Hillsborough H.S. Just Misses NJ Monthly Top 100
Ranked 106 of all of the state's public high schools by publication.
Hillsborough High School was ranked just outside the top 100 public high schools in the state by New Jersey Monthly magazine.
The publication ranked the high school as No. 106 this year. Two years ago, when the rankings were last released, Hillsborough High School came in at 81.
NJ Monthly uses information from the state Department of Education to develop its rankings, which only takes into account public schools in the state. Student performance and student outcomes were the most heavily weighted to determine the rankings, followed by school environment.
New Providence High School, in Union County, was ranked No. 1. The five schools that ranked above Hillsborough after the top 100 in ascending order were Henry Hudson Regional (Highlands), Spotswood, Colts Neck and River Dell Regional (Oradell). Pitman rounded out the top 100. Ridge High School in Bernards Township was the top ranked Somerset school at No. 9.
Hillsborough High School has been named on other publication lists this year. In May, the high school made Newsweek's list of "America's Best High Schools 2012" at No. 721. The school was also ranked No. 45 in the Garden State and 1,365th nationally in U.S. News & World Report's Best High Schools rankings, also in May.
brian fischer
7:16 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Cant wait until HHS manipulates this into a plea for more money
David Wald
8:48 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Looks like the school needs improvement. We should be in the top fifty! We need to hold the teachers and administration responsible for this dismal rankng.
Marilyn R.
9:35 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Tsk, tsk. Not surprised.
coldfusion1998
10:23 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
where is our tax money going....very sad.....
Charlotte
12:22 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Montgomery ranked highly...
Patti Urbano
4:32 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Sorry you need to compare schools of the same size as each other. New Providence has a graduating class of about 75-100. Can't compare that to Hillsborough, I'd rather my kids go to Hillsborough than NP any day.
dubious
5:22 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Don't read too much into this. Consider the following: First, Hillsborough is still in the top third of all high schools, in fact it is in the top 30%. Second, these ratings change every year; outside of the very top schools, there is really no consistency. Third, you need to look at bang for the buck. Third, Hillsborough spends less per child than most other districts. This is not to say that spending more will make the schools better, but the quality of the schools is NOT a function of how much we spend (If this were the case, Newark and Camden would be at the top). Montgomery, Ridge and others spend about the same or a little more, yet they get better results. Why? I am not sure, and it's a very good question to ask the district, but to say that money is wasted or we spend too much is just not supported by the facts. Check it out at: http://www.nj.gov/education/guide/2012/.
Interested Party
8:04 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
There are only two schools in the Top 100 with over 500 students in the graduating class (Watchung Hills and Cherry Hill East). Look at the category where Hillsborough ranked lower than most of the schools just above it: Average class size (remember those 60+ positions lost a few years back?). All the other categories show Hillsborough performing similar to or better than the schools in the 10-20 spots above.