Washington Township High School

Set in SEWELL, New Jersey, Washington Township High School is a sprawling secondary school, one of the schools within Washington Township School District. It serves 2,105 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 127% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Across the 16 schools in Washington Township School District (9,381 students total), Washington Township High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Washington Township High School lists that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian. By comparison, Gloucester County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Washington Township High School has 159 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Washington Township High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.7%; this one comes in at 32.0%, -18.8 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Gloucester County put median household earnings sit near $105,115, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Gloucester County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,080 students), of which Washington Township High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington Township High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Township High School has contracted 6%, going from 2,237 students in 2018 to 2,105 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 67% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Washington Township High School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.