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Bridgeton High School

Q: Is Bridgeton High School a good school?

Bridgeton High School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of New Jersey high schools.

Q: How many students attend Bridgeton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,641 students attended Bridgeton High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bridgeton High School?

Students at Bridgeton High School are 78% Hispanic, 17% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Bridgeton High School?

Bridgeton High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Broad Street School Elementary : Buckshutem Road School Elementary : Cherry Street School Elementary : Indian Ave School Elementary : Quarter Mile Lane School Elementary : West Avenue School

Public Grades 9-12

432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 0% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Bridgeton High School is a public high school in Bridgeton, New Jersey, serving 1,703 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Bridgeton City School District, which is ranked 605 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bridgeton High School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 390 and 432 out of 434 high schools over the past several years, and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Bridgeton High School's performance is significantly below the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.3% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. Similarly, only 3.9% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I, compared to the state average of 20.3%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 81.0% and 91.3%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.0% to 4.0%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Bridgeton High School has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average, ranging from 14.9% to 37.5% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby high schools, Bridgeton High School generally performs worse academically. For example, Cumberland County Technical Education Center, located just 10.11 miles away, has significantly higher academic performance, with 72.8% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts and 35.5% proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I. Despite Bridgeton High School spending $14,944 per student, which is higher than the state average, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes for the school.

1,641

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,944

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 N West Avenue
Bridgeton, NJ 08302

(856) 455-8030

District: Bridgeton City School District

Feeder schools for Bridgeton High School:

Elementary:	Broad Street School
	Buckshutem Road School
	Cherry Street School
	Indian Ave School
	More...
	Quarter Mile Lane School
	West Avenue School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.1%

African American:

17.5%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (83% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg15%

New Jersey avg48%

432^nd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

605^th of 609Bridgeton City School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	432 of 434	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	427 of 429	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	400 of 422	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	405 of 415	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	390 of 405	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	393 of 416	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	372 of 415	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	371 of 411	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	24.6	326 of 409	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	315 of 406	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.8	353 of 411	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.2	361 of 396	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	360 of 388	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.5	346 of 378	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.4	333 of 371	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.9	338 of 370	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.4	338 of 359	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.5	338 of 361	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.8	333 of 357	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.5	331 of 351	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.0	319 of 348	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.0	320 of 343	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	276 of 283	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	270 of 282	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	243 of 250	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	254 of 256	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	235 of 247	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	250 of 254	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	238 of 266	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	210 of 215	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	188 of 191	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	128 of 161	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	129 of 137	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	132 of 138	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	107 of 146	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	417 of 426	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	413 of 420	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	399 of 416	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	402 of 414	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	383 of 402	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	396 of 408	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	363 of 403	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	393 of 406	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	393 of 403	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	361 of 385	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	369 of 382	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	339 of 374	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	345 of 364	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	316 of 368	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	362 of 377	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	343 of 358	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	315 of 344	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	318 of 324	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	316 of 326	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	331 of 347	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	297 of 345	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	407 of 426	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	410 of 419	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	386 of 414	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	401 of 410	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	389 of 402	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	399 of 407	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	382 of 405	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	274 of 359	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	351 of 361	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	272 of 339	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	313 of 344	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	314 of 349	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	328 of 355	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	339 of 347	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.1	337 of 345	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	331 of 335	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	331 of 336	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	333 of 339	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	331 of 340	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics22%-36 vs state

Science8%-23 vs state

English Language Arts5%-45 vs state

Algebra I4%-27 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Saturday, February 21, 2009

i used to go to this crappy school...the highest classes they teach i could learn as a freshman in cumberland regional. Close Quote

