Long Branch High School

Summary:

Long Branch High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Long Branch, New Jersey, which is part of the Asbury Park School District. The school has a diverse student population, with a majority of Hispanic students and a significant percentage of low-income families.

Academically, Long Branch High School faces significant challenges. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey high schools, with only 22.2% of 9th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 0% of 10th graders proficient or better in Algebra I. This is in stark contrast to nearby high-performing schools like Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School and Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science, which have much higher proficiency rates and student achievement. Long Branch High School also has a higher than average dropout rate of 1.6% and a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 33.0%, which likely contribute to its academic struggles.

The school's challenges may be partly due to its high percentage of low-income students, with 69.77% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is significantly higher than the nearby high-performing schools, which have much lower percentages of low-income students. Additionally, the Asbury Park School District is ranked very low in the state, which may indicate a lack of funding and resources compared to higher-performing districts. Overall, Long Branch High School faces significant hurdles in improving student outcomes and closing the achievement gap with its more affluent and higher-performing neighbors.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 404 Indiana Avenue
       Long Branch, NJ  07740-5557


(732) 229-7300

District: LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District

SchoolDigger Rank:
386th of 422 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,214 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  1,548

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.5%
White:
20.0%
African American:
14.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  69.8% Help


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Compare Details Long Branch High School ranks worse than 91.5% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.51. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Long Branch High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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 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 Long Branch High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.5%), White (20%), African American (14.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 69.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Long Branch High School is 12.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Long Branch High School is $11,214.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Long Branch High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Long Branch High School 386th of 422 New Jersey public high schools. (See Long Branch High School in the ranking list.)

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LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District:

SchoolDigger ranks LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District 586th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Long Branch High School

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Rank History for all students at Long Branch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 11.31 305th 343 11.1%
2004 18.84 301st 348 13.5%
2005 14.51 312th 351 11.1%
2006 14.44 310th 357 13.2%
2007 10.34 323rd 361 10.5%
2008 13.56 319th 359 11.1%
2009 19.95 316th 370 14.6%
2010 14.12 330th 371 11.1%
2011 16.32 335th 378 11.4%
2012 20.86 339th 388 12.6%
2013 21.35 335th 396 15.4%
2014 27.74 341st 411 17.0%
2015 24.39 330th 406 18.7%
2016 22.89 337th 409 17.6%
2017 25.57 310th 411 24.6%
2018 27.69 299th 415 28.0%
2019 24.72 295th 416 29.1%
2021 13.78 365th 405 9.9%
2022 16.33 363rd 415 12.5%
2023 12.51 386th 422 8.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Long Branch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.26 86th 146 41.1%
2019 30.57 93rd 138 32.6%
2021 22.12 96th 101 5.0%
2022 27.22 110th 137 19.7%
2023 28.13 125th 161 22.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Long Branch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.56 273rd 355 23.1%
2019 14.57 344th 349 1.4%
2021 16.59 313th 333 6.0%
2022 25.35 280th 344 18.6%
2023 12.16 334th 339 1.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Long Branch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.91 201st 345 41.7%
2019 39.75 185th 347 46.7%
2021 25.31 278th 326 14.7%
2022 27.83 235th 324 27.5%
2023 20.84 298th 344 13.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Long Branch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.18 308th 403 23.6%
2019 22.32 313th 408 23.3%
2021 15.87 354th 402 11.9%
2022 13.85 364th 414 12.1%
2023 11.55 376th 416 9.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Long Branch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.52 344th 405 15.1%
2019 17.90 328th 407 19.4%
2021 14.73 364th 402 9.5%
2022 15.83 349th 410 14.9%
2023 12.13 370th 414 10.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Long Branch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.56 127th 266 52.3%
2019 30.32 179th 254 29.5%
2021 28.52 193rd 247 21.9%
2022 32.66 166th 256 35.2%
2023 26.43 187th 250 25.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Long Branch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.76 264th 368 28.3%
2019 28.54 260th 364 28.6%
2021 22.13 331st 374 11.5%
2022 23.17 303rd 382 20.7%
2023 15.74 352nd 385 8.6%
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Rank History for White students at Long Branch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.17 294th 340 13.5%
2019 19.63 274th 339 19.2%
2021 14.30 311th 336 7.4%
2022 9.29 323rd 335 3.6%
2023 12.50 302nd 335 9.9%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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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 Long Branch High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 477 383 10 220 1 n/a n/a 0 1091
1989 451 336 10 202 1 n/a n/a 0 1000
1990 411 314 9 186 0 n/a n/a 0 920
1991 423 311 11 195 0 n/a n/a 0 940
1992 434 293 11 220 0 n/a n/a 0 958
1993 430 311 9 248 0 n/a n/a 0 998
1994 394 325 9 241 0 n/a n/a 0 969
1995 387 314 11 228 3 n/a n/a 0 943
1996 387 314 11 228 3 n/a n/a 0 943
1998 435 366 17 270 2 n/a n/a 0 1090
1999 431 375 15 274 6 n/a n/a 0 1101
2000 395 361 17 273 1 n/a n/a -2 1045
2001 401 386 20 281 2 n/a n/a 0 1090
2002 445 409 15 300 1 n/a n/a 0 1170
2003 445 409 15 300 1 n/a n/a 0 1170
2004 439 399 21 333 1 n/a n/a 0 1193
2005 502 544 17 449 1 n/a n/a 0 1513
2006 422 397 13 370 2 n/a n/a 0 1204
2007 435 352 12 382 0 n/a n/a 0 1181
2008 414 353 9 408 2 n/a n/a 0 1186
2009 381 355 9 396 3 0 0 0 1144
2010 351 345 12 411 0 2 0 0 1121
2011 328 339 15 418 1 0 0 0 1101
2012 315 336 15 440 0 0 7 0 1113
2013 331 330 13 481 0 0 0 0 1155
2014 336 310 11 540 0 0 0 0 1197
2015 335 309 9 623 1 0 1 0 1278
2016 344 313 10 699 0 0 0 0 1366
2017 359 317 13 741 1 0 4 0 1435
2018 367 307 16 768 1 0 11 0 1470
2019 378 296 16 795 1 0 13 0 1499
2020 359 276 20 841 2 0 16 0 1514
2021 310 243 20 860 2 0 24 0 1459
2022 300 242 13 908 3 0 29 0 1495
2023 310 227 13 967 2 0 29 0 1548

