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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)
340606000124	361	Oakcrest High School	Public	9-12	1824 Dr Dennis Foreman Drive	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 909-2600	914	89	10.2	60.8%	312 (34.1%)	299 (32.7%)	228 (24.9%)	50 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	$10,231			$216			$10,015	16.6	24.8	305	56
340001900269	362	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	413 New Road	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-7694	370	43	8.6	73.0%	97 (26.2%)	142 (38.4%)	117 (31.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$12,908			$881			$12,027	16.4	13.8	371	9
341269003109	363	Paterson P-Technical High School	Public	9-12	201 Memorial Drive	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2292	202	17	11.8	46.0%	2 (1.0%)	56 (27.7%)	138 (68.3%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,806						$14,806	16.4	15	365	2
340963005238	364	Manville High School	Public	9-12	1100 Brooks Boulevard	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-6806	501	47	10.6	47.5%	192 (38.3%)	40 (8.0%)	256 (51.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,806			$135			$10,671	16.3	16.7	354	10
341428005650	365	Abraham Clark High School	Public	9-12	122 East 6th Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2000	884	69	12.8	48.3%	15 (1.7%)	443 (50.1%)	416 (47.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$13,218			$651			$12,567	16.2	11.9	391	26
340135001954	366	Belleville High School	Public	9-12	100 Passaic Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4343	1,499	120	12.4	50.4%	168 (11.2%)	112 (7.5%)	1,078 (71.9%)	119 (7.9%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (0.9%)								16.1	15.6	360	6
341287001610	367	Pennsauken High School	Public	9-12	800 Hylton Road	Pennsauken	08110	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-8500	1,530	103	14.8	36.7%	124 (8.1%)	389 (25.4%)	817 (53.4%)	174 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	21 (1.4%)	$10,909			$405			$10,504	16.1	14.6	366	1
340894003904	368	Long Branch High School	Public	9-12	404 Indiana Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-7300	1,548	124	12.5	69.8%	310 (20.0%)	227 (14.7%)	967 (62.5%)	13 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.9%)	$11,214			$288			$10,926	16	12.5	386	18
341260004856	369	Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School	Public	9-12	70 Church Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 389-2821	811	62	13.1	68.7%	97 (12.0%)	130 (16.0%)	549 (67.7%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$13,765			$898			$12,867	16	15	364	5
341353005634	370	Rahway High School	Public	9-12	1012 Madison Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1090	1,204	100	12	46.9%	164 (13.6%)	427 (35.5%)	543 (45.1%)	28 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.2%)	$15,697			$47			$15,650	15.7	14.6	368	2

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.