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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)
340001900269	371	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	413 New Road	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-7694	370	43	8.6	73.0%	97 (26.2%)	142 (38.4%)	117 (31.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$12,908			$881			$12,027	13.8	17.9	350	21
340864000429	372	Lindenwold High School	Public	9-12	801 Egg Harbor Road	Lindenwold	08021	Camden County	Lindenwold Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 741-0320	727	57	12.7	80.3%	41 (5.6%)	244 (33.6%)	413 (56.8%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.9%)	$11,384			$416			$10,968	13.7	10	404	32
341314005604	373	Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	950 Park Avenue	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4390	1,925	130	14.8	78.5%	10 (0.5%)	333 (17.3%)	1,569 (81.5%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	$10,696						$10,696	13.5	12.4	385	12
340264000579	374	Camden Big Picture Learning Academy	Public	7-12	1875 Park Boulevard	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5122	169	23	7.3	65.1%	3 (1.8%)	101 (59.8%)	64 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$25,730			$4,249			$21,481	13.3	12.6	383	9
340078503390	375	Camden's Promise Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	879 Beideman Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden's Promise Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-1000	2,363	210	11.2	89.7%	5 (0.2%)	317 (13.4%)	2,027 (85.8%)	8 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	$8,782			$947			$7,835	13.2	15.9	367	8
340078803423	376	LEAD Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	201 Bergen Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	LEAD Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 772-1724	196	5	39.2	68.4%	1 (0.5%)	156 (79.6%)	39 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,324			$814			$6,510	13.1			(n/a)
340786003880	377	Keansburg High School	Public	9-12	140 Port Monmouth Road	Keansburg	07734	Monmouth County	Keansburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 787-2007	388	33	11.8	40.2%	166 (42.8%)	94 (24.2%)	115 (29.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$15,844						$15,844	13.1	11.3	395	18
341320000192	378	Pleasantville High School	Public	9-12	701 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6900	924	65	14.3	79.2%	15 (1.6%)	284 (30.7%)	587 (63.5%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	14 (1.5%)	$16,528			$509			$16,019	13	10.2	401	23
340007800487	379	Leap Academy University Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 North Broadway	Camden	08102	Camden County	LEAP Academy University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 614-0400	1,557	106	14.6	87.3%	4 (0.3%)	584 (37.5%)	959 (61.6%)	10 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,261			$1,120			$9,141	12.9	11.1	396	17
340768002104	380	Irvington High School	Public	9-12	1253 Clinton Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6897	1,684	110	15.3	43.8%	6 (0.4%)	1,217 (72.3%)	438 (26.0%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	$11,803			$142			$11,661	12.9	12.7	382	2

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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.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
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