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Deptford Township High School

Public Grades 9-12
310th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 434 New Jersey High Schools
Better than 29% of New Jersey high schools
Summary

Deptford Township High School is a public high school serving around 1,100 students in grades 9-12 in Deptford, New Jersey. The school is part of the Deptford Township Public School District, which is ranked 456 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Deptford Township High School consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, with only 31.3% of 9th graders proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school also lags behind in NJSLA/Algebra I and NJSLA/Geometry. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 7.7% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, Gloucester County Institute of Technology, a vocational-technical school, consistently outperforms Deptford Township High School on standardized tests. Additionally, Deptford Township High School spends around $8,367 per student, which is lower than the spending at some of the nearby schools, such as Woodbury Junior-Senior High School ($15,502 per student) and Gateway Regional High School ($16,391 per student).

1,098
Students ?
12.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,367
Per pupil spending ?
38.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 575 S Fox Run Rd
       Deptford, NJ  08096-4203

(856) 232-2713

District: Deptford Township Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.3%
African American:
26.7%
Hispanic:
18.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (36% vs 49% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Algebra I scores 17 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg39%
New Jersey avg49%
310th of 434
New Jersey public high schools ?
Bottom 29%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
456th of 609Deptford Township 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202530.8310 of 43428.6%★☆☆☆☆
202435.8276 of 42935.7%★★☆☆☆
202320.8328 of 42222.3%★☆☆☆☆
202232.3258 of 41537.8%★★☆☆☆
202125.9293 of 40527.7%★☆☆☆☆
201937.7229 of 41645.0%★★☆☆☆
201826.2306 of 41526.3%★☆☆☆☆
201721.0337 of 41118.0%★☆☆☆☆
201632.3271 of 40933.7%★★☆☆☆
201529.6285 of 40629.8%★★☆☆☆
201452.1265 of 41135.5%★★☆☆☆
201350.1263 of 39633.6%★★☆☆☆
201247.0266 of 38831.4%★★☆☆☆
201147.1262 of 37830.7%★★☆☆☆
201053.6233 of 37137.2%★★☆☆☆
200944.5255 of 37031.1%★★☆☆☆
200853.3214 of 35940.4%★★☆☆☆
200753.5212 of 36141.3%★★☆☆☆
200639.2266 of 35725.5%★☆☆☆☆
200548.8228 of 35135.0%★★☆☆☆
200449.1227 of 34834.8%★★☆☆☆
200343.2237 of 34330.9%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202539.8172 of 28339.2%★★☆☆☆
202444.9141 of 28250.0%★★★☆☆
202329.4177 of 25029.2%★☆☆☆☆
202253.972 of 25671.9%★★★★☆
202133.9161 of 24734.8%★★☆☆☆
201956.682 of 25467.7%★★★☆☆
201842.0138 of 26648.1%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202530.4144 of 19024.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.1179 of 1916.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.8160 of 1727.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.8160 of 1758.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.5137 of 16517.0%★☆☆☆☆
201944.0110 of 19142.4%★★☆☆☆
201823.9162 of 19818.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202533.3302 of 42629.1%★☆☆☆☆
202432.8300 of 42028.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.8328 of 41621.2%★☆☆☆☆
202224.8302 of 41427.1%★☆☆☆☆
202126.7294 of 40226.9%★☆☆☆☆
201935.5243 of 40840.4%★★☆☆☆
201822.7325 of 40319.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202534.5276 of 40632.0%★★☆☆☆
202447.0202 of 40349.9%★★★☆☆
202324.8294 of 38523.6%★☆☆☆☆
202252.7128 of 38266.5%★★★☆☆
202134.2244 of 37434.8%★★☆☆☆
201935.8223 of 36438.7%★★☆☆☆
201828.5289 of 36821.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202532.9259 of 37731.3%★★☆☆☆
202436.8231 of 35835.5%★★☆☆☆
202328.9251 of 34427.0%★☆☆☆☆
202238.8174 of 32446.3%★★☆☆☆
202137.0209 of 32635.9%★★☆☆☆
201938.7194 of 34744.1%★★☆☆☆
201830.6256 of 34525.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202529.0308 of 42627.7%★☆☆☆☆
202434.9270 of 41935.6%★★☆☆☆
202317.2325 of 41421.5%★☆☆☆☆
202233.2232 of 41043.4%★★☆☆☆
202126.7294 of 40226.9%★☆☆☆☆
201931.2249 of 40738.8%★★☆☆☆
201821.7332 of 40518.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202533.8230 of 35935.9%★★☆☆☆
202430.1241 of 36133.2%★★☆☆☆
202326.9249 of 33926.5%★☆☆☆☆
202230.6237 of 34431.1%★★☆☆☆
202137.7193 of 33342.0%★★☆☆☆
201930.9228 of 34934.7%★★☆☆☆
201824.7295 of 35516.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202518.6306 of 34711.8%★☆☆☆☆
202429.0266 of 34522.9%★☆☆☆☆
20239.2313 of 3356.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.9283 of 33515.5%★☆☆☆☆
202115.3308 of 3368.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.7272 of 33919.8%★☆☆☆☆
201812.1319 of 3406.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)29th percentile~ school
Male (2025)28th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)12th percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts75%-5 vs state
Geometry47%-9 vs state
Mathematics43%-15 vs state
Science19%-12 vs state
Algebra I14%-17 vs state

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Deptford Township High School ranks 310th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Deptford Township High School are 46% White, 27% African American, 18% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,098 students attended Deptford Township High 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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