Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

Summary:

Somerset County Vocational Technical High School is a public high school serving 343 students in grades 9-12 in Bridgewater, New Jersey. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, outperforming nearby schools like Hillsborough High School and Bridgewater-Raritan High School.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, with 79.4% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.1%. This strong performance extends across the student body, with the school's Asian students ranking 2nd out of 172 New Jersey high schools. The school also boasts a very low student-teacher ratio of 5.7, significantly lower than surrounding schools. Additionally, Somerset County Vocational Technical High School maintains a high 94.4% four-year graduation rate, well above the state average.

While the school's overall performance is outstanding, the data suggests that certain student groups, such as White and Special Education students, may be underperforming compared to their peers. This could be an area for the school to focus on to ensure equitable outcomes for all students. Overall, Somerset County Vocational Technical High School's exceptional academic performance, diverse student population, and low student-teacher ratio make it an attractive option for families in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District and the surrounding Manville School District and Somerville Public School District.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 14 Vogt Drive
       Bridgewater, NJ  08807-0350


(908) 526-8900

District: Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
73rd of 422 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,205 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  5.7 Help
Number of students:  343

Racial breakdown:

White:
38.5%
Asian:
28.6%
Hispanic:
22.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  11.7% Help


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Compare Details Somerset County Vocational Technical High School ranks better than 82.7% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.04. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Somerset County Vocational Technical 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 Somerset County Vocational Technical High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (38.5%), Asian (28.6%), Hispanic (22.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 11.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School is 5.7. (See more...)
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Compare Somerset County Vocational Technical High School employs 59.4 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School is $23,205.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Somerset County Vocational Technical High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Somerset County Vocational Technical High School 73rd of 422 New Jersey public high schools. (See Somerset County Vocational Technical High School in the ranking list.)

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Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District 107th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

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Rank History for all students at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 7.09 318th 343 7.3%
2004 33.10 276th 348 20.7%
2005 30.96 279th 351 20.5%
2006 15.63 308th 357 13.7%
2007 14.98 318th 361 11.9%
2008 32.53 282nd 359 21.4%
2009 62.09 183rd 370 50.5%
2010 58.19 200th 371 46.1%
2011 66.89 153rd 378 59.5%
2012 65.56 167th 388 57.0%
2013 62.89 188th 396 52.5%
2014 66.12 165th 411 59.9%
2015 58.06 99th 406 75.6%
2016 54.81 129th 409 68.5%
2017 58.88 113th 411 72.5%
2018 61.85 103rd 415 75.2%
2019 70.61 74th 416 82.2%
2021 74.10 59th 405 85.4%
2022 61.35 102nd 415 75.4%
2023 70.04 73rd 422 82.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.74 260th 355 26.8%
2021 75.39 39th 333 88.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.29 79th 345 77.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.61 103rd 403 74.4%
2019 69.69 77th 408 81.1%
2021 78.62 44th 402 89.1%
2022 59.82 93rd 414 77.5%
2023 72.49 50th 416 88.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.55 101st 405 75.1%
2019 64.35 92nd 407 77.4%
2021 67.70 76th 402 81.1%
2022 63.89 86th 410 79.0%
2023 65.79 90th 414 78.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.38 12th 198 93.9%
2019 80.29 21st 191 89.0%
2022 81.11 17th 175 90.3%
2023 92.26 2nd 172 98.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.86 76th 368 79.3%
2019 75.14 51st 364 86.0%
2021 58.98 106th 374 71.7%
2022 57.45 104th 382 72.8%
2023 67.87 67th 385 82.6%
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Rank History for White students at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.80 218th 340 35.9%
2019 33.54 202nd 339 40.4%
2021 39.15 170th 336 49.4%
2022 17.59 285th 335 14.9%
2023 44.61 148th 335 55.8%
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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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by a parent
Friday, October 16, 2009

Open Quote Great school. So much more than a place for learning technical skills. Need to visit to really know just how under rated it is!!! Principal takes a lot of pride in his work and it shows.

Incredible performing Arts program, Culinary program. Many kids bused over from their home school for afternoon classes. Now, it is a great option becuase it is a fully acredited college preparatory HS. Terrific, dedicated teachers and smaller class sizes than many district schools in the area. Facility better kept than BRHS. Some very competitive sport teams as well. Science Acadmey is there too; a high school program that partners with RVCC. Students graduate with 2 degrees, high shcool and their 2yr. Associate degree from RVCC. Any school that fully articulates with RVCC will accept the credits and student can for example start as a junior at Rutgers or Ryder!! This is a highly academic program. Students test into the program. Class sizes are small and all the teachers really know your child by name! (You are not a SS#) Close Quote



