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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)
341314003041	321	Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	Public	7-12	1700 West Front St	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4421	345	41	8.4	75.1%	2 (0.6%)	98 (28.4%)	242 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,696						$12,696	23.2	53.8	140	181
340003200302	322	Hoboken Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	713 Washington St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-0222	299	22	13.5	17.7%	156 (52.2%)	30 (10.0%)	67 (22.4%)	18 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.4%)	$10,740			$525			$10,215	23.2	30.8	268	54
340093003732	323	Asbury Park High School	Public	9-12	1001 Sunset Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2638	370	36	10.2	39.7%	3 (0.8%)	148 (40.0%)	213 (57.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$21,907			$332			$21,575	23	18.1	342	19
340402003286	324	Dunellen High School	Public	9-12	411 First Street	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	400	35	11.5	35.5%	93 (23.3%)	59 (14.8%)	222 (55.5%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$7,075						$7,075	22.7	23.2	318	6
340243000966	325	Burlington City High School	Public	7-12	100 Blue Devil Way	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-5800	805	75	10.7	59.8%	208 (25.8%)	395 (49.1%)	158 (19.6%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	$20,674			$708			$19,966	22.7	16.6	355	30
340008300573	326	Union County TEAMS Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 517 West Fourth Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-9043	326	9	36.2	72.1%	2 (0.6%)	185 (56.7%)	131 (40.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$9,143			$631			$8,512	22.6	15.2	362	36
341311005080	327	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	478	44	10.8	30.1%	345 (72.2%)	34 (7.1%)	69 (14.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	$9,266			$12			$9,254	22.5	30.2	273	54
340459003049	328	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy	Public	9-12	27 Martin Luther King Jr Plaza	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6767	1,156	86	13.4	78.9%	72 (6.2%)	193 (16.7%)	878 (76.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,734			$255			$11,479	22.3	26.7	294	34
341164005258	329	North Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	34 Wilson Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Union County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 769-6000	1,199	101	11.8	70.4%	88 (7.3%)	203 (16.9%)	872 (72.7%)	26 (2.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	$11,138			$46			$11,092	22.2	17.6	347	18
340576000466	330	Garfield High School	Public	9-12	500 Palisade Ave	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5010	1,264	102	12.3	50.9%	376 (29.7%)	105 (8.3%)	760 (60.1%)	13 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	$13,326			$137			$13,189	22	24.9	304	26

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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.
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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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.