Monroe Township High School

Summary:

Monroe Township High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Monroe Township, New Jersey, with a student population of 2,568. The school stands out for its exceptional academic performance, high graduation rates, and diverse student body, ranking among the top high schools in the state.

One of the school's key differentiators is its racial diversity, with a significantly higher percentage of Asian students (41.86%) compared to nearby schools like West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North (14.9%) and East Brunswick High School (6.8%). Monroe Township High School consistently ranks among the top 100 high schools in New Jersey, with impressive proficiency rates on state assessments and low chronic absenteeism. The school's graduation rates, ranging from 91.4% to 96.2%, are also significantly higher than the surrounding schools.

While Monroe Township High School's overall performance is exceptional, there are some areas that warrant attention. The school's ranking for Hispanic and White students is lower than for Asian and African American students, suggesting potential racial disparities in academic achievement. Additionally, the school's performance for low-income students is not as strong as for the overall student population, indicating a need to address the needs of this subgroup. Nevertheless, Monroe Township High School remains a standout institution, offering a diverse and high-quality education to its students and serving as a model for other schools in the region.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 200 Schoolhouse Road
       Monroe Township, NJ  08831


(732) 521-2882

District: Monroe Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
82nd of 422 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,410 Help


Feeder schools for Monroe Township High School:

Elementary:    Applegarth Elementary School
    Barclay Brook School
    Brookside Elementary School
    Mill Lake
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Middle:    Monroe Township Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  2,568

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
41.9%
White:
40.3%
Hispanic:
12.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  9.8% Help


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Compare Details Monroe Township High School ranks better than 80.6% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.52. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Monroe Township High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Monroe Township High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (41.9%), White (40.3%), Hispanic (12.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 9.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Monroe Township High School is 13.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Monroe Township High School is $13,410.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Monroe Township High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Monroe Township High School 82nd of 422 New Jersey public high schools. (See Monroe Township High School in the ranking list.)

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Monroe Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Monroe Township School District 135th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Monroe Township High School

