Hightstown High School Earns Above Average Marks in New Report

As students and teachers prepare to head back to high school, a new report has been released that rates how area high schools are performing. 

Inside Jersey, a magazine produced by the Star Ledger, used a "proprietary formula" to chart trends in student achievement over the past four years.

The magazine used data from the state's High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), SAT scores and other data in its calculations to dole out letter grades. The full report can be seen here on NJ.com.

Hightstown High School was given an 'B' grade for "above average scores, below average growth." 

Hightstown High School earned a "B" grade for above average scores and above average growth.

The composite SAT score for Hightstown High School was 1535. Student achievement was calculated at a 7.2 percent change from 2008-2012, the time period for the study.

Read the report in the print edition of In Jersey.