Highland Park Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Highland Park, New Jersey

Highland Park Middle School in Highland Park, New Jersey enrolled 349 students in 2024-25 with 33.5 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the New Jersey middle-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 18%

353 students in 2022-23, 346 students in 2023-24, 349 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.4 to 33.5.

Students enrolled at Highland Park Middle School by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 34901002003004002022-233532023-243462024-25349
Students enrolled at Highland Park Middle School by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 34901002003004002022-233532023-243462024-25349
Students enrolled at Highland Park Middle School by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 34901002003004002022-233532023-243462024-25349
Students enrolled at Highland Park Middle School by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 34901002003004002022-233532023-243462024-25349
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335328.412.4
2023-2434634.610.0
2024-2534933.510.4

10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 New Jersey middle schools

Among the 438 New Jersey middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 10.4; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 10.4; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 10.4; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 10.4; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 10.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 362 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Highland Park Middle School enrolled 362 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 362 of the 362 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions23
  • Chronically absent21.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

34.2% of students were White, 33.3% Hispanic, 14.9% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White34.2%
  2. Hispanic33.3%
  3. Asian14.9%
  4. Black9.5%
  5. Two or more races7.8%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Highland Park Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240%40%48.6%
Math, 2022-2328%28% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Highland Park Middle School

  1. Linwood SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 761 students, 9.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  2. New Brunswick Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 829 students, 8.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Highland Park Middle School with Linwood SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Highland Park Boro School District spends per student$25,851 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,851
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyHighland Park Middle School is the number 340 by size of 439 New Jersey middle schools open in 2024-25.#340 of 439
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.8 for middle schools.10.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Highland Park Middle School

  1. How many students attend Highland Park Middle School?
    349 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 353 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Highland Park, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Park Middle School?
    10.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for middle schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Highland Park Middle School a Title I school?
    Highland Park Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Highland Park Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Highland Park Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Highland Park Middle School in?
    Highland Park Boro School District, NCES district ID 3407170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340717006118 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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