Summary:
The Salem County Vocational Technical School District in New Jersey consists of a single high school, Salem County Career and Technical High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 211 out of 422 New Jersey high schools in 2022-2023 to 251 out of 429 in 2023-2024.
Academically, the school's proficiency rates on standardized tests are generally below the state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in NJSLA/English Language Arts (27.8%) and NJSLA/Algebra I (15.2% for 9th grade) are significantly lower than the state averages of 49.9% and 20.3%, respectively. However, the school's proficiency rates in NJGPA/English Language Arts (85%) and NJGPA/Mathematics (61.5%) for 11th grade are closer to the state averages of 80.7% and 58%.
Despite the academic challenges, the school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 91.3% and a low dropout rate of 1.0% for the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a student-teacher ratio of 15.4 and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (18.14%) compared to the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% for the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to its academic performance.
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