Niche.com recently released its 2024 K-12 (Kindergarten through 12th grade) school rankings. They includes five schools in Secaucus:
- Clarendon Elementary School (Secaucus School District)
- Huber Street Elementary School (Secaucus School District)
- Secaucus Middle School (Secaucus School District)
- Secaucus High School (Secaucus School District)
- High Tech High School (Hudson County School District)
All five Secaucus schools rank higher than the majority of schools in New Jersey. High Tech High School impressively ranks in the top 6th percentile among New Jersey public high schools while Secaucus High School places in the top 37th percentile. As for Secaucus Middle School, it ranks in the top 29th percentile among NJ public middle schools. And among NJ public elementary schools, Huber Street School and Clarendon School rank in the top 26th and 32nd percentiles respectively.
In addition to just rankings, Niche also grades each school among different categories. For their overall grades, all five Secaucus schools did well earning a grade of "B+" or higher. The top scorer is High Tech High school at a grade of "A+". Right behind that are Secaucus High School and Huber Street School both with a grade of "A-". Rounding out the pack are Clarendon School and Secaucus Middle School with a grade of "B+".
Although these rankings and grades are generally positive, Secaucus schools' proficiency scores are a different story. The math proficiency scores for the four Secaucus School District schools are all less than 30%. This means that more than 70% of those students scored below proficiency levels on state math assessment tests. Even for High Tech High School, which ranks higher than the other four schools, the math proficiency score is only at 49%. So the majority of students there scored below proficiency levels as well. Fortunately, the reading proficiency scores for the five schools are much higher, but they also need improvement. High Tech's comes in at 79%, and the other four schools' scores are all around 50%. GIven that all kids should be proficient in both math and English, all of these scores should be much closer to 100%.
As Secaucus' population continues to grow, it is hard to predict the direction of its schools. According to these findings from Niche, the kids in Secaucus are currently in good hands. However, as many know, there is an ongoing teacher shortage. So as older teachers retire, it may become more and more difficult to find quality teachers to replace them. Therefore, many parents may have to become more involved to ensure the success of our kids, especially in an increasingly competitive world.
For a detailed summary of Niche's findings on Secaucus schools, please see the tables below.
Niche's Scores
| Clarendon Elementary School | Huber Street Elementary School | Secaucus Middle School | Secaucus High School | High Tech High School | |
| Overall | B+ | A- | B+ | A- | A+ |
| Academics | B | B+ | B | B+ | A |
| Teachers | A- | A | A- | B+ | A+ |
| Diversity | A | A | A | A | A |
| Clubs and Activities | - | - | - | B+ | A |
| Sports | - | - | - | B- | N/A |
| College Prep | - | - | - | A- | A |
| Resources and Facilities | - | - | - | C+ | B+ |
| Administration | - | - | - | B- | B- |
| Food | - | - | - | B | A+ |
School Statistics
| Clarendon Elementary School | Huber Street Elementary School | Secaucus Middle School | Secaucus High School | High Tech High School | |
| Reading Prociency | 47% | 53% | 52% | 47% | 79% |
| Math Prociency | 27% | 28% | 27% | 21% | 49% |
| Graduation Rate | - | - | - | 95% | 99% |
| SAT Average Score | - | - | - | 1230 out of 1600 | 1260 out of 1600 |
| ACT Average Score | - | - | - | 25 out of 36 | 29 out of 36 |
| AP Enrollment | - | - | - | 21% | 28% |
U.S. Rankings
| Clarendon Elementary School | Huber Street Elementary School | Secaucus Middle School | Secaucus High School | High Tech High School | |
| Best Public High School | - | - | - | - |
396 of 20446
(Top 2%)
|
| Best High School for Art | - | - | - | - |
133 of 1138
(Top 12%)
|
| Best High School for STEM | - | - | - | - |
895 of 9676
(Top 9%)
|
| Best Public High School for College Prep | - | - | - | - |
801 of 18013
(Top 4%)
|
| Best Public High School Teachers | - | - | - | - |
478 of 19423
(Top 2%)
|
| Best Public High School for Diversity | - | - | - | - |
974 of 22588
(Top 4%)
|
| Best Public Middle School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Best Public Middle School Teachers | - | - | - | - | - |
| Best Public Middle School for Diversity | - | - | - | - | - |
| Best Public Elementary School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Best Public Elementary School Teachers | - | - | - | - | - |
| Best Public Elementary School for Diversity | - | - | - | - | - |
New Jersey Rankings
| Clarendon Elementary School | Huber Street Elementary School | Secaucus Middle School | Secaucus High School | High Tech High School | |
| Best Public High School | - | - | - |
156 of 422
(Top 37%)
|
26 of 422
(Top 6%)
|
| Best High School for Art | - | - | - | - |
3 of 30
(Top 10%)
|
| Best High School for STEM | - | - | - |
148 of 335
(Top 44%)
|
57 of 335
(Top 17%)
|
| Best Public High School for College Prep | - | - | - |
78 of 408
(Top 19%)
|
42 of 408
(Top 10%)
|
| Best Public High School Teachers | - | - | - |
228 of 415
(Top 55%)
|
24 of 415
(Top 6%)
|
| Best Public High School for Diversity | - | - | - |
51 of 447
(Top 11%)
|
32 of 447
(Top 7%)
|
| Best Public Middle School | - | - |
216 of 756
(Top 29%)
|
- | - |
| Best Public Middle School Teachers | - | - |
169 of 656
(Top 26%)
|
- | - |
| Best Public Middle School for Diversity | - | - |
93 of 774
(Top 12%)
|
- | - |
| Best Public Elementary School |
456 of 1426
(Top 32%)
|
364 of 1426
(Top 26%)
|
- | - | - |
| Best Public Elementary School Teachers |
414 of 1254
(Top 33%)
|
272 of 1254
(Top 22%)
|
- | - | - |
| Best Public Elementary School for Diversity |
171 of 1544
(Top 11%)
|
192 of 1544
(Top 12%)
|
- | - | - |
Hudson County Rankings
| Clarendon Elementary School | Huber Street Elementary School | Secaucus Middle School | Secaucus High School | High Tech High School | |
| Best Public High School | - | - | - |
7 of 24
(Top 29%)
|
2 of 24
(Top 8%)
|
| Best High School for Art | - | - | - | - | - |
| Best High School for STEM | - | - | - |
7 of 16
(Top 44%)
|
2 of 16
(Top 13%)
|
| Best Public High School for College Prep | - | - | - |
5 of 21
(Top 24%)
|
2 of 21
(Top 10%)
|
| Best Public High School Teachers | - | - | - |
12 of 23
(Top 52%)
|
2 of 23
(Top 9%)
|
| Best Public High School for Diversity | - | - | - |
10 of 24
(Top 42%)
|
8 of 24
(Top 33%)
|
| Best Public Middle School | - | - |
13 of 60
(Top 22%)
|
- | - |
| Best Public Middle School Teachers | - | - |
9 of 56
(Top 16%)
|
- | - |
| Best Public Middle School for Diversity | - | - |
30 of 60
(Top 50%)
|
- | - |
| Best Public Elementary School |
13 of 86
(Top 15%)
|
10 of 86
(Top 12%)
|
- | - | - |
| Best Public Elementary School Teachers |
15 of 81
(Top 19%)
|
9 of 81
(Top 11%)
|
- | - | - |
| Best Public Elementary School for Diversity |
29 of 89
(Top 33%)
|
33 of 89
(Top 37%)
|
- | - | - |