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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 743)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
341305003558	361	Quibbletown Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Academy Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-0444	482	38	12.6	42.9%	46 (9.5%)	114 (23.7%)	148 (30.7%)	157 (32.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.5%)	$7,880			$152			$7,728	48.2	48.2	359	2
340183001982	362	Bloomfield Middle School	Public	7-8	60 Huck Road	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8620	929	82	11.3	39.3%	213 (22.9%)	219 (23.6%)	434 (46.7%)	38 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	10 (1.1%)	$7,974			$128			$7,846	47.7	45.9	378	16
340076903036	363	South Hunterdon Regional High School	Public	7-12	301 Mt Airy Harbourton Rd	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-2060	392	49	7.9	29.6%	251 (64.0%)	23 (5.9%)	98 (25.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$13,989			$37			$13,952	47.7	35.7	460	97
340378001042	364	Delran Middle School	Public	6-8	905 Chester Avenue	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-8822	678	64	10.6	25.2%	436 (64.3%)	47 (6.9%)	149 (22.0%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	$11,462			$179			$11,283	47.6	52.4	329	35
340077903353	365	College Achieve Central Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	365 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	College Achieve Central Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 625-1879	1,428	86	16.6	66.3%	2 (0.1%)	267 (18.7%)	1,149 (80.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	$8,250			$601			$7,649	47.4	42.2	409	44
340005500361	366	Sussex County Technology Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	385 N. Church Rd.	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sussex County Technology Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-3250	220	24	9.3	24.1%	158 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.9%)	$13,292			$374			$12,918	47.4	39	426	60
341464003582	367	Sayreville Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5290	1,335	124	10.7	40.4%	510 (38.2%)	198 (14.8%)	294 (22.0%)	209 (15.7%)	26 (1.9%)	6 (0.4%)	89 (6.7%)	$8,185			$149			$8,036	47.2	44.9	388	21
341227002402	368	Forest Street Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	651 Forest St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4120	385	31	12.4	81.0%	2 (0.5%)	164 (42.6%)	206 (53.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,797			$522			$9,275	46.8	48.5	356	12
340513003782	369	Farmingdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	49 Academy St	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Farmingdale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 938-9611	171	20	8.4	16.4%	139 (81.3%)	1 (0.6%)	27 (15.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$15,141			$544			$14,597	46.8	49.1	351	18
340077303275	370	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	358	31	11.5	67.0%	1 (0.3%)	318 (88.8%)	35 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,874			$943			$11,931	46.8	40.6	420	50

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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 4, 2024, 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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.