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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
340753003136	81	Hopewell Valley Central High School	Public	9-12	259 Pennington Titusville Rd	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-4003	1,079	108	9.9	4.8%	772 (71.5%)	32 (3.0%)	65 (6.0%)	157 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.6%)	$11,670		$11,670	68.9	54.5	133	52
341050003438	82	Monroe Township High School	Public	9-12	200 Schoolhouse Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-2882	2,568	193	13.2	9.8%	1,035 (40.3%)	101 (3.9%)	314 (12.2%)	1,075 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	37 (1.4%)	$13,410	$49	$13,361	68.5	65.6	86	4
341770000191	83	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North	Public	9-12	90 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5100	1,486	121	12.2	3.6%	225 (15.1%)	69 (4.6%)	69 (4.6%)	1,095 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.7%)	$14,022	$110	$13,912	68.3	71.5	65	18
340360000324	84	Cresskill High School	Public	9-12	1 Lincoln Drive	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 227-7791	474	49	9.6	2.1%	284 (59.9%)	14 (3.0%)	31 (6.5%)	138 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$11,210	$53	$11,157	68.1	64.7	89	5
340933000586	85	Mahwah High School	Public	9-12	50 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2300	856	96	8.9	9.8%	568 (66.4%)	33 (3.9%)	95 (11.1%)	111 (13.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	$12,658		$12,658	68	78.4	48	37
340924004300	86	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	67.7	71.1	67	19
341263004860	87	Passaic County Technical Institute	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	3,359	286	11.7	57.1%	652 (19.4%)	302 (9.0%)	2,039 (60.7%)	296 (8.8%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	63 (1.9%)	$17,412	$1,035	$16,377	67.6	66.7	82	5
340153000201	88	Governor Livingston High School	Public	9-12	175 Watchung Boulevard	Berkeley Heights	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-3100	936	88	10.6	2.1%	676 (72.2%)	6 (0.6%)	123 (13.1%)	99 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.3%)	$11,268	$95	$11,173	67.4	48.5	158	70
340723005222	89	Hillsborough High School	Public	9-12	466 Raider Boulevard	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	2,368	169	14	8.8%	1,196 (50.5%)	141 (6.0%)	277 (11.7%)	719 (30.4%)	6 (0.3%)	10 (0.4%)	16 (0.7%)	$7,277		$7,277	67.3	73.2	61	28
340666004246	90	Whippany Park High School	Public	9-12	165 Whippany Road	Whippany	07981	Morris County	Hanover Park Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-3004	595	61	9.7	4.4%	428 (71.9%)	14 (2.4%)	70 (11.8%)	78 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$12,403	$275	$12,128	67.3	70.1	72	18

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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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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)
340753003136	81	Hopewell Valley Central High School	Public	9-12	259 Pennington Titusville Rd	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-4003	1,079	108	9.9	4.8%	772 (71.5%)	32 (3.0%)	65 (6.0%)	157 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.6%)	$11,670						$11,670	68.9	54.5	133	52
341050003438	82	Monroe Township High School	Public	9-12	200 Schoolhouse Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-2882	2,568	193	13.2	9.8%	1,035 (40.3%)	101 (3.9%)	314 (12.2%)	1,075 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	37 (1.4%)	$13,410			$49			$13,361	68.5	65.6	86	4
341770000191	83	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North	Public	9-12	90 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5100	1,486	121	12.2	3.6%	225 (15.1%)	69 (4.6%)	69 (4.6%)	1,095 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.7%)	$14,022			$110			$13,912	68.3	71.5	65	18
340360000324	84	Cresskill High School	Public	9-12	1 Lincoln Drive	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 227-7791	474	49	9.6	2.1%	284 (59.9%)	14 (3.0%)	31 (6.5%)	138 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$11,210			$53			$11,157	68.1	64.7	89	5
340933000586	85	Mahwah High School	Public	9-12	50 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2300	856	96	8.9	9.8%	568 (66.4%)	33 (3.9%)	95 (11.1%)	111 (13.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	$12,658						$12,658	68	78.4	48	37
340924004300	86	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	67.7	71.1	67	19
341263004860	87	Passaic County Technical Institute	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	3,359	286	11.7	57.1%	652 (19.4%)	302 (9.0%)	2,039 (60.7%)	296 (8.8%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	63 (1.9%)	$17,412			$1,035			$16,377	67.6	66.7	82	5
340153000201	88	Governor Livingston High School	Public	9-12	175 Watchung Boulevard	Berkeley Heights	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-3100	936	88	10.6	2.1%	676 (72.2%)	6 (0.6%)	123 (13.1%)	99 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.3%)	$11,268			$95			$11,173	67.4	48.5	158	70
340723005222	89	Hillsborough High School	Public	9-12	466 Raider Boulevard	Hillsborough	08844	Somerset County	Hillsborough Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 431-6600	2,368	169	14	8.8%	1,196 (50.5%)	141 (6.0%)	277 (11.7%)	719 (30.4%)	6 (0.3%)	10 (0.4%)	16 (0.7%)	$7,277						$7,277	67.3	73.2	61	28
340666004246	90	Whippany Park High School	Public	9-12	165 Whippany Road	Whippany	07981	Morris County	Hanover Park Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 887-3004	595	61	9.7	4.4%	428 (71.9%)	14 (2.4%)	70 (11.8%)	78 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$12,403			$275			$12,128	67.3	70.1	72	18