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Timber Creek Regional High School is a public high school located in Erial, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 1,166 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school is part of the Black Horse Pike Regional School District, which is ranked 434 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Timber Creek Regional High School has a relatively diverse student population, with 40.05% White, 39.02% African American, 9.43% Hispanic, and 4.55% Asian students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, only 50% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.1%. In Algebra I, the proficiency rates were even lower, with 0% of 10th-grade students and only 13.6% of end-of-course students being proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 13.2% and 35.1%, respectively. The school has also seen fluctuations in its four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.7% in 2018-2019 to 89.0% in 2019-2020, and a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.9% in 2018-2019 to 27.3% in 2020-2021.
When comparing Timber Creek Regional High School to nearby schools, some interesting patterns emerge. For instance, Gloucester County Institute of Technology and Camden County Technical School-GTC, both vocational-technical schools, outperform Timber Creek Regional High School in academic proficiency, graduation rates, and other key metrics. Additionally, Timber Creek Regional High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 64th out of 250 New Jersey high schools for its African American students, but only 138th out of 172 for its Asian students and 281st out of 385 for its Hispanic students.
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