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If you could change one rule at West Deptford High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
750
High
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341743002662
West Deptford High School
1600 OLD CROWN POINT RD, WEST DEPTFORD, NJ 08093 · (856) 848-6110 · Gloucester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of New Jersey public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.0:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
250 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 199 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 196 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 176 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 179 | 24% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 West Deptford Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
25.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -44.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 44 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 25.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 69.7% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 West Deptford High School
West Deptford High School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Deptford High School this school | 750 | 33.3% | 42.5% |
| Gateway Regional High School WOODBURY HTS | 862 | 33.8% | 26.0% |
| Delran High School DELRAN | 922 | 30.8% | 37.4% |
| Wallkill Valley Regional High School HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP | 581 | 28.4% | 36.0% |
| Arthur P. Schalick High School PITTSGROVE | 482 | 35.5% | 26.7% |
| Ocean Township High School OAKHURST | 925 | 35.4% | 36.1% |
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 West Deptford High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #153 of 397 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #224 of 400 ▼ 185 | #6 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #220 of 395 ▼ 19 | #5 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #247 of 442 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #98 of 388 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #205 of 389 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #221 of 405 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #52 of 200 | N/A |
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
750
-110 (-13%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 813
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 750 | 68.4 | 11.0:1 | 33% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 754 | 71.4 | 10.6:1 | 30% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 71 | 11.0:1 | 23% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 860 | 70 | 12.3:1 | 25% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 878 | 72 | 12.2:1 | 26% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 933 | 66 | 14.1:1 | 25% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 907 | 61 | 14.9:1 | 20% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 904 | 67 | 13.5:1 | 14% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 813 | 74 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Deptford High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (878 to 750); teachers down 5% (72 to 68.4).
About West Deptford High School
West Deptford High School is a small high school located in WEST DEPTFORD, New Jersey. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 750 students enrolled.
West Deptford Township School District is responsible for 5 schools, West Deptford High School included, with 2,816 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at West Deptford High School is White: 65%. Next come 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 76% White. The diversity index for West Deptford High School is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 68.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.0 students per teacher. High schools in New Jersey average 12.7:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at West Deptford High School, 33% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Gloucester County is close, at 32%.
Among New Jersey public high schools, West Deptford High School outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
A school with West Deptford High School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 47.9%. West Deptford High School scores 42.5%, 5.5 points below that line.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Gloucester County show that median household income comes to about $105,115, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 86, with about 46,080 students.
Of the public schools around it, West Deptford High School is closest to Oakview Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. West Deptford High School's average proficiency of 42.5% compares with 26.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies West Deptford High School's location as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count decreased 13% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.3 to 11.0 over 4 years.
West Deptford High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Deptford Township School District
- West Deptford Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Green-Fields Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Red Bank Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in WEST DEPTFORD
- West Deptford Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Red Bank Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Oakview Elementary School0.3 mi · 475
- Red Bank Elementary School0.9 mi · 253
- Walnut Street School0.9 mi · 112
- Woodbury Jr-Sr High School1.2 mi · 818
- National Park School1.2 mi · 289
- West End Memorial Elementary School1.5 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About West Deptford High SchoolHow many students attend West Deptford High School?
West Deptford High School enrolls approximately 750 students in grades 09-12.
Is West Deptford High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Deptford High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does West Deptford High School have?
West Deptford High School employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at West Deptford High School?
Student demographics at West Deptford High School are roughly 65% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is West Deptford High School in?
West Deptford High School is part of West Deptford Township School District.
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