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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)
340459005478	151	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy	Public	9-12	40 Morrell Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5870	1,281	68	18.8	74.6%	154 (12.0%)	102 (8.0%)	973 (76.0%)	50 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,448			$210			$7,238	51.8	53	143	8
340312001020	152	Cinnaminson High School	Public	9-12	1197 Riverton Road	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 829-7770	882	69	12.8	12.5%	641 (72.7%)	81 (9.2%)	85 (9.6%)	24 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	45 (5.1%)	$11,982						$11,982	51.5	63.2	92	60
341533002422	153	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	17 Parker Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 762-5600	1,930	150	12.8	15.2%	972 (50.4%)	587 (30.4%)	159 (8.2%)	62 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	134 (6.9%)	$6,150						$6,150	51.3	47.5	164	11
341446000810	154	Rutherford High School	Public	9-12	56 Elliott Pl	Rutherford	07070	Bergen County	Rutherford School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 438-7675	753	69	10.9	2.0%	401 (53.3%)	14 (1.9%)	186 (24.7%)	115 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.6%)	$11,187						$11,187	50.9	52.8	145	9
341656004124	155	Allentown High School	Public	9-12	27 High Street	Allentown	08501	Monmouth County	Upper Freehold Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 259-7292	1,084	83	13	4.8%	898 (82.8%)	30 (2.8%)	68 (6.3%)	67 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.7%)	$8,870			$234			$8,636	50.3	55.1	131	24
340002400289	156	North Star Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10 Washington Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	North Star Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0101	6,352	236	26.8	83.7%	85 (1.3%)	5,135 (80.8%)	1,055 (16.6%)	12 (0.2%)	15 (0.2%)	2 (0.0%)	48 (0.8%)	$10,058			$1,071			$8,987	50.2	34.8	245	89
340849001092	157	Cherokee High School	Public	9-12	120 Tomlinson Mill Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Lenape Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 983-5140	2,179	177	12.3	10.4%	1,591 (73.0%)	131 (6.0%)	164 (7.5%)	203 (9.3%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	79 (3.6%)	$11,792						$11,792	50	47.9	163	6
340300001418	158	Cherry Hill High School East	Public	9-12	1750 Kresson Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-2222	2,087	142	14.6	11.1%	1,170 (56.1%)	147 (7.0%)	191 (9.2%)	471 (22.6%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (4.9%)	$7,332			$75			$7,257	50	60	107	51
340280000300	159	Henry P. Becton Regional High School	Public	9-12	120 Paterson Avenue	East Rutherford	07073	Bergen County	Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 935-3007	771	59	13.1	21.5%	288 (37.4%)	64 (8.3%)	320 (41.5%)	90 (11.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$16,979			$434			$16,545	49.8	33.3	255	96
340480002074	160	Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology	Public	9-12	498-544 West Market St	Newark	07107	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2203	1,154	93	12.4	82.6%	10 (0.9%)	523 (45.3%)	596 (51.6%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	$8,605			$479			$8,126	49.7	54.8	132	28

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.