Schools Near Bridgeton High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bridgeton High School	Public	9-12	111 N West Avenue	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	1,641	109	15.0	91.6%	49 (3.0%)	287 (17.5%)	1,282 (78.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.1%)	5.8	432^nd of 434 public high schools	0.5%		4.7	427^th of 429 public high schools	0.5%	5	47.8	21.7	8.2	5.3	3.9		3.9						$14,944	$1,039	$13,905
Cumberland Regional High School	Public	9-12	90 Silver Lake Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Cumberland Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-9400	1,161	85	13.7	37.0%	465 (40.1%)	215 (18.5%)	408 (35.1%)	14 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	49 (4.2%)	17	377^th of 434 public high schools	13.1%		15.5	381^st of 429 public high schools	11.2%	4	64.5	30.5	9.2	22.8	9.3		9.1	44.4	0.0	35.1			$13,040	$379	$12,661
Arthur P. Schalick High School	Public	9-12	718 Centerton Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2054	482	43	11.3	35.5%	335 (69.5%)	42 (8.7%)	73 (15.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	35.3	290^th of 434 public high schools	33.2%		39.5	260^th of 429 public high schools	39.4%	30	77.3	52.9	30.4	37.0	10.0		10.0	32.1		32.1			$9,266	$12	$9,254
Cumberland County Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	3400 College Drive	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Board of Vocational Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-9000	1,296	101	12.8	40.6%	564 (43.5%)	107 (8.3%)	541 (41.7%)	29 (2.2%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (3.8%)	64	125^th of 434 public high schools	71.2%		63.6	130^th of 429 public high schools	69.7%	5		84.9	48.8	72.8	35.5		35.5	41.7		41.7	39.3	39.3	$14,176	$662	$13,514
Cumberland Regional School	Public	8-12	928 West Sherman Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 696-6830	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Millville High School	Public	9-12	200 Wade Blvd	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 327-6040	1,687	119	14.1	72.0%	583 (34.6%)	523 (31.0%)	470 (27.9%)	13 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	89 (5.3%)	9.4	418^th of 434 public high schools	3.7%		14.9	385^th of 429 public high schools	10.3%	33	51.6	20.3	6.1	10.3	6.3	6.5	6.3	10.0		9.1			$11,361	$397	$10,964
Vineland Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	2000 Maple Ave	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 696-6624	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Salem County Career and Technical High School	Public	9-12	880 Route 45	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Salem County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0101	754	46	16.5	21.1%	570 (75.6%)	53 (7.0%)	82 (10.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.4%)	45.2	235^th of 434 public high schools	45.9%		40.9	251^st of 429 public high schools	41.5%	16	85.0	61.5	18.7	27.8	15.2	30.6	24.4	9.7		9.4	75.0	75.0	$11,892	$1,955	$9,937
Vineland Senior High School	Public	9-12	2880 E Chestnut Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6800	2,736	187	14.6	61.7%	427 (15.6%)	461 (16.8%)	1,733 (63.3%)	44 (1.6%)	9 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	58 (2.1%)	14.7	390^th of 434 public high schools	10.1%		11.7	400^th of 429 public high schools	6.8%	10	64.8	35.0	13.6	8.2	4.2		4.2	2.9		2.9	20.0	18.2	$13,928	$1,000	$12,928
Salem High School	Public	9-12	219 Walnut St	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3900	393	35	11.2	63.1%	94 (23.9%)	233 (59.3%)	55 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	16.8	378^th of 434 public high schools	12.9%		17	372^nd of 429 public high schools	13.3%	6	59.8	39.5	26.4	6.2	5.7		5.6						$16,851	$1,191	$15,660

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridgeton High School

Is Bridgeton High School a good school?

Bridgeton High School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of New Jersey high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bridgeton High School?

Students at Bridgeton High School are 78% Hispanic, 17% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bridgeton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,641 students attended Bridgeton High School.

What schools feed into Bridgeton High School?

Bridgeton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Broad Street School
Elementary : Buckshutem Road School
Elementary : Cherry Street School
Elementary : Indian Ave School
Elementary : Quarter Mile Lane School
Elementary : West Avenue School

What district is Bridgeton High School in?

Bridgeton City School District

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