High Technology High School

What High Technology High School does

High Technology High School (HTHS) is a four-year public Career Academy founded in 1991, operated by the Monmouth County Vocational School District (MCVSD) and located on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey. It delivers a rigorous pre-engineering curriculum to approximately 300 enrolled 8th-12th grade students drawn from 45+ school districts across Monmouth County, with an admissions funnel of 300+ applicants competing for ~75 seats annually. The school's core technology platform is the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) engineering curriculum, supplemented by courses in Python programming, Arduino, VEX Robotics, computer-aided design, digital electronics, and machine learning.

HTHS's product portfolio extends beyond classroom instruction to include a four-year Research Program (Introduction to Research, Data Analysis, Research Practicum), an Engineering Design and Development capstone where student teams design original solutions to humanitarian problems, a semester-long Senior Mentorship Program placing students at external professional sites, a competitive VEX Robotics program (Teams 765A and 765C qualified for VEX World Championship 2025), and a paid STEM Summer Camp program offering 11+ tracks at $400-$550 per camp. The institution does not charge tuition and operates as a publicly funded school entity; summer camps represent the only direct ancillary revenue stream.

The go-to-market motion is hybrid: a sales-led competitive admissions process gated by mandatory information sessions, GPA review, and standardized admissions testing in Mathematics and English Language Arts, combined with community-led outreach through information sessions, school visits, and word-of-mouth among current families. Distribution is geographically constrained to Monmouth County residents, with summer camps as the only channel extending reach beyond district boundaries. Recognition includes three National Blue Ribbon School designations (1998, 2003, 2023), the #1 U.S. News & World Report ranking for New Jersey (2025-2026), and a #2 Niche.com ranking for Best Public High Schools in New Jersey.

Name

High Technology High School

Legal name

High Technology High School

Website

https://hths.mcvsd.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

High Technology High School is a public four-year pre-engineering Career Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey, serving ~300 Monmouth County students with a PLTW engineering curriculum, competitive admissions, and STEM summer camps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary STEM Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Science & STEM Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAH), Gifted, Advanced & Acceleration Centers (Honors/AP/IB Enrichment) (EDANAHAL)

Keywords

• STEM secondary education
• Pre-engineering curriculum
• Public career academy
• Project-based learning
• High school programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincroft

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public school within Monmouth County Vocational School District, the school is funded through a combination of state aid, local property taxes, and federal funding. No tuition is charged to students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

High Technology High School is a full-time, four-year public Career Academy providing a rigorous pre-engineering curriculum to prepare students for post-secondary success in STEM fields. The school delivers Project Lead The Way (PLTW) engineering coursework, a mandatory four-year research program, competitive VEX robotics, and a senior mentorship program, all hosted on the Brookdale Community College campus in Lincroft, New Jersey.

Product overview

High Technology High School is a four-year career academy offering a rigorous pre-engineering curriculum focused on preparing students for post-secondary success in STEM fields. The school provides a portfolio of interconnected educational programs including: a comprehensive pre-engineering curriculum with PLTW-aligned courses; a four-year research program culminating in independent research and science fair competition; competitive robotics through VEX teams; a semester-long senior mentorship program; and STEM summer camps for middle and high school students. Students graduate prepared for careers in engineering, technology, and scientific research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HTHS STEM Summer Camps Fee-based summer camps for middle and high school students covering STEM topics including VEX Robotics, Arduino programming, website design, CAD design, machine learning, digital circuits, and more. Camps are taught by HTHS teachers and student volunteers.
• Research Program Four-year research program including Introduction to Research, Data Analysis, and Research Practicum courses, with opportunities for independent research and competition in science fairs at local, regional, national, and international levels.
• Engineering Design and Development (EDD) Capstone Capstone course in the PLTW high school engineering program where students work in teams to design and develop original solutions to open-ended humanitarian problems using engineering design processes.
• Senior Mentorship Program Semester-long mentorship program where seniors spend Wednesdays at external mentorship sites with professionals, developing career exposure and writing paper presentations about their experience. Required for graduation.
• Pre-Engineering Curriculum Rigorous four-year pre-engineering curriculum with courses including Exploring Engineering, AP Computer Science A, Principles of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering & Architecture, Software Engineering, Digital Electronics, and Engineering Design & Development.
• VEX Robotics Competition Program Competitive robotics program where students design, build, and program VEX robots using Python to compete in regional, state, and world championships.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CommvaultminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommvault provided generous support for the cypHER 2025 coding and robotics workshop for middle school girls, helping fund the event's success.
• Brookdale Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHTHS is located on the campus of Brookdale Community College, providing students access to college facilities, shared resources, and an integrated educational environment.
• Monmouth County Vocational School District (MCVSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHTHS is one of six four-year Career Academies operated by MCVSD. The district provides administrative support, funding, and shared services.
• cypHER OrganizationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnercypHER organization collaborates with HTHS to teach robotics courses in the VEX Robotics summer camp, promoting STEM to middle school girls.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Communications High School: MCVSD career academy specializing in communications and media technology. Comparable as a same-district, selective public school with the same admissions process and Career Academy structure as HTHS.
• Stuyvesant High School: Elite NYC public specialized high school with a STEM-heavy curriculum and an admissions exam-driven selectivity model similar to HTHS's GPA-plus-entrance-exam process. Comparable as a public, highly selective STEM-oriented school with strong competition and college placement.
• Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology: Virginia's flagship public STEM magnet school, consistently ranked among the top high schools nationally. Directly comparable to HTHS as a selective public institution focused on science, engineering, and research with elite college placement outcomes.
• Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy: Public, state-funded residential STEM school for grades 10-12 with a research- and inquiry-driven curriculum and strong competition record. Comparable to HTHS in mission and STEM-research focus, with a different but adjacent funding model.
• Bronx High School of Science: Historic NYC public specialized STEM high school with a similar selective admissions model and emphasis on mathematics, science, and research. Comparable to HTHS in mission, selectivity, and competition-based student culture.
• Biotechnology High School: Sibling MCVSD career academy focused on biotechnology and life sciences, sharing the same Monmouth County catchment, district funding structure, and four-year career-academy model as HTHS. Closest organizational peer.
• Academy of Allied Health & Science: MCVSD sibling career academy focused on health sciences, sharing HTHS's selective admissions, four-year career-academy structure, and Monmouth County catchment. Directly comparable as a same-district specialized public school.
• Marine Academy of Science and Technology: Another MCVSD four-year career academy, this one STEM-focused on marine and environmental science. Operates under identical district structure, admissions process, and public funding model as HTHS, making it a directly comparable institutional peer.

Broad incumbents

• BASIS Charter Schools: National network of charter and independent schools consistently topping U.S. News high school rankings with a STEM-heavy, accelerated curriculum. Comparable to HTHS in STEM focus and elite outcomes, but operates as a multi-school charter/independent network rather than a single public career academy.

Emerging players

• Montgomery Blair High School (Magnet Program): Maryland public high school whose Magnet Program houses an elite STEM-focused cohort with a rigorous science research curriculum. Comparable to HTHS as a public school with a selective STEM track and strong research/competition outcomes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/hightechhs_mcvsd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/high-technology-high-school

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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