Middlesex High School
300 Kennedy Dr, Middlesex, NJ, 08846-1489 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Middlesex High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Middlesex County, NJ
Students & Faculty
Total Students 652 students
% Male / % Female 48%  /  52%
Total Classroom Teachers 57 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 155 students
Grade 10 - 179 students
Grade 11 - 147 students
Grade 12 - 171 students
This School
(NJ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:11 1:13
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NJ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 4% 7%
% Hispanic 14% 15%
% Black 5% 17%
% White 76% 61%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NJ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 8% 16%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 4%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Middlesex Boro School District
This School's Agency
(NJ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 5 5
Number of Students Managed 2,046 students 2,429 students
District Total Revenue $28,888,000 $39,780,000
District Expenditure $27,590,000 $39,973,000
District Revenue / Student $14,119 $16,377
District Expenditure / Student $13,485 $16,457
District Graduation Rates 95% 81%
In the News:
  • Chargers nip Devils 41-40 in double overtime (Southside Sentinel)
    posted on November 18, 2009 at 09:53:49 pm
    The extra-point kick that lifted the Middlesex High School football team over Mathews Monday night gave the Chargers one of the most thrilling wins in school history and a final season record of 5-5.
  • 'Wizard of Oz' opens at West Middlesex Thursday (The Sharon Herald)
    posted on November 18, 2009 at 02:46:57 pm
    West Middlesex High School students Rebecca Marcucci, left, and Angela Colella act out a scene during a dress rehearsal of “The Wizard of Oz.” The musical, directed by Casey Schory, will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the high school auditorium.
  • K. Walsh has All-Region performance (Southside Sentinel)
    posted on November 17, 2009 at 07:39:09 pm
    The Middlesex High School boys cross-country team finished seventh out of eight teams competing in the Region A meet held November 5 on the Eastern State Hospital course.
  • Chargers crush K&Q; host Mathews Friday (Southside Sentinel)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 07:08:59 pm
    The Middlesex High School varsity football team defeated King and Queen 42-20 on November 5 in the annual Oyster Bowl at MHS in Saluda. The Chargers were paced by senior Dale Smith who rushed for 213 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. Smith now has over 1,100 rushing yards on the season.
  • MHS football game is Monday at 6 p.m. (Southside Sentinel)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 06:38:59 pm
    Due the recent stormy weather, the Middlesex High School home football game against Mathews has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, November 16, at MHS in Saluda. It will be Senior Night and senior MHS football players and sideline cheerleaders will be recognized.
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School Notes:
  • Middlesex High School (MHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in the center of Middlesex, Middlesex County, New Jersey. It is part of the Middlesex Board of Education. The school is surrounded by Mountain View Park and all its athletic complexes, including Memorial Field.
  • As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 649 students and 55.5 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.7.
  • The school was the 169th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 148th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
  • Athletics
  • The Middlesex High School Blue Jays compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which includes public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
  • Boys' soccer and wrestling teams operate on a cooperative basis with Dunellen High School, with Middlesex serving as the host school.
  • Athletic championships
  • Middlesex is competitive in a wide range of sports.
  • Sectional, State, and Conference Titles:
  • The football team won the state championship in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's Central Jersey Group 2 (CJG2) in 1971, 1972, and 1975, then in its Central Jersey Group 1 (CJG1) in 1981, 1982, and 1984.
  • The baseball team won the CJG1 championship in 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, and 2007. Won the New Jersey State Group I Championship in 1990 & 2007 The baseball team retired the uniform number 26, which belonged to Brian Parenti.
  • The softball team won the CJG1 championship in 2000 and 2001 and 2002 and 2003 and 2004. Won the New Jersey State Group I Championship in 2004. Enrollment made them a CJG2 team in 2005 but they were able to capture the GMC title. It won the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament (GMCT) championship in 2005.
  • The boys tennis team won the CJG1 state championship in 2003 and 2007.
  • The boys basketball team won the CJG1 state championship in 1994.
  • The competitive cheerleaders -
  • 1st Place Medium Varsity 2005 Del Val Invitational1st Place Medium Varsity 2005 UCA Regional1st Place Medium Varsity 2006 UCA Garden State Open6th Place Medium Varsity 2006 UCA NATIONALS*(6th out of 59 teams!! CAN BE SEEN ON ESPN!!)
  • Current coaches
  • Football - Bob Dougherty.
  • Football Cheerleading - Janice Walsh.
  • Baseball - Mike O'Donnell.
  • Softball - Jennifer Grasso.
  • Girls Tennis - Bill Hottensen.
  • Boys Tennis - Bill Hottensen.
  • Boys Soccer - Keith Murray.
  • Girls Soccer - Heidi Figel
  • Boys Basketball - Brian Feath.
  • Girls Basketball - Tom Hintleman.
  • Basketball/Competitive Cheerleading - Brenda Reilly.
  • Golf - Mike Hayes
  • Wrestling - Pat Appello.
  • Clubs
  • FBLA-PBL
  • Key Club
  • Harry Potter
  • Pride
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Anime
  • Robotics
  • Mock trial
  • Chess
  • Model United Nations
  • Youth and Government
  • Academic Tournament
  • Peer Leadership
  • Administration
  • Core members of the school's administration are:
  • Gregory Freeman – Principal
  • Scott Walsh – Assistant Principal
  • Rich Gianchiglia - Director of Athletics
  • Notable alumni
  • Charlie Weis (born 1956), University of Notre Dame head football coach.
  • Kenneth "Wu" Wisniewski Professional male Cheerleader, and National Cheerleading Champion at the University of Kentucky (UK).
  • External links
  • Middlesex High School web pages
  • Middlesex Borough Public Schools
  • Data for the Middlesex Board of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (08846)
School Zip (08846)
(NJ) State Average
Population (Approximate) 13,717 people 8,215,963 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 30% 35%
Population Average Age 38 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $60,723 $55,509
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6 rooms 5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 50 years old 47 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 75% / 25% 62% / 38%
School Map:
1. Dunellen High School - 334 students - 0.8 mi. away - view location
2. South Plainfield High School - 1182 students - 1.8 mi. away - view location
3. North Plainfield High School - 1479 students - 2.4 mi. away - view location
4. Mdsex City Voc-piscataway High School - 538 students - 2.5 mi. away - view location
5. Thomas A. Edison Vocational & Technical High School - 2319 students - 2.5 mi. away - view location
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