Middlesex High School

Summary:

Middlesex High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Middlesex, New Jersey, which is part of the Dunellen Public School District. The school has seen a decline in student racial diversity in recent years, with a decreasing percentage of White students and an increasing percentage of Hispanic students.

Middlesex High School has faced significant challenges in recent years, including a steep decline in its statewide ranking and rating. While the school performs well for its African American and English Language Learner students, it struggles with its White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status populations, ranking in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools for these groups. The school's test scores, particularly in mathematics, are also below the state average, with only 18.4% of students proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I, compared to the state average of 35.1%. Additionally, Middlesex High School has seen a concerning increase in its chronic absenteeism rate, which may be contributing to its declining academic performance.

When compared to nearby high schools, Middlesex High School generally performs better than schools in the Plainfield Public School District and the North Plainfield School District, which have lower statewide rankings and ratings, as well as lower test scores and graduation rates. However, Middlesex High School lags behind the higher-performing Watchung Hills Regional High School, which ranks 128th out of 422 New Jersey high schools and has significantly higher test scores and graduation rates.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 300 John F. Kennedy Drive
       Middlesex, NJ  08846-1489


(732) 317-6000

District: Middlesex Borough School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
230th of 422 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,917 Help


Feeder schools for Middlesex High School:

Elementary:    Hazelwood Elementary School
    Parker Elementary School
    Watchung Elementary School
    Woodland Intermediate School
Middle:    Von E. Mauger Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  619

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
41.4%
White:
40.5%
African American:
9.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.4% Help


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Compare Details Middlesex High School ranks worse than 54.5% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.01. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Middlesex 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (41.4%), White (40.5%), African American (9.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 34.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Middlesex High School is 11.3. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Middlesex High School is $11,917.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Middlesex High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Middlesex High School 230th of 422 New Jersey public high schools. (See Middlesex High School in the ranking list.)

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Middlesex Borough School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Middlesex Borough School District 393rd of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Middlesex High School

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Rank History for all students at Middlesex High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 54.15 191st 343 44.3%
2004 49.84 223rd 348 35.9%
2005 50.20 222nd 351 36.8%
2006 58.84 196th 357 45.1%
2007 53.35 213th 361 41.0%
2008 52.13 218th 359 39.3%
2009 38.34 273rd 370 26.2%
2010 64.30 165th 371 55.5%
2011 65.26 167th 378 55.8%
2012 74.32 90th 388 76.8%
2013 65.81 165th 396 58.3%
2014 62.74 201st 411 51.1%
2015 73.31 45th 406 88.9%
2016 65.31 77th 409 81.2%
2017 59.40 110th 411 73.2%
2018 57.79 124th 415 70.1%
2019 61.18 112th 416 73.1%
2021 31.93 252nd 405 37.8%
2022 40.58 209th 415 49.6%
2023 37.01 230th 422 45.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Middlesex High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.18 8th 146 94.5%
2022 60.14 27th 137 80.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Middlesex High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.74 106th 355 70.1%
2019 82.11 39th 349 88.8%
2021 61.72 77th 333 76.9%
2022 22.61 306th 344 11.0%
2023 33.32 198th 339 41.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Middlesex High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.65 73rd 345 78.8%
2019 64.22 74th 347 78.7%
2021 42.29 175th 326 46.3%
2022 41.41 157th 324 51.5%
2023 41.36 156th 344 54.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Middlesex High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.29 164th 403 59.3%
2019 59.07 129th 408 68.4%
2021 32.97 255th 402 36.6%
2022 45.74 167th 414 59.7%
2023 35.61 231st 416 44.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Middlesex High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.51 123rd 405 69.6%
2019 58.79 117th 407 71.3%
2021 33.57 242nd 402 39.8%
2022 45.97 159th 410 61.2%
2023 39.44 195th 414 52.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Middlesex High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.88 121st 198 38.9%
2019 36.22 130th 191 31.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Middlesex High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.93 97th 266 63.5%
2019 64.60 53rd 254 79.1%
2021 50.96 98th 247 60.3%
2022 85.21 16th 256 93.8%
2023 35.93 139th 250 44.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Middlesex High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.70 66th 368 82.1%
2019 63.09 96th 364 73.6%
2021 35.53 233rd 374 37.7%
2022 43.39 178th 382 53.4%
2023 42.52 178th 385 53.8%
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Rank History for White students at Middlesex High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.43 118th 340 65.3%
2019 57.06 99th 339 70.8%
2021 26.16 244th 336 27.4%
2022 42.17 157th 335 53.1%
2023 33.73 192nd 335 42.7%
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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 Middlesex High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 532 18 12 3 0 n/a n/a 0 565
1989 468 18 15 10 0 n/a n/a 0 511
1990 423 20 20 9 0 n/a n/a 0 472
1991 412 26 17 15 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1992 420 15 19 25 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1993 438 13 17 23 0 n/a n/a 0 491
1994 442 21 14 40 0 n/a n/a 0 517
1995 452 18 18 37 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1996 452 18 18 37 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1998 453 20 19 43 0 n/a n/a 0 535
1999 457 23 27 39 0 n/a n/a 0 546
2000 543 33 24 54 0 n/a n/a 0 654
2001 497 26 26 56 0 n/a n/a 0 605
2002 509 25 29 91 0 n/a n/a 0 654
2003 509 25 29 91 0 n/a n/a 0 654
2004 489 24 29 90 0 n/a n/a 0 632
2005 509 23 24 98 0 n/a n/a 0 654
2006 496 33 28 93 2 n/a n/a 0 652
2007 480 44 30 95 0 n/a n/a 0 649
2008 479 42 46 121 0 n/a n/a 0 688
2009 456 43 43 129 0 0 0 0 671
2010 442 48 45 146 0 1 0 0 682
2011 421 42 43 155 0 0 1 0 662
2012 416 47 36 152 0 0 3 0 654
2013 398 50 32 161 0 0 4 0 645
2014 379 50 27 155 0 0 4 0 615
2015 384 65 29 165 0 0 5 0 648
2016 370 56 37 152 0 1 6 0 622
2017 356 39 42 171 0 0 3 0 611
2018 352 45 47 186 0 0 5 0 635
2019 345 38 50 191 0 1 13 0 638
2020 309 37 49 210 1 2 15 0 623
2021 306 45 36 212 1 1 18 0 619
2022 282 53 33 235 2 1 16 0 622
2023 251 59 35 256 1 1 16 0 619

