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Enrollment
906
High
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERNON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341671005422
Vernon Township High School
1832 ROUTE 565, VERNON, NJ 07462 · (973) 764-2960 · Sussex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL906 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- 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
11.6:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
225 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 217 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 219 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 215 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 255 | 28% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Vernon Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
58.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
41.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.2% | 36.6% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Vernon Township High School
Vernon Township High School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township High School this school | 906 | 24.8% | 45.8% |
| Raritan High School HAZLET | 781 | 22.9% | 27.0% |
| West Milford High School WEST MILFORD | 947 | 22.6% | 29.9% |
| Spotswood High School SPOTSWOOD | 762 | 23.5% | 30.5% |
| Delran High School DELRAN | 922 | 30.8% | 37.4% |
| Warren Hills Regional High School WASHINGTON | 1,050 | 25.9% | 42.7% |
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 Vernon Township High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #137 of 397 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #124 of 400 ▲ 27 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #148 of 395 ▲ 8 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 906 | #199 of 442 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #149 of 388 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #279 of 389 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.8% | #255 of 405 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #90 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
906
-61 (-6%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,203
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 906 | 78.3 | 11.6:1 | 25% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 912 | 75.3 | 12.1:1 | 21% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 929 | 92.6 | 10.0:1 | 17% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 967 | 86 | 11.2:1 | 18% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 998 | 95.8 | 10.4:1 | 16% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 1,027 | 91 | 11.3:1 | 16% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 1,114 | 92 | 12.1:1 | 11% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 1,439 | 117 | 12.3:1 | 4% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 1,203 | 99 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vernon Township High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (998 to 906); teachers down 18% (95.8 to 78.3).
About Vernon Township High School
Vernon Township High School, a mid-sized high school, is located in VERNON, New Jersey. It reports enrollment of 906 students in grades 9 through 12.
The district, Vernon Township School District, has 2,872 students enrolled across 6 schools.
Of every 100 students at Vernon Township High School, about 71 are White. After that, the student body is 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Sussex County, the White share is about 82%. The diversity index for Vernon Township High School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 11.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Vernon Township High School, which has 78.3. High schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 12.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 25%. Public schools in Sussex County average a similar 23%.
Vernon Township High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of New Jersey public high schools.
Vernon Township High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (45.8%) and its predicted rate (52.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Sussex County show that the median household earns about $116,186 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Sussex County, 46 public schools serve about 19,579 students.
Vernon Township High School is about 1.8 miles from Rolling Hills Primary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 45.8% is below the 54.5% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Sussex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,807
Census ACS
Median income
$116,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
19,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vernon Township School District
- Glen Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Rolling Hills Primary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Lounsberry Hollow SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Cedar Mountain Primary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Walnut Ridge SchoolElementary · 95 students
Other schools in VERNON
- Glen Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Rolling Hills Primary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Lounsberry Hollow SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Cedar Mountain Primary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Walnut Ridge SchoolElementary · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Rolling Hills Primary School1.8 mi · 431
- Lounsberry Hollow School2.0 mi · 417
- Cedar Mountain Primary School2.2 mi · 406
- Glen Meadow Middle School2.3 mi · 617
- Walnut Ridge School2.7 mi · 95
- SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.1 mi · 791
Frequently asked questions
About Vernon Township High SchoolHow large is Vernon Township High School?
Vernon Township High School enrolls approximately 906 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Vernon Township High School serve?
Vernon Township High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vernon Township High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vernon Township High School is approximately 11.6:1 (78 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vernon Township High School?
At Vernon Township High School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Vernon Township High School?
Vernon Township High School is overseen by Vernon Township School District in Sussex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.