Burlington City High School

Burlington City High School
Address
Map
100 Blue Devil Way

Burlington
,
Burlington County
,
New Jersey
08016

United States
Coordinates40°04′09″N 74°51′10″W / 40.069265°N 74.852871°W / 40.069265; -74.852871
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtCity of Burlington Public School District
NCES School ID340243000966[2]
PrincipalJuan Arbelaez
Faculty75.8 FTEs[2]
Grades7-12
Enrollment813 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio10.7:1[2]
Color(s)  Royal Blue
  White[3]
Athletics conferenceBurlington County Scholastic League
Team nameBlue Devils
RivalsFlorence Township Memorial High School, Palmyra High School, Burlington Township High School, Bordentown Regional High School, Northern Burlington County Regional High School, Willingboro High School
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
NewspaperArrowhead[4]
Websitehsbc.burlington-nj.net

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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school 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, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Edgewater Park School District.[5][6] The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools until July 2026;[1] The school's accreditation status was extended for seven years in Fall 2018.[7]

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 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 813 students and 75.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1. There were 338 students (41.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 80 (9.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

  1. ^ a b Burlington City High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Burlington City High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Clubs, Burlington City High School. Accessed February 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Burlington City High School 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived September 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 28, 2017. "Burlington City High School is a six-year secondary school that includes grades seven through twelve with a total current enrollment of 700.... Thirty-nine percent of students in grades nine through twelve are students from the neighboring Edgewater Park community. BCHS has served as the receiving district for the Edgewater Park School District, which educates students from kindergarten through eighth grade, for many years."
  6. ^ Edgewater Park Township School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Archived December 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 28, 2017. "The children of Edgewater Park attend school every day in a safe learning environment, where they grow and mature into caring, productive teenagers ready to move on to Burlington City School District for their four years of high school."
  7. ^ MSA-CESS Fall 2018 Accreditation Actions[permanent dead link], Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools, Fall 2018. Accessed April 25, 2021.