Thomas P. Hughes School
446 Snyder Ave
Berkeley Heights NJ, 07922, Union County
Phone: 908-464-1717
Ranking: 
(208 out of 1,847, top 11%)*
(208 out of 1,847, top 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 5
School District: Berkeley Heights Township 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: | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 280 | 272 | 262 | 189 | 317 | 317 | 312 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 74 | 26.4% | 63 | 23.2% | 49 | 18.7% | 22 | 11.6% | 75 | 23.7% | 67 | 21.1% | 92 | 29.5% |
| Grade 3: | 65 | 23.2% | 57 | 21.0% | 77 | 29.4% | 5 | 2.6% | 69 | 21.8% | 92 | 29.0% | 71 | 22.8% |
| Grade 4: | 60 | 21.4% | 81 | 29.8% | 73 | 27.9% | 69 | 36.5% | 92 | 29.0% | 76 | 24.0% | 80 | 25.6% |
| Grade 5: | 81 | 28.9% | 71 | 26.1% | 63 | 24.0% | 93 | 49.2% | 81 | 25.6% | 82 | 25.9% | 69 | 22.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 140 | 50.0% | 140 | 51.5% | 133 | 50.8% | 93 | 49.2% | 167 | 52.7% | 160 | 50.5% | 157 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 140 | 50.0% | 132 | 48.5% | 129 | 49.2% | 96 | 50.8% | 150 | 47.3% | 157 | 49.5% | 151 | 48.4% |
| 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: | 46 | 16.4% | 42 | 15.4% | 35 | 13.4% | 26 | 13.8% | 39 | 12.3% | 37 | 11.7% | 37 | 11.9% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 7.5% | 15 | 5.5% | 11 | 4.2% | 8 | 4.2% | 14 | 4.4% | 10 | 3.2% | 6 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 8 | 2.6% |
| White: | 209 | 74.6% | 211 | 77.6% | 213 | 81.3% | 151 | 79.9% | 258 | 81.4% | 267 | 84.2% | 261 | 83.7% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.08 | 12.58 | 12.55 | 8.40 | 12.19 | 10.50 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 92.4% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 96.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 96.1% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 95.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 96.1% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 79.9% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 79.2% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 80.2% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 86.8% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 77.8% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 92.4% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 94.6% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 95.7% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 94.1% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 97.5% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 84.2% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 92.2% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 94.4% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 92.7% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 92.6% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 93.9% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 97.4% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 93.0% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 95.5% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 98.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 95.2% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 92.1% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 81.0% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 84.7% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 80.2% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 79.3% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 88.4% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 92.8% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 93% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 93.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 95.2% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 94.7% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 93.9% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 91.9% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 91.3% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 93.4% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 93.8% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 92.5% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 96.5% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 95.7% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 97.9% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 98.6% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 98.6% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.4% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 98.5% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.6% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 96.1% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 84.3% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 86.8% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 89.1% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 87.2% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 83.8% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 80.6% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 92.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 89.5% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 92.6% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 93.6% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 92.5% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 94.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 92.5% | 79.9% |
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* Thomas P. Hughes 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.