Holmdel High Above State Average for College Readiness

New Jersey's Department of Education has officially released the school report cards, and Holmdel High School has passed the state average in several categories.

The NJ School Performance reports for 2011-12 include new data on college and career readiness, while providing comparison to “peer schools” in order to provide a more complete overview of performance for educators and the public, according to the DOE. 

In academic achievement, state data shows Holmdel outperforms 81 percent of New Jersey schools and 57 percent of the schools with a similar demographic.

According to the NJDOE, academic achievement measures content knowledge in language arts and math as measured by HSPA scores.

Holmdel High outperforms 85 percent of school statewide in college readiness, and 73 percent of schools with a similar demographic. 

High school college readiness is partially measured by participation in high education testing, including the SAT/ACT tests and AP profociency.

The report card cites a 100 percent graduate and post-secondary performance rate, which means the school is meeting state targets in regards to graduation rates and students entering higher education.

Holmdel outeperforms 87 percent of schools in the state in the graduate category, and 74 percent in its demographic.

“While the evaluation of student outcome data is crucial for school improvement, we know that these data alone cannot capture the dozens of other essential elements of schools such as a positive school climate, participation in extracurricular programs and the development of non-cognitive skills,” said Chief Performance Officer Bari Erlichson. 

Patch will continue to publish school report card data for Holmdel schools over the coming weeks. View the entire state report card at the NJDOE website.