Somerville High School
222 Davenport St Somerville NJ, 08876, Somerset County Phone: 908-218-4108 Ranking: (101 out of 346, top 29%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Somerville Borough School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA 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: | 91 | 90 | 91 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 75 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,204 | 1,229 | 1,119 | 1,251 | 1,198 | 1,186 | 1,111 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 313 | 26.0% | 344 | 28.0% | 209 | 18.7% | 337 | 26.9% | 330 | 27.5% | 327 | 27.6% | 302 | 27.2% |
Grade 10: | 312 | 25.9% | 287 | 23.4% | 311 | 27.8% | 310 | 24.8% | 298 | 24.9% | 306 | 25.8% | 255 | 23.0% |
Grade 11: | 288 | 23.9% | 298 | 24.2% | 304 | 27.2% | 290 | 23.2% | 312 | 26.0% | 259 | 21.8% | 291 | 26.2% |
Grade 12: | 289 | 24.0% | 296 | 24.1% | 289 | 25.8% | 314 | 25.1% | 252 | 21.0% | 285 | 24.0% | 255 | 23.0% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.5% | NA | NA | 6 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 606 | 50.3% | 639 | 52.0% | 579 | 51.7% | 646 | 51.6% | 620 | 51.8% | 616 | 51.9% | 572 | 51.5% |
Female: | 598 | 49.7% | 590 | 48.0% | 540 | 48.3% | 605 | 48.4% | 578 | 48.2% | 570 | 48.1% | 535 | 48.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 88 | 7.3% | 93 | 7.6% | 94 | 8.4% | 101 | 8.1% | 96 | 8.0% | 96 | 8.1% | 88 | 7.9% |
Hispanic: | 169 | 14.0% | 177 | 14.4% | 146 | 13.0% | 176 | 14.1% | 148 | 12.4% | 136 | 11.5% | 124 | 11.2% |
Black: | 102 | 8.5% | 114 | 9.3% | 96 | 8.6% | 110 | 8.8% | 101 | 8.4% | 111 | 9.4% | 106 | 9.5% |
White: | 830 | 68.9% | 831 | 67.6% | 775 | 69.3% | 857 | 68.5% | 852 | 71.1% | 843 | 71.1% | 793 | 71.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 109 | 9.1% | 141 | 11.5% | 104 | 9.3% | 127 | 10.2% | 73 | 6.1% | 91 | 7.7% | 82 | 7.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 1.3% | 38 | 3.1% | 39 | 3.5% | 34 | 2.7% | 34 | 2.8% | 47 | 4.0% | 47 | 4.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.26 | 13.69 | 12.23 | 16.50 | 15.56 | 13.10 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 90.5% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.5% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 92.6% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 92.2% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 92.1% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 94.4% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 95.5% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 96.3% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 95.4% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 79.0% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 83.0% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 81.4% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 86.5% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 89.8% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 87.0% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 86.1% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 85.0% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 87.8% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 88.7% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 80.2% | 72.7% |
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* Somerville High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.