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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 748)	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)
341443001654	431	Mary E. Volz Elementary School	Public	4-8	509 West Third Avenue	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 931-5353	518	46	11.2	32.0%	373 (72.0%)	33 (6.4%)	62 (12.0%)	20 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	$14,093			$517			$13,576	38.2	29.1	515	84
341350005086	432	Quinton Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Robinson Street	Quinton	08072	Salem County	Quinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2379	282	28	9.9	19.1%	156 (55.3%)	41 (14.5%)	35 (12.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	45 (16.0%)	$11,907			$540			$11,367	38.1	27.7	526	94
341803005786	433	Winfield Township	Public	PK, KG-8	7 1/2 Gulfstream Avenue	Winfield Park	07036	Union County	Winfield Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-7410	135	18	7.4	20.0%	84 (62.2%)	9 (6.7%)	33 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)	$15,980			$476			$15,504	38	17	629	196
341623004728	434	Toms River Intermediate School North	Public	6-8	150 Intermediate North Way	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5800	1,012	87	11.6	37.7%	459 (45.4%)	95 (9.4%)	343 (33.9%)	71 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.1%)	$7,203			$194			$7,009	38	41.2	420	14
340633001528	435	Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	301 Second Avenue	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-1920	983	77	12.7	14.8%	661 (67.2%)	138 (14.0%)	111 (11.3%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.9%)	$12,429			$381			$12,048	38	47.5	365	70
340603001510	436	Charles W. Lewis Middle School	Public	6-8	875 Erial Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-8400	707	63	11.2	54.2%	243 (34.4%)	204 (28.9%)	164 (23.2%)	55 (7.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.4%)	$14,794			$579			$14,215	37.9	34	477	41
340837001856	437	Myron L. Powell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	225 Main Street	Cedarville	08311	Cumberland County	Lawrence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 447-4237	480	45	10.7	44.8%	339 (70.6%)	45 (9.4%)	72 (15.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$12,218			$922			$11,296	37.9	28.5	518	81
340921003491	438	Lyndhurst Middle School	Public	6-8	625 Page Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 438-5683	606	46	13	25.2%	293 (48.3%)	30 (5.0%)	239 (39.4%)	20 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)								37.7	40.6	428	10
341788004558	439	Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School	Public	6-8	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-1253	265	29	9.1	44.5%	49 (18.5%)	11 (4.2%)	189 (71.3%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,173			$335			$10,838	37.7	44.8	386	53
341431005670	440	Roselle Park Middle School	Public	6-8	57 W Grant Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 245-1634	479	38	12.6	41.5%	143 (29.9%)	49 (10.2%)	256 (53.4%)	22 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	$7,441						$7,441	37.6	44.6	391	49

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science 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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.