Watchung Hills Regional High School

Summary:

Watchung Hills Regional High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Warren, New Jersey, with a student population of 1,741 as of the 2022-2023 school year. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with strong academic metrics, high graduation rates, and a diverse student population.

Watchung Hills Regional High School's academic performance is exceptional, ranking 128th out of 422 high schools in New Jersey for the 2022-2023 school year and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students outperform state and district averages on standardized tests, with 70.3% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.1%. The school's four-year graduation rate is also exceptionally high, ranging from 97.1% to 98.0% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state average and many nearby schools, such as Ridge High School.

Watchung Hills Regional High School's diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 55.26% White, 15.97% Hispanic, and 19.24% Asian, is higher than many of the surrounding schools, such as Bernards Township School District. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.1% in 2016-2017 to 17.8% in 2021-2022, which is an area of concern that the school may need to address. Overall, Watchung Hills Regional High School is a standout institution, offering a high-quality education to its diverse student body.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 108 Stirling Rd.
       Warren, NJ  07059-5772


(908) 647-4800

District: Watchung Hills Regional High School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
128th of 422 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,489 Help


Feeder schools for Watchung Hills Regional High School:

Elementary:    Angelo L. Tomaso School
    Bayberry School
    Central School
    Gillette Elementary School
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Middle:    Central Middle School
    Valley View School
    Warren Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  1,741

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.3%
Asian:
19.2%
Hispanic:
16.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  2.7% Help


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Compare Details Watchung Hills Regional High School ranks better than 69.7% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.52. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Watchung Hills Regional 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 Watchung Hills Regional High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (55.3%), Asian (19.2%), Hispanic (16%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 2.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Watchung Hills Regional High School is 11.5. (See more...)
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Compare Watchung Hills Regional High School employs 150.8 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Watchung Hills Regional High School is $14,489.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Watchung Hills Regional High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Watchung Hills Regional High School 128th of 422 New Jersey public high schools. (See Watchung Hills Regional High School in the ranking list.)

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Watchung Hills Regional High School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Watchung Hills Regional High School District 201st of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Watchung Hills Regional High School

