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Enrollment
1,150
High
DISTRICT 1,135 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACK HORSE PIKE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340177001336
Highland Regional High School
450 Erial Road, BLACKWOOD, NJ 08012 · (856) 227-4100 · Camden County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,150 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of New Jersey public high schools
- CTest 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
12.5:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
564 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 288 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 288 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 279 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 295 | 26% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
35.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
16.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.3% | 16.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 16.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Highland Regional High School
Highland Regional High School's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Regional High School this school | 1,150 | 49.0% | 24.4% |
| Pemberton Township High School PEMBERTON | 972 | 49.1% | 18.9% |
| Timber Creek Regional High School ERIAL | 1,109 | 43.8% | 28.6% |
| Camden County Technical School-GTC Sicklerville | 1,403 | 45.8% | 42.7% |
| Absegami High School GALLOWAY | 1,130 | 54.2% | 22.9% |
| Deptford Township High School DEPTFORD | 1,098 | 38.7% | 25.8% |
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 Highland Regional High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #297 of 397 | #14 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #278 of 400 ▲ 15 | #13 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #282 of 395 ▲ 3 | #14 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,150 | #137 of 442 | #7 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #216 of 388 | #13 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #43 of 389 | #3 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #150 of 405 | #10 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #119 of 200 | #6 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
1,150
-38 (-3%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,474
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 1,150 | 91.9 | 12.5:1 | 49% (564) |
| 2023-24 | 1,175 | 95.4 | 12.3:1 | 37% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 1,204 | 96.5 | 12.5:1 | 31% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 1,188 | 95 | 12.5:1 | 37% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 1,227 | 97.1 | 12.6:1 | 39% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 1,248 | 92 | 13.6:1 | 31% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 1,133 | 58 | 19.5:1 | 27% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 1,756 | 121 | 14.5:1 | 11% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 1,474 | 93 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Regional High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,227 to 1,150); teachers down 5% (97.1 to 91.9).
About Highland Regional High School
The public high school Highland Regional High School is located in BLACKWOOD, New Jersey. It serves 1,150 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students.
District-wide, Black Horse Pike Regional School District has 3 schools and 3,405 students.
Highland Regional High School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 43%. Other students are 32% Black, 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Camden County residents are about 55% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.5:1, with 91.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is close to the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 49%. For comparison, public schools in Camden County average 50%.
allk12 grades Highland Regional High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Highland Regional High School is a bottom-10% school in New Jersey on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.4% against a predicted 39.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Camden County, the median household income is $88,755, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Highland Regional High School is one of 158 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Highland Regional High School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Blackwood Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Highland Regional High School comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Highland Regional High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 38 fewer students in 2024-25.
The Highland Regional High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Black Horse Pike Regional School District
- Triton Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,146 students
- Timber Creek Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,109 students
Other schools in BLACKWOOD
- Glen Landing Middle SchoolMiddle · 795 students
- Chews Elementary SchoolElementary · 716 students
- Charles W. Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Loring Flemming Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Blackwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Gloucester Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Blackwood Elementary School0.5 mi · 574
- Charles W. Lewis Middle School0.8 mi · 704
- Gloucester Township Elementary School0.9 mi · 222
- Loring Flemming Elementary School1.6 mi · 629
- Glen Landing Middle School1.7 mi · 795
- Lindenwold School Five1.9 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Regional High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Highland Regional High School?
Highland Regional High School enrolls approximately 1,150 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Highland Regional High School serve?
Highland Regional High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Highland Regional High School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Highland Regional High School.
How diverse is Highland Regional High School?
Highland Regional High School reports a student body of 43% White, 15% Hispanic, 32% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Highland Regional High School in?
Highland Regional High School is part of Black Horse Pike Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.