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Cherry Hill Information
Cherry Hill Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the
United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total
population of 69,965, making it the fourteenth-largest municipality in New
Jersey and the sixth-largest in the Delaware Valley, South Jersey's
densely-populated core outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is considered an
'edge city' of Philadelphia.
In 2006, Cherry Hill was named among the Best Places to Live in the US by Money
Magazine and was ranked eighth safest place to live in the same survey.
Cherry Hill was also named among the Best Places to Live in the Phildelphia
region for 2006 by Philadelphia Magazine (see magazine print edition, October
2006).
The Cherry Hill Public Schools system is made up of 19 schools: an early
childhood center, twelve elementary schools, three junior high schools, an
alternative magnet middle school, two traditional high schools, and an
alternative high school program. It is the twelfth-largest school district in
the state of New Jersey and one of the largest suburban districts. This year,
the district will top 11,800 students and enrollments continue to grow. The
district has grown by about 2,000 students in the last 12 years. The system has
1,400 employees, including 1,000+ teachers.
For the 2001-02 school year, Cherry Hill High School East received the Blue
Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education, the highest honor that an
American school can achieve. Three of the district's schools have been named as
"Star Schools" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that
a New Jersey school can achieve: Cherry Hill High School East (1999-2000),
Thomas Paine Elementary School (2002-03) and Clara Barton Elementary School
(2003-04). Also, Cherry Hill High School West began housing an optional
curriculum rivaling the national AP program, the International Baccalaureate
Program in 2001. In addition, three students were accepted to the Governor's
School of New Jersey, and the district has five Best Practices Award Winners.
SAT scores far exceed state and national averages. In 2005, the graduation rate
was nearly 100% and more than 97% of graduates are continuing their education at
two- or four-year colleges.
Camden Catholic High School, located on Cuthbert Boulevard at Route 38, is run
by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.
The King's Christian School, located on Carnegie Plaza off Springdale Road, is a
private Christian fully-accredited PreK-12 institution founded as the Christian
Day School of Camden County in 1946.
Kellman Academy located on Chapel Avenue is a private Jewish day school serving
children aged 3 through 8th grade. The school was founded in 1959 in association
with Congregation Beth El.
Politz Day School located on Cooper Landing Road is a private Judaic school
serving early childhood through middle school students. The school is co-located
with and supported by Congregation Sons of Israel.
Baptist Regional School on Springdale Road is a private Christian school on two
campuses, grades K-6 in Cherry Hill, and grades 7-12 in Haddon Heights, New
Jersey. The schools were founded and supported by Bethel Baptist Church (Cherry
Hill) and Haddon Heights Baptist Church.
Camden County College operates a campus at the William G. Rohrer Center, State
Route 70 and Springdale Road.