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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Mainland Regional High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,160
High
STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAINLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL·NCES 340936000158
Mainland Regional High School
1301 OAK AVENUE, LINWOOD, NJ 08221 · (609) 927-4151 · Atlantic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,160 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.1:1
96 FTE teachers
STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
309 students
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 | 296 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 282 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 275 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 307 | 26% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
43.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -27.7pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 28 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 71.2% | 37.1% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Mainland Regional High School
Mainland Regional High School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mainland Regional High School this school | 1,160 | 26.6% | 39.5% |
| Warren Hills Regional High School WASHINGTON | 1,050 | 25.9% | 42.7% |
| Roxbury High School SUCCASUNNA | 1,179 | 23.2% | 37.7% |
| Colts Neck High School COLTS NECK | 1,430 | 23.6% | 48.9% |
| Somerville High School Somerville | 1,072 | 26.3% | 40.3% |
| Delran High School DELRAN | 922 | 30.8% | 37.4% |
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 Mainland Regional High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #182 of 397 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #163 of 400 ▼ 13 | #2 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #245 of 395 ▼ 120 | #4 of 11 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,160 | #134 of 442 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #191 of 388 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #180 of 389 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.6% | #244 of 405 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #99 of 200 | #3 of 8 |
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
1,160
-79 (-6%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 1,007
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 1,160 | 95.6 | 12.1:1 | 27% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 1,171 | 106.2 | 11.0:1 | 18% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 1,181 | 110 | 10.7:1 | 19% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 1,239 | 108 | 11.5:1 | 24% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 1,267 | 111 | 11.4:1 | 24% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 1,316 | 111 | 11.9:1 | 20% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 1,550 | 98 | 15.8:1 | 17% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 1,406 | 109 | 12.9:1 | 12% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 1,007 | 82 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mainland Regional High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,267 to 1,160); teachers down 14% (111 to 95.6).
About Mainland Regional High School
As a medium-sized high school, Mainland Regional High School serves students in LINWOOD, New Jersey. The school counts 1,160 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 25% larger than the 929 average for high schools in New Jersey.
In federal data, the district for Mainland Regional High School is the school itself.
White students are the majority at Mainland Regional High School, with 62% of enrollment. The school is also 22% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Mainland Regional High School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Mainland Regional High School employs 95.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.1:1. That matches the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey fairly closely. Mainland Regional High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 27%. For comparison, public schools in Atlantic County average 59%.
allk12 grades Mainland Regional High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mainland Regional High School is 51.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.5%.
Atlantic County has these Census figures: the median household income is $78,050, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Atlantic County is home to 77 public schools and about 41,964 public school students.
Nearest public school: Belhaven Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Mainland Regional High School places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 1,239 in 2020-21 to 1,160 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINWOOD
- Seaview Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Belhaven Middle SchoolMiddle · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Belhaven Middle School0.3 mi · 347
- Seaview Elementary School0.8 mi · 444
- Dawes Avenue Elementary School1.6 mi · 341
- Bargaintown Preschool1.6 mi · 258
- Northfield Community Elementary School1.7 mi · 457
- Northfield Community Middle School1.7 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Mainland Regional High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mainland Regional High School?
Mainland Regional High School enrolls approximately 1,160 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mainland Regional High School serve?
Mainland Regional High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Mainland Regional High School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Mainland Regional High School.
How diverse is Mainland Regional High School?
Mainland Regional High School reports a student body of 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mainland Regional High School in?
Mainland Regional High School is part of Mainland Regional High School.
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