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How has Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
786
High
DISTRICT 1,095 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMDEN COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340267001412
Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken
6008 Browning Road, Pennsauken, NJ 08109 · (856) 663-1040 · Camden County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL786 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.0:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
612 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 219 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 201 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 182 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 184 | 23% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
28.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 25.4% |
% 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken
Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken this school | 786 | 77.9% | 37.2% |
| International High School PATERSON | 650 | 76.6% | 21.1% |
| K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy Elizabeth | 740 | 77.8% | 28.2% |
| Technology High School NEWARK | 662 | 80.4% | 61.9% |
| North Plainfield High School North Plainfield | 1,141 | 75.7% | 24.2% |
| Lindenwold High School Lindenwold | 802 | 82.3% | 13.0% |
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 Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #199 of 397 | #8 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #198 of 400 ▲ 17 | #9 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #190 of 395 ▼ 27 | #8 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 786 | #233 of 442 | #16 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #100 of 388 | #5 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #203 of 389 | #16 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #35 of 405 | #2 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #155 of 173 | #10 of 11 |
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
786
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 786 | 71.3 | 11.0:1 | 78% (612) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 68.3 | 11.3:1 | 78% (596) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 67.3 | 10.9:1 | 76% (562) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 64 | 12.2:1 | 76% (596) |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 65.6 | 11.8:1 | 85% (654) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 65 | 11.8:1 | 87% (667) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 58 | 13.6:1 | 86% (675) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 52 | 13.6:1 | 73% (517) |
| 1990-91 | 755 | 58 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (771 to 786); teachers up 9% (65.6 to 71.3).
About Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken
Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken operates as a small high school in Pennsauken, New Jersey. Its enrollment is 786 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
Camden County Technical School District is made up of 2 schools with 2,189 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken is 64% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 19% Black, 12% White, and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 45 points above the 19% share among Camden County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken is 11.0:1, based on 71.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken counts 78% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Camden County report 50%.
Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of New Jersey public high schools.
Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.2% is 13.6 points above the 23.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Camden County show the median household earns about $88,755 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Camden County number 158, with about 82,104 students.
G.H. Carson Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (782) and 2024-25 (786). Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.2:1 to 11.0:1.
This page is set up for the Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
527,257
Census ACS
Median income
$88,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
82,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Camden County Technical School District
- Camden County Technical School-GTCHigh · 1,403 students
Other schools in Pennsauken
- Pennsauken High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Howard M. Phifer Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Pennsauken Intermediate SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- G.H. Carson Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- George B. Fine Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
Nearby schools
- G.H. Carson Elementary School0.2 mi · 358
- Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST0.6 mi · 184
- Eastside High School0.8 mi · 512
- A.E. Burling High School0.9 mi · 49
- Octavius V. Catto Community Family School1.0 mi · 593
- Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School1.1 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Camden County Technical School-PennsaukenWhat is the total enrollment at Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken?
Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken enrolls approximately 786 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken serve?
Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken is approximately 11.0:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken?
At Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken, the student body is approximately 12% White, 64% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken public or private?
Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken is a public K-12 school, overseen by Camden County Technical School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.