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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)
340074103050	401	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	612 Amboy Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 203-3742	376	26	14.4	62.5%	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.3%)	354 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,684			$729			$10,955	10.9	10.6	399	2
340008000566	402	Freedom Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-12	1000 Atlantic AVE	Camden	08104	Camden County	Freedom Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-0766	743	38	19.5	58.1%	7 (0.9%)	264 (35.5%)	456 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	$11,641			$1,702			$9,939	10.4	13.6	377	25
341134002206	403	Weequahic High School	Public	9-12	279 Chancellor Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3923	454	33	13.9	78.9%	1 (0.2%)	408 (89.9%)	41 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,342			$675			$13,667	10.4	8.5	412	9
341134002192	404	Central High School	Public	9-12	250 18th Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6378	894	71	12.6	74.8%	9 (1.0%)	646 (72.3%)	219 (24.5%)	6 (0.7%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$16,638			$864			$15,774	10.2	9	411	7
341629000449	405	Daylight/Twilight High School	Public	9-12	135 E. Hanover Street	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 256-8190	479	33	14.7	42.0%	3 (0.6%)	127 (26.5%)	346 (72.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,864			$2,099			$11,765	10.2	10.6	400	5
340423000494	406	East Orange Campus High School	Public	9-12	344 Prospect Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-7300	1,748	101	17.3	48.3%	14 (0.8%)	1,458 (83.4%)	262 (15.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	$11,351			$278			$11,073	10	11.5	393	13
340264000087	407	Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-2500	194	22	8.8	66.0%	2 (1.0%)	125 (64.4%)	66 (34.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,795			$2,939			$17,856	10	12.2	388	19
341134000791	408	American History High School	Public	9-12	74 Montgomery St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7333	373	40	9.4	83.4%	1 (0.3%)	195 (52.3%)	175 (46.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,890			$624			$11,266	9.8	13.7	376	32
341269005998	409	Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts	Public	9-12	413 12th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0520	252	27	9.3	53.2%	5 (2.0%)	95 (37.7%)	151 (59.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,357						$17,357	9.7	12.8	381	28
341134002208	410	West Side High School	Public	9-12	403 South Orange Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7019	609	46	13.2	76.7%	0 (0.0%)	490 (80.5%)	113 (18.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$14,251			$797			$13,454	9.6	10.2	402	8

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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.