Hightstown High School
25 Leshin Ln
Hightstown NJ, 08520, Mercer County
Phone: 609-443-7738
Ranking: 
(205 out of 346, bottom 41%)*
(205 out of 346, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: East Windsor Regional School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 118 | 113 | 116 | 106 | 111 | 107 | 99 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,475 | 1,439 | 1,403 | 1,346 | 1,457 | 1,437 | 1,424 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 393 | 26.6% | 390 | 27.1% | 365 | 26.0% | 363 | 27.0% | 394 | 27.0% | 398 | 27.7% | 349 | 24.5% |
| Grade 10: | 384 | 26.0% | 334 | 23.2% | 339 | 24.2% | 362 | 26.9% | 372 | 25.5% | 353 | 24.6% | 343 | 24.1% |
| Grade 11: | 334 | 22.6% | 326 | 22.7% | 359 | 25.6% | 311 | 23.1% | 354 | 24.3% | 347 | 24.1% | 330 | 23.2% |
| Grade 12: | 325 | 22.0% | 357 | 24.8% | 314 | 22.4% | 291 | 21.6% | 332 | 22.8% | 336 | 23.4% | 320 | 22.5% |
| Ungraded: | 39 | 2.6% | 32 | 2.2% | 26 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 82 | 5.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 742 | 50.3% | 765 | 53.2% | 738 | 52.6% | 713 | 53.0% | 776 | 53.3% | 771 | 53.7% | 747 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 733 | 49.7% | 674 | 46.8% | 665 | 47.4% | 633 | 47.0% | 681 | 46.7% | 666 | 46.3% | 673 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 222 | 15.1% | 216 | 15.0% | 215 | 15.3% | 195 | 14.5% | 195 | 13.4% | 179 | 12.5% | 183 | 12.9% |
| Hispanic: | 430 | 29.2% | 385 | 26.8% | 362 | 25.8% | 325 | 24.1% | 353 | 24.2% | 334 | 23.2% | 324 | 22.8% |
| Black: | 175 | 11.9% | 159 | 11.0% | 159 | 11.3% | 171 | 12.7% | 202 | 13.9% | 203 | 14.1% | 195 | 13.7% |
| White: | 643 | 43.6% | 673 | 46.8% | 667 | 47.5% | 653 | 48.5% | 706 | 48.5% | 721 | 50.2% | 722 | 50.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 369 | 25.0% | 286 | 19.9% | 258 | 18.4% | 250 | 18.6% | 239 | 16.4% | 162 | 11.3% | 187 | 13.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 115 | 7.8% | 102 | 7.1% | 101 | 7.2% | 87 | 6.5% | 102 | 7.0% | 95 | 6.6% | 68 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.52 | 12.71 | 12.09 | 12.76 | 13.13 | 12.40 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 77.7% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 80.4% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 81.1% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 85.5% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 82.5% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 89.2% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 86.8% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 89.4% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 90.2% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 94.3% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.4% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 68.5% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 69.4% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 74.5% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 76.8% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 72.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 79.1% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 69.6% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 74.1% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 70.6% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 85.2% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 81.7% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 74.5% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Hightstown High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.