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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)
340318002498	271	Clayton High School	Public	9-12	55 Pop Kramer Blvd	Clayton	08312	Gloucester County	Clayton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-8701	454	35	12.9	43.4%	209 (46.0%)	131 (28.9%)	63 (13.9%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.3%)	$8,878			$98			$8,780	30.3	22.2	319	48
341254003453	272	Passaic Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	252 Boulevard	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	713	52	13.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	688 (96.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,290						$9,290	30.2	23.7	307	35
341311005080	273	Arthur P. Schalick High School	Public	9-12	718 Centerton Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2054	495	45	10.9	28.9%	371 (74.9%)	34 (6.9%)	60 (12.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$9,266			$12			$9,254	30.2	26.2	292	19
341236000682	274	Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	Veterans Plaza	Palisades Park	07650	Bergen County	Palisades Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 941-1100	745	53	13.9	44.2%	71 (9.5%)	9 (1.2%)	456 (61.2%)	204 (27.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$14,384			$256			$14,128	30	27	287	13
341731002928	275	Weehawken High School	Public	7-12	53 Liberty Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6130	570	49	11.6	42.3%	231 (40.5%)	29 (5.1%)	266 (46.7%)	30 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$9,025			$112			$8,913	30	32.9	256	19
340966001104	276	Maple Shade High School	Public	7-12	180 Frederick Ave	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-2880	931	77	12.1	41.9%	446 (47.9%)	157 (16.9%)	256 (27.5%)	27 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.8%)	$9,391						$9,391	30	25.6	296	20
340606000122	277	Absegami High School	Public	9-12	201 S Wrangleboro Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 652-1372	1,125	101	11.1	51.6%	443 (39.4%)	256 (22.8%)	268 (23.8%)	113 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	39 (3.5%)	$9,824			$203			$9,621	29.8	33.4	253	24
340600001494	278	Gloucester City High School	Public	9-12	1300 Market Street	Gloucester City	08030	Camden County	Gloucester City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-7000	702	49	14.4	59.1%	438 (62.4%)	99 (14.1%)	104 (14.8%)	45 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$11,344			$264			$11,080	29.8	31.7	262	16
341812003668	279	Colonia High School	Public	9-12	East Street	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 726-7060	1,356	122	11.1	33.0%	575 (42.4%)	193 (14.2%)	334 (24.6%)	226 (16.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.0%)	$9,148						$9,148	29.7	31.2	265	14
340687002738	280	Harrison High School	Public	9-12	401 Kingsland Avenue	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 482-5050	716	51	14	81.7%	68 (9.5%)	21 (2.9%)	593 (82.8%)	29 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$13,368			$1,051			$12,317	29.3	24.5	305	25

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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.