Spotswood High School

105 Summerhill Road, Spotswood NJ, 8884 | Spotswood Borough School District | 732-723-2200
  • grades 9-12
  • students 679
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 55% 5% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 5 in Spotswood
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
57%Spotswood
52%New Jersey

Spotswood High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Spotswood Borough School District" in Spotswood, NJ. There are a total of 679 students and 58 teachers at Spotswood High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

Spotswood High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 54.5%, which is 5% higher than the New Jersey average.

Spotswood High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students679
Teachers58
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment110
Taking some courses110
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses55
Passing no courses51

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Spotswood High School, there are a total of 110 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 110 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All42%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School42%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All67%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School67%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Spotswood High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 81.3% 77.5% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 3.7% 3.4% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 3.7% 5.1% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.6% 11.1% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.7% 2.7% 1.5% 3.1%

Spotswood demographics profile

StatisticSpotswoodNew JerseyNational
Population8,2558,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,5781,21591
Median age42.639.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)63%56%55%
Speak English83%69%79%
Speak Spanish6%16%13%

Education level achieved in Spotswood

IndexSpotswoodNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade88.8%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school88.4%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college54.7%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree32.1%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors24.2%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters6.8%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.7%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Spotswood High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.