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Rank History for all students at Monroe Township High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 62.45 152nd 343 55.7%
2004 69.13 118th 348 66.1%
2005 65.05 151st 351 57.0%
2006 67.86 137th 357 61.6%
2007 61.32 174th 361 51.8%
2008 66.05 154th 359 57.1%
2009 61.35 187th 370 49.5%
2010 64.79 161st 371 56.6%
2011 63.14 176th 378 53.4%
2012 67.12 152nd 388 60.8%
2013 64.77 172nd 396 56.6%
2014 67.13 157th 411 61.8%
2015 37.25 234th 406 42.4%
2016 79.45 31st 409 92.4%
2017 71.90 59th 411 85.6%
2018 65.94 86th 415 79.3%
2019 62.39 106th 416 74.5%
2021 67.09 80th 405 80.2%
2022 65.61 86th 415 79.3%
2023 68.52 82nd 422 80.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Monroe Township High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.38 141st 146 3.4%
2021 65.46 18th 101 82.2%
2022 27.88 107th 137 21.9%
2023 41.80 76th 161 52.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Monroe Township High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.17 112th 355 68.5%
2019 36.18 198th 349 43.3%
2021 33.40 213th 333 36.0%
2022 37.97 180th 344 47.7%
2023 30.61 217th 339 36.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Monroe Township High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.06 174th 345 49.6%
2019 27.98 258th 347 25.6%
2021 53.54 98th 326 69.9%
2022 20.10 287th 324 11.4%
2023 41.20 159th 344 53.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Monroe Township High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.13 115th 403 71.5%
2019 59.55 127th 408 68.9%
2021 63.55 102nd 402 74.6%
2022 65.02 78th 414 81.2%
2023 68.46 68th 416 83.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Monroe Township High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.59 87th 405 78.5%
2019 55.44 131st 407 67.8%
2021 70.04 68th 402 83.1%
2022 62.60 88th 410 78.5%
2023 65.83 89th 414 78.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Monroe Township High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.65 62nd 198 68.7%
2019 47.99 102nd 191 46.6%
2021 58.82 54th 165 67.3%
2022 57.34 59th 175 66.3%
2023 61.56 52nd 172 69.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Monroe Township High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.91 81st 266 69.5%
2019 69.76 42nd 254 83.5%
2021 73.86 31st 247 87.4%
2022 61.46 50th 256 80.5%
2023 56.03 61st 250 75.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Monroe Township High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.13 168th 368 54.3%
2019 29.23 256th 364 29.7%
2021 41.33 196th 374 47.6%
2022 43.34 179th 382 53.1%
2023 35.99 211th 385 45.2%
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Rank History for White students at Monroe Township High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.83 151st 340 55.6%
2019 29.61 220th 339 35.1%
2021 38.72 174th 336 48.2%
2022 28.49 229th 335 31.6%
2023 31.40 207th 335 38.2%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Monroe Township High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 829 40 29 12 0 n/a n/a 0 910
1989 802 42 33 18 0 n/a n/a 0 895
1990 802 42 31 6 0 n/a n/a 0 881
1991 803 35 15 15 4 n/a n/a 0 872
1992 762 43 33 20 0 n/a n/a 0 858
1993 734 54 18 17 1 n/a n/a 0 824
1994 751 50 24 17 5 n/a n/a 0 847
1995 761 42 43 24 0 n/a n/a 0 870
1996 761 42 43 24 0 n/a n/a 0 870
1998 802 37 46 33 0 n/a n/a 0 918
1999 781 36 39 33 0 n/a n/a 0 889
2000 809 31 35 30 0 n/a n/a 0 905
2001 854 31 30 36 1 n/a n/a 0 952
2002 1004 48 55 57 0 n/a n/a 0 1164
2003 1004 48 55 57 0 n/a n/a 0 1164
2004 1042 61 67 59 0 n/a n/a 0 1229
2005 1091 73 94 65 0 n/a n/a 0 1323
2006 1107 69 139 80 0 n/a n/a 0 1395
2007 1155 82 145 89 0 n/a n/a 0 1471
2008 1144 103 181 99 1 n/a n/a 0 1528
2009 1143 107 201 113 0 0 0 0 1564
2010 1146 111 233 111 0 0 2 0 1603
2011 1151 107 269 126 0 1 1 0 1655
2012 1205 105 292 146 0 1 3 0 1752
2013 1281 118 332 160 0 3 6 0 1900
2014 1289 116 375 177 0 2 7 0 1966
2015 1336 109 429 186 0 2 6 0 2068
2016 1309 102 480 191 0 1 10 0 2093
2017 1297 115 556 185 0 1 8 0 2162
2018 1347 103 655 189 0 3 10 0 2307
2019 1290 113 733 179 0 4 11 0 2330
2020 1248 107 823 189 0 5 18 0 2390
2021 1188 95 937 221 0 7 26 0 2474
2022 1099 96 1015 256 0 6 36 0 2508
2023 1035 101 1075 314 0 4 37 2 2568

