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Somerville High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

222 Davenport Street, Somerville, NJ 08876 · (908) 218-4108 · Part of Somerville Borough School District

Somerville’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
1,072
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Somerville High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

Where Somerville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Somerville Middle School339 students
9–12Somerville High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

222 Davenport Street, Somerville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9258
Grade 10249
Grade 11271
Grade 12294
Enrollment over time
1,155’20
1,142’21
1,109’22
1,070’23
1,072’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Hispanic 26%Black 9%Asian 8%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Somerville High School from Somerville families.

Other schools in Somerville Borough School District

The district →
Van Derveer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Somerville
C+
745 students10:1
Somerville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Somerville
C+
339 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Somerville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.