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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Burlington Township High School right now?
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Enrollment
1,118
High
DISTRICT 893 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340246001004
Burlington Township High School
610 FOUNTAIN AVENUE, BURLINGTON, NJ 08016 · (609) 387-1713 · Burlington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,118 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of New Jersey public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.2:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
352 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 9 | 243 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 275 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 293 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 307 | 27% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Based on grade levels within Burlington Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -15.6pp since 2023
Math
26.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 26.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 23.6% |
% 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Township High School
Burlington Township High School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Township High School this school | 1,118 | 31.5% | 37.5% |
| Deptford Township High School DEPTFORD | 1,098 | 38.7% | 25.8% |
| Timber Creek Regional High School ERIAL | 1,109 | 43.8% | 28.6% |
| Rancocas Valley Regional High School MOUNT HOLLY | 1,928 | 37.5% | 29.7% |
| Lawrence High School LAWRENCEVILLE | 1,225 | 37.3% | 41.3% |
| Cherry Hill High School West CHERRY HILL | 1,287 | 34.3% | 32.5% |
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 Township High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Burlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #196 of 397 | #8 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #210 of 400 ▲ 23 | #11 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #248 of 395 ▼ 39 | #10 of 20 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,118 | #148 of 442 | #8 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #123 of 388 | #6 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #9 of 389 | #1 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #227 of 405 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #115 of 200 | #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
1,118
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+181% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 1,118 | 99.7 | 11.2:1 | 31% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 1,176 | 99.7 | 11.8:1 | 26% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 1,187 | 102.2 | 11.6:1 | 27% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 1,120 | 104 | 10.8:1 | 23% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 1,201 | 105.3 | 11.4:1 | 22% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 1,243 | 100 | 12.4:1 | 22% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 1,220 | 74 | 16.5:1 | 17% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 56 | 14.0:1 | 12% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 398 | 35 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burlington Township High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,201 to 1,118); teachers down 5% (105.3 to 99.7).
About Burlington Township High School
Burlington Township High School is a medium-sized high school found in BURLINGTON, New Jersey. Enrolled students number 1,118 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students each.
The district for Burlington Township High School is Burlington Township School District, with 4 schools and 3,572 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Burlington Township High School, at 35%. Other groups include 32% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Burlington County residents are about 16% Black. Burlington Township High School's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Burlington Township High School is 99.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.2:1. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 31%. For comparison, public schools in Burlington County average 32%.
Burlington Township High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 48.9% for a school in New Jersey with Burlington Township High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Burlington Township High School posts 37.5%.
Within Burlington County, the median household income is $108,111, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Burlington Township High School, Burlington County has 138 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Burlington Township High School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Fountain Woods Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Burlington Township High School is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Burlington Township High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,118, starting from 1,120.
Discussions about Burlington Township High School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Township School District
- Fountain Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 951 students
- Burlington Township Middle School at SpringsideMiddle · 822 students
- B. Bernice Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
Other schools in BURLINGTON
- Fountain Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 951 students
- Burlington Township Middle School at SpringsideMiddle · 822 students
- Burlington City High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- B. Bernice Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
- Wilbur Watts Intermediate SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Florence Township Memorial High SchoolHigh · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Fountain Woods Elementary School0.2 mi · 951
- Burlington Township Middle School at Springside0.6 mi · 822
- Burlington City High School1.0 mi · 757
- Wilbur Watts Intermediate School1.4 mi · 483
- B. Bernice Young Elementary School1.4 mi · 681
- Samuel Smith Elementary School1.4 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Burlington Township High SchoolHow large is Burlington Township High School?
Burlington Township High School enrolls approximately 1,118 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Burlington Township High School serve?
Burlington Township High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Burlington Township High School have?
Burlington Township High School employs 100 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Burlington Township High School?
Student demographics at Burlington Township High School are roughly 32% White, 14% Hispanic, 35% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Burlington Township High School public or private?
Burlington Township High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burlington Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.