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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
340757005906	41	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	922	94	9.8	53.7%	214 (23.2%)	59 (6.4%)	338 (36.7%)	264 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	40 (4.3%)	$16,033	$2,637	$13,396	82.6	57.2	124	83
341131005592	42	New Providence High School	Public	9-12	35 Pioneer Dr	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-4700	666	61	11	2.7%	492 (73.9%)	10 (1.5%)	90 (13.5%)	68 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$12,987	$411	$12,576	82	79.7	46	4
341251000718	43	Pascack Hills High School	Public	9-12	225 West Grand Avenue	Montvale	07645	Bergen County	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-7020	788	74	10.5	1.1%	564 (71.6%)	15 (1.9%)	80 (10.2%)	106 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	$16,816		$16,816	82	73.9	60	17
340450003326	44	John P. Stevens High School	Public	9-12	855 Grove Avenue	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2800	2,680	167	16	10.4%	175 (6.5%)	118 (4.4%)	112 (4.2%)	2,213 (82.6%)	16 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	38 (1.4%)	$6,666		$6,666	80.9	77.9	50	6
341804003009	45	Academy For Performing Arts	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	231	13	18.2	4.8%	96 (41.6%)	42 (18.2%)	70 (30.3%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	$11,042	$46	$10,996	79.9	91.5	16	29
340882002126	46	Livingston High School	Public	9-12	30 Robert Harp Drive	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 535-8000	2,066	187	11	2.0%	1,154 (55.9%)	91 (4.4%)	91 (4.4%)	667 (32.3%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	54 (2.6%)	$12,895	$72	$12,823	79.6	81.3	43	3
340000406014	47	Chatham High School	Public	9-12	255 Lafayette Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2505	1,231	103	11.9	1.2%	948 (77.0%)	8 (0.6%)	75 (6.1%)	158 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.4%)	$9,966		$9,966	79.3	88.1	25	22
341251000720	48	Pascack Valley High School	Public	9-12	200 Piermont Avenue	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-7060	984	94	10.5	2.3%	721 (73.3%)	18 (1.8%)	142 (14.4%)	80 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.0%)	$13,929		$13,929	78.1	70.2	71	23
340999003392	49	Metuchen High School	Public	9-12	400 Grove Ave	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 321-8744	708	60	11.8	6.1%	372 (52.5%)	32 (4.5%)	108 (15.3%)	152 (21.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.5%)	$8,384		$8,384	76.9	79.9	44	5
341176000652	50	Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan	Public	9-12	140 Central Avenue	Old Tappan	07675	Bergen County	Northern Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 784-1600	1,002	107	9.3	1.5%	562 (56.1%)	5 (0.5%)	80 (8.0%)	329 (32.8%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.5%)	$14,765	$117	$14,648	76.9	72.4	63	13

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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)
340757005906	41	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	922	94	9.8	53.7%	214 (23.2%)	59 (6.4%)	338 (36.7%)	264 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	40 (4.3%)	$16,033			$2,637			$13,396	82.6	57.2	124	83
341131005592	42	New Providence High School	Public	9-12	35 Pioneer Dr	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-4700	666	61	11	2.7%	492 (73.9%)	10 (1.5%)	90 (13.5%)	68 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$12,987			$411			$12,576	82	79.7	46	4
341251000718	43	Pascack Hills High School	Public	9-12	225 West Grand Avenue	Montvale	07645	Bergen County	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-7020	788	74	10.5	1.1%	564 (71.6%)	15 (1.9%)	80 (10.2%)	106 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	$16,816						$16,816	82	73.9	60	17
340450003326	44	John P. Stevens High School	Public	9-12	855 Grove Avenue	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2800	2,680	167	16	10.4%	175 (6.5%)	118 (4.4%)	112 (4.2%)	2,213 (82.6%)	16 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	38 (1.4%)	$6,666						$6,666	80.9	77.9	50	6
341804003009	45	Academy For Performing Arts	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	231	13	18.2	4.8%	96 (41.6%)	42 (18.2%)	70 (30.3%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	$11,042			$46			$10,996	79.9	91.5	16	29
340882002126	46	Livingston High School	Public	9-12	30 Robert Harp Drive	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 535-8000	2,066	187	11	2.0%	1,154 (55.9%)	91 (4.4%)	91 (4.4%)	667 (32.3%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	54 (2.6%)	$12,895			$72			$12,823	79.6	81.3	43	3
340000406014	47	Chatham High School	Public	9-12	255 Lafayette Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2505	1,231	103	11.9	1.2%	948 (77.0%)	8 (0.6%)	75 (6.1%)	158 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.4%)	$9,966						$9,966	79.3	88.1	25	22
341251000720	48	Pascack Valley High School	Public	9-12	200 Piermont Avenue	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-7060	984	94	10.5	2.3%	721 (73.3%)	18 (1.8%)	142 (14.4%)	80 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.0%)	$13,929						$13,929	78.1	70.2	71	23
340999003392	49	Metuchen High School	Public	9-12	400 Grove Ave	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 321-8744	708	60	11.8	6.1%	372 (52.5%)	32 (4.5%)	108 (15.3%)	152 (21.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.5%)	$8,384						$8,384	76.9	79.9	44	5
341176000652	50	Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan	Public	9-12	140 Central Avenue	Old Tappan	07675	Bergen County	Northern Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 784-1600	1,002	107	9.3	1.5%	562 (56.1%)	5 (0.5%)	80 (8.0%)	329 (32.8%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.5%)	$14,765			$117			$14,648	76.9	72.4	63	13