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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)
341269003171	411	John F. Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	61-127 Preakness Avenue	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0500	2,053	141	14.5	51.6%	137 (6.7%)	352 (17.1%)	1,392 (67.8%)	170 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$11,588						$11,588	9.6	9.6	406	5
341800001264	412	Willingboro High School	Public	9-12	20 Jfk Way	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8800	842	54	15.5		19 (2.3%)	669 (79.5%)	122 (14.5%)	12 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	$19,173			$521			$18,652	9.5	10.9	398	14
341134002190	413	Barringer High School	Public	9-12	90 Parker St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5125	1,734	114	15.2	72.1%	9 (0.5%)	305 (17.6%)	1,410 (81.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,862			$299			$5,563	8.8	9.2	407	6
341122003454	414	New Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	1000 Somerset St	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	2,477	177	13.9	83.0%	12 (0.5%)	171 (6.9%)	2,278 (92.0%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	$8,526						$8,526	8.7	11.7	392	22
341134003227	415	Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark	Public	9-12	279 Chancellor Avenue	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-1234	140	17	8.2	75.7%	1 (0.7%)	122 (87.1%)	12 (8.6%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,274			$240			$13,034	8.6	11.1	397	18
340264001346	416	Camden High School	Public	9-12	1700 Park Boulevard	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5100	421	24	17.5	70.8%	5 (1.2%)	280 (66.5%)	134 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$31,060			$3,774			$27,286	8.5	7.9	414	2
341269004866	417	Eastside High School	Public	9-12	150 Park Avenue	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2354	2,323	133	17.4	52.7%	18 (0.8%)	405 (17.4%)	1,895 (81.6%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)								7.8			(n/a)
341272002608	418	Paulsboro High School	Public	9-12	670 N Delaware St	Paulsboro	08066	Gloucester County	Paulsboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 423-2222	384	33	11.7	40.4%	124 (32.3%)	171 (44.5%)	76 (19.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$10,884			$346			$10,538	7.8	11.7	391	27
341269006151	419	Newcomers High School	Public	9-12	151 Ellison Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 321-0760	37	1	37	24.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								7.7			(n/a)
340264001348	420	East Side High School	Public	9-12	3100 Federal Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5300	514	64	8	49.0%	11 (2.1%)	150 (29.2%)	344 (66.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,818			$3,228			$17,590	7.6	7.8	415	5

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.