Somerville High School

222 Davenport St, Somerville NJ, 8876 | Somerville Borough School District | 908-218-4108
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1165
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 42% 19% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 5 in Somerville
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
43%Somerville
52%New Jersey

Somerville High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Somerville Borough School District" in Somerville, NJ. There are a total of 1,165 students and 92 teachers at Somerville High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Somerville High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 42.0%, which is 19% lower than the New Jersey average.

Somerville High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1165
Teachers92
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment210
Taking some courses193
Taking some courses (not tests)4
Passing some courses147
Passing no courses40

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 Somerville High School, there are a total of 210 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 193 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School27%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All57%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School57%

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.

Somerville High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 68.9% 52.6% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 8.0% 10.3% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 7.5% 9.2% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 13.7% 24.0% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 1.1% 0.6% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.8% 3.3% 1.5% 3.1%

Somerville demographics profile

StatisticSomervilleNew JerseyNational
Population12,1398,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5,1931,21591
Median age35.939.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.1:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)50%56%55%
Speak English66%69%79%
Speak Spanish17%16%13%

Education level achieved in Somerville

IndexSomervilleNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade89.0%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school88.1%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college63.7%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree43.4%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors38.3%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters11.3%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.8%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.6%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Somerville High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.