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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
340757002766	51	High Technical High School	Public	9-12	One High Tech Way	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 662-6801	913	93	9.8	33.4%	239 (26.2%)	71 (7.8%)	415 (45.5%)	141 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	42 (4.6%)	$11,480	$1,673	$9,807	76.7	79.9	45	6
340074603143	52	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Pierce Street	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 412-7643	604	38	15.8	9.4%	79 (13.1%)	115 (19.0%)	32 (5.3%)	344 (57.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.6%)	$7,387	$280	$7,107	76.5	70.6	69	17
341227003506	53	STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	Public	9-12	445 Scotland Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4190	162	14	11.5	80.9%	0 (0.0%)	85 (52.5%)	76 (46.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				76.5	94.2	11	42
341065004332	54	Montville Township High School	Public	9-12	100 Horseneck Road	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	1,112	107	10.3	2.3%	723 (65.0%)	17 (1.5%)	102 (9.2%)	239 (21.5%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.0%)	18 (1.6%)	$15,537	$35	$15,502	76	77.6	51	3
341161003026	55	Voorhees High School	Public	9-12	256 County Route 513	Glen Gardner	08826	Hunterdon County	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-6116	672	72	9.2	5.4%	574 (85.4%)	13 (1.9%)	56 (8.3%)	22 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$15,592	$61	$15,531	75.8	67.3	78	23
340705003844	56	Henry Hudson Regional School	Public	7-12	1 Grand Tour	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Henry Hudson Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 872-0900	296	39	7.5	18.6%	244 (82.4%)	6 (2.0%)	36 (12.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$19,383	$660	$18,723	75.6	48.1	162	106
341134000139	57	Technology High School	Public	9-12	223 Broadway	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5962	665	49	13.7	83.9%	81 (12.2%)	110 (16.5%)	444 (66.8%)	23 (3.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,824	$446	$11,378	75.1	76.3	54	3
340741003850	58	Holmdel High School	Public	9-12	36 Crawfords Corner Road	Holmdel	07733	Monmouth County	Holmdel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-1832	932	85	10.9	2.6%	676 (72.5%)	9 (1.0%)	36 (3.9%)	144 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (6.5%)	$16,929	$70	$16,859	74.9	69.5	74	16
340639001554	59	Haddonfield Memorial High School	Public	9-12	401 Kings Highway East	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-3960	866	91	9.5	2.4%	754 (87.1%)	15 (1.7%)	27 (3.1%)	35 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.5%)	$8,175		$8,175	74.6	75.9	55	4
340000900176	60	Bernards High School	Public	9-12	25 Olcott Avenue	Bernardsville	07924	Somerset County	Somerset Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 630-3000	812	65	12.5	11.9%	543 (66.9%)	9 (1.1%)	188 (23.2%)	51 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$10,867		$10,867	74.3	71.4	66	6

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science, NJSLA English Language Arts test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 422)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
340757002766	51	High Technical High School	Public	9-12	One High Tech Way	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 662-6801	913	93	9.8	33.4%	239 (26.2%)	71 (7.8%)	415 (45.5%)	141 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	42 (4.6%)	$11,480			$1,673			$9,807	76.7	79.9	45	6
340074603143	52	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Pierce Street	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 412-7643	604	38	15.8	9.4%	79 (13.1%)	115 (19.0%)	32 (5.3%)	344 (57.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.6%)	$7,387			$280			$7,107	76.5	70.6	69	17
341227003506	53	STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	Public	9-12	445 Scotland Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4190	162	14	11.5	80.9%	0 (0.0%)	85 (52.5%)	76 (46.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								76.5	94.2	11	42
341065004332	54	Montville Township High School	Public	9-12	100 Horseneck Road	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	1,112	107	10.3	2.3%	723 (65.0%)	17 (1.5%)	102 (9.2%)	239 (21.5%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.0%)	18 (1.6%)	$15,537			$35			$15,502	76	77.6	51	3
341161003026	55	Voorhees High School	Public	9-12	256 County Route 513	Glen Gardner	08826	Hunterdon County	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-6116	672	72	9.2	5.4%	574 (85.4%)	13 (1.9%)	56 (8.3%)	22 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$15,592			$61			$15,531	75.8	67.3	78	23
340705003844	56	Henry Hudson Regional School	Public	7-12	1 Grand Tour	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Henry Hudson Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 872-0900	296	39	7.5	18.6%	244 (82.4%)	6 (2.0%)	36 (12.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$19,383			$660			$18,723	75.6	48.1	162	106
341134000139	57	Technology High School	Public	9-12	223 Broadway	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5962	665	49	13.7	83.9%	81 (12.2%)	110 (16.5%)	444 (66.8%)	23 (3.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,824			$446			$11,378	75.1	76.3	54	3
340741003850	58	Holmdel High School	Public	9-12	36 Crawfords Corner Road	Holmdel	07733	Monmouth County	Holmdel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-1832	932	85	10.9	2.6%	676 (72.5%)	9 (1.0%)	36 (3.9%)	144 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (6.5%)	$16,929			$70			$16,859	74.9	69.5	74	16
340639001554	59	Haddonfield Memorial High School	Public	9-12	401 Kings Highway East	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-3960	866	91	9.5	2.4%	754 (87.1%)	15 (1.7%)	27 (3.1%)	35 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.5%)	$8,175						$8,175	74.6	75.9	55	4
340000900176	60	Bernards High School	Public	9-12	25 Olcott Avenue	Bernardsville	07924	Somerset County	Somerset Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 630-3000	812	65	12.5	11.9%	543 (66.9%)	9 (1.1%)	188 (23.2%)	51 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$10,867						$10,867	74.3	71.4	66	6