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Penns Grove High School

Public Grades 9-12

412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 5% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Penns Grove High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Carneys Point, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 621 students. The school is part of the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, which is ranked 594 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Penns Grove High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey high schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 336-412 out of 400-434 high schools. The school significantly underperforms the state average on standardized tests, with only 12.8% of 9th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%, and only 3.3% of students proficient in Algebra I, compared to 38.2% statewide. Penns Grove High School also has a higher-than-average dropout rate and a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 25.8% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Clearview Regional High School, Penns Grove High School significantly underperforms in academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The school's high spending of $12,770 per student, which is above the state average, has not translated into improved outcomes. Addressing these challenges will be crucial for Penns Grove High School to better serve its students and the community.

632

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,770

Per pupil spending ?

69.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

334 Harding Highway
Carneys Point, NJ 08069-1369

(856) 299-6300

District: Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District

Feeder schools for Penns Grove High School:

Elementary:	Field Street School
	Lafayette - Pershing
	Paul W Carleton
Middle:	Penns Grove Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.7%

African American:

35.3%

White:

15.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (20% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg21%

New Jersey avg49%

412^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

594^th of 609Penns Grove-Carneys Point 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	10.9	412 of 434	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	362 of 429	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	387 of 422	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	360 of 415	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	389 of 405	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	336 of 416	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	351 of 415	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	396 of 411	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	373 of 409	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.8	346 of 406	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.3	358 of 411	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.6	351 of 396	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.6	356 of 388	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	345 of 378	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.3	305 of 371	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.7	310 of 370	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	311 of 359	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.4	298 of 361	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	296 of 357	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.5	277 of 351	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	297 of 348	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.7	268 of 343	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	267 of 283	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	158 of 282	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	238 of 250	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	198 of 256	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	234 of 247	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	187 of 254	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	246 of 266	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	156 of 215	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	158 of 191	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	124 of 161	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	54 of 137	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	403 of 426	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	291 of 420	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.0	381 of 416	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	327 of 414	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	384 of 402	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	319 of 408	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	355 of 403	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	367 of 406	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	330 of 403	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	341 of 385	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	272 of 382	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	358 of 374	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	265 of 364	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	260 of 368	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	356 of 377	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	236 of 358	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.7	311 of 344	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	206 of 324	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.0	309 of 326	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	280 of 347	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	282 of 345	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	377 of 426	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	358 of 419	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	337 of 414	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	359 of 410	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	382 of 402	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	331 of 407	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	343 of 405	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	322 of 359	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	180 of 361	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.1	227 of 339	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	299 of 344	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	291 of 333	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	262 of 349	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	240 of 355	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	278 of 347	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	316 of 345	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	322 of 335	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	296 of 335	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	334 of 336	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	313 of 339	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	321 of 340	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%-21 vs state

