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What's the biggest difference between Cherry Hill High School East and what you expected?
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Enrollment
2,120
High
DISTRICT 1,146 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340300001418
Cherry Hill High School East
1750 Kresson Rd., CHERRY HILL, NJ 08003 · (856) 424-2222 · Camden County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,120 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.8:1
143 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
391 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 529 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 542 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 542 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 507 | 24% |
Student demographics
65%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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
74.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.2% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 81.7% | 45.6% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill High School East's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Hill High School East this school | 2,120 | 18.4% | 57.5% |
| Eastern Camden County Regional High School VOORHEES | 1,847 | 16.3% | 52.5% |
| Princeton High School PRINCETON | 1,518 | 13.8% | 57.4% |
| East Brunswick High School EAST BRUNSWICK | 2,124 | 24.2% | 37.6% |
| Hillsborough High School Hillsborough | 2,377 | 15.7% | 61.2% |
| Lenape High School MEDFORD | 1,912 | 22.5% | 46.8% |
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 Cherry Hill High School East ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #78 of 397 | #2 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #86 of 400 ▲ 29 | #3 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #62 of 395 ▼ 1 | #2 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,120 | #24 of 442 | #1 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #346 of 388 | #21 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #97 of 389 | #9 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #289 of 405 | #22 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #166 of 200 | #10 of 13 |
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
2,120
-6 (0%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,955
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 2,120 | 143 | 14.8:1 | 18% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 2,093 | 143.2 | 14.6:1 | 14% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 2,087 | 142 | 14.7:1 | 11% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 2,126 | 144 | 14.8:1 | 11% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 2,176 | 138 | 15.8:1 | 12% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 2,177 | 133 | 16.4:1 | 13% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 2,071 | 129 | 16.1:1 | 8% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 1,885 | 120 | 15.7:1 | 1% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 1,955 | 150 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherry Hill High School East.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (2,176 to 2,120); teachers up 4% (138 to 143).
About Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill High School East is classified as a high school. It is located in CHERRY HILL, New Jersey. Federal data show 2,120 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 929.
Within Cherry Hill School District, Cherry Hill High School East is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 10,653 students.
More than half of enrollment at Cherry Hill High School East is White: 53%. The remaining shares are 24% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Camden County overall, the White share is about 55%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
Classroom staffing at Cherry Hill High School East totals 143 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. The average for high schools in New Jersey, 12.7:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Cherry Hill High School East is about 18%. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Camden County, the school's rate is lower.
Among New Jersey public high schools, Cherry Hill High School East outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.1% at Cherry Hill High School East; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.5%.
For the population of Camden County, median household income comes to about $88,755, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Camden County counts 158 public schools with about 82,104 students.
The closest school to Cherry Hill High School East is Bret Harte Elementary School, located about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cherry Hill High School East is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Cherry Hill High School East falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 2,126 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 2,120.
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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 Cherry Hill School District
- Cherry Hill High School WestHigh · 1,287 students
- John A. Carusi Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Rosa International Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Henry C. Beck Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- Clara Barton Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- James Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other schools in CHERRY HILL
- Cherry Hill High School WestHigh · 1,287 students
- John A. Carusi Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Rosa International Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Henry C. Beck Middle SchoolMiddle · 701 students
- Clara Barton Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- James Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Bret Harte Elementary School0.7 mi · 363
- Voorhees Middle School1.0 mi · 979
- Henry C. Beck Middle School1.0 mi · 701
- Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School1.1 mi · 455
- Richard Stockton Elementary School1.4 mi · 394
- Woodcrest Elementary School1.6 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About Cherry Hill High School EastHow many students attend Cherry Hill High School East?
Cherry Hill High School East enrolls approximately 2,120 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cherry Hill High School East serve?
Cherry Hill High School East serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cherry Hill High School East have?
Cherry Hill High School East employs 143 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Cherry Hill High School East?
Student demographics at Cherry Hill High School East are roughly 53% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 24% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cherry Hill High School East public or private?
Cherry Hill High School East is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherry Hill School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.