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Rank History for all students at Watchung Hills Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 76.67 74th 343 78.4%
2004 75.69 80th 348 77.0%
2005 76.30 80th 351 77.2%
2006 77.16 73rd 357 79.6%
2007 81.04 45th 361 87.5%
2008 80.60 47th 359 86.9%
2009 80.40 53rd 370 85.7%
2010 78.15 66th 371 82.2%
2011 75.28 90th 378 76.2%
2012 76.26 76th 388 80.4%
2013 72.59 106th 396 73.2%
2014 76.71 65th 411 84.2%
2015 47.05 154th 406 62.1%
2016 40.02 226th 409 44.7%
2017 51.14 158th 411 61.6%
2018 47.85 168th 415 59.5%
2019 56.43 138th 416 66.8%
2021 69.45 73rd 405 82.0%
2022 66.35 83rd 415 80.0%
2023 57.52 128th 422 69.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Watchung Hills Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.61 103rd 355 71.0%
2019 64.50 83rd 349 76.2%
2021 63.72 71st 333 78.7%
2022 58.02 84th 344 75.6%
2023 51.38 116th 339 65.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Watchung Hills Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.67 150th 403 62.8%
2019 57.46 138th 408 66.2%
2021 75.61 56th 402 86.1%
2022 60.99 89th 414 78.5%
2023 52.35 137th 416 67.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Watchung Hills Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.76 141st 405 65.2%
2019 61.79 105th 407 74.2%
2021 63.14 90th 402 77.6%
2022 58.18 103rd 410 74.9%
2023 47.96 152nd 414 63.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Watchung Hills Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.45 108th 198 45.5%
2019 53.57 84th 191 56.0%
2021 63.09 46th 165 72.1%
2022 59.98 55th 175 68.6%
2023 60.33 57th 172 66.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Watchung Hills Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.36 157th 266 41.0%
2019 57.72 71st 254 72.0%
2021 39.03 136th 247 44.9%
2022 53.97 71st 256 72.3%
2023 61.96 49th 250 80.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Watchung Hills Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.07 186th 368 49.5%
2019 51.81 139th 364 61.8%
2021 65.50 78th 374 79.1%
2022 53.09 126th 382 67.0%
2023 55.12 121st 385 68.6%
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Rank History for White students at Watchung Hills Regional High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.66 164th 340 51.8%
2019 45.21 146th 339 56.9%
2021 53.84 89th 336 73.5%
2022 49.36 120th 335 64.2%
2023 38.76 171st 335 49.0%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Watchung Hills Regional High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1096 7 56 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1159
1989 1027 11 54 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1092
1990 994 10 69 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1073
1991 1103 14 70 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1187
1992 997 15 82 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1094
1993 996 10 87 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1093
1994 991 11 97 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1099
1995 970 11 105 18 1 n/a n/a 0 1105
1996 970 11 105 18 1 n/a n/a 0 1105
1998 962 16 150 21 5 n/a n/a 0 1154
1999 1011 12 147 30 5 n/a n/a 0 1205
2000 1025 14 169 31 4 n/a n/a -1 1242
2001 1097 13 183 39 3 n/a n/a 0 1335
2002 1257 19 229 71 5 n/a n/a 0 1581
2003 1257 19 229 71 5 n/a n/a 0 1581
2004 1352 23 246 80 6 n/a n/a 0 1707
2005 1433 32 254 95 7 n/a n/a 0 1821
2006 1513 39 257 105 7 n/a n/a 0 1921
2007 1575 38 272 122 5 n/a n/a 0 2012
2008 1594 44 301 123 4 n/a n/a 0 2066
2009 1573 49 297 129 1 0 0 0 2049
2010 1589 52 302 140 1 0 4 0 2088
2011 1565 43 292 142 1 1 21 0 2065
2012 1582 46 288 140 0 1 21 0 2078
2013 1606 45 317 150 1 2 28 0 2149
2014 1613 50 330 158 2 3 31 0 2187
2015 1589 56 352 173 3 2 30 0 2205
2016 1500 50 367 173 3 4 54 0 2151
2017 1417 59 345 179 2 4 68 0 2074
2018 1353 60 338 193 2 6 75 0 2027
2019 1249 65 360 223 2 6 77 0 1982
2020 1213 65 366 232 2 6 64 0 1948
2021 1168 78 372 223 3 6 59 0 1909
2022 1059 78 374 249 1 4 58 0 1823
2023 962 89 335 278 3 4 61 9 1741

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 Watchung Hills Regional High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1159 94.0 12.3 n/a
1989 1092 86.0 12.6 n/a
1990 1073 84.0 12.7 n/a
1991 1187 90.0 13.1 0
1992 1094 87.0 12.5 0.4
1993 1093 91.9 11.9 0.9
1994 1099 91.7 12.0 1.5
1995 1105 92.4 12.0 1.1
1996 1105 92.4 12.0 1.1
1998 1154 91.7 12.6 0.5
1999 1205 93.7 12.9 0.7
2000 1242 96.6 12.8 1
2001 1335 104.1 12.8 0.7
2002 1581 116.9 13.5 0.5
2003 1581 116.9 13.5 0.5
2004 1707 132.8 12.9 0.8
2005 1821 143.2 12.7 n/a
2006 1921 151.0 12.7 0.7
2007 2012 159.0 12.7 0.7
2008 2066 141.0 14.7 1.3
2009 2049 166.6 11.4 1.1
2010 2088 147.0 14.2 1.6
2011 2065 139.8 14.7 2.2
2012 2078 163.1 12.7 2.8
2013 2149 169.3 12.6 3.1
2014 2187 171.9 12.7 3.1
2015 2205 171.0 12.8 2.3
2016 2151 169.0 12.7 2
2017 2074 166.4 12.4 2
2018 2027 156.4 12.9 0.9
2019 1982 155.0 12.7 1.5
2020 1948 160.6 12.1 1.4
2021 1909 157.6 12.1 0.6
2022 1823 156.6 11.6 1.7
2023 1741 150.8 11.5 2.7

