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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)
340165005124	61	Ridge High School	Public	9-12	268 South Finley Avenue	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-2585	1,644	143	11.5	1.8%	915 (55.7%)	9 (0.5%)	124 (7.5%)	543 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (3.2%)	$10,069						$10,069	76.1	85.3	29	32
341101004416	62	Mountain Lakes High School	Public	9-12	96 Powerville Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-8400	550	58	9.4	1.3%	404 (73.5%)	10 (1.8%)	37 (6.7%)	81 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$13,883			$143			$13,740	75.9	66.2	93	31
341710000549	63	Robbinsville High School	Public	9-12	155 Robbinsville Edinburg Rd	Robbinsville	08691	Mercer County	Robbinsville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 632-0950	1,034	86	11.9	5.3%	556 (53.8%)	24 (2.3%)	53 (5.1%)	378 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.0%)	$5,500						$5,500	74.9	58.1	124	61
341290004470	64	Pequannock Township High School	Public	9-12	85 Sunset Road	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 616-6000	671	68	9.9	6.3%	551 (82.1%)	6 (0.9%)	92 (13.7%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$14,463			$91			$14,372	74.9	71.2	68	4
340258002008	65	James Caldwell High School	Public	9-12	265 Westville Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-6981	772	77	10	8.0%	589 (76.3%)	19 (2.5%)	121 (15.7%)	32 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	$14,431			$24			$14,407	74.8	66.1	95	30
340000900176	66	Bernards High School	Public	9-12	25 Olcott Avenue	Bernardsville	07924	Somerset County	Somerset Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 630-3000	796	67	11.9	13.3%	531 (66.7%)	9 (1.1%)	181 (22.7%)	49 (6.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	$10,867						$10,867	74.8	74.3	60	6
341755004550	67	West Morris Central High School	Public	9-12	259 Bartley Road	Chester	07930	Morris County	West Morris Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 879-5212	1,023	84	12.1	1.3%	782 (76.4%)	20 (2.0%)	132 (12.9%)	44 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.1%)	$13,366			$40			$13,326	74.7	73.2	62	5
340757005906	68	County Prep High School	Public	9-12	525 Montgomery Street	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6302	917	95	9.6	53.1%	219 (23.9%)	57 (6.2%)	327 (35.7%)	257 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	49 (5.3%)	$16,033			$2,637			$13,396	74.6	82.6	41	27
340723005222	69	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	2,385	173	13.7	10.3%	1,162 (48.7%)	144 (6.0%)	282 (11.8%)	751 (31.5%)	8 (0.3%)	10 (0.4%)	24 (1.0%)	$7,277						$7,277	74.6	67.3	89	20
341746002462	70	West Essex High School	Public	9-12	65 West Greenbrook Rd	North Caldwell	07006	Essex County	West Essex Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-1200	1,055	99	10.6	3.8%	842 (79.8%)	19 (1.8%)	101 (9.6%)	74 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	13 (1.2%)	$9,583						$9,583	74.4	72.5	64	6

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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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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.