Middletown High Schools Get High Marks on New School Performance Reports

Middletown School District's two public high schools outperformed a majority of high schools in the state and in their peer groups, according to data released by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) last week.

The state's new performance reports, which replaces the school report cards issued in past years, rates districts on standardized test results, college and career readiness and graduation rates.

The performance report compares looks at a school's ranking compared to the rest of the state and to a peer group with a similar demographic. Middletown High School South's (MHSS) peer group included Monroe Twp High, Howell High and West Windsor-Plainsboro North among others. Middletown High School North's (MHHN) peer group was Freehold Borough High, Raritan High School, and Henry Hudson High School, among others. 

Middletown High School South outperformed 85 percent of the state and 86 percent of its peer group on academic achievement, which takes into account New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment results. 

On the college and career readiness metric, which considers SAT and PSAT performance and Advanced Placement course participation, MHSS ranked above 75 percent of schools statewide and 53 percent of its peer group.

South outperformed 81 percent of schools statewide and 65 percent of its peer group on the report's graduation and post-secondary rating, which takes into account four-year graduation data and dropout rates.

Middletown High School North outperformed 65 percent of the state and 71 percent of its peer group on academic achievement, which takes into account New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment results. 

On the college and career readiness metric, which considers SAT and PSAT performance and Advanced Placement course participation, MHSN ranked above 63 percent of schools statewide and 66 percent of its peer group.

North outperformed 50 percent of schools statewide and 60 percent of its peer group on the report's graduation and post-secondary rating, which takes into account four-year graduation data and dropout rates.

Schools scoring above the 80th percentile are considered very high performing; the 60th to 79.9th percentile is high performing; the 40th to 59.9th percentile is average performing; the 20th to 39.9th percentile is lagging; and scores below the 19.9th percentile are considered significantly lagging, according the state's scoring metric.

To read the reports in detail, follow these links to the NJ School Performance Reports on the state Dept. of Education website. 

Middletown High School South

Middletown High School North

Click here to see "report cards" for all of Middletown's 17 schools.