Where Do You Think Henry Hudson Ranks?
Henry Hudson Regional School is ranked 145th of 466 high schools in the state by US News and World Report for the 2022-2023 school year based on performance on state assessments and how well the students are prepared for college.
The same study showed the 9-12 high school placed 3,558 of the 13,655 schools in the nation based on the same criteria.
The ranking compares with other local high schools, with MAST, the Marine Academy of Science and Technology placing 12th in the state, Rumson Fair Haven, 43rd, Red Bank Regional, 114th, Holmdel, 116th, and Middletown High School South 116th. Hudson scored higher that Middletown High School North that came in at 213th and Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch placing 166th in the state.
The U.S. Best High Schools rankings includes data on nearly 25,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Nearly 17,660 schools were ranked on six factors referring to state assessments and college preparation.
Henry Hudson achieved an overall score of 79.85 out of a possible 100 per cent and has a 94 per cent graduation rate and 40.4 percent college readiness ability for the 185 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12, the only grades included in the overall Best Schools assessment.
The records show that 53 per cent of the students took at least one Advanced Preparation exam (AP) and 36 per cent of students passed at least one. The school has a 49 per cent rating for reading proficiency and 33 per cent rating for science proficiency., The school scored a 4w0.4 rating for college readiness. There is an 8 to 1 ratio of students per teacher.
High Technology High School, one of the six schools under the Monmouth County Vocational District Board of Education, ranked first in the state, with Biotechnology ranking fifth and MAST 12th.
