Type Public high school Vice principal Jeffrey Hinson Grades 7-12 Phone +1 609-387-5800 Number of students 705 (2014–2015) | Principal James Flynn Faculty 79.8 FTEs Enrollment 705 (as of 2014-15) Color White | |
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Burlington City High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade in Burlington, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the City of Burlington Public School District. Burlington City High School serves as the receiving school for students in grade nine through twelve from Edgewater Park Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Edgewater Park School District. The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools.
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- Math teacher stacy colon burlington city high school
- Burlington city high school graduation
- Awards recognition and rankings
- Curriculum
- Athletics
- Notable alumni
- Administration
- References
Grades 7 and 8 are housed in a separate area of the building set-aside for them, and referred to as the "House", or Junior School. The House offers a curriculum designed for this age group, along with co-curricular activities appropriate for these students. Grades nine through twelve are accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 705 students and 79.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.8:1. There were 373 students (52.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 57 (8.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Burlington city high school graduation
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 276th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 197th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 268th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 267th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 252nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked the school as tied for 331st out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 9 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).
Curriculum
Burlington City High offers students over 100 courses in academic, fine and performing arts, technical and vocational areas. Ten Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are offered.
Athletics
The Burlington City High School Blue Devils compete in the Burlington County Scholastic League (BCSL) a sports association operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) and which consists of public and non-public high schools in Burlington County, Mercer County and Ocean County in Central Jersey. With 403 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as South Jersey, Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 78 to 478 students in that grade range.
The team colors are Royal Blue and White. Sports offered by the school include Baseball, Basketball (men and women), Field Hockey, Soccer (men and women), Softball, Tennis (men and women), Track and Field Spring (men and women), Track and Field Winter (men and women) and Wrestling.
The football team won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group II state sectional championship in 1979.
Notable alumni
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are: