📍 222 Davenport Street, Somerville, Somerset County, 08876
Somerville High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Somerville, Somerset County. The school has 1,109 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Somerville Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 94.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Somerville High School enrolls 1,109 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 94.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 631 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 261 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 75 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 4.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
178 of the school's 1,109 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 137 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Somerville High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-70, state senate district 16, state house district 16.
Somerville High School is one of 3 schools in Somerville Public School District, based in Somerville, New Jersey. The district serves 2,173 students district-wide and employs 210 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,109 students, Somerville High School is larger than the district average of about 724 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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