Northern Burlington County Regional School District

The Northern Burlington County Regional School District has two schools serving grades 7–12 in Northern Burlington County: the Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School for grades 7–8 and the Northern Burlington County Regional High School for grades 9–12. The clearest shared test comparison is Algebra I End of Course, where the middle school was well above the state while the high school was below it. In 2025–2026, the middle school scored 84% against 40% statewide, while the high school scored 31%; the school results differed by 53 points. This sharp Algebra I contrast is the most important finding for understanding the area’s results.

The middle school stands out for its 2025–2026 results: every reported test with a numeric school result was above the state, with its largest advantage in Algebra I End of Course at 44 points. Its grade 7 and 8 math results averaged 24 points above state levels, while eighth-grade science was 3 points above. The high school was above the state in most reported tests, but its Algebra I End-of-Course result was 9 points below; other high-school math comparisons were above state levels, including Geometry by 16 points in the End-of-Course category and 17 points for ninth grade. SchoolDigger ranked the middle school at the 79th percentile and the high school at the 74th in 2025–2026.

SchoolDigger rankings improved at both schools over the three years shown: the middle school rose from the 65th to the 79th percentile, and the high school from the 64th to the 74th. Across matched tests, the average school-versus-state gap increased by 5 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, although science advantages narrowed at both schools. Attendance is a notable counterpoint at the high school: its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 93%, 5 points above the state, but chronic absenteeism was 19%, also 5 points above the state. The schools’ context measures were similar: in 2024–2025, 17% of middle-school students and 16% of high-school students were free/reduced lunch eligible; student-teacher ratios were 12.2 and 11.8, respectively.