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Highland Park, NJ
Public School Ratings




Highland Park Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Highland Park Boro School District details

Highland Park Boro School District
435 Mansfield Street
Highland Park, NJ 08904

1,598 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Highland Park Boro School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.0% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
44%
43%
50%
23%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bartle Elementary School
435 Mansfield Street
Highland Park, NJ, 08904
02-05
Highland Park High School
102 North Fifth Avenue
Highland Park, NJ, 08904
09-12
Highland Park Middle School
330 Wayne Street
Highland Park, NJ, 08904
06-08
Irving Primary School
121 South Eleventh Avenue
Highland Park, NJ, 08904
PK-01

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 37.3% 40.1%
Black 11.7% 15.1%
Hispanic 31.7% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 18.7% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 40.2% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 33.3% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.9% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,402 $21,416,000 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,121 $4,987,000 12.4%
Staff $1,086 $1,735,000 4.3%
General Administration $535 $855,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,360 $2,173,000 5.4%
Operation $1,773 $2,833,000 7.1%
Transportation $194 $310,000 0.8%
Other $636 $1,017,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,705 $13,910,000 34.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,963 $4,735,000 11.8%
Total Expenditures $25,069 $40,061,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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