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Burlington City High School

Public Grades 7-12

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 18% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Burlington City High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Burlington, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 805 students. The school is part of the Burlington City Public School District, which is ranked 528 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Burlington City High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New Jersey high schools, ranging from 195th to 414th out of over 400 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating poor overall performance. Proficiency rates across nearly all grade levels and subject areas are well below the state averages, ranging from 10.2% to 47.5% in English Language Arts and 3.9% to 16.1% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 49.9% to 80.7%. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 27.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Despite the poor performance, Burlington City High School spends $20,674 per student, which is higher than the spending at many of the nearby higher-performing schools, such as Burlington Township High School, Delran High School, and Florence Township Memorial High School. These schools generally have higher rankings, better test scores, and lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch recipients.

757

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,674

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Blue Devil Way
Burlington, NJ 08016

(609) 387-5800

District: Burlington City Public School District

Feeder schools for Burlington City High School:

Elementary:	Captain James Lawrence Elementary School
	Samuel Smith Elementary School
	Wilbur Watts Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.4%

White:

24.2%

Hispanic:

23.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (27% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (84% vs 91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

New Jersey avg46%

Middle school

523^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

356^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

528^th of 609Burlington City Public 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	523 of 752	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	575 of 743	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	607 of 748	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	600 of 745	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	453 of 652	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	607 of 745	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	577 of 716	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.3	522 of 712	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	582 of 713	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	633 of 713	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.8	604 of 717	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	614 of 704	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	620 of 677	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	600 of 684	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	564 of 677	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	528 of 664	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	525 of 640	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.3	517 of 631	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.7	506 of 615	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.7	461 of 599	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.9	489 of 588	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	26.8	451 of 574	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	206 of 359	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	201 of 352	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	215 of 361	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	210 of 356	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	177 of 291	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	228 of 326	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	141 of 326	56.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	84 of 343	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	511 of 728	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	539 of 717	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	532 of 720	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	570 of 726	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	559 of 703	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	516 of 680	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	356 of 608	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	500 of 589	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	382 of 587	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	489 of 591	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	404 of 524	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	390 of 613	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	401 of 584	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	380 of 568	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	412 of 549	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	322 of 467	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	405 of 541	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	378 of 522	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	489 of 726	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	566 of 719	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	639 of 718	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	592 of 730	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	421 of 635	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.8	584 of 697	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	572 of 675	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	242 of 507	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.8	421 of 510	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	346 of 505	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	354 of 535	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	290 of 492	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	367 of 471	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	416 of 502	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	434 of 510	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	484 of 509	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	474 of 512	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	441 of 504	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	459 of 497	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	356 of 434	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	315 of 429	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	355 of 422	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	355 of 415	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	341 of 405	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	314 of 416	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	311 of 415	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	277 of 411	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.0	309 of 409	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.3	195 of 406	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	22.4	350 of 411	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	344 of 396	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.6	351 of 388	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.9	332 of 378	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.9	328 of 371	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.6	324 of 370	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	309 of 359	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	319 of 361	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.7	297 of 357	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.0	274 of 351	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.5	283 of 348	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.3	289 of 343	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	179 of 283	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	116 of 282	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.7	172 of 250	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	123 of 256	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.2	190 of 247	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	134 of 254	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	183 of 266	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	122 of 215	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	108 of 191	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	319 of 426	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	326 of 420	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	332 of 416	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	324 of 414	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	331 of 402	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	291 of 408	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	298 of 403	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	336 of 406	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	296 of 403	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	350 of 385	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	354 of 382	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	354 of 374	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	324 of 364	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	297 of 368	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	256 of 377	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	204 of 358	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	259 of 344	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	237 of 324	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	265 of 326	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	218 of 347	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	262 of 345	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	346 of 426	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	315 of 419	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	336 of 414	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	351 of 410	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	357 of 402	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	329 of 407	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	301 of 405	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	284 of 359	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	189 of 361	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	229 of 339	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	265 of 344	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	288 of 333	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	235 of 349	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	200 of 355	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	315 of 347	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	233 of 345	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.5	292 of 335	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	272 of 335	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	300 of 336	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	239 of 339	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	213 of 340	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile-13 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-17 vs state

