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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
340005003405	21	Hunterdon County Academies	Public	9-12	1445 State Route 31	Annandale	08801	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 788-1119	211	4	52.7	2.8%	159 (75.4%)	3 (1.4%)	16 (7.6%)	30 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$6,795		$6,795	87.5	95.3	8	13
341173000646	22	Northern Highlands Regional High School	Public	9-12	298 Hillside Ave	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 327-8700	1,287	112	11.5	1.0%	925 (71.9%)	17 (1.3%)	112 (8.7%)	196 (15.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.3%)	$15,404	$224	$15,180	87.1	88.3	23	1
341071001132	23	Moorestown High School	Public	9-12	350 Bridgeboro Road	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 778-6610	1,267	110	11.5	10.6%	839 (66.2%)	76 (6.0%)	101 (8.0%)	161 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (6.9%)	$8,774		$8,774	87.1	83.5	34	11
341072004348	24	Morris County School of Technology	Public	9-12	400 East Main Street	Denville	07834	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-4600	820	75	10.9	4.1%	390 (47.6%)	14 (1.7%)	111 (13.5%)	277 (33.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.2%)	$13,307	$971	$12,336	87.1	84.7	32	8
341072000522	25	Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2301	179			1.7%	23 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	149 (83.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$12,298	$28	$12,270	87.1	95.7	6	19
341008000395	25	Edison Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	100 Technology Drive	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2600	175	11	15.9	1.7%	10 (5.7%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.6%)	154 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,783	$322	$11,461	87.1	91.5	15	10
341440004094	27	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School	Public	9-12	74 Ridge Road	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-1597	876	84	10.4	0.3%	789 (90.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.5%)	$14,186	$74	$14,112	86.2	82.8	38	11
340594002092	28	Glen Ridge High School	Public	7-12	200 Ridgewood Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8303	822	73	11.2	0.4%	611 (74.3%)	33 (4.0%)	60 (7.3%)	66 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.2%)	$10,966	$21	$10,945	86.2	88.2	24	4
340165005124	29	Ridge High School	Public	9-12	268 South Finley Avenue	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-2585	1,682	148	11.3	1.4%	984 (58.5%)	7 (0.4%)	113 (6.7%)	520 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (3.4%)	$10,069		$10,069	85.3	82.9	37	8
341776005764	30	Westfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	550 Dorian Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4500	1,818	150	12	2.0%	1,435 (78.9%)	50 (2.8%)	146 (8.0%)	132 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (2.8%)	$7,575		$7,575	85.3	87.1	26	4

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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)
340005003405	21	Hunterdon County Academies	Public	9-12	1445 State Route 31	Annandale	08801	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 788-1119	211	4	52.7	2.8%	159 (75.4%)	3 (1.4%)	16 (7.6%)	30 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$6,795						$6,795	87.5	95.3	8	13
341173000646	22	Northern Highlands Regional High School	Public	9-12	298 Hillside Ave	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 327-8700	1,287	112	11.5	1.0%	925 (71.9%)	17 (1.3%)	112 (8.7%)	196 (15.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.3%)	$15,404			$224			$15,180	87.1	88.3	23	1
341071001132	23	Moorestown High School	Public	9-12	350 Bridgeboro Road	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 778-6610	1,267	110	11.5	10.6%	839 (66.2%)	76 (6.0%)	101 (8.0%)	161 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (6.9%)	$8,774						$8,774	87.1	83.5	34	11
341072004348	24	Morris County School of Technology	Public	9-12	400 East Main Street	Denville	07834	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-4600	820	75	10.9	4.1%	390 (47.6%)	14 (1.7%)	111 (13.5%)	277 (33.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.2%)	$13,307			$971			$12,336	87.1	84.7	32	8
341072000522	25	Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2301	179			1.7%	23 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	149 (83.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$12,298			$28			$12,270	87.1	95.7	6	19
341008000395	25	Edison Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	100 Technology Drive	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2600	175	11	15.9	1.7%	10 (5.7%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.6%)	154 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,783			$322			$11,461	87.1	91.5	15	10
341440004094	27	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School	Public	9-12	74 Ridge Road	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-1597	876	84	10.4	0.3%	789 (90.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.5%)	$14,186			$74			$14,112	86.2	82.8	38	11
340594002092	28	Glen Ridge High School	Public	7-12	200 Ridgewood Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8303	822	73	11.2	0.4%	611 (74.3%)	33 (4.0%)	60 (7.3%)	66 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.2%)	$10,966			$21			$10,945	86.2	88.2	24	4
340165005124	29	Ridge High School	Public	9-12	268 South Finley Avenue	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-2585	1,682	148	11.3	1.4%	984 (58.5%)	7 (0.4%)	113 (6.7%)	520 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (3.4%)	$10,069						$10,069	85.3	82.9	37	8
341776005764	30	Westfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	550 Dorian Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4500	1,818	150	12	2.0%	1,435 (78.9%)	50 (2.8%)	146 (8.0%)	132 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (2.8%)	$7,575						$7,575	85.3	87.1	26	4