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Schools in Wenonah · Gateway Regional School District, Wenonah Borough School District

Wenonah’s public schools outscore 51% of New Jersey districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Wenonah, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Wenonah’s districts is 29%, below the New Jersey average (36%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 7 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 7 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.7K
▲ 18% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Gateway Regional
Students per teacher
9.9
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,020 students on the public path
In brief

Wenonah’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 422 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wenonah’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Wenonah runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Wenonah Elementary School (PK–6) is Wenonah’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Gateway Regional School District with National Park, Westville and Woodbury Heights: Gateway Regional High School in Woodbury Hts. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey (the state reports Wenonah’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Gateway Regional spends $33,693 per student and Wenonah Borough $26,209, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Wenonah’s grade

C Test scoresA− Graduation

B−: better than 51% of New Jersey school districts. Graduation is above the New Jersey average; test scores are below it.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (422)Better than 45%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 526 test results and a graduating class of 145 could put Wenonah anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Wenonah’s students in the tested grades sat them (523 in math, 529 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wenonah, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Wenonah Elementary SchoolWenonah Borough School DistrictA−
7–12Gateway Regional High Schoolin Woodbury HtsC

Wenonah runs its own schools through grade 6 (Wenonah Borough School District). From grade 7, students attend the Gateway Regional School District, shared with National Park, Westville and Woodbury Heights. Its school is in Woodbury Hts. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Wenonah

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Gateway Regional School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 1 schools · 862 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$33,693NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Wenonah Borough School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 158 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 8.1 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$26,209NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 7–12, Gateway Regional School District37%
State average 48.6% · 430 students tested
Math · 7–12, Gateway Regional School District21%
State average 35.5% · 424 students tested
Reading · PK–6, Wenonah Borough School District62%
State average 48.6% · 99 students tested
Math · PK–6, Wenonah Borough School District62%
State average 35.5% · 99 students tested

Wenonah vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Wenonah’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WenonahB−Wenonah Borough PK–6 · Gateway Regional 7–12
MantuaB+Mantua Township PK–6 · Clearview Regional 7–12
DeptfordCDeptford Township

Every school in Wenonah

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Wenonahby address
Wenonah Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A−
158 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Wenonahin other towns
Gateway Regional High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Woodbury Hts
C
862 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Wenonah’s schools

Are Wenonah’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Wenonah children attend outscore 51% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wenonah in?

Two districts: Wenonah Borough School District runs grades PK–6, and Gateway Regional School District runs grades 7–12, shared with National Park, Westville and Woodbury Heights.

What is Wenonah’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Gateway Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Wenonah spend per student?

$33,693 in Gateway Regional School District and $26,209 in Wenonah Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.