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 Long Branch High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1091 92.0 11.8 n/a
1989 1000 95.0 10.5 n/a
1990 920 87.0 10.5 30.4
1991 940 89.0 10.5 28.6
1992 958 89.0 10.7 38
1993 998 88.3 11.3 46.1
1994 969 94.1 10.3 49.5
1995 943 93.2 10.1 46.6
1996 943 93.2 10.1 46.6
1998 1090 92.0 11.8 48.3
1999 1101 96.8 11.4 48.8
2000 1045 97.6 10.7 47.5
2001 1090 97.9 11.1 59.8
2002 1170 117.0 10.0 50
2003 1170 117.0 10.0 50
2004 1193 117.0 10.2 59.8
2005 1513 113.5 13.3 n/a
2006 1204 114.5 10.5 47.6
2007 1181 120.0 9.8 57.9
2008 1186 91.0 13.0 47.8
2009 1144 102.7 8.7 52.6
2010 1121 108.0 10.3 63.2
2011 1101 99.0 11.1 73.8
2012 1113 106.4 10.4 60.8
2013 1155 115.0 10.0 58.1
2014 1197 115.0 10.4 73.1
2015 1278 103.0 12.4 74.6
2016 1366 108.0 12.6 74.3
2017 1435 106.0 13.5 70.3
2018 1470 106.0 13.8 79.6
2019 1499 127.0 11.8 76.2
2020 1514 128.0 11.8 78.9
2021 1459 132.0 11.0 79.8
2022 1495 132.0 11.3 75.9
2023 1548 123.5 12.5 69.8

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 Long Branch High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1091 92.0 11.8 n/a
1989 1000 95.0 10.5 n/a
1990 920 87.0 10.5 30.4
1991 940 89.0 10.5 28.6
1992 958 89.0 10.7 38
1993 998 88.3 11.3 46.1
1994 969 94.1 10.3 49.5
1995 943 93.2 10.1 46.6
1996 943 93.2 10.1 46.6
1998 1090 92.0 11.8 48.3
1999 1101 96.8 11.4 48.8
2000 1045 97.6 10.7 47.5
2001 1090 97.9 11.1 59.8
2002 1170 117.0 10.0 50
2003 1170 117.0 10.0 50
2004 1193 117.0 10.2 59.8
2005 1513 113.5 13.3 n/a
2006 1204 114.5 10.5 47.6
2007 1181 120.0 9.8 57.9
2008 1186 91.0 13.0 47.8
2009 1144 102.7 8.7 52.6
2010 1121 108.0 10.3 63.2
2011 1101 99.0 11.1 73.8
2012 1113 106.4 10.4 60.8
2013 1155 115.0 10.0 58.1
2014 1197 115.0 10.4 73.1
2015 1278 103.0 12.4 74.6
2016 1366 108.0 12.6 74.3
2017 1435 106.0 13.5 70.3
2018 1470 106.0 13.8 79.6
2019 1499 127.0 11.8 76.2
2020 1514 128.0 11.8 78.9
2021 1459 132.0 11.0 79.8
2022 1495 132.0 11.3 75.9
2023 1548 123.5 12.5 69.8

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 Long Branch High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $288 (2.6%) $10,926 (97.4%) $11,214

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Long Branch High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 295th of 416 High schoolsRanks 386th of 422 High schools
 20.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Long Branch High School)3222.2
 9.8%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District)3222.1
 9.9%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Long Branch High School)163.1
 12.9%
   9th Grade Algebra I (LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District)163.1
 12.9%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Long Branch High School)61.514.6
 46.9%
   9th Grade Geometry (LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District)61.514.6
 46.9%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
10th Grade Algebra I (Long Branch High School)5.10
 5.1%
   10th Grade Algebra I (LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District)5.10
 5.1%
   10th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)7.813.2
 5.4%
End of Course Algebra I (Long Branch High School)14.92.8
 12.1%
   End of Course Algebra I (LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District)26.216.2
 10%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Long Branch High School)17.514.6
 2.9%
   End of Course Geometry (LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District)21.714.6
 7.1%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14991548
 3.3%
African American296227
 23.3%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian1613
 18.8%
Hispanic795967
 21.6%
Pacific Islander00
White378310
 18%
Two or More Races1329
 123.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.2%69.8%
 6.4%


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Students at Long Branch High School are 62% Hispanic, 20% White, 15% African American, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,548 students attended Long Branch High School.

Long Branch High School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of New Jersey high schools.


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