Mathematics24%-34 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

Geometry8%-48 vs state

Algebra I3%-28 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 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Penns Grove High School	Public	9-12	334 Harding Highway	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-6300	632	47	13.4	69.5%	97 (15.3%)	223 (35.3%)	295 (46.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	10.9	412^th of 434 public high schools	5.1%		19.1	362^nd of 429 public high schools	15.6%	50	60.1	23.5		10.7			12.8				3.3		3.3	8.3		8.3				$12,770	$969	$11,801
Pennsville Memorial High School	Public	9-12	110 S Broadway	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	483	45	10.7	38.3%	343 (71.0%)	37 (7.7%)	71 (14.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	22.2	348^th of 434 public high schools	19.8%		27.1	327^th of 429 public high schools	23.8%	21	67.7	44.2		17.2			24.1				10.5		11.1	23.5		21.1				$16,929	$294	$16,635
Salem County Career and Technical High School	Public	9-12	880 Route 45	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Salem County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0101	754	46	16.5	21.1%	570 (75.6%)	53 (7.0%)	82 (10.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.4%)	45.2	235^th of 434 public high schools	45.9%		40.9	251^st of 429 public high schools	41.5%	16	85.0	61.5		18.7			27.8				15.2	30.6	24.4	9.7		9.4	75.0		75.0	$11,892	$1,955	$9,937
Woodstown High School	Public	9-12	Woodstown High School	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	550	50	10.9	25.3%	427 (77.6%)	40 (7.3%)	46 (8.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	45.6	230^th of 434 public high schools	47.0%		47.8	213^th of 429 public high schools	50.3%	17	82.7	58.7		29.1			40.1				22.4		19.7				64.4		64.4	$6,718	$06	$6,712
Kingsway Regional High School	Public	9-12	201 Kings Highway	Woolwich Twp	08085	Gloucester County	Kingsway Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 467-3300	1,822	131	13.9	21.8%	1,305 (71.6%)	222 (12.2%)	190 (10.4%)	89 (4.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.5%)	51.1	195^th of 434 public high schools	55.1%		63.3	132^nd of 429 public high schools	69.2%	63	84.7	68.5		34.6			43.7				11.7	3.3	10.9	55.1		54.7	80.0		80.0	$7,679	$85	$7,594
Salem High School	Public	9-12	219 Walnut St	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3900	393	35	11.2	63.1%	94 (23.9%)	233 (59.3%)	55 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	16.8	378^th of 434 public high schools	12.9%		17	372^nd of 429 public high schools	13.3%	6	59.8	39.5		26.4			6.2				5.7		5.6							$16,851	$1,191	$15,660
Clearview Regional High School	Public	9-12	625 Breakneck Rd	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Clearview Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 223-2790	1,332	87	15.2	18.0%	1,049 (78.8%)	72 (5.4%)	108 (8.1%)	60 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.2%)	61.3	143^rd of 434 public high schools	67.1%		69.4	102^nd of 429 public high schools	76.2%	41		74.8		29.4			64.0				39.5	1.8	29.2	78.6		76.8	92.3		92.3	$7,784	$50	$7,734
Paulsboro High School	Public	9-12	670 N Delaware St	Paulsboro	08066	Gloucester County	Paulsboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 423-2222	390	31	12.7	65.6%	92 (23.6%)	175 (44.9%)	105 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.1%)	8.2	424^th of 434 public high schools	2.3%		6.2	421^st of 429 public high schools	1.9%	3	39.0	14.3		3.8			9.3				9.1		8.9	0.0	7.7	3.4		3.7	3.7	$10,884	$346	$10,538
Pitman Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	225 Linden Avenue	Pitman	08071	Gloucester County	Pitman Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-2121	471	44	10.7	22.5%	408 (86.6%)	12 (2.5%)	26 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	51.9	188^th of 434 public high schools	56.7%		40.7	253^rd of 429 public high schools	41.0%	65	80.4	63.0	25.2	37.2	57.5	60.9	40.9	39.7	16.4	90.6	10.0		45.8	55.6		55.6				$11,990		$11,990
Glassboro High School	Public	7-12	560 Joseph L Bowe Blvd	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	561	51	11.0	43.5%	161 (28.7%)	179 (31.9%)	152 (27.1%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.9%)	19.3	364^th of 434 public high schools	16.1%		24.3	333^rd of 429 public high schools	22.4%	31	68.8	33.9		13.3			22.2				8.0		8.0	60.0		60.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Penns Grove High School

What district is Penns Grove High School in?

Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District

What schools feed into Penns Grove High School?

Penns Grove High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Field Street School
Elementary : Lafayette - Pershing
Elementary : Paul W Carleton
Middle : Penns Grove Middle School

Is Penns Grove High School a good school?

Penns Grove High School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of New Jersey high schools.

How many students attend Penns Grove High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended Penns Grove High School.

What is the racial makeup of Penns Grove High School?

Students at Penns Grove High School are 47% Hispanic, 35% African American, 15% White, 2% Two or more races.

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