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Sterling High School

Q: Is Sterling High School a good school?

Sterling High School ranks 305 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Sterling High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 839 students attended Sterling High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sterling High School?

Students at Sterling High School are 49% White, 22% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Sterling High School?

Sterling High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Magnolia Elementary : Parkview Elementary School Elementary : Somerdale Park School Middle : Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School

Public Grades 9-12

305^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 30% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Sterling High School is a public high school located in Somerdale, New Jersey, serving 881 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Sterling Regional School District, which is ranked 487 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively large student population, Sterling High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, typically between 260-344 out of 400-430 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average, with only 32.6% of 9th graders proficient in English Language Arts and just 7.5% proficient in Algebra I, compared to state averages of 49.9% and 20.3%, respectively. The school's graduation rate of 91-94% is also slightly below the state average.

Nearby schools like Haddonfield Memorial High School and Eastern Camden County Regional High School significantly outperform Sterling High School on academic measures, ranking in the top 100-200 high schools in the state. Schools with similar demographics, such as Lindenwold High School and Triton Regional High School, also struggle academically, with performance levels comparable to or slightly below Sterling High School.

839

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,772

Per pupil spending ?

38.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 South Warwick Road
Somerdale, NJ 08083-2175

(856) 784-1333

District: Sterling Regional School District

Feeder schools for Sterling High School:

Elementary:	Magnolia
	Parkview Elementary School
	Somerdale Park School
Middle:	Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

Hispanic:

21.7%

African American:

19.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 24 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

New Jersey avg49%

305^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

487^th of 609Sterling Regional 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	305 of 434	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	285 of 429	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	344 of 422	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	335 of 415	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	260 of 405	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	337 of 416	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	335 of 415	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.5	281 of 411	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.6	325 of 409	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.4	321 of 406	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	59.0	224 of 411	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.0	286 of 396	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	57.6	214 of 388	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.8	202 of 378	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.5	237 of 371	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.2	221 of 370	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.2	211 of 359	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.2	232 of 361	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.0	194 of 357	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.1	185 of 351	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.0	199 of 348	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	48.8	222 of 343	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	191 of 283	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	122 of 282	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.7	199 of 250	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	193 of 256	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	199 of 247	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	214 of 254	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	216 of 266	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	317 of 426	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	270 of 420	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	338 of 416	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	318 of 414	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	286 of 402	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	331 of 408	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	286 of 403	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	338 of 406	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	259 of 403	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.9	358 of 385	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	271 of 382	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	224 of 374	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	294 of 364	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	287 of 368	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	248 of 377	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	197 of 358	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	274 of 344	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	225 of 324	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	236 of 326	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	281 of 347	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	304 of 345	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	351 of 426	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	317 of 419	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	301 of 414	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	366 of 410	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	238 of 402	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	355 of 407	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	357 of 405	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	39.5	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	277 of 359	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	292 of 361	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	311 of 339	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	340 of 344	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	183 of 333	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	332 of 349	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	278 of 355	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	298 of 347	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	273 of 345	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	309 of 335	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	309 of 335	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	251 of 336	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	317 of 339	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	285 of 340	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-16 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)<1st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+3 vs state

Mathematics44%-14 vs state

Geometry41%-15 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

Algebra I8%-24 vs state

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Daughter had many complaints about teachers not knowing the subject they were teaching. She has graduated and has struggled with the entry level college courses. She also received minimal help from the guidance department when researching colleges. Close Quote

