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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)
340783003121	1	Infinity Institute	Public	6-12	193 Old Bergen Road	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-1404	326	24	13.5	63.8%	84 (25.8%)	39 (12.0%)	56 (17.2%)	130 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	12 (3.7%)	$9,826			$349			$9,477	99.3	98.2	3	2
340993004322	2	Mendham Township Middle School	Public	5-8	16 Washington Valley Road	Brookside	07926	Morris County	Mendham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7107	301	38	7.9	1.0%	251 (83.4%)	5 (1.7%)	15 (5.0%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$18,518			$38			$18,480	97.8	98.2	2
340732000530	3	Ho-Ho-Kus Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Lloyd Road	Ho Ho Kus	07423	Bergen County	Ho-Ho-Kus School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 652-4555	542	49	11	0.6%	431 (79.5%)	7 (1.3%)	39 (7.2%)	56 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	$13,291			$275			$13,016	97.1	97.3	5	2
340073503055	4	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7 Lexington Avenue	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 254-8300	595	42	14.3	8.4%	248 (41.7%)	37 (6.2%)	37 (6.2%)	257 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$8,359			$283			$8,076	97.1	98.2	1	3
341557004106	5	H W Mountz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Tuttle Ave	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Borough	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6380	152	21	7.1	2.0%	148 (97.4%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,190			$1,406			$23,784	96.9	97.1	8	3
340075000224	6	Brookside School	Public	4-8	100 Brookside Avenue	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Allendale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 327-2020	524	45	11.6	2.3%	363 (69.3%)	6 (1.1%)	31 (5.9%)	92 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	$10,272			$01			$10,271	96.7	97.3	6
341437004092	7	Forrestdale School	Public	4-8	60 Forrest Avenue	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-0383	525	58	9.1	0.6%	485 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$10,265			$277			$9,988	96.6	97.2	7
341473004098	8	Sea Girt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	451 Bell Place	Sea Girt	08750	Monmouth County	Sea Girt Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 449-3422	132	25	5.2	2.3%	125 (94.7%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,511			$387			$19,124	95.9	93.2	26	18
340477000406	9	Upper School	Public	3-8	143 Charlotte Pl	Englewood Cliffs	07632	Bergen County	Englewood Cliffs School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 567-7292	264	41	6.4	1.1%	67 (25.4%)	8 (3.0%)	18 (6.8%)	158 (59.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	$12,826			$216			$12,610	95.6	96.4	9
340495003778	10	Knollwood School	Public	4-8	224 Hance Road	Fair Haven	07704	Monmouth County	Fair Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 747-0320	510	64	7.9	0.6%	486 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$10,199						$10,199	95.4	94.6	16	6

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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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