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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
340498000410	71	Fair Lawn High School	Public	9-12	14 00 Berdan Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5450	1,624	120	13.5	14.5%	935 (57.6%)	50 (3.1%)	351 (21.6%)	233 (14.3%)	9 (0.6%)	11 (0.7%)	33 (2.0%)	$8,865	$92	$8,773	70.1	74.3	57	14
341356000724	72	Indian Hills High School	Public	9-12	97 Yawpo Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-0100	736	86	8.5	4.1%	590 (80.2%)	6 (0.8%)	85 (11.5%)	35 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	$16,207	$69	$16,138	70.1	68.7	75	3
341506005278	73	Somerset County Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	14 Vogt Drive	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 526-8900	343	59	5.7	11.7%	132 (38.5%)	20 (5.8%)	76 (22.2%)	98 (28.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	$23,205	$871	$22,334	70	61.3	102	29
340783000391	74	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	299 Sip Avenue	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4373	194	23	8.4	60.8%	48 (24.7%)	44 (22.7%)	57 (29.4%)	43 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,454	$356	$14,098	69.8	85.5	30	44
341551005396	75	Sparta High School	Public	9-12	70 West Mountain Road	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-6191	1,071	99	10.7	3.5%	863 (80.6%)	29 (2.7%)	119 (11.1%)	47 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	$11,850		$11,850	69.8	63.3	91	16
341014000608	76	Midland Park Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	250 Prospect St	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 444-7400	327	44	7.5	5.5%	249 (76.1%)	4 (1.2%)	55 (16.8%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$19,201	$536	$18,665	69.7	79.4	47	29
340228000173	77	Bridgewater-Raritan High School	Public	9-12	600 Garretson Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8660	2,711	225	12	10.5%	1,178 (43.5%)	99 (3.7%)	529 (19.5%)	820 (30.2%)	8 (0.3%)	21 (0.8%)	54 (2.0%)	$11,278	$50	$11,228	69.7	59.7	110	33
340561000237	78	Colts Neck High School	Public	9-12	59 Five Points Road	Colts Neck	07722	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 761-0190	1,432	91	15.7	15.9%	1,028 (71.8%)	33 (2.3%)	244 (17.0%)	99 (6.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	22 (1.5%)	$9,637	$30	$9,607	69.6	65.1	88	10
340995003415	79	Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy	Public	9-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-9784	119	7	16.3	35.3%	36 (30.3%)	9 (7.6%)	56 (47.1%)	18 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$4,422		$4,422	69.5	65.5	87	8
341074004352	80	Morris Hills High School	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 664-2301	1,187	117	10.1	27.4%	454 (38.2%)	41 (3.5%)	546 (46.0%)	107 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (2.6%)	$13,656	$364	$13,292	69.5	60.4	106	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 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.
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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)
340498000410	71	Fair Lawn High School	Public	9-12	14 00 Berdan Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5450	1,624	120	13.5	14.5%	935 (57.6%)	50 (3.1%)	351 (21.6%)	233 (14.3%)	9 (0.6%)	11 (0.7%)	33 (2.0%)	$8,865			$92			$8,773	70.1	74.3	57	14
341356000724	72	Indian Hills High School	Public	9-12	97 Yawpo Ave	Oakland	07436	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 337-0100	736	86	8.5	4.1%	590 (80.2%)	6 (0.8%)	85 (11.5%)	35 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	$16,207			$69			$16,138	70.1	68.7	75	3
341506005278	73	Somerset County Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	14 Vogt Drive	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 526-8900	343	59	5.7	11.7%	132 (38.5%)	20 (5.8%)	76 (22.2%)	98 (28.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	$23,205			$871			$22,334	70	61.3	102	29
340783000391	74	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	299 Sip Avenue	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4373	194	23	8.4	60.8%	48 (24.7%)	44 (22.7%)	57 (29.4%)	43 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,454			$356			$14,098	69.8	85.5	30	44
341551005396	75	Sparta High School	Public	9-12	70 West Mountain Road	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-6191	1,071	99	10.7	3.5%	863 (80.6%)	29 (2.7%)	119 (11.1%)	47 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	$11,850						$11,850	69.8	63.3	91	16
341014000608	76	Midland Park Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	250 Prospect St	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 444-7400	327	44	7.5	5.5%	249 (76.1%)	4 (1.2%)	55 (16.8%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$19,201			$536			$18,665	69.7	79.4	47	29
340228000173	77	Bridgewater-Raritan High School	Public	9-12	600 Garretson Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8660	2,711	225	12	10.5%	1,178 (43.5%)	99 (3.7%)	529 (19.5%)	820 (30.2%)	8 (0.3%)	21 (0.8%)	54 (2.0%)	$11,278			$50			$11,228	69.7	59.7	110	33
340561000237	78	Colts Neck High School	Public	9-12	59 Five Points Road	Colts Neck	07722	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 761-0190	1,432	91	15.7	15.9%	1,028 (71.8%)	33 (2.3%)	244 (17.0%)	99 (6.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	22 (1.5%)	$9,637			$30			$9,607	69.6	65.1	88	10
340995003415	79	Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy	Public	9-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-9784	119	7	16.3	35.3%	36 (30.3%)	9 (7.6%)	56 (47.1%)	18 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$4,422						$4,422	69.5	65.5	87	8
341074004352	80	Morris Hills High School	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 664-2301	1,187	117	10.1	27.4%	454 (38.2%)	41 (3.5%)	546 (46.0%)	107 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (2.6%)	$13,656			$364			$13,292	69.5	60.4	106	26