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Monroe Township High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 910 61.0 14.9 n/a
1989 895 66.0 13.5 n/a
1990 881 62.0 14.2 0.9
1991 872 62.0 14.0 1.8
1992 858 61.0 14.0 2.6
1993 824 63.2 13.0 2.7
1994 847 64.9 13.1 2.1
1995 870 63.6 13.7 2.8
1996 870 63.6 13.7 2.8
1998 918 70.3 13.1 3.2
1999 889 71.8 12.4 3.3
2000 905 74.6 12.1 3.9
2001 952 75.2 12.7 4.4
2002 1164 98.2 11.9 5
2003 1164 98.2 11.9 5
2004 1229 106.6 11.5 5.7
2005 1323 118.0 11.2 n/a
2006 1395 124.2 11.2 6.2
2007 1471 136.6 10.8 5.8
2008 1528 121.0 12.6 4.8
2009 1564 130.4 10.0 6
2010 1603 133.0 12.0 6.8
2011 1655 139.4 11.8 6.9
2012 1752 164.9 10.6 n/a
2013 1900 165.7 11.4 0
2014 1966 169.7 11.5 11.4
2015 2068 161.0 12.8 11.6
2016 2093 168.0 12.4 11.3
2017 2162 171.8 12.5 11.1
2018 2307 173.7 13.2 11
2019 2330 179.7 12.9 8.6
2020 2390 176.6 13.5 9.5
2021 2474 184.1 13.4 9.7
2022 2508 187.6 13.3 7.6
2023 2568 193.1 13.2 9.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Monroe Township High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 910 61.0 14.9 n/a
1989 895 66.0 13.5 n/a
1990 881 62.0 14.2 0.9
1991 872 62.0 14.0 1.8
1992 858 61.0 14.0 2.6
1993 824 63.2 13.0 2.7
1994 847 64.9 13.1 2.1
1995 870 63.6 13.7 2.8
1996 870 63.6 13.7 2.8
1998 918 70.3 13.1 3.2
1999 889 71.8 12.4 3.3
2000 905 74.6 12.1 3.9
2001 952 75.2 12.7 4.4
2002 1164 98.2 11.9 5
2003 1164 98.2 11.9 5
2004 1229 106.6 11.5 5.7
2005 1323 118.0 11.2 n/a
2006 1395 124.2 11.2 6.2
2007 1471 136.6 10.8 5.8
2008 1528 121.0 12.6 4.8
2009 1564 130.4 10.0 6
2010 1603 133.0 12.0 6.8
2011 1655 139.4 11.8 6.9
2012 1752 164.9 10.6 n/a
2013 1900 165.7 11.4 0
2014 1966 169.7 11.5 11.4
2015 2068 161.0 12.8 11.6
2016 2093 168.0 12.4 11.3
2017 2162 171.8 12.5 11.1
2018 2307 173.7 13.2 11
2019 2330 179.7 12.9 8.6
2020 2390 176.6 13.5 9.5
2021 2474 184.1 13.4 9.7
2022 2508 187.6 13.3 7.6
2023 2568 193.1 13.2 9.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Monroe Township High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $49 (0.4%) $13,361 (99.6%) $13,410

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Monroe Township High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 106th of 416 High schoolsRanks 82nd of 422 High schools
 6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Monroe Township High School)62.663.9
 1.3%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Monroe Township School District)62.663.9
 1.3%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Monroe Township High School)41.237
 4.2%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Monroe Township School District)41.237
 4.2%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Monroe Township High School)84.284.4
 0.2%
   9th Grade Geometry (Monroe Township School District)84.284.4
 0.2%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
9th Grade Algebra II (Monroe Township High School)98.694.9
 3.7%
   9th Grade Algebra II (Monroe Township School District)98.694.9
 3.7%
   9th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)77.665.8
 11.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Monroe Township High School)39.537
 2.5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Monroe Township School District)6159.1
 1.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Monroe Township High School)4384.4
 41.4%
   End of Course Geometry (Monroe Township School District)49.190.2
 41.1%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%
End of Course Algebra II (Monroe Township High School)80.994.9
 14%
   End of Course Algebra II (Monroe Township School District)80.994.9
 14%
   End of Course Algebra II (New Jersey)56.361.7
 5.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students23302568
 10.2%
African American113101
 10.6%
American Indian00
Asian7331075
 46.7%
Hispanic179314
 75.4%
Pacific Islander44
White12901035
 19.8%
Two or More Races1137
 236.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients8.6%9.8%
 1.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Township High School

Monroe Township High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Applegarth Elementary School
Elementary : Barclay Brook School
Elementary : Brookside Elementary School
Elementary : Mill Lake
Elementary : Oak Tree Elementary School
Elementary : Woodland School
Middle : Monroe Township Middle School

Monroe Township High School ranks 82nd of 422 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Monroe Township High School are 42% Asian, 40% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,568 students attended Monroe Township High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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