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Eastside High School

Public Grades 9-12

430^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 1% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Eastside High School is a public high school in Camden, New Jersey, serving 593 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Camden City School District, which is ranked 606 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Eastside High School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in New Jersey, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eastside High School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 15.1% across various subjects and grade levels, well below state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with proficiency rates in Algebra I and Geometry ranging from 0% to 8.8%. Eastside High School's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are also very low, ranging from 2.4% to 22.5% for 9th grade students. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 59.9% and 91.3%, generally lower than state and district averages, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.0% to 14.5%, higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Camden High School and Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School, which also struggle academically, Eastside High School's performance is lower across all metrics. When compared to schools outside the Camden City School District, such as Haddon Township High School, Cherry Hill High School West, and Collingswood High School, Eastside High School's performance is significantly lower across all academic measures.

512

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,818

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 Federal Street
Camden, NJ 08105

(856) 966-5300

District: Camden City School District

Feeder schools for Eastside High School:

Elementary:	Cooper's Poynt Family School
	Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School
	Octavius V. Catto Community Family School
	Thomas H. Dudley Family School
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	Veterans Memorial Family School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.9%

African American:

28.3%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (60% vs 91%)

!Dropout rate above the New Jersey average (14% vs 1%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg15%

New Jersey avg46%

430^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Camden City School District

606^th of 609Camden 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	6.0	430 of 434	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	426 of 429	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	420 of 422	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	415 of 415	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	405 of 405	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	394 of 416	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	403 of 415	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	404 of 411	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	407 of 409	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	397 of 406	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.0	411 of 411	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.0	395 of 396	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.0	387 of 388	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.0	378 of 378	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.0	371 of 371	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.1	369 of 370	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.0	356 of 359	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.3	357 of 361	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.0	357 of 357	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.1	350 of 351	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.4	341 of 348	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.5	334 of 343	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	280 of 283	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	268 of 282	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	250 of 250	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	217 of 256	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	214 of 247	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	247 of 254	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	263 of 266	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	20.4	176 of 191	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	148 of 161	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	126 of 137	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	84 of 138	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	112 of 146	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	419 of 426	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	416 of 420	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	415 of 416	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	413 of 414	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	398 of 402	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	389 of 408	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	398 of 403	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	382 of 406	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	397 of 403	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	377 of 385	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	377 of 382	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	372 of 374	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	344 of 364	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	355 of 368	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	366 of 377	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	346 of 358	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	338 of 344	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	314 of 324	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	313 of 326	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	332 of 347	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	336 of 345	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	417 of 426	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	417 of 419	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	407 of 414	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	400 of 410	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	400 of 402	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	402 of 407	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	400 of 405	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	239 of 359	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	337 of 361	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	317 of 339	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	327 of 344	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	316 of 333	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	328 of 349	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	333 of 355	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+69 vs state

English Language Arts15%-66 vs state

Science4%-27 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 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eastside High School	Public	9-12	3100 Federal Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5300	512	53	9.6	37.3%	3 (0.6%)	145 (28.3%)	363 (70.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6	430^th of 434 public high schools	0.9%		5.2	426^th of 429 public high schools	0.7%	4	15.1		3.9	6.0	1.4		1.3							$20,818	$3,228	$17,590
A.E. Burling High School	Public	6-12	3600 Harris Avenue	Pennsauken	08110	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(856) 662-8505	49	8	6.1	85.7%	3 (6.1%)	14 (28.6%)	31 (63.3%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken	Public	9-12	6008 Browning Road	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Camden County Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1040	786	71	11.0	77.9%	96 (12.2%)	153 (19.5%)	504 (64.1%)	25 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	42.3	251^st of 434 public high schools	42.2%		41.7	249^th of 429 public high schools	42.0%	2		63.9	33.0	52.4	22.9		22.9				37.6		37.6	$15,466	$1,511	$13,955
Camden High School	Public	9-12	1700 Park Boulevard	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5100	425	48	8.9	54.4%	2 (0.5%)	224 (52.7%)	193 (45.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	5.7	433^rd of 434 public high schools	0.2%		6	423^rd of 429 public high schools	1.4%	10	37.8	11.6	3.2	5.7	0.0		0.0	0.0	3.2	2.0				$31,060	$3,774	$27,286
Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-2500	179	24	7.6	57.0%	2 (1.1%)	106 (59.2%)	69 (38.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	374^th of 434 public high schools	13.8%		7.8	417^th of 429 public high schools	2.8%	43	71.1	15.6		19.5	8.8		8.8							$20,795	$2,939	$17,856
Camden Big Picture Learning Academy	Public	7-12	1875 Park Boulevard	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5122	150	19	8.1	49.3%	1 (0.7%)	101 (67.3%)	47 (31.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5	413^th of 434 public high schools	4.8%		9.1	412^th of 429 public high schools	4.0%	1	82.1	15.4	2.6	20.7	5.6		5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0				$25,730	$4,249	$21,481
Creative Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-6267	209	30	7.0	46.9%	1 (0.5%)	121 (57.9%)	83 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	12.8	403^rd of 434 public high schools	7.1%		13.2	389^th of 429 public high schools	9.3%	14		22.6	13.0	17.7	8.1		8.1	0.0	6.5	4.4		23.1	23.1	$23,954	$3,240	$20,714
Camden Virtua	Public	5-12	1000 Atlantic Ave	Camden	08104	Camden County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 541-9212	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Collingswood High School	Public	9-12	424 Collings Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-5701	761	56	13.5	46.6%	337 (44.3%)	122 (16.0%)	236 (31.0%)	28 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	48.1	213^th of 434 public high schools	50.9%		49.1	207^th of 429 public high schools	51.7%	6	78.6	56.7	29.6	44.6	28.6	0.0	19.5	55.5		54.0				$11,007	$433	$10,574
Haddon Township High School	Public	9-12	406 Memorial Avenue	Westmont	08108	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 869-7750	609	48	12.7	19.5%	477 (78.3%)	25 (4.1%)	64 (10.5%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	63.4	129^th of 434 public high schools	70.3%		69.3	105^th of 429 public high schools	75.5%	24	86.8	64.8	42.6	57.5	27.6	14.3	25.9	80.6		80.6				$15,679	$444	$15,235

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastside High School

What district is Eastside High School in?

Camden City School District

Is Eastside High School a good school?

Eastside High School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of New Jersey high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Eastside High School?

Students at Eastside High School are 71% Hispanic, 28% African American.

What schools feed into Eastside High School?

Eastside High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cooper's Poynt Family School
Elementary : Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School
Elementary : Octavius V. Catto Community Family School
Elementary : Thomas H. Dudley Family School
Elementary : Veterans Memorial Family School

How many students attend Eastside High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Eastside High School.

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