Geometry18%-38 vs state

Science17%-8 vs state

Mathematics13%-18 vs state

Algebra I12%-26 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 Mathematics (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 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burlington City High School	Public	7-12	100 Blue Devil Way	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5800	757	73	10.3	65.3%	183 (24.2%)	351 (46.4%)	178 (23.5%)	19 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	20.8	356^th of 434 public high schools	18.0%		29.2	315^th of 429 public high schools	26.6%	41	71.0	34.1	12.3	21.5	43.5	47.5	25.3	16.1	10.2	63.2	3.9		11.6	18.8	16.7			$20,674	$708	$19,966
Burlington Township High School	Public	9-12	610 Fountain Avenue	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-1713	1,118	100	11.2	31.5%	361 (32.3%)	390 (34.9%)	159 (14.2%)	139 (12.4%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.3%)	57.7	155^th of 434 public high schools	64.3%		56	166^th of 429 public high schools	61.3%	11	83.7	63.6		42.5			43.0				14.1	4.3	12.3	78.8	78.8			$10,621	$76	$10,545
Florence Township Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1050 Cedar Lane	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Florence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4620	475	38	12.5	40.4%	237 (49.9%)	118 (24.8%)	63 (13.3%)	48 (10.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	41.4	255^th of 434 public high schools	41.2%		46.7	216^th of 429 public high schools	49.7%	39	80.0	59.0		33.0			30.5				14.1		14.1	82.3	82.3			$8,740	$05	$8,735
Burlington County Institute of Technology - Westampton	Public	9-12	695 Woodlane Road	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Burlington County Institute of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-4226	1,300	85	15.3	52.5%	262 (20.2%)	589 (45.3%)	328 (25.2%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	78 (6.0%)	42.8	247^th of 434 public high schools	43.1%		40.7	252^nd of 429 public high schools	41.3%	5		66.0		29.9			55.6				20.3		20.3			42.3	42.3	$8,041	$380	$7,661
Burlington Regional School	Public	6-12	704 Woodlane Rd	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 267-7595	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Capital Academy	Public	9-12	20 Pioneer Blvd	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 261-5600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Willingboro High School	Public	9-12	20 Jfk Way	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8800	845	62	13.6	69.0%	17 (2.0%)	639 (75.6%)	160 (18.9%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	9.6	416^th of 434 public high schools	4.1%		11.6	401^st of 429 public high schools	6.5%	15	57.3	14.4		7.7			14.6				4.6		4.6					$19,173	$521	$18,652
Rancocas Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	520 Jacksonville Road	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Rancocas Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-0830	1,928	136	14.1	37.5%	769 (39.9%)	547 (28.4%)	364 (18.9%)	83 (4.3%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	156 (8.1%)	38.3	275^th of 434 public high schools	36.6%		45.9	223^rd of 429 public high schools	48.0%	52	77.9	47.6		29.0			32.5				17.8	2.0	15.3	83.3	66.7			$11,409	$117	$11,292
Riverside High School	Public	9-12	112 E Washington Street	Riverside	08075	Burlington County	Riverside Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 461-1255	464	45	10.3	58.4%	203 (43.8%)	61 (13.1%)	178 (38.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.2%)	10.3	414^th of 434 public high schools	4.6%		11.8	399^th of 429 public high schools	7.0%	15	54.2	30.8		9.4			11.2				3.7	0.0	3.4			43.8	43.8	$14,147	$68	$14,079
Delran High School	Public	9-12	50 Hartford Road	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 461-6100	922	79	11.7	30.8%	614 (66.6%)	55 (6.0%)	185 (20.1%)	32 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.6%)	49	204^th of 434 public high schools	53.0%		47.9	212^th of 429 public high schools	50.6%	8	77.9	59.4		39.0			43.3				17.9		17.8	74.5	74.5			$12,467	$180	$12,287

Frequently Asked Questions about Burlington City High School

How many students attend Burlington City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Burlington City High School.

What is the racial makeup of Burlington City High School?

Students at Burlington City High School are 46% African American, 24% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Burlington City High School in?

Burlington City Public School District

Is Burlington City High School a good school?

Burlington City High School ranks in the bottom 18.0% of New Jersey high schools.

What schools feed into Burlington City High School?

Burlington City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Captain James Lawrence Elementary School
Elementary : Samuel Smith Elementary School
Elementary : Wilbur Watts Intermediate School

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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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