Summary:
High schools in zip code 08110 include two schools serving grades 9–12 and 6–12, with enrollments of 1,588 and 49 students, respectively. The key takeaway is that Pennsauken High School scored below state benchmarks on every matched test, while A.E. Burling High School cannot be ranked against it because its school-level test results are unavailable or suppressed.
Among the available test results, science is Pennsauken’s strongest point relative to the state: 16% of students were proficient in grade 11 science in 2025–2026, compared with 29% statewide, a 13-point gap. Its largest gap was Algebra I End of Course, where 12% were proficient versus 40% statewide, a 28-point gap. Burling stands out for its smaller scale and reported resources, not measurable test performance: it has 49 students, a 6.1 student-teacher ratio and $44,770 in per-student spending, compared with 1,588 students, a 15.4 ratio and $12,637 at Pennsauken. Both report free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025: 86% at Burling and 74% at Pennsauken. These are useful context, not evidence that one school performs better.
Pennsauken’s test trends are mixed: it improved on six of ten matched indicators and declined on four, while its average gap to the state narrowed from 31 to 22 percentage points. Geometry proficiency rose 16 points, but Algebra II proficiency fell 9 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking also moved up modestly, from 382nd of 434 schools and the 12th percentile in 2024–2025 to 374th of 434 and the 14th percentile in 2025–2026. Other outcomes remain a concern: in 2024–2025, Pennsauken’s graduation rate was 78%, 11 points below the state, and chronic absenteeism was 28%, 14 points above it.
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