Schools Near Sterling High School

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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
Sterling High School	Public	9-12	501 South Warwick Road	Somerdale	08083	Camden County	Sterling Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 784-1333	839	71	11.7	38.6%	414 (49.3%)	163 (19.4%)	182 (21.7%)	34 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)	32.2	305^th of 434 public high schools	29.7%		33.9	285^th of 429 public high schools	33.6%	20	84.0	43.7		19.8			32.6				7.5		7.5	40.7	40.7			$12,772	$352	$12,420
Triton Regional High School	Public	9-12	250 Schubert Ave	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-4500	1,146	100	11.4	44.8%	637 (55.6%)	152 (13.3%)	233 (20.3%)	85 (7.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.0%)	34.7	293^rd of 434 public high schools	32.5%		28.4	322^nd of 429 public high schools	24.9%	29	79.7	51.0		24.5			38.3				8.8	0.0	8.2	28.8	27.8			$10,893	$599	$10,294
Highland Regional High School	Public	9-12	450 Erial Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-4100	1,150	92	12.5	49.0%	491 (42.7%)	363 (31.6%)	173 (15.0%)	66 (5.7%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.9%)	36.6	281^st of 434 public high schools	35.3%		35.1	279^th of 429 public high schools	35.0%	2	80.5	58.2		17.7			35.3				12.3	0.0	11.4	54.8	54.8			$10,548	$527	$10,021
Lindenwold High School	Public	9-12	801 Egg Harbor Road	Lindenwold	08021	Camden County	Lindenwold Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 741-0320	802	61	13.1	82.3%	44 (5.5%)	235 (29.3%)	491 (61.2%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (2.0%)	21.5	352^nd of 434 public high schools	18.9%		12.9	392^nd of 429 public high schools	8.6%	40	64.0	34.5		16.9			15.1				17.6	12.5	14.6					$11,384	$416	$10,968
Eastern Camden County Regional High School	Public	9-12	1401 Laurel Oak Road	Voorhees	08043	Camden County	Eastern Camden County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 784-4441	1,847	142	13.0	16.3%	1,019 (55.2%)	218 (11.8%)	201 (10.9%)	294 (15.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (5.8%)	71.9	86^th of 434 public high schools	80.2%		69.3	104^th of 429 public high schools	75.8%	18	87.0	71.9		42.7			64.1				42.9		42.9	78.7	78.0			$13,338	$282	$13,056
Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	301 Second Avenue	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-1920	926	81	11.4	25.6%	590 (63.7%)	152 (16.4%)	127 (13.7%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.1%)	54.1	175^th of 434 public high schools	59.7%		51.6	192^nd of 429 public high schools	55.2%	17	83.5	52.6	24.2	33.3	73.2	59.7	66.8	61.2	30.3		19.6		30.7	62.2	64.9			$12,429	$381	$12,048
Cherry Hill High School East	Public	9-12	1750 Kresson Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-2222	2,120	143	14.8	18.4%	1,115 (52.6%)	168 (7.9%)	215 (10.1%)	505 (23.8%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	104 (4.9%)	69.1	100^th of 434 public high schools	77.0%		69.4	103^rd of 429 public high schools	76.0%	3		77.9		44.7			74.2				25.6	0.0	24.4	65.6	65.6	93.2	93.2	$7,332	$75	$7,257
Camden County Jdc	Public	8-12	Woodbury Turnersville Rd Lake	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Camden County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 374-6100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Audubon Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	350 Edgewood Avenue	Audubon	08106	Camden County	Audubon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-7695	801	68	11.7	26.2%	638 (79.7%)	38 (4.7%)	85 (10.6%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.5%)	43.8	239^th of 434 public high schools	44.9%		41.8	248^th of 429 public high schools	42.2%	9	87.3	65.8	16.2	28.8	70.1	55.7	33.4	55.7	22.1	75.7	8.2		25.2	43.2	43.2			$13,420	$369	$13,051
Haddonfield Memorial High School	Public	9-12	401 Kings Highway East	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-3960	827	81	10.1	2.5%	731 (88.4%)	8 (1.0%)	28 (3.4%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)	81.8	46^th of 434 public high schools	89.4%		79.9	56^th of 429 public high schools	86.9%	10		88.6		54.9			78.2				40.2		40.2	83.3	83.3			$8,175		$8,175

Frequently Asked Questions about Sterling High School

What is the racial makeup of Sterling High School?

Students at Sterling High School are 49% White, 22% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Sterling High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 839 students attended Sterling High School.

Is Sterling High School a good school?

Sterling High School ranks 305^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Sterling High School?

Sterling High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Magnolia
Elementary : Parkview Elementary School
Elementary : Somerdale Park School
Middle : Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School

What district is Sterling High School in?

Sterling Regional School District

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