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Enrollment
860
High
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341299000432
Overbrook Senior High School
1200 TURNERSVILLE ROAD, PINE HILL, NJ 08021 · (856) 767-8000 · Camden County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL860 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
594 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 222 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 217 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 196 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 225 | 26% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pine Hill School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -10.5pp since 2023
Math
5.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 down about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.9% | 5.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 13.1% |
% 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
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 →
Where Overbrook Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #328 of 397 | #17 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #368 of 400 | #21 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #325 of 395 | #17 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 860 | #208 of 442 | #11 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #265 of 388 | #18 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #25 of 389 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.9% | #21 of 173 | #3 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
860
+208 (+32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 10.2:1
% White
37%
was 51%
% Hispanic
27%
was 14%
% Black
29%
was 28%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 860 | 64.9 | 13.3:1 | 69% (594) |
| 2023-24 | 846 | 59.3 | 14.3:1 | 59% (500) |
| 2022-23 | 792 | 60.9 | 13.0:1 | 55% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 64 | 10.2:1 | 53% (345) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Overbrook Senior High School.
About Overbrook Senior High School
Overbrook Senior High School is a public mid-sized high school in PINE HILL, New Jersey. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 860 students.
The 4 schools of Pine Hill School District, including Overbrook Senior High School, enroll 2,016 students.
The largest group at Overbrook Senior High School is White students, at 37%. Smaller groups are 29% Black, 27% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Camden County is roughly 55% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Overbrook Senior High School scores 70%.
Overbrook Senior High School has 64.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. It is about the same as the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. The school has 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 50% average among public schools in Camden County.
A school with Overbrook Senior High School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 28.4%. Overbrook Senior High School scores 18.7%, 9.6 points below that line.
In the surrounding county, Camden County, the median household earns about $88,755 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Camden County has 158 public schools with about 82,104 students, including Overbrook Senior High School.
Overbrook Senior High School's closest public school neighbor is Pine Hill Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Overbrook Senior High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Overbrook Senior High School's average proficiency of 18.7% compares with 34.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
From 652 students in 2017-18, enrollment increased to 860 by 2024-25. White students made up 51% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 37% in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 10.2 to 13.3 over 7 years.
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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 Pine Hill School District
- John H. Glenn SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Dr. Albert M. Bean SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Pine Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 323 students
Other schools in PINE HILL
- John H. Glenn SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Dr. Albert M. Bean SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Pine Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Hill Middle School0.1 mi · 323
- John H. Glenn School0.7 mi · 469
- Camden County Technical School-GTC1.1 mi · 1,403
- Dr. Albert M. Bean School1.4 mi · 364
- Union Valley Elementary School1.5 mi · 530
- Berlin Community School1.6 mi · 853
Frequently asked questions
About Overbrook Senior High SchoolHow large is Overbrook Senior High School?
Overbrook Senior High School enrolls approximately 860 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Overbrook Senior High School serve?
Overbrook Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Overbrook Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Overbrook Senior High School is approximately 13.3:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Overbrook Senior High School?
At Overbrook Senior High School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 27% Hispanic, 29% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Overbrook Senior High School public or private?
Overbrook Senior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pine Hill School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.