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Buena Regional High School

Public Grades 9-12

373^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 14% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Buena Regional High School is a public high school in Buena, New Jersey, serving 518 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Buena Regional School District, which is ranked 549 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buena Regional High School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests, with only 13% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 10.3% proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state averages of 49.9% and 38.2%, respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 82-91% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% to 35% is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, around 50% of Buena Regional High School students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Clayton High School, Millville High School, Williamstown High School, and Delsea Regional High School, Buena Regional High School performs significantly worse in terms of academic achievement, graduation rates, and student engagement. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past 10 years, suggesting it is struggling to keep up with the progress of other high schools in New Jersey.

491

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,941

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Weymouth Road
Buena, NJ 08310-9620

(856) 697-2400

District: Buena Regional School District

Feeder schools for Buena Regional High School:

Elementary:	Collings Lakes Elementary School
	Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School
	John C. Milanesi Elementary School
Middle:	Buena Regional Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

Hispanic:

32.2%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (83% vs 91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

New Jersey avg49%

373^rd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

549^th of 609Buena Regional 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	17.4	373 of 434	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	345 of 429	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	361 of 422	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	342 of 415	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	301 of 405	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	308 of 416	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	332 of 415	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	285 of 411	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.0	291 of 409	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	350 of 406	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	55.9	243 of 411	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.5	283 of 396	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.9	298 of 388	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.0	291 of 378	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.8	304 of 371	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.8	290 of 370	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.1	228 of 359	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.9	283 of 361	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.6	279 of 357	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.4	272 of 351	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.2	250 of 348	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	45.7	228 of 343	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	213 of 283	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	231 of 282	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	211 of 250	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	154 of 256	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	211 of 247	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	232 of 254	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	236 of 266	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	338 of 426	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	286 of 420	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	340 of 416	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	337 of 414	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	300 of 402	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	288 of 408	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	307 of 403	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	377 of 406	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	340 of 403	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	348 of 385	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	350 of 382	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	305 of 374	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	233 of 364	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	315 of 368	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	327 of 377	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	282 of 358	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	273 of 344	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	256 of 324	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	230 of 326	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	293 of 345	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	371 of 426	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	353 of 419	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	401 of 414	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	336 of 410	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	302 of 402	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	297 of 407	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	319 of 405	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	283 of 359	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	240 of 361	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	314 of 339	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	333 of 344	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	327 of 333	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	282 of 349	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	275 of 355	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	329 of 347	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	299 of 345	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	307 of 335	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	298 of 335	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	254 of 336	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	280 of 339	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	276 of 340	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%-15 vs state

Mathematics34%-24 vs state

Science16%-15 vs state

Geometry15%-41 vs state

Algebra I10%-21 vs state

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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 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
Buena Regional High School	Public	9-12	125 Weymouth Road	Buena	08310	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-2400	491	45	10.8	56.8%	264 (53.8%)	55 (11.2%)	158 (32.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	17.4	373^rd of 434 public high schools	14.1%		22.6	345^th of 429 public high schools	19.6%	28	66.1	34.4	16.2	13.0	10.3		10.3	15.0	15.0			$10,941		$10,941
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)
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
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)
Delsea Regional High School	Public	9-12	242 Fries Mill Rd	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Delsea Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 694-0100	1,048	78	13.3	26.0%	728 (69.5%)	114 (10.9%)	150 (14.3%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.0%)	32.7	301^st of 434 public high schools	30.6%		28.7	318^th of 429 public high schools	25.9%	17	69.9	53.8	27.1	39.2	8.8		8.7	44.2	44.2			$13,530	$198	$13,332
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
Hammonton High School	Public	9-12	566 Old Forks Road	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Hammonton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 567-7000	1,315	94	13.9	34.4%	891 (67.8%)	63 (4.8%)	323 (24.6%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.2%)	47.3	219^th of 434 public high schools	49.5%		55.8	168^th of 429 public high schools	60.8%	51		57.7	21.1	55.8	26.0		25.7	81.0	81.0			$9,983	$316	$9,667
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
Williamstown High School	Public	9-12	700 N Tuckahoe Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 262-8200	1,769	121	14.6	35.2%	999 (56.5%)	348 (19.7%)	264 (14.9%)	52 (2.9%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.4%)	35.8	286^th of 434 public high schools	34.1%		44.2	232^nd of 429 public high schools	45.9%	54	80.2	49.4	16.9	33.6	20.6	5.4	15.6	73.3	71.7			$6,210	$19	$6,191
Clayton High School	Public	9-12	55 Pop Kramer Blvd	Clayton	08312	Gloucester County	Clayton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-8701	431	36	11.9	56.1%	193 (44.8%)	131 (30.4%)	66 (15.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	18.8	367^th of 434 public high schools	15.4%		28.5	320^th of 429 public high schools	25.4%	47	63.7	32.7	15.4	23.7	14.7		13.0					$8,878	$98	$8,780

Frequently Asked Questions about Buena Regional High School

Is Buena Regional High School a good school?

Buena Regional High School ranks in the bottom 14.1% of New Jersey high schools.

What schools feed into Buena Regional High School?

Buena Regional High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Collings Lakes Elementary School
Elementary : Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School
Elementary : John C. Milanesi Elementary School
Middle : Buena Regional Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Buena Regional High School?

Students at Buena Regional High School are 54% White, 32% Hispanic, 11% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Buena Regional High School in?

Buena Regional School District

How many students attend Buena Regional High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Buena Regional High School.

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