About Our Student Achievements

High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA)

The High School Proficiency Assessment is used to determine student achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics as specified in the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards. The test is administered in March of a student's junior year of high school.  First-time eleventh grade students who fail the HSPA in March will have an opportunity to retest in October and March of their senior year.

HSPA Results from March 2009:

Language Arts Literacy:

  North Hunterdon   Voorhees
# of Valid Scores: 444 students  273 students
% passed: 96%  of students 
 94.1% of students

                                             

Mathematics:

  North Hunterdon Voorhees
# of Valid Scores:   443 students 269 students
% passed: 92.4% of students 
 89.6% of students

                      

Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)

For the 2008-2009 school year, 358 students at North Hunterdon and 207 students at Voorhees took the SAT.  Scores were as follows (800 represents perfect score on each section):

North Hunterdon Voorhees
Avg. Math Score = 576 Avg. Math Score = 564
Avg. Verbal Score = 561 Avg. Verbal Score = 536
Avg. Essay Score = 547 Avg. Essay Score = 529

                                              

Advanced Placements Tests

Advanced Placement (AP) Courses are college level academic courses offered in a high school curriculum.  By taking AP courses and the AP exam for the course in the spring, students have the possibility of earning college credit.  If a student scores a 3 or better on the AP exam (on a scale of 1 to 5), they may be able eligible for college credit, though the eligibility requirements vary by college/university. 

Both North Hunterdon and Voorhees High Schools have a variety of AP Courses for students to choose from, which include: 

AP History of Art AP Chemistry
AP Drawing Portfolio AP Physics "B"
AP 2-D Design Portfolio AP Physics "C"
AP 3-D Design Portfolio AP World History
AP English Language and Composition AP American History
AP English Literature and Composition AP United State Government and Politics
AP Statistics AP Psychology
AP Calculus AB AP Micro-Economics and Human Geography
AP Calculus BC AP French Language
AP Computer Science in Java AP Spanish Language
AP Music Theory AP Spanish Literature
AP Environmental Science AP Latin Vergil
AP Biology  

 

College Admission and Post Graduation

  • Post Graduation Statistics for the Class of 2010 are as follows:
    • North Hunterdon
      • 4 year college = 68.8%
      • 2 year college or other post secondary school = 22.2%
      • Work/Military/Undecided = 9%
    • Voorhees
      • 4 year college = 62.7%
      • 2 year college = 25.3%
      • Other post-secondary school = 4.2%
      • Work/Military/Undecided = 7.8%
   

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
1445 Route 31 | Annandale, NJ 08801
Phone: (908) 735-2846 | (908) 735-6914 (Fax)