Sterling High School

Located at 501 South Warwick Road, in Somerdale, New Jersey, Sterling High School is a reasonably sized high school that serves 839 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Sterling Regional School District.

Sterling Regional School District is the operating authority for Sterling High School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Sterling High School records that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sterling High School lists 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Camden County (around 50%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sterling High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.0%; actual is 23.4%, a gap of -21.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Camden County reports that median household income runs about $88,755, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Camden County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,104 students), of which Sterling High School is one.

Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sterling High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sterling High School has shrank 13%, going from 963 students in 2018 to 839 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 62% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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