Black Horse Pike Schools Rank 5th In Camden Co., Per New List

Black Horse Pike Schools Rank 5th In Camden Co., Per New List Niche gave the district a B grade in the website's annual rankings, while Gloucester Township schools received a C.

— The Black Horse Pike Regional School District is the fifth-best in Camden County, according to Niche's 2025 Best Schools and Districts rankings.

Black Horse Pike received an overall B grade, while the Gloucester Township School District was given a C in the rankings released last week by Niche, a web platform that evaluates and compares schools and communities across the nation.

Here's how Niche graded the Black Horse Pike Regional School District across nine different categories:

academics:

teachers:

clubs and activities:

sports:

resources and facilities:

diversity:

college prep:

administration:

food:

Here's how the Gloucester Township district fared:

academics:

teachers:

clubs and activities:

sports: N/A

resources and facilities:

diversity:

college prep: N/A

administration:

food:

Gloucester Township Public Schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Students in the township — along with Bellmawr and Runnemede — then attend high school at Black Horse Pike schools.

Camden County's top-ranking school districts are Haddonfield (A-plus), Cherry Hill (A-minus), Haddon Township and Haddon Heights (both B-plus), according to Niche.

Niche publishes annual rankings of K-12 schools and districts across the nation. The website combines input from current students, alumni and parents with hard data from sources including the U.S. Department of Education.

The rankings were created to provide families with valuable information — both quantitative and qualitative — on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they're not familiar with yet, according to Niche. Learn more about Niche's methodology .

"Choosing the right school for our children can have a real ripple effect on their lives — from career path and earning potential to how they'll contribute to society," said Niche CEO Luke Skurman. "Our annual K-12 rankings empower families to make informed decisions and help lay a strong foundation for their children's futures."

However, "best schools" rankings have their critics. James Fallows, a former U.S. News & World Report editor, even called them "meaningless" in a 2021 interview with NPR .

"The reason they (U.S. News) started doing it back in the early 1980s under the guidance of a man named Mel Elfin, was because it was a brilliant business strategy," Fallows said. "By appealing to the human desire for rankings and knowing where you stand and where somebody else stands, they were able to make a very strong part of their business, which is now basically the only part of their business."