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Pinelands Regional High School

Public Grades 9-12

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 21% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Pinelands Regional High School is a public high school located in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,077 students. The school is part of the Pinelands Regional School District, which is ranked 531 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pinelands Regional High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, with a ranking between 177 and 349 out of 405-434 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is also below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 65.7% across different subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, Pinelands Regional High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 20.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Cedar Creek High School and Southern Regional High School, Pinelands Regional High School generally performs worse academically. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking relatively higher for Hispanic students compared to White students and students with special needs. Despite the school's higher spending per student of $17,248, which is above the state average, it does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes.

1,063

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,248

Per pupil spending ?

49.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

565 Nugentown Road
Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087-0248

(609) 296-3106

District: Pinelands Regional School District

Feeder schools for Pinelands Regional High School:

Elementary:	Eagleswood Elementary School
	Frog Pond Elementary School
	George J. Mitchell Elementary School
	Tuckerton Elementary School
Middle:	Pinelands Regional Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.4%

Hispanic:

12.5%

African American:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Geometry scores 34 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg49%

344^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

531^st of 609Pinelands 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	23.6	344 of 434	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	305 of 429	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	340 of 422	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	349 of 415	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	268 of 405	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	177 of 416	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	194 of 415	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.7	175 of 411	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	20.2	354 of 409	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	312 of 406	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.6	304 of 411	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.5	282 of 396	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.2	292 of 388	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.1	270 of 378	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.1	257 of 371	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.2	253 of 370	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.1	260 of 359	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.8	231 of 361	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.6	252 of 357	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.2	241 of 351	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.2	181 of 348	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	63.7	143 of 343	58.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	221 of 283	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	378 of 426	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	261 of 420	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.9	347 of 416	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	345 of 414	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	228 of 402	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	203 of 408	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	200 of 403	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	284 of 406	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	227 of 403	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	261 of 385	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.6	357 of 382	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	308 of 374	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	232 of 364	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	121 of 368	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	288 of 377	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	237 of 358	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	243 of 344	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	189 of 324	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	227 of 326	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	66 of 347	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	105 of 345	69.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	306 of 426	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	327 of 419	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	317 of 414	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	319 of 410	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	247 of 402	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	217 of 407	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	198 of 405	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	331 of 359	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	284 of 361	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	326 of 339	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	277 of 344	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	275 of 333	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.0	153 of 349	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	225 of 355	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	321 of 347	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	303 of 345	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	308 of 335	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	314 of 335	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	271 of 336	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	219 of 339	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	196 of 340	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%-15 vs state

Mathematics35%-23 vs state

Geometry22%-34 vs state

Science19%-12 vs state

Algebra I2%-29 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, May 18, 2009

They have a great character counts program and service nearly 25% special ed population. Last year they were one of the only schools that sent 2 students to the Naval Academy. Close Quote

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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 Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pinelands Regional High School	Public	9-12	565 Nugentown Road	Little Egg Harbor	08087	Ocean County	Pinelands Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 296-3106	1,063	80	13.3	49.7%	844 (79.4%)	43 (4.0%)	133 (12.5%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (2.8%)	23.6	344^th of 434 public high schools	20.7%		30.4	305^th of 429 public high schools	28.9%	39	65.7	35.4	18.9	46.9	4.1	0.0	2.3	22.4		22.1	$17,248	$701	$16,547
Southern Regional High School	Public	9-12	90 Cedar Bridge Road	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Southern Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 597-9481	1,820	149	12.2	24.7%	1,518 (83.4%)	46 (2.5%)	222 (12.2%)	16 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.0%)	52.2	187^th of 434 public high schools	56.9%		51.1	195^th of 429 public high schools	54.5%	8	84.8	69.8	31.0	43.3	18.0		17.9	71.2	9.1	66.2	$12,241	$93	$12,148
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science	Public	9-12	195 Cedar Bridge Road	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 978-8439	275	22	12.5	12.7%	176 (64.0%)	4 (1.5%)	27 (9.8%)	58 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	91.8	9^th of 434 public high schools	97.9%		100	1^st of 429 public high schools	99.8%	8			100.0					92.5		92.5	$12,615	$42	$12,573
Pinelands Rch	Public	7-12	800 Carranza Road	Tabernacle	08088	Burlington County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 268-1424	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Absegami High School	Public	9-12	201 S Wrangleboro Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 652-1372	1,130	101	11.1	54.2%	436 (38.6%)	274 (24.2%)	291 (25.8%)	93 (8.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (2.6%)	28.6	320^th of 434 public high schools	26.3%		32.6	293^rd of 429 public high schools	31.7%	27	72.8	50.7	15.9	26.7	7.8		7.7	69.1		69.1	$9,824	$203	$9,621
Barnegat High School	Public	9-12	180 Bengal Blvd	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 660-7510	1,003	87	11.5	42.9%	617 (61.5%)	94 (9.4%)	219 (21.8%)	24 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.8%)	35.5	287^th of 434 public high schools	33.9%		37.3	268^th of 429 public high schools	37.5%	19	79.5	54.4	18.4	34.2	13.3		13.3	55.2		53.3	$6,736	$1,003	$5,733
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center	Public	9-12	423 Wells Mills Road	Waretown	08758	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 286-5660	74	9	8.2	17.6%	51 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	54.1	176^th of 434 public high schools	59.4%		66.5	116^th of 429 public high schools	73.0%	60		70.6	23.5	61.9							$15,878	$1,425	$14,453
Cedar Creek High School	Public	9-12	1701 New York Ave.	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 593-3560	928	82	11.3	44.1%	513 (55.3%)	130 (14.0%)	223 (24.0%)	35 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.8%)	48.7	207^th of 434 public high schools	52.3%		50.1	199^th of 429 public high schools	53.6%	8	81.8	57.9	31.9	53.3	11.3		11.3	56.6		56.0	$9,022	$154	$8,868
Southern Rch	Public	7-12	800A Buffalo Ave	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 965-5200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Atlantic County Jdc	Public	8-12	800 Buffalo Avenue	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Atlantic County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 965-3583	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinelands Regional High School

Pinelands Regional High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eagleswood Elementary School
Elementary : Frog Pond Elementary School
Elementary : George J. Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary : Tuckerton Elementary School
Middle : Pinelands Regional Junior High School

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Pinelands Regional School District

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