 7%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.6:1 to 11.4:1 over the same years.
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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
Other Somerville High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Somerville High. Somerville High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Somerville HighSomerville, MA · 1,394 students
- Somerville High SchoolSOMERVILLE, TX · 207 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.
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