Voorhees High School

256 County Route 513, Glen Gardner NJ, 8826 | Lebanon Township School District | 908-638-6116
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1023
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 62% 19% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 2 in Glen Gardner
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
62%Glen Gardner
52%New Jersey

Voorhees High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Lebanon Township School District" in Glen Gardner, NJ. There are a total of 1,023 students and 86 teachers at Voorhees High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

Voorhees High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 62.0%, which is 19% higher than the New Jersey average.

Voorhees High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1023
Teachers86
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment267
Taking some courses237
Taking some courses (not tests)33
Passing some courses140
Passing no courses83

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Voorhees High School, there are a total of 267 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 237 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All51%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School51%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All73%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School73%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Voorhees High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 89.5% 88.6% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 2.5% 4.0% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 3.5% 3.3% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.3% 3.9% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 3.1%

Glen Gardner demographics profile

StatisticGlen GardnerNew JerseyNational
Population1,5548,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,0041,21591
Median age44.339.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)53%56%55%
Speak English82%69%79%
Speak Spanish13%16%13%

Education level achieved in Glen Gardner

IndexGlen GardnerNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade91.4%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school91.1%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college68.3%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree52.5%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors44.7%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters14.0%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.9%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.3%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Voorhees High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.