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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)
340549005194	291	Franklin High School	Public	9-12	500 Elizabeth Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 302-4200	2,220	171	12.9	47.9%	238 (10.7%)	753 (33.9%)	872 (39.3%)	280 (12.6%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	61 (2.7%)	$8,609			$137			$8,472	27.2	32.4	257	34
341008003426	292	Piscataway Magnet School	Public	8-12	21 Suttons Lane	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 985-0717	647	59	10.9	63.4%	116 (17.9%)	78 (12.1%)	423 (65.4%)	29 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,965			$1,448			$9,517	26.9	20.3	331	39
341638003059	293	Union City High School	Public	9-12	2500 Kennedy Blvd	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 330-8678	3,025	179	16.8	82.9%	42 (1.4%)	56 (1.9%)	2,913 (96.3%)	14 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,632			$446			$9,186	26.7	20.7	327	34
340459003049	294	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	1,070	86	12.4	79.5%	69 (6.4%)	177 (16.5%)	812 (75.9%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,734			$255			$11,479	26.7	24.1	306	12
340822004636	295	Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	855 Somerset Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3500	1,423	84	17	85.5%	39 (2.7%)	72 (5.1%)	1,297 (91.1%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	$15,563			$1,087			$14,476	26.1	31.4	264	31
340810005935	296	Lacey Township High School	Public	9-12	73 Haines Street	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 971-2020	1,222	92	13.2	23.6%	1,002 (82.0%)	19 (1.6%)	152 (12.4%)	17 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.3%)	$17,735			$315			$17,420	26	26.8	289	7
341650005742	297	Union High School	Public	9-12	2350 North Third Street	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6500	2,308	166	13.9	31.8%	310 (13.4%)	1,114 (48.3%)	643 (27.9%)	186 (8.1%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	47 (2.0%)	$8,460			$206			$8,254	26	28.4	279	18
341431005664	298	Roselle Park High School	Public	9-12	185 W Webster Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 241-4550	630	50	12.4	43.8%	168 (26.7%)	66 (10.5%)	356 (56.5%)	33 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$10,753			$277			$10,476	26	34.5	246	52
340789002866	299	Kearny High School	Public	9-12	336 Devon St	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 955-5050	1,827	135	13.5	53.7%	479 (26.2%)	42 (2.3%)	1,250 (68.4%)	46 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	$9,102			$42			$9,060	25.9	25.4	299
340744005362	300	Hopatcong High School	Public	8-12	2A Windsor Ave	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 398-8803	520	45	11.5	24.8%	314 (60.4%)	28 (5.4%)	165 (31.7%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,636						$13,636	25.8	19.9	334	34

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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:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.