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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)
341149003480	281	North Brunswick Township High School	Public	9-12	98 Raider Road	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3702	1,900	154	12.3	48.4%	287 (15.1%)	411 (21.6%)	826 (43.5%)	319 (16.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	51 (2.7%)	$9,061			$24			$9,037	28.5	27.6	287	6
340273001712	282	Cape May County Technical High School	Public	9-12	188 Crest Haven Rd	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Cape May County Technical High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 380-0200	589	64	9.2	33.6%	452 (76.7%)	22 (3.7%)	88 (14.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.1%)	$17,443			$656			$16,787	28.5	22.4	322	40
340789002866	283	Kearny High School	Public	9-12	336 Devon St	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 955-5050	1,813	139	13	60.9%	466 (25.7%)	34 (1.9%)	1,253 (69.1%)	45 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	10 (0.6%)	$9,102			$42			$9,060	28.4	25.9	299	16
340075103180	284	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	909 Broad Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 256-0909	2,124	86	24.6	85.2%	0 (0.0%)	2,051 (96.6%)	68 (3.2%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,707			$1,470			$12,237	28.4	19.5	335	51
341731002928	285	Weehawken High School	Public	7-12	53 Liberty Place	Weehawken	07086	Hudson County	Weehawken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 422-6130	589	49	12	27.2%	224 (38.0%)	23 (3.9%)	296 (50.3%)	32 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$9,025			$112			$8,913	28.2	30	275	10
340079303413	286	College Achieve Paterson Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	21 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	College Achieve Paterson Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 257-1423	1,499	64	23.4	91.2%	9 (0.6%)	523 (34.9%)	959 (64.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,075			$694			$9,381	28.1			(n/a)
340549005194	287	Franklin High School	Public	9-12	500 Elizabeth Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 302-4200	2,200	174	12.6	44.9%	221 (10.0%)	708 (32.2%)	917 (41.7%)	277 (12.6%)	8 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	58 (2.6%)	$8,609			$137			$8,472	28	27.2	291	4
341005003404	288	Middlesex High School	Public	9-12	300 John F. Kennedy Drive	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	614	53	11.6	44.6%	244 (39.7%)	52 (8.5%)	259 (42.2%)	40 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	$11,917			$24			$11,893	27.8	37	230	58
341047002594	289	Williamstown High School	Public	9-12	700 N Tuckahoe Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 262-8200	1,773	126	14	33.3%	1,036 (58.4%)	369 (20.8%)	227 (12.8%)	47 (2.7%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	82 (4.6%)	$6,210			$19			$6,191	27.7	37.4	227	62
340459003519	290	K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy	Public	9-12	237 South Broad Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 436-5023	601	36	16.6	75.0%	31 (5.2%)	95 (15.8%)	464 (77.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								27.6	28.4	286	4

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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.
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