Burlington City Public School District

550 High Street
Burlington, NJ 08016
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 760 students in Burlington City Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Burlington City Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 9% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
4 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
1,734 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
171 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1

District Rank

Burlington City Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#607 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart display the overall district rank of Burlington City Public   School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
7%
26%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Burlington City Public   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
29%
47%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Burlington City Public   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
75-79%
88%
This chart display public school graduation rate of Burlington City Public   School District and public school graduation rate of NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.64
0.72
# American Indian Students
4 Students
781 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
47 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
3%
9%
# Hispanic Students
318 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
36%
# Black Students
909 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
53%
19%
# White Students
406 Students
153,847 Students
% White Students
23%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
50 Students
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
2%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
173
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
117
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
110
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
114
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
104
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
86
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
99
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
92
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
123
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
102
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
148
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
138
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
107
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
107
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
114
18,759

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $27,157 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,563 is less than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$36,642 MM
This chart display total revenue of Burlington City Public   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$44 MM
$35,142 MM
This chart display total spending of Burlington City Public   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$27,157
$27,348
This chart display average revenue per public school student in Burlington City Public   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$25,563
$26,228
This chart display average spending per public school student in Burlington City Public   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Burlington City Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Burlington City High School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
100 Blue Devil Way
Burlington, NJ 08016
(609) 387-5800
Grades: 7-12
| 760 students

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Quick Stats (2024)

  • District size: 4 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,734 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 10:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 77%
  • : 75-79% (Btm 50% in NJ)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 7% (Btm 50%)
  • : 29% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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