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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)
340071702925	341	Foundation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	363 West State Street	Trenton	08608	Mercer County	Foundation Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 920-9200	1,044	57	18.3	73.1%	8 (0.8%)	528 (50.6%)	490 (46.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.3%)	$11,069			$878			$10,191	18.3	18.4	346	5
340093003732	342	Asbury Park High School	Public	9-12	1001 Sunset Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2638	607	50	12.1	45.8%	11 (1.8%)	255 (42.0%)	338 (55.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$21,907			$332			$21,575	18.1	23.5	312	30
340282003268	343	Carteret High School	Public	9-12	199 Washington Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 541-8960	1,089	83	13	71.2%	98 (9.0%)	187 (17.2%)	532 (48.9%)	242 (22.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.2%)	$5,770						$5,770	18	18.1	347	4
340288001662	344	Sterling High School	Public	9-12	501 South Warwick Road	Somerdale	08083	Camden County	Sterling Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 784-1333	894	70	12.7	33.4%	359 (40.2%)	173 (19.4%)	174 (19.5%)	26 (2.9%)	6 (0.7%)	108 (12.1%)	44 (4.9%)	$12,772			$352			$12,420	17.9	19.3	335	9
341455005090	345	Salem High School	Public	9-12	219 Walnut St	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3900	420	38	11	52.1%	123 (29.3%)	218 (51.9%)	66 (15.7%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$16,851			$1,191			$15,660	17.9	25.1	302	43
340459003389	346	J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy	Public	9-12	447 Richmond Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6500	342			83.9%	15 (4.4%)	56 (16.4%)	267 (78.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,149						$9,149	17.8	26.9	288	58
341164005258	347	North Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	34 Wilson Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Union County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 769-6000	1,214	99	12.2	61.7%	101 (8.3%)	201 (16.6%)	870 (71.7%)	32 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	$11,138			$46			$11,092	17.6	23.6	310	37
340076503254	348	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 Grand Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 336-1550	1,160	81	14.3	80.4%	16 (1.4%)	232 (20.0%)	888 (76.6%)	15 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	$9,134			$1,190			$7,944	17.6	19.2	337	11
340002200285	349	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 Sussex Ave	Newark	07103	Essex County	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 621-0060	1,425			47.1%	4 (0.3%)	1,210 (84.9%)	191 (13.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.6%)	$8,798			$888			$7,910	17.4	9.1	410	61
340654003092	350	Hamilton West-Watson	Public	9-12	2720 South Clinton Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4168	1,348	99	13.5	43.6%	341 (25.3%)	244 (18.1%)	688 (51.0%)	33 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.0%)	$9,849			$28			$9,821	17.3	16.4	362	12

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About our rankings:

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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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.