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Enrollment
757
High
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340243000966
Burlington City High School
100 Blue Devil Way, BURLINGTON, NJ 08016 · (609) 387-5800 · Burlington County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of New Jersey public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
494 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 146 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 163 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 120 | 16% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Burlington City Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
37.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
12.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.3% | 12.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 15.2% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Burlington City High School
Burlington City High School's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington City High School this school | 757 | 65.3% | 22.8% |
| Ewing High School EWING | 1,118 | 56.5% | 19.4% |
| Woodbury Jr-Sr High School Woodbury | 818 | 71.5% | 19.4% |
| Paulsboro High School PAULSBORO | 390 | 65.6% | 5.7% |
| Oakcrest High School MAYS LANDING | 949 | 66.3% | 15.7% |
| Hillside High School HILLSIDE | 911 | 66.5% | 16.7% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Burlington City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #303 of 397 | #16 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #309 of 400 ▼ 10 | #18 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #274 of 395 ▲ 37 | #11 of 20 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #243 of 442 | #16 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #72 of 388 | #2 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #71 of 389 | #7 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #88 of 405 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.0% | #62 of 173 | #3 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
757
+30 (+4%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 757 | 72.8 | 10.4:1 | 65% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 805 | 74.8 | 10.8:1 | 60% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 813 | 75.8 | 10.7:1 | 51% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 727 | 73 | 10.0:1 | 54% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 75.1 | 8.8:1 | 57% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 712 | 79 | 9.0:1 | 58% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 65 | 12.1:1 | 48% (378) |
| 2000-01 | 811 | 74 | 11.0:1 | 31% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 60 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burlington City High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (664 to 757); teachers down 3% (75.1 to 72.8).
About Burlington City High School
Burlington City High School serves students in BURLINGTON, New Jersey, as a small high school. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 757 students.
Burlington City Public School District, which runs Burlington City High School, has 4 schools and 1,779 students.
Burlington City High School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 46%. The remaining students are 24% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Burlington County, the Black share is about 16%. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 72.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Burlington City High School was 10.4:1. On average, high schools in New Jersey have 12.7:1, compared with 10.4:1 here. Burlington City High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 65%. It compares with 32% for public schools in Burlington County.
Measured against New Jersey public high schools, Burlington City High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Burlington City High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.8% and a predicted 30.4%.
Across Burlington County, the median household income is $108,111, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Burlington County has 139 public schools and roughly 69,020 students.
The nearest public school is Wilbur Watts Intermediate School, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 22.8% average proficiency ranks 6th among 6 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Burlington City High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 30 students since 2020-21, to 757.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Burlington City High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Burlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington City Public School District
- Wilbur Watts Intermediate SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Samuel Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Captain James Lawrence Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
Other schools in BURLINGTON
- Burlington Township High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Fountain Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 951 students
- Burlington Township Middle School at SpringsideMiddle · 822 students
- B. Bernice Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
- Wilbur Watts Intermediate SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Florence Township Memorial High SchoolHigh · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Wilbur Watts Intermediate School0.4 mi · 483
- Samuel Smith Elementary School0.5 mi · 310
- Captain James Lawrence Elementary School0.6 mi · 229
- Fountain Woods Elementary School0.7 mi · 951
- Burlington Township High School1.0 mi · 1,118
- Burlington Township Middle School at Springside1.1 mi · 822
Frequently asked questions
About Burlington City High SchoolHow many students attend Burlington City High School?
Burlington City High School enrolls approximately 757 students in grades 07-12.
Is Burlington City High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Burlington City High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Burlington City High School have?
Burlington City High School employs 73 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burlington City High School?
At Burlington City High School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 24% Hispanic, 46% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Burlington City High School in?
Burlington City High School is part of Burlington City Public School District.
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