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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)
340071502923	151	Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 MacArthur Avenue	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	1,280	88	14.5	56.7%	371 (29.0%)	134 (10.5%)	660 (51.6%)	96 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	$8,403			$478			$7,925	53.2	52.8	145	6
341056002166	152	Montclair High School	Public	9-12	100 Chestnut St	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4100	1,961	146	13.4	16.4%	966 (49.3%)	453 (23.1%)	294 (15.0%)	107 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	133 (6.8%)	$9,854			$108			$9,746	52.7	48.5	163	11
341449000824	153	Saddle Brook Middle/High School	Public	7-12	355 Mayhill Street	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-2880	804	66	12.2	23.5%	463 (57.6%)	24 (3.0%)	262 (32.6%)	43 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	$12,160			$151			$12,009	52.6	42.8	196	43
340075903196	154	BelovED Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	508 Grand Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	BelovED Community Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 630-4700	1,556	77	20.2	76.0%	318 (20.4%)	413 (26.5%)	495 (31.8%)	243 (15.6%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	74 (4.8%)	$7,699			$817			$6,882	52.5	61.9	109	45
340561003798	155	Freehold Township High School	Public	9-12	281 Elton Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-8460	1,902	126	15.1	13.7%	1,342 (70.6%)	89 (4.7%)	298 (15.7%)	116 (6.1%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	45 (2.4%)	$9,748			$146			$9,602	52.5	61	111	44
340936000158	156	Mainland Regional High School	Public	9-12	1301 Oak Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Mainland Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 927-4151	1,171	106	11	18.2%	740 (63.2%)	50 (4.3%)	243 (20.8%)	66 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.1%)	$16,480			$184			$16,296	52	48.2	166	10
340561003796	157	Freehold Borough High School	Public	9-12	2 Robertsville Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-8360	1,407	100	14	32.6%	561 (39.9%)	99 (7.0%)	573 (40.7%)	146 (10.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.5%)	$9,952			$344			$9,608	51.3	42.9	195	38
341743002662	158	West Deptford High School	Public	9-12	1600 Old Crown Point Rd	West Deptford	08093	Gloucester County	West Deptford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 848-6110	754	71	10.5	30.0%	492 (65.3%)	78 (10.3%)	121 (16.0%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	$13,092			$59			$13,033	51.2	34.5	244	86
340633001528	159	Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	301 Second Avenue	Haddon Heights	08035	Camden County	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-1920	942	80	11.7	18.6%	614 (65.2%)	137 (14.5%)	123 (13.1%)	14 (1.5%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.9%)	$12,429			$381			$12,048	51	38.9	214	55
341656004124	160	Allentown High School	Public	9-12	27 High Street	Allentown	08501	Monmouth County	Upper Freehold Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 259-7292	1,043	74	14	4.9%	854 (81.9%)	33 (3.2%)	66 (6.3%)	67 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	$8,870			$234			$8,636	51	50.3	155	5

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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.