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Schools in Woodbury Heights · Gateway Regional School District, Woodbury Heights Borough School District

Woodbury Heights’s public schools score below 59% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

In Woodbury Heights, 24% of tested students are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Woodbury Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#289of 465 New Jersey townsK–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
40%
▼ 9 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 12 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
10.1
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,110 students on the public path
In brief

Woodbury Heights’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 429 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Woodbury Heights’s, its schools beat 34%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Woodbury Heights runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

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

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% 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 Woodbury Heights’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Gateway Regional spends $33,693 per student and Woodbury Heights Borough $20,720, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Margaret Regional School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Woodbury Heights’s grade

C Test scoresA− Graduation

C+: better than 41% of New Jersey school districts, #289 of 465 New Jersey towns. Graduation is above the New Jersey average; test scores are below it.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (429)Better than 34%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 573 test results and a graduating class of 145 could put Woodbury Heights anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Woodbury Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (570 in math, 576 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Woodbury Heights ElementaryWoodbury Heights Borough School DistrictB−
7–12Gateway Regional High SchoolGateway Regional School DistrictC

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

Two districts serve Woodbury Heights

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+
Woodbury Heights Borough School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 248 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$20,720NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
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, Woodbury Heights Borough School District47%
State average 48.6% · 146 students tested
Math · PK–6, Woodbury Heights Borough School District32%
State average 35.5% · 146 students tested

Woodbury Heights vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Woodbury HeightsC+Woodbury Heights Borough PK–6 · Gateway Regional 7–12
DeptfordCDeptford Township
WoodburyC−Woodbury City

Every school in Woodbury Heights

3 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 Woodbury Heightsby address
Woodbury Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Woodbury Hts
B−
248 students9:1Rate it →
Gateway Regional High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Woodbury Hts
C
862 students10:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Margaret Regional School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
496 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Woodbury Heights’s schools

Are Woodbury Heights’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Woodbury Heights children attend score below 59% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #289 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Woodbury Heights in?

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

What is Woodbury Heights’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 Woodbury Heights spend per student?

$33,693 in Gateway Regional School District and $20,720 in Woodbury Heights Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Woodbury Heights?

Yes: St. Margaret Regional School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 496 students).

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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.