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Best High Schools in Egg Harbor City, NJ

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Top rankedCedar Creek High School207^th of 434 New Jersey high schools

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Summary:

Egg Harbor City, New Jersey is home to a single high school, Cedar Creek High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating a stable level of performance. Cedar Creek High School has a strong four-year graduation rate of 91.3% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is above the state average, and a low dropout rate of 1.0% for the same year.

In terms of academic performance, Cedar Creek High School's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are generally higher than the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District and state averages, with 53.3% of 9th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025 and 69.7% in 2023-2024. However, the school's math proficiency rates, particularly in Algebra I, are significantly lower than the state average, with only 11.3% of 9th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025 and 19.5% in 2023-2024. The school's science proficiency rates for 11th graders are slightly higher than the district average but lower than the state average.

Cedar Creek High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12:1 for the 2023-2024 school year, which could be an advantage in providing more personalized attention and support to students. However, the school also has a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with approximately 39.07% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a need for additional resources and support to address the unique needs of this population.

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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)		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 End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southern Rch	Public	7-12	800A Buffalo Ave	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 965-5200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Atlantic County Jdc	Public	8-12	800 Buffalo Avenue	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Atlantic County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 965-3583	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cedar Creek High School	Public	9-12	1701 New York Ave.	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 593-3560	928	82	11.3	44.1%	513 (55.3%)	130 (14.0%)	223 (24.0%)	35 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.8%)	48.7	207^th of 434 public high schools	52.3%		50.1	199^th of 429 public high schools	53.6%	8	81.8	57.9	31.9	53.3	11.3	11.3	56.6	56.0	$9,022	$154	$8,868

Cities Near Egg Harbor City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Galloway	5.57 mi	8	480^th
Port Republic	5.99 mi	1	185^th
Mays Landing	6.21 mi	7	437^th
Elwood	6.72 mi	2	402^nd
Egg Harbor Township	7.19 mi	9	444^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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