High Schools in Gloucester City Public School District

Summary:

The Gloucester City Public School District in New Jersey contains a single high school, Gloucester City High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past three years, moving from 278th out of 422 New Jersey high schools in 2022-2023 to 242nd out of 434 in 2024-2025. However, its overall performance rating by SchoolDigger has remained at 2 out of 5 stars during this time.

Gloucester City High School's academic performance is mixed, with strengths in English Language Arts and Geometry proficiency but weaknesses in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Science proficiency. The school outperformed the state average in 9th-grade ELA proficiency but underperformed in Algebra I and Algebra II proficiency. Additionally, the school's 11th-grade NJSLA-S Science assessment scores were lower than the state average. In the 11th-grade NJGPA assessments, the school outperformed the state in ELA proficiency but underperformed in Mathematics proficiency.

Gloucester City High School faces some socioeconomic challenges, with a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (58.96% in 2023-2024). The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,344, and its student-to-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 14.9, slightly higher than the state average. These factors may contribute to the school's overall performance and the areas where it needs to improve.

District Detail

1300 Market Street
Gloucester City, NJ 08030

(856) 456-7000

SchoolDigger Rank:
465^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,394

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Gloucester City High School	Public	9-12	1300 Market Street	Gloucester City	08030	Camden County	Gloucester City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-7000	739	50	14.7	56.3%	379 (51.3%)	138 (18.7%)	144 (19.5%)	49 (6.6%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.6%)	43.4	242^nd of 434 public high schools	44.2%		39.5	261^st of 429 public high schools	39.2%	19	79.8	45.4	25.2	63.6	8.4	8.4	65.0	61.9	$11,344	$264	$11,080

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooklawn Public School District	0.67 mi	1	439^th
Camden City School District	1.3 mi	22	606^th
Mt. Ephraim School District	1.3 mi	2	317^th
Bellmawr Public School District	1.33 mi	3	344^th
Audubon Public School District	1.54 mi	4	279^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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