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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)
340004800335	381	Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1725 Main Street	Lake Como	07719	Monmouth County	Academy Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 681-8377	173	17	10.1	76.9%	5 (2.9%)	56 (32.4%)	109 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$14,358			$1,119			$13,239	13.5	11.1	398	17
340077703307	382	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	Public, Alternative	K-12	525 Clinton Street	Camden	08103	Camden County	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-0905	2,247	130	17.2	97.9%	6 (0.3%)	1,192 (53.0%)	961 (42.8%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (3.6%)	$12,672			$1,819			$10,853	13.5			(n/a)
341134003505	383	Newark School of Global Studies	Public	9-12	24