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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)
341428005650	391	Abraham Clark High School	Public	9-12	122 East 6th Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2000	884	69	12.8	48.3%	15 (1.7%)	443 (50.1%)	416 (47.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$13,218			$651			$12,567	11.9	12	390	1
341134002196	392	Newark Vocational High School	Public	9-12	301 West Kinney St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7308	583	56	10.4	84.9%	10 (1.7%)	316 (54.2%)	252 (43.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								11.8			(n/a)
341134002194	393	East Side High School	Public	9-12	238 Van Buren St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4900	2,255	139	16.2	76.9%	499 (22.1%)	126 (5.6%)	1,624 (72.0%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,351			$541			$8,810	11.8	12.5	384	9
340459003071	394	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	Public	9-12	123 Pearl St	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6565	1,443	99	14.6	79.1%	64 (4.4%)	251 (17.4%)	1,110 (76.9%)	15 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,732			$231			$10,501	11.6	9.2	409	15
340459003045	395	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Public	9-12	625 Summer St	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6800	810	61	13.2	87.7%	33 (4.1%)	180 (22.2%)	592 (73.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,744			$249			$10,495	11.3	10.1	403	8
341269003107	396	Paterson STEAM High School	Public	9-12	764 11th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0560	295	31	9.5	47.1%	16 (5.4%)	72 (24.4%)	200 (67.8%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,393						$13,393	11.2	12.3	387	9
340783002772	397	Henry Snyder High School	Public	9-12	239 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6600	849	60	14.1	62.0%	27 (3.2%)	513 (60.4%)	257 (30.3%)	37 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	6 (0.7%)	$12,551			$328			$12,223	11.2	18.1	348	49
340004800335	398	Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1725 Main Street	Lake Como	07719	Monmouth County	Academy Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 681-8377	180	19	9.4	69.4%	6 (3.3%)	66 (36.7%)	106 (58.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,358			$1,119			$13,239	11.1	27.6	282	116
340459003039	399	Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy	Public	9-12	641 South Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6600	1,299	83	15.6	81.4%	57 (4.4%)	193 (14.9%)	1,029 (79.2%)	16 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,135			$272			$10,863	11	11.4	394	5
340225001784	400	Bridgeton High School	Public	9-12	111 N West Avenue	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Bridgeton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 455-8030	1,681	109	15.4		32 (1.9%)	288 (17.1%)	1,339 (79.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.0%)	$14,944			$1,039			$13,905	11	9.9	405	5

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.