Scores Are In: Here's How Gloucester Township Schools Rank Statewide

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — For the first time since 2020, New Jersey's school rankings are back, showing how your local schools compare to 2,300 others across the state. The new data offers insight into how Gloucester Township and Black Horse Pike schools compare on a statewide scale.

Along with the school performance reports released the first week of April, the data also shows school-by-school summative scores and ratings, which compare districts and also provide a score that measures how well each school is doing in academic achievement and progress. See all school ratings here.

This is the first time parents and teachers have seen results of the rating system since 2020, because state testing was postponed during COVID-19. New Jersey also identifies schools which need support with its ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) accountability system.

• Related article: New NJ School Performance Reports Show Student Struggles Post-COVID

Summative scores provide a number from 1-100, and are based on factors listed above such as graduation rates and progress in English and math. Higher scores are better, and certain schools with lower scores are put into categories for support and improvement.

Schools are compared to one another based on grade level, as well, in the "summative ratings." For example, schools that serve high school students only are compared with one another. These are percentile ratings from 1-100, so a school with a rating closer to 100 is among the best of its peers.

Here's how Gloucester Township schools performed:

Here's how schools in the Black Horse Pike Regional School District performed:

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• total students: 6,476
• English learners: 2.2 percent
• students with disabilities: 16.1 percent
• average teaching experience: 13.8 years
• economically disadvantaged: 37.7 percent
• student-to-teacher ratio: 12 to 1

How students performed on assessments:

• English Language Arts: 39 percent proficient (below state-average range of 49-79.9 percent)
• Math: 29.4 percent proficient (below state-average range of 36-79.9 percent)

Are students at risk?

In Gloucester Township, 14.8 percent of students were "chronically absent" — absent on at least 10 percent of school days. The state rate was 18.1 percent of students.

Are students graduating?

• four-year graduation rate: 94.7 percent (met state average but fell short of New Jersey's goal of 95 percent)
• five-year graduation rate: 94.7 percent (met state average but fell short of New Jersey's goal of 96 percent)

Are students college- or career-ready?

• college enrollment: 83.4 percent for the district, compared to the state rate of 73.3 percent
• Enrollment in advanced-placement (AP) or international baccalaureate (IB) courses: 49.6 percent for the district, 34.5 percent for the state
• Dual enrollment: 67.8 percent in the district, 24.4 percent for the state
• Industry-valued credentials: 0 percent for the district, 1.5 percent for the state

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How students performed on assessments:

• English Language Arts: 35 percent proficient (below state-average range of 49-79.9 percent)
• Math: 17.1 percent proficient (below state-average range of 36-79.9 percent)

Are students at risk?

Within the Black Horse Pike district, 12.4 percent of students were "chronically absent" — absent on at least 10 percent of school days. The state rate was 18.1 percent of students.

Are students graduating?

• four-year graduation rate: 86.7 percent (below state-average range of 90.9-94.9 percent)
• five-year graduation rate: 87.2 percent (below state-average range of 92.5-95.9 percent)

Are students college- or career-ready?

• college enrollment: 65.9 percent for the district, compared to the state rate of 73.3 percent
• Enrollment in advanced-placement (AP) or international baccalaureate (IB) courses: 26.1 percent for the district, 34.5 percent for the state
• Dual enrollment: 54.6 percent in the district, 24.4 percent for the state
• Industry-valued credentials: 0 percent for the district, 1.5 percent for the state

See the state's detailed report on each school.