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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 748)	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)
340006100378	411	The Queen City Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	815 West Seventh Street	Plainfield	07063	Union County	The Queen City Academy Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 753-4700	403	15	26.8	60.5%	0 (0.0%)	143 (35.5%)	260 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,791			$779			$9,012	41.9	40.8	424	13
340459005504	412	Elmora School No. 12	Public	PK, KG-8	638 Magie Ave	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5650	648	47	13.9	78.2%	41 (6.3%)	67 (10.3%)	527 (81.3%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,954			$231			$9,723	41.5	39.9	433	21
340162001328	413	Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School	Public	5-8	235 Grove Avenue	West Berlin	08091	Camden County	Berlin Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-9480	258	30	8.6	34.5%	153 (59.3%)	40 (15.5%)	37 (14.3%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	$17,757			$592			$17,165	41.4	44.9	385	28
340072903027	414	Vineland Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1480 Pennsylvania Ave.	Vineland	08361	Cumberland County	Vineland Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 691-1004	433	30	14.4	58.2%	57 (13.2%)	128 (29.6%)	219 (50.6%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.8%)	$7,019			$665			$6,354	41.3	48.6	355	59
341635004120	415	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	221 Morningside Avenue	Union Beach	07735	Monmouth County	Union Beach Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 264-5400	638	56	11.4	28.1%	481 (75.4%)	14 (2.2%)	100 (15.7%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	$13,079			$853			$12,226	41.3	55.3	301	114
340432003060	416	Melvin H. Kreps Middle School	Public	6-8	5 Kent Lane	East Windsor	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7767	1,176	109	10.8	39.6%	272 (23.1%)	109 (9.3%)	567 (48.2%)	184 (15.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.5%)	$12,750			$131			$12,619	41.3	37.3	452	36
340081005028	417	Alloway Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Cedar St	Alloway	08001	Salem County	Alloway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-1622	262	27	9.7	11.1%	224 (85.5%)	11 (4.2%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	$10,893			$719			$10,174	41.2	43.5	399	18
341134002298	418	Lafayette Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 Lafayette St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4860	1,180	71	16.6	90.5%	203 (17.2%)	12 (1.0%)	960 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,737			$782			$6,955	40.8	26.3	538	120
340291005928	419	Central Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	509 Forest Hills Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Central Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1100	716	69	10.4	36.7%	464 (64.8%)	36 (5.0%)	158 (22.1%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	$10,102			$281			$9,821	40.8	50.1	338	81
340077303275	420	Link Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	23 Pennsyvania Ave	Newark	07114	Essex County	Link Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0529	339	20	16.9	69.3%	0 (0.0%)	311 (91.7%)	26 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,874			$943			$11,931	40.6	31.4	502	82

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science 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.