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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)
340729005540	331	Hillside High School	Public	9-12	1085 Liberty Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	925	77	11.9	52.8%	71 (7.7%)	550 (59.5%)	281 (30.4%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	$7,219						$7,219	20.4	18.5	345	14
341299000432	332	Overbrook Senior High School	Public	9-12	1200 Turnersville Road	Pine Hill	08021	Camden County	Pine Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-8000	792	61	13	54.5%	306 (38.6%)	235 (29.7%)	206 (26.0%)	29 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$9,846			$242			$9,604	20.3	17.1	356	24
340393004212	333	Dover High School	Public	9-12	100 Grace Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2010	1,159	87	13.2	53.1%	63 (5.4%)	51 (4.4%)	1,013 (87.4%)	26 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	$6,019			$478			$5,541	20.2	31.2	266	67
340795003888	334	Keyport High School	Public	9-12	351 Broad Street	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Keyport School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 212-6100	378	35	10.9	37.0%	199 (52.6%)	41 (10.8%)	127 (33.6%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$12,714			$200			$12,514	20.2	23.3	313	21
340075103180	335	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	909 Broad Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 256-0909	2,012	101	19.9	78.2%	3 (0.1%)	1,880 (93.4%)	129 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,707			$1,470			$12,237	19.5	20.5	328	7
341281001202	336	Pemberton Township High School	Public	9-12	148 Arneys Mount Road	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 893-8141	1,057	75	14	56.3%	499 (47.2%)	284 (26.9%)	213 (20.2%)	22 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	30 (2.8%)	$17,593			$723			$16,870	19.5	27.2	285	51
340783002780	337	William L Dickinson High School	Public	9-12	2 Palisade Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4400	2,024	125	16.2	59.3%	308 (15.2%)	329 (16.3%)	1,006 (49.7%)	326 (16.1%)	14 (0.7%)	22 (1.1%)	19 (0.9%)	$11,534			$519			$11,015	19	20	333	4
341623004724	338	Toms River High School South	Public	9-12	55 Hyers Street	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5738	1,359	93	14.6	27.4%	886 (65.2%)	102 (7.5%)	313 (23.0%)	17 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.0%)	$7,311						$7,311	19	25.3	300	38
340588002558	339	Glassboro High School	Public	7-12	560 Joseph L Bowe Blvd	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	518	48	10.8	48.5%	175 (33.8%)	169 (32.6%)	110 (21.2%)	24 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.5%)								19	19	341	2
341300005917	340	Pinelands Regional High School	Public	9-12	565 Nugentown Road	Little Egg Harbor	08087	Ocean County	Pinelands Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 296-3106	1,069	87	12.2	40.4%	902 (84.4%)	31 (2.9%)	95 (8.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (2.9%)	$17,248			$701			$16,547	18.8	18.1	349	9

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.