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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
341770003258	81	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South	Public	9-12	346 Clarksville Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5050	1,626	122	13.3	6.0%	213 (13.1%)	97 (6.0%)	87 (5.4%)	1,195 (73.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (1.9%)	$12,191	$163	$12,028	71	67	91	10
340153000201	82	Governor Livingston High School	Public	9-12	175 Watchung Boulevard	Berkeley Heights	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-3100	920	84	10.9	1.7%	633 (68.8%)	6 (0.7%)	141 (15.3%)	102 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.7%)	$11,268	$95	$11,173	70.6	67.4	88	6
340228000173	83	Bridgewater-Raritan High School	Public	9-12	600 Garretson Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8660	2,745	212	12.9	12.1%	1,152 (42.0%)	109 (4.0%)	551 (20.1%)	847 (30.9%)	7 (0.3%)	16 (0.6%)	59 (2.1%)	$11,278	$50	$11,228	69.9	69.7	77	6
340312001020	84	Cinnaminson High School	Public	9-12	1197 Riverton Road	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 829-7770	903	69	13.1	17.8%	653 (72.3%)	84 (9.3%)	95 (10.5%)	27 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	38 (4.2%)	$11,982		$11,982	69.8	51.5	152	68
341011003978	85	Middletown High School South	Public	9-12	900 Nut Swamp Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 706-6111	1,425	114	12.4	5.6%	1,256 (88.1%)	13 (0.9%)	111 (7.8%)	23 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.5%)	$9,833		$9,833	69.6	66.1	94	9
341134000139	86	Technology High School	Public	9-12	223 Broadway	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5962	654	49	13.4	79.7%	71 (10.9%)	92 (14.1%)	462 (70.6%)	24 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,824	$446	$11,378	69.1	75.1	57	29
341014000608	87	Midland Park Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	250 Prospect St	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 444-7400	347	46	7.5	4.6%	261 (75.2%)	4 (1.2%)	65 (18.7%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$19,201	$536	$18,665	69	69.7	76	11
341128000624	88	New Milford High School	Public	9-12	330 River Road	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 262-0172	580	48	12.2	17.9%	243 (41.9%)	49 (8.4%)	176 (30.3%)	75 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,896	$405	$12,491	68.8	62	108	20
340741003850	89	Holmdel High School	Public	9-12	36 Crawfords Corner Road	Holmdel	07733	Monmouth County	Holmdel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-1832	960	87	10.9	2.2%	709 (73.9%)	13 (1.4%)	48 (5.0%)	152 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.4%)	$16,929	$70	$16,859	68.7	74.9	58	31
341072003439	90	Academy for Performing Arts	Public	9-12	50 Knoll Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2201	144				101 (70.1%)	5 (3.5%)	25 (17.4%)	6 (4.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	$10,631		$10,631	68.2	66.9	92	2

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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 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.
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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 426)	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)
341770003258	81	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South	Public	9-12	346 Clarksville Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5050	1,626	122	13.3	6.0%	213 (13.1%)	97 (6.0%)	87 (5.4%)	1,195 (73.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (1.9%)	$12,191			$163			$12,028	71	67	91	10
340153000201	82	Governor Livingston High School	Public	9-12	175 Watchung Boulevard	Berkeley Heights	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-3100	920	84	10.9	1.7%	633 (68.8%)	6 (0.7%)	141 (15.3%)	102 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.7%)	$11,268			$95			$11,173	70.6	67.4	88	6
340228000173	83	Bridgewater-Raritan High School	Public	9-12	600 Garretson Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8660	2,745	212	12.9	12.1%	1,152 (42.0%)	109 (4.0%)	551 (20.1%)	847 (30.9%)	7 (0.3%)	16 (0.6%)	59 (2.1%)	$11,278			$50			$11,228	69.9	69.7	77	6
340312001020	84	Cinnaminson High School	Public	9-12	1197 Riverton Road	Cinnaminson	08077	Burlington County	Cinnaminson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 829-7770	903	69	13.1	17.8%	653 (72.3%)	84 (9.3%)	95 (10.5%)	27 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	38 (4.2%)	$11,982						$11,982	69.8	51.5	152	68
341011003978	85	Middletown High School South	Public	9-12	900 Nut Swamp Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 706-6111	1,425	114	12.4	5.6%	1,256 (88.1%)	13 (0.9%)	111 (7.8%)	23 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.5%)	$9,833						$9,833	69.6	66.1	94	9
341134000139	86	Technology High School	Public	9-12	223 Broadway	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5962	654	49	13.4	79.7%	71 (10.9%)	92 (14.1%)	462 (70.6%)	24 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,824			$446			$11,378	69.1	75.1	57	29
341014000608	87	Midland Park Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	250 Prospect St	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 444-7400	347	46	7.5	4.6%	261 (75.2%)	4 (1.2%)	65 (18.7%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$19,201			$536			$18,665	69	69.7	76	11
341128000624	88	New Milford High School	Public	9-12	330 River Road	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 262-0172	580	48	12.2	17.9%	243 (41.9%)	49 (8.4%)	176 (30.3%)	75 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,896			$405			$12,491	68.8	62	108	20
340741003850	89	Holmdel High School	Public	9-12	36 Crawfords Corner Road	Holmdel	07733	Monmouth County	Holmdel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-1832	960	87	10.9	2.2%	709 (73.9%)	13 (1.4%)	48 (5.0%)	152 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.4%)	$16,929			$70			$16,859	68.7	74.9	58	31
341072003439	90	Academy for Performing Arts	Public	9-12	50 Knoll Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2201	144				101 (70.1%)	5 (3.5%)	25 (17.4%)	6 (4.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	$10,631						$10,631	68.2	66.9	92	2