Summary:
The East Windsor Regional School District is home to a single high school, Hightstown High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has a relatively high graduation rate of 91.1%, it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.
Hightstown High School's academic achievement is a concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science falling below state averages. For example, only 5.9% of 10th-grade students were proficient in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 15.7%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%, which may be a contributing factor to its overall performance.
The school's demographic and socioeconomic factors suggest that it may be serving a population with greater challenges, as 36.44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. While the student-teacher ratio is slightly lower than the state average, the school's per-student spending is in line with the state's average, indicating that targeted interventions and support may be necessary to improve student learning outcomes and address equity concerns.
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