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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)
340850005378	121	Lenape Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	28 Sparta Road	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Lenape Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-7600	667	58	11.4	11.4%	461 (69.1%)	19 (2.8%)	153 (22.9%)	20 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$15,677			$327			$15,350	60.5	61	112	9
340942003940	122	Manasquan High School	Public	9-12	167 Broad Street	Manasquan	08736	Monmouth County	Manasquan School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 528-8820	948	83	11.4	12.3%	759 (80.1%)	15 (1.6%)	149 (15.7%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.8%)	$13,060						$13,060	59.2	64.3	101	21
341377000742	123	Ridgefield Memorial High School	Public	9-12	555 Walnut St	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 945-4455	533	46	11.7	24.2%	146 (27.4%)	16 (3.0%)	262 (49.2%)	103 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$14,548			$46			$14,502	59.2	53.8	139	16
340459005478	124	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy	Public	9-12	40 Morrell Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5870	1,281	68	18.8	74.6%	154 (12.0%)	102 (8.0%)	973 (76.0%)	50 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,448			$210			$7,238	59.1	51.8	151	27
341467005676	125	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	Public	9-12	667 Westfield Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8600	1,510	116	13	3.7%	927 (61.4%)	126 (8.3%)	248 (16.4%)	134 (8.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	67 (4.4%)	$9,238			$37			$9,201	58.8	57.5	127	2
341011003976	126	Middletown High School North	Public	9-12	63 Tindall Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 706-6061	1,340	108	12.4	16.3%	1,064 (79.4%)	27 (2.0%)	165 (12.3%)	35 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	44 (3.3%)	$9,145						$9,145	58.8	61	113	13
340693000512	127	Hasbrouck Heights High School	Public	9-12	365 Boulevard	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 288-6150	547	42	12.9	15.4%	288 (52.7%)	14 (2.6%)	170 (31.1%)	70 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,638			$04			$12,634	58.6	64.6	100	27
340924004300	128	Madison High School	Public	9-12	170 Ridgedale Avenue	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 593-3117	824	71	11.6	10.6%	620 (75.2%)	26 (3.2%)	111 (13.5%)	57 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$14,709			$76			$14,633	58.6	67.7	86	42
340780004264	129	Jefferson Township High School	Public	9-12	1010 Weldon Rd Rd2	Oak Ridge	07438	Passaic County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-3535	826	91	9	11.5%	651 (78.8%)	17 (2.1%)	114 (13.8%)	27 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$10,425			$06			$10,419	58.5	40.5	206	77
340852000534	130	Leonia High School	Public	9-12	100 Christie Heights Street	Leonia	07605	Bergen County	Leonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 302-5200	847	60	14	18.1%	221 (26.1%)	46 (5.4%)	220 (26.0%)	303 (35.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.3%)	$13,390			$38			$13,352	58	63.7	102	28

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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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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.