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 Middlesex High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 565 46.0 12.2 n/a
1989 511 48.0 10.6 n/a
1990 472 45.0 10.4 2.3
1991 470 44.0 10.6 3.2
1992 479 45.0 10.6 4.8
1993 491 42.6 11.5 4.3
1994 517 42.7 12.1 3.9
1995 525 46.4 11.3 7.2
1996 525 46.4 11.3 7.2
1998 535 48.7 11.0 8.2
1999 546 48.0 11.4 5.5
2000 654 52.3 12.5 8.1
2001 605 51.9 11.7 8.4
2002 654 56.6 11.6 11.2
2003 654 56.6 11.6 11.2
2004 632 54.6 11.6 10.4
2005 654 56.9 11.5 n/a
2006 652 57.7 11.3 11.8
2007 649 55.3 11.7 12.2
2008 688 52.0 13.2 13.8
2009 671 56.6 10.5 15.4
2010 682 55.0 12.4 17.7
2011 662 51.1 12.9 20.4
2012 654 60.5 10.7 21.1
2013 645 51.2 12.5 25.1
2014 615 58.2 10.5 25.7
2015 648 58.0 11.1 27.6
2016 622 61.0 10.1 26.2
2017 611 59.7 10.2 25.5
2018 635 59.7 10.6 27.9
2019 638 60.4 10.5 24.5
2020 623 56.2 11.0 28.7
2021 619 56.2 11.0 31.5
2022 622 54.0 11.5 26
2023 619 54.7 11.3 34.4

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 Middlesex High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 565 46.0 12.2 n/a
1989 511 48.0 10.6 n/a
1990 472 45.0 10.4 2.3
1991 470 44.0 10.6 3.2
1992 479 45.0 10.6 4.8
1993 491 42.6 11.5 4.3
1994 517 42.7 12.1 3.9
1995 525 46.4 11.3 7.2
1996 525 46.4 11.3 7.2
1998 535 48.7 11.0 8.2
1999 546 48.0 11.4 5.5
2000 654 52.3 12.5 8.1
2001 605 51.9 11.7 8.4
2002 654 56.6 11.6 11.2
2003 654 56.6 11.6 11.2
2004 632 54.6 11.6 10.4
2005 654 56.9 11.5 n/a
2006 652 57.7 11.3 11.8
2007 649 55.3 11.7 12.2
2008 688 52.0 13.2 13.8
2009 671 56.6 10.5 15.4
2010 682 55.0 12.4 17.7
2011 662 51.1 12.9 20.4
2012 654 60.5 10.7 21.1
2013 645 51.2 12.5 25.1
2014 615 58.2 10.5 25.7
2015 648 58.0 11.1 27.6
2016 622 61.0 10.1 26.2
2017 611 59.7 10.2 25.5
2018 635 59.7 10.6 27.9
2019 638 60.4 10.5 24.5
2020 623 56.2 11.0 28.7
2021 619 56.2 11.0 31.5
2022 622 54.0 11.5 26
2023 619 54.7 11.3 34.4

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 Middlesex High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $24 (0.2%) $11,893 (99.8%) $11,917

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Middlesex High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 112th of 416 High schoolsRanks 230th of 422 High schools
 27.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Middlesex High School)67.345.4
 21.9%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Middlesex Borough School District)67.345.4
 21.9%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Middlesex High School)3718.6
 18.4%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Middlesex Borough School District)3718.6
 18.4%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Middlesex High School)6953.1
 15.9%
   9th Grade Geometry (Middlesex Borough School District)6953.1
 15.9%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Middlesex High School)35.218.4
 16.8%
   End of Course Algebra I (Middlesex Borough School District)52.133.4
 18.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Middlesex High School)3453.1
 19.1%
   End of Course Geometry (Middlesex Borough School District)3453.1
 19.1%
   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 Students638619
 3%
African American3859
 55.3%
American Indian01
Asian5035
 30%
Hispanic191256
 34%
Pacific Islander11
White345251
 27.2%
Two or More Races1316
 23.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients24.5%34.4%
 10%


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Students at Middlesex High School are 41% Hispanic, 41% White, 10% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Middlesex High School ranks 230th of 422 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 619 students attended Middlesex High School.


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