Vernon Township High School
1832 Route 565
Vernon NJ, 07462, Sussex County
Phone: 973-764-2960
Ranking: 
(129 out of 346, top 37%)*
(129 out of 346, top 37%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Vernon Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 101 | 105 | 107 | 92 | 130 | 125 | 120 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,139 | 1,212 | 1,292 | 1,114 | 1,541 | 1,606 | 1,669 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 285 | 25.0% | 285 | 23.5% | 292 | 22.6% | 17 | 1.5% | 361 | 23.4% | 352 | 21.9% | 395 | 23.7% |
| Grade 10: | 275 | 24.1% | 288 | 23.8% | 292 | 22.6% | 346 | 31.1% | 355 | 23.0% | 393 | 24.5% | 427 | 25.6% |
| Grade 11: | 290 | 25.5% | 281 | 23.2% | 336 | 26.0% | 350 | 31.4% | 390 | 25.3% | 432 | 26.9% | 449 | 26.9% |
| Grade 12: | 285 | 25.0% | 327 | 27.0% | 349 | 27.0% | 390 | 35.0% | 421 | 27.3% | 425 | 26.5% | 387 | 23.2% |
| Ungraded: | 4 | 0.4% | 31 | 2.6% | 23 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.0% | 14 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.2% | 11 | 0.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 578 | 50.7% | 607 | 50.1% | 654 | 50.6% | 583 | 52.3% | 803 | 52.1% | 836 | 52.1% | 857 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 561 | 49.3% | 605 | 49.9% | 638 | 49.4% | 531 | 47.7% | 738 | 47.9% | 770 | 47.9% | 808 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.4% | 12 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.7% | 24 | 1.6% | 19 | 1.2% | 17 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 74 | 6.5% | 71 | 5.9% | 78 | 6.0% | 67 | 6.0% | 98 | 6.4% | 107 | 6.7% | 94 | 5.6% |
| Black: | 23 | 2.0% | 27 | 2.2% | 20 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.7% | 29 | 1.9% | 26 | 1.6% | 32 | 1.9% |
| White: | 1,035 | 90.9% | 1,099 | 90.7% | 1,176 | 91.0% | 1,007 | 90.4% | 1,389 | 90.1% | 1,453 | 90.5% | 1,525 | 91.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 9.7% | 122 | 10.1% | 121 | 9.4% | 83 | 7.5% | 116 | 7.5% | 73 | 4.5% | 68 | 4.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 5.4% | 61 | 5.0% | 68 | 5.3% | 38 | 3.4% | 54 | 3.5% | 38 | 2.4% | 47 | 2.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.23 | 11.50 | 12.12 | 12.11 | 11.85 | 10.70 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 91.6% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 92.4% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 91.2% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 92.2% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 92.0% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 89.4% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.3% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 92.0% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 94.6% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 96.9% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 95.3% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 84.4% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.5% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 83.2% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 80.5% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 83.8% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 74.1% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 79.7% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 80.5% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 83.0% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 87.6% | 72.7% |
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* Vernon Township High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.