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Burlington Township School District

P.O. Box 428, Burlington, NJ 08016

4,024 Students | 323 Teachers | 4 Schools

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B. Bernice Young Elementary School
Burlington Township High School
Burlington Township Middle School at Springside
Fountain Woods Elementary School

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District Composition

33% Black

7% Hispanic

44% White

10% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

5% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.2x

White students are 2.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

White students are 1.9 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

No students of Two or More Races are enrolled at least one AP class, so we cannot calculate a comparison with White students

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

2.2x

Black students are 2.2 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.8 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Achievement Gap

1.5 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.5 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.2 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

23% Black

4% Hispanic

58% White

15% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Gifted & Talented Composition

14% Black

4% Hispanic

63% White

13% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

6% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

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State

Students

56% Nonwhite Students

100%

26% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

100%

95% High School Graduation Rate

100%

13% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

162 students

100%

7% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

279 students

100%

41%

Students Taking the SAT or ACT

534 students

100%

5% Students Enrolled in Physics

65 students

100%

22% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

287 students

100%

28% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

356 students

100%

40%

Students Enrolled in Biology

517 students

100%

18% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

233 students

100%

5% Students Enrolled in Calculus

64 students

100%

Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

100%

Teachers & Resources

12.4 Students for Every Teacher

12.4

11.5

5% Inexperienced Teachers

100%

31% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

100%

13 Average Number of AP Courses per School

14.3

5 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

6.2

1 School With Credit Recovery Programs

Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

4 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

Schools With International Baccalaureates

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State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

52% Black

9% Hispanic

32% White

5% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

1% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

This District

State

Students

149 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

4% of all students in this district

149

62.3K

205 Total In-School Suspended Students

5% of all students in this district

205

52.9K

Total Expelled Students

628

Outcomes & Resources

78 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

80.2

2.6Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

2.6

4 Total Arrests

1 Average Arrests, per School

1,379

24 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

6 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

3,511

Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.2

0.5 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

0.5

2.3

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State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

Liz Scott
609-387-3955 x2074
Email

Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

Liz Scott
609-387-3955 x2074
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Elen Mchenry
609-387-3955 x 2058
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races


B. Bernice Young Elementary School	BURLINGTON	60%	28%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Burlington Township High School	BURLINGTON	54%	22%	95%	1.9x	2.8x
Burlington Township Middle School at Springside	BURLINGTON	55%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.2x
Fountain Woods Elementary School	BURLINGTON	55%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


B. Bernice Young Elementary School	BURLINGTON	60%	28%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Burlington Township High School	BURLINGTON	54%	22%	95%	0 Not available	3x
Burlington Township Middle School at Springside	BURLINGTON	55%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fountain Woods Elementary School	BURLINGTON	55%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


B. Bernice Young Elementary School	BURLINGTON	60%	28%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Burlington Township High School	BURLINGTON	54%	22%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Burlington Township Middle School at Springside	BURLINGTON	55%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fountain Woods Elementary School	BURLINGTON	55%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


B. Bernice Young Elementary School	BURLINGTON	60%	28%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Burlington Township High School	BURLINGTON	54%	22%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Burlington Township Middle School at Springside	BURLINGTON	55%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fountain Woods Elementary School	BURLINGTON	55%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


B. Bernice Young Elementary School	BURLINGTON	60%	28%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Burlington Township High School	BURLINGTON	54%	22%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Burlington Township Middle School at Springside	BURLINGTON	55%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fountain Woods Elementary School	BURLINGTON	55%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →