Hightstown High School

Regular School · HIGHTSTOWN, NJ

Hightstown High School is a regular school school in HIGHTSTOWN, New Jersey, serving grades 09–12 with 1,616 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.2:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,616

Teachers (FTE)

133.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	824	51%
White	371	23%
Asian	225	14%
Black or African American	153	9%
Two or more races	35	2%
Not Specified	5	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,616	900M / 711F

English Language Learners: 169 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	14.0% -11.6pp	25.6%	312
Reading Proficiency	53.0% +6.2pp	46.8%	366
Science Proficiency	35.0%	—	382
4-Year Graduation Rate	94.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (21)

347 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

None offered

55 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

269

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,616	100%

Contact & Location

25 LESHIN LANE

HIGHTSTOWN, NJ 08520

Phone: (609)443-7738

http://www.ewrsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1552052&type=d

District

East Windsor Regional School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $28,135

District enrollment: 5,079

Other Schools in District

Ethel McKnight Elementary School Elementary
Grace N. Rogers Elementary School Elementary
Perry L. Drew Elementary School Elementary
Walter C. Black Elementary School Elementary
Melvin H. Kreps Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 08520) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340432003054

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD