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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
340792000209	281	David Brearley Middle/High School	Public	7-12	401 Monroe Avenue	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 931-9696	774	73	10.6	15.0%	390 (50.4%)	52 (6.7%)	292 (37.7%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	$8,540		$8,540	28.9	24.5	304	23
341002001732	282	Middle Township High School	Public	9-12	300 East Atlantic Avenue	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 465-1852	790	65	12.1	36.1%	498 (63.0%)	120 (15.2%)	142 (18.0%)	21 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$14,240	$237	$14,003	28.7	35.9	238	44
340105001298	283	Audubon Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	350 Edgewood Avenue	Audubon	08106	Camden County	Audubon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-7695	758	64	11.8	21.9%	630 (83.1%)	34 (4.5%)	63 (8.3%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.8%)	$13,420	$369	$13,051	28.6	35.9	240	43
340203000960	284	Bordentown Regional High School	Public	9-12	318 Ward Ave	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 298-0025	763	56	13.6	14.5%	469 (61.5%)	118 (15.5%)	98 (12.8%)	68 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	$8,561	$03	$8,558	28.5	31.1	267	17
340432003054	285	Hightstown High School	Public	9-12	25 Leshin Lane	Hightstown	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7738	1,644	128	12.8	36.4%	436 (26.5%)	132 (8.0%)	802 (48.8%)	245 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.2%)	$13,837	$184	$13,653	28.4	29.4	277	8
340459003519	286	K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy	Public	9-12	237 South Broad Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 436-5023	427	29	14.7	76.6%	22 (5.2%)	60 (14.1%)	337 (78.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)				28.4	24.6	303	17
341149003480	287	North Brunswick Township High School	Public	9-12	98 Raider Road	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3702	1,881	150	12.5	33.4%	311 (16.5%)	426 (22.6%)	772 (41.0%)	322 (17.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	44 (2.3%)	$9,061	$24	$9,037	27.6	26.5	291	4
340291004604	288	Central Regional High School	Public	9-12	509 Forest Hills Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Central Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1100	1,606	121	13.2	35.7%	1,067 (66.4%)	94 (5.9%)	322 (20.0%)	35 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	80 (5.0%)	$14,298	$252	$14,046	27.6	29.7	275	13
341545002630	289	Delsea Regional High School	Public	9-12	242 Fries Mill Rd	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Delsea Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 694-0100	1,074	87	12.3	19.5%	759 (70.7%)	114 (10.6%)	137 (12.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.0%)	$13,530	$198	$13,332	27.5	22.9	316	27
340075403181	290	Peoples Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	321 Bergen Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	Peoples Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-1790	340	17	20.6	64.4%	0 (0.0%)	268 (78.8%)	65 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)				27.5	19.2	336	46

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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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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.

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)
340792000209	281	David Brearley Middle/High School	Public	7-12	401 Monroe Avenue	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 931-9696	774	73	10.6	15.0%	390 (50.4%)	52 (6.7%)	292 (37.7%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	$8,540						$8,540	28.9	24.5	304	23
341002001732	282	Middle Township High School	Public	9-12	300 East Atlantic Avenue	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 465-1852	790	65	12.1	36.1%	498 (63.0%)	120 (15.2%)	142 (18.0%)	21 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$14,240			$237			$14,003	28.7	35.9	238	44
340105001298	283	Audubon Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	350 Edgewood Avenue	Audubon	08106	Camden County	Audubon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-7695	758	64	11.8	21.9%	630 (83.1%)	34 (4.5%)	63 (8.3%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.8%)	$13,420			$369			$13,051	28.6	35.9	240	43
340203000960	284	Bordentown Regional High School	Public	9-12	318 Ward Ave	Bordentown	08505	Burlington County	Bordentown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 298-0025	763	56	13.6	14.5%	469 (61.5%)	118 (15.5%)	98 (12.8%)	68 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	$8,561			$03			$8,558	28.5	31.1	267	17
340432003054	285	Hightstown High School	Public	9-12	25 Leshin Lane	Hightstown	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7738	1,644	128	12.8	36.4%	436 (26.5%)	132 (8.0%)	802 (48.8%)	245 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.2%)	$13,837			$184			$13,653	28.4	29.4	277	8
340459003519	286	K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy	Public	9-12	237 South Broad Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 436-5023	427	29	14.7	76.6%	22 (5.2%)	60 (14.1%)	337 (78.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								28.4	24.6	303	17
341149003480	287	North Brunswick Township High School	Public	9-12	98 Raider Road	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3702	1,881	150	12.5	33.4%	311 (16.5%)	426 (22.6%)	772 (41.0%)	322 (17.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	44 (2.3%)	$9,061			$24			$9,037	27.6	26.5	291	4
340291004604	288	Central Regional High School	Public	9-12	509 Forest Hills Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Central Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1100	1,606	121	13.2	35.7%	1,067 (66.4%)	94 (5.9%)	322 (20.0%)	35 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	80 (5.0%)	$14,298			$252			$14,046	27.6	29.7	275	13
341545002630	289	Delsea Regional High School	Public	9-12	242 Fries Mill Rd	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Delsea Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 694-0100	1,074	87	12.3	19.5%	759 (70.7%)	114 (10.6%)	137 (12.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.0%)	$13,530			$198			$13,332	27.5	22.9	316	27
340075403181	290	Peoples Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	321 Bergen Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	Peoples Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-1790	340	17	20.6	64.4%	0 (0.0%)	268 (78.8%)	65 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)								27.5	19.2	336	46