Enrollment information for Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 221 22 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 248
1989 218 16 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 244
1990 195 9 1 10 1 n/a n/a 0 216
1991 233 10 0 15 1 n/a n/a 0 259
1992 244 18 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 274
1993 200 18 1 15 0 n/a n/a 0 234
1994 290 53 3 36 0 n/a n/a 0 382
1995 414 83 8 80 1 n/a n/a 0 586
1996 414 83 8 80 1 n/a n/a 0 586
1998 401 104 12 83 0 n/a n/a 0 600
1999 433 114 6 91 0 n/a n/a 0 644
2000 270 73 5 59 2 n/a n/a -2 407
2001 270 70 5 49 1 n/a n/a -150 245
2002 157 43 2 50 1 n/a n/a 0 253
2003 157 43 2 50 1 n/a n/a 0 253
2004 160 41 1 50 1 n/a n/a 0 253
2005 309 80 2 97 1 n/a n/a 0 489
2006 278 70 5 82 0 n/a n/a 0 435
2007 274 81 14 94 0 n/a n/a 0 463
2008 269 77 20 97 1 n/a n/a 0 464
2009 138 29 32 46 0 0 0 0 245
2010 165 45 40 61 1 2 0 0 314
2011 165 41 37 77 1 3 1 0 325
2012 154 35 39 47 1 2 1 0 279
2013 217 38 50 74 1 2 1 0 383
2014 196 30 56 72 0 1 1 0 356
2015 172 27 61 63 0 1 5 0 329
2016 182 26 67 78 0 2 5 0 360
2017 159 29 72 68 0 0 3 0 331
2018 146 28 77 60 0 0 4 0 315
2019 150 29 84 61 0 0 6 0 330
2020 147 36 88 74 1 1 7 0 354
2021 155 28 102 72 0 0 8 0 365
2022 142 27 99 65 3 0 9 2 347
2023 132 20 98 76 3 1 10 3 343

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 Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 248 39.0 6.3 n/a
1989 244 40.0 6.1 n/a
1990 216 40.0 5.4 0.5
1991 259 39.0 6.6 4.2
1992 274 41.0 6.6 8.4
1993 234 43.1 5.4 13.2
1994 382 44.2 8.6 30.1
1995 586 45.0 13.0 15
1996 586 45.0 13.0 15
1998 600 42.0 14.3 11.3
1999 644 39.2 16.4 12.7
2000 407 41.4 9.8 22
2001 245 43.1 9.2 0
2002 253 42.0 6.0 32.4
2003 253 42.0 6.0 32.4
2004 253 43.2 5.9 35.2
2005 489 43.2 11.3 n/a
2006 435 41.2 10.6 12.6
2007 463 43.0 10.8 16.6
2008 464 35.0 13.3 19.2
2009 245 50.0 4.5 17.6
2010 314 51.0 6.1 33.1
2011 325 47.8 6.7 25.2
2012 279 52.9 5.2 23.7
2013 383 53.9 7.1 23.5
2014 356 54.7 6.4 22.2
2015 329 56.0 5.8 22.5
2016 360 58.0 6.2 25.8
2017 331 60.0 5.5 20.2
2018 315 58.4 5.3 17.8
2019 330 60.0 5.4 17.3
2020 354 58.4 6.0 16.7
2021 365 57.4 6.3 12.1
2022 347 58.4 5.9 10.7
2023 343 59.4 5.7 11.7

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 Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 248 39.0 6.3 n/a
1989 244 40.0 6.1 n/a
1990 216 40.0 5.4 0.5
1991 259 39.0 6.6 4.2
1992 274 41.0 6.6 8.4
1993 234 43.1 5.4 13.2
1994 382 44.2 8.6 30.1
1995 586 45.0 13.0 15
1996 586 45.0 13.0 15
1998 600 42.0 14.3 11.3
1999 644 39.2 16.4 12.7
2000 407 41.4 9.8 22
2001 245 43.1 9.2 0
2002 253 42.0 6.0 32.4
2003 253 42.0 6.0 32.4
2004 253 43.2 5.9 35.2
2005 489 43.2 11.3 n/a
2006 435 41.2 10.6 12.6
2007 463 43.0 10.8 16.6
2008 464 35.0 13.3 19.2
2009 245 50.0 4.5 17.6
2010 314 51.0 6.1 33.1
2011 325 47.8 6.7 25.2
2012 279 52.9 5.2 23.7
2013 383 53.9 7.1 23.5
2014 356 54.7 6.4 22.2
2015 329 56.0 5.8 22.5
2016 360 58.0 6.2 25.8
2017 331 60.0 5.5 20.2
2018 315 58.4 5.3 17.8
2019 330 60.0 5.4 17.3
2020 354 58.4 6.0 16.7
2021 365 57.4 6.3 12.1
2022 347 58.4 5.9 10.7
2023 343 59.4 5.7 11.7

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Somerset County Vocational Technical High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $871 (3.8%) $22,334 (96.2%) $23,205

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Somerset County Vocational Technical 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 74th of 416 High schoolsRanks 73rd of 422 High schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Somerset County Vocational Technical High School)66.279.4
 13.2%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District)66.279.4
 13.2%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Somerset County Vocational Technical High School)4028.6
 11.4%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District)4028.6
 11.4%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Algebra II (Somerset County Vocational Technical High School)9686.2
 9.8%
   9th Grade Algebra II (Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District)9686.2
 9.8%
   9th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)77.665.8
 11.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Somerset County Vocational Technical High School)4028.6
 11.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District)4028.6
 11.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Somerset County Vocational Technical High School)45.727.3
 18.4%
   End of Course Geometry (Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District)45.727.3
 18.4%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%
End of Course Algebra II (Somerset County Vocational Technical High School)72.583.3
 10.8%
   End of Course Algebra II (Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District)72.583.3
 10.8%
   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 Students330343
 3.9%
African American2920
 31%
American Indian03
Asian8498
 16.7%
Hispanic6176
 24.6%
Pacific Islander01
White150132
 12%
Two or More Races610
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients17.3%11.7%
 5.6%


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Students at Somerset County Vocational Technical High School are 38% White, 29% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 343 students attended Somerset County Vocational Technical High School.

Somerset County Vocational Technical High School ranks 73rd of 422 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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