High Technology High School

This article is about the Lincroft, New Jersey highschool. For other uses, see High Tech High (disambiguation).

High Technology High School
Address
Map
765 Newman Springs Road

Middletown Township
,
Monmouth County
,
New Jersey
07738

United States
Coordinates40°19′29″N 74°07′43″W / 40.32479°N 74.12867°W / 40.32479; -74.12867
Information
TypeMagnet public high school
Established1991
Sister school
School districtMonmouth County Vocational School District
NCES School ID341750006095[2]
PrincipalTeresa Hough[1]
Faculty21.5 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment285 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio13.3:1[2]
Color(s)  Maroon and
  Gray
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
USNWR ranking1 (2011)
Communities servedMonmouth County
Websitewww.hths.mcvsd.org

High Technology High School (Abbreviated HTHS, also known as High Tech), founded in 1991, is a four-year magnet public high school for students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operated as a cooperative effort between the Monmouth County Vocational School District (MCVSD) and Brookdale Community College. It is a pre-engineering academy, offering courses such as Introduction to Engineering and Design, Exploring Engineering, and Principles of Engineering. It is a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1995.[3]

In its listing of "America's Best High Schools 2016", the school was ranked 20th out of 500 best high schools in the country; it was ranked seventh among all high schools in New Jersey.[4] In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast ranked the school 16th in the nation among participating public high schools and first among schools in New Jersey.[5] According to 2011 Newsweek statistics, High Technology High School students registered an average SAT score of 2145,[6] the highest of any U.S. high school; overall, Newsweek ranked HTHS 18th nationally and the top high school in New Jersey.[6] In 2011, HTHS was ranked Number 1 for Best High Schools for Math & Science in U.S. News & World Report,[7] and in 2013, the school was ranked the twelfth best high school overall in the United States by U.S. News.[8] In its 2015 rankings, Niche.com, Inc. ranked High Technology High School the best public high school in America.[9]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 285 students and 21.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1. There were 4 students (1.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 1 (0.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

  1. ^ School Contacts, High Technology High School. Accessed March 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for High Technology High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b High Technology High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Staff. "America's Best High Schools 2016", Newsweek. Accessed November 11, 2016.
  5. ^ Streib, Lauren. "America's Best High Schools" Archived May 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Beast, May 6, 2013. Accessed May 8, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "America's Best High Schools 2011", Newsweek, June 19, 2011. Accessed July 3, 2011.
  7. ^ Staff. Best High Schools for Math and Science, U.S. News & World Report. Accessed November 22, 2011.
  8. ^ "National Rankings Best High Schools" Archived May 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, U.S. News & World Report. Accessed April 26, 2013.
  9. ^ "Best Public High Schools in America". Niche. Niche.com Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2014.