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 Watchung Hills Regional High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1159 94.0 12.3 n/a
1989 1092 86.0 12.6 n/a
1990 1073 84.0 12.7 n/a
1991 1187 90.0 13.1 0
1992 1094 87.0 12.5 0.4
1993 1093 91.9 11.9 0.9
1994 1099 91.7 12.0 1.5
1995 1105 92.4 12.0 1.1
1996 1105 92.4 12.0 1.1
1998 1154 91.7 12.6 0.5
1999 1205 93.7 12.9 0.7
2000 1242 96.6 12.8 1
2001 1335 104.1 12.8 0.7
2002 1581 116.9 13.5 0.5
2003 1581 116.9 13.5 0.5
2004 1707 132.8 12.9 0.8
2005 1821 143.2 12.7 n/a
2006 1921 151.0 12.7 0.7
2007 2012 159.0 12.7 0.7
2008 2066 141.0 14.7 1.3
2009 2049 166.6 11.4 1.1
2010 2088 147.0 14.2 1.6
2011 2065 139.8 14.7 2.2
2012 2078 163.1 12.7 2.8
2013 2149 169.3 12.6 3.1
2014 2187 171.9 12.7 3.1
2015 2205 171.0 12.8 2.3
2016 2151 169.0 12.7 2
2017 2074 166.4 12.4 2
2018 2027 156.4 12.9 0.9
2019 1982 155.0 12.7 1.5
2020 1948 160.6 12.1 1.4
2021 1909 157.6 12.1 0.6
2022 1823 156.6 11.6 1.7
2023 1741 150.8 11.5 2.7

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Watchung Hills Regional High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $55 (0.4%) $14,434 (99.6%) $14,489

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Watchung Hills Regional High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 138th of 416 High schoolsRanks 128th of 422 High schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Watchung Hills Regional High School)71.670.3
 1.3%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Watchung Hills Regional High School District)71.670.3
 1.3%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Watchung Hills Regional High School)39.938.2
 1.7%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Watchung Hills Regional High School District)39.938.2
 1.7%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Watchung Hills Regional High School)65.156
 9.1%
   9th Grade Geometry (Watchung Hills Regional High School District)65.156
 9.1%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
9th Grade Algebra II (Watchung Hills Regional High School)87.996.8
 8.9%
   9th Grade Algebra II (Watchung Hills Regional High School District)87.996.8
 8.9%
   9th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)77.665.8
 11.8%
10th Grade Geometry (Watchung Hills Regional High School)7.15
 2.1%
   10th Grade Geometry (Watchung Hills Regional High School District)7.15
 2.1%
   10th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)15.37.7
 7.6%
10th Grade Algebra II (Watchung Hills Regional High School)42.461.3
 18.9%
   10th Grade Algebra II (Watchung Hills Regional High School District)42.461.3
 18.9%
   10th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)50.832.9
 17.9%
End of Course Algebra I (Watchung Hills Regional High School)39.238
 1.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Watchung Hills Regional High School District)39.238
 1.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Watchung Hills Regional High School)39.726
 13.7%
   End of Course Geometry (Watchung Hills Regional High School District)39.726
 13.7%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%
End of Course Algebra II (Watchung Hills Regional High School)47.867.2
 19.4%
   End of Course Algebra II (Watchung Hills Regional High School District)47.867.2
 19.4%
   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 Students19821741
 12.2%
African American6589
 36.9%
American Indian23
 50%
Asian360335
 6.9%
Hispanic223278
 24.7%
Pacific Islander64
 33.3%
White1249962
 23%
Two or More Races7761
 20.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients1.5%2.7%
 1.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Watchung Hills Regional High School

Watchung Hills Regional High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Angelo L. Tomaso School
Elementary : Bayberry School
Elementary : Central School
Elementary : Gillette Elementary School
Elementary : Millington Elementary School
Elementary : Mt. Horeb School
Elementary : Woodland School
Middle : Central Middle School
Middle : Valley View School
Middle : Warren Middle School

Watchung Hills Regional High School ranks 128th of 422 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,741 students attended Watchung Hills Regional High School.

Students at Watchung Hills Regional High School are 55% White, 19% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.


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