Willingboro High School

Willingboro High School, a mid-sized secondary school in WILLINGBORO, New Jersey, part of Willingboro Public School District, educates 845 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Across the 8 schools in Willingboro Public School District (3,690 students total), Willingboro High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Willingboro High School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Willingboro High School lists 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Willingboro High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Burlington County's rate of about 32%.

After controlling for student poverty, Willingboro High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 28.4%; this one comes in at 9.1%, -19.3 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, Burlington County reports that median household income runs about $108,111, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Burlington County runs 139 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,020 students), of which Willingboro High School is one.

The closest other public school is Twin Hills Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Willingboro High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 23.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 34%: 632 students in 2018 compared to 845 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 91% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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