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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)
340459003043	241	Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	310 Cherry St	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6100	996	61	16.4	79.8%	79 (7.9%)	99 (9.9%)	797 (80.0%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,044			$249			$8,795	35.1	39.6	216	25
340474000388	242	Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood	Public	9-12	274 Knickerbocker Rd	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6039	1,077	80	13.4	59.0%	105 (9.7%)	227 (21.1%)	555 (51.5%)	174 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.2%)	$10,824			$230			$10,594	34.7	34.9	244	2
340126002704	243	Bayonne High School	Public	9-12	669 Avenue A	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 858-5900	2,656	213	12.4	57.0%	1,064 (40.1%)	450 (16.9%)	888 (33.4%)	160 (6.0%)	15 (0.6%)	7 (0.3%)	68 (2.6%)	$11,865			$143			$11,722	34.6	30.1	274	31
341743002662	244	West Deptford High School	Public	9-12	1600 Old Crown Point Rd	West Deptford	08093	Gloucester County	West Deptford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 848-6110	781	71	11	22.5%	530 (67.9%)	84 (10.8%)	106 (13.6%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.1%)	$13,092			$59			$13,033	34.5	36.5	236	8
341554003660	245	Spotswood High School	Public	9-12	105 Summerhill Road	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	745	58	12.9	11.1%	532 (71.4%)	43 (5.8%)	118 (15.8%)	38 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$12,557			$51			$12,506	34.4	41.2	202	43
341368003826	246	Raritan High School	Public	9-12	419 Middle Road	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-8411	838	72	11.5	16.6%	666 (79.5%)	18 (2.1%)	115 (13.7%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	$9,618						$9,618	34.3	39.3	221	25
340074003047	247	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School	Public, Charter	6-12	35 Watchung ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 643-4064	257	27	9.6	64.6%	2 (0.8%)	73 (28.4%)	181 (70.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,321			$950			$8,371	34.1	43.3	188	59
340300001420	248	Cherry Hill High School West	Public	9-12	2101 Chapel Ave.	Cherry Hill	08034	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-8006	1,355	106	12.7	24.4%	682 (50.3%)	166 (12.3%)	316 (23.3%)	128 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (4.4%)	$9,892			$228			$9,664	34.1	31.9	260	12
341485002900	249	Secaucus High School	Public	9-12	11 Mill Ridge Road	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Secaucus School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-2033	637	59	10.8	30.9%	205 (32.2%)	23 (3.6%)	265 (41.6%)	133 (20.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	$12,407			$360			$12,047	33.6	47.2	167	82
341623005919	250	Toms River High School East	Public	9-12	1225 Raider Way	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5665	1,520	108	14.1	23.1%	1,118 (73.6%)	62 (4.1%)	260 (17.1%)	44 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.3%)	$7,815						$7,815	33.4	46.6	171	79

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About our rankings:

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.