Academy of Career and Technical Education

Academy of Career and Technical Education is a small high school in Secaucus, NJ, serving 198 students in grades 9-12 in the Hudson County Schools of Technology School District. That headcount is below the 394-student average for schools in the district.

EDFacts assessment data puts 62% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That is 6 points above the 56% average for the Hudson County Schools of Technology School District. Against the 56% New Jersey statewide average, the school sits 5 points higher.

Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has fallen by about 7 points. As a high school, it reports a 83% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.

The student-teacher ratio is 99.0 to 1, near the high end of the national distribution; NCES counts every certified teacher, so this figure includes specialists as well as classroom staff. 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It receives Title I federal funding, which flags a higher share of low-income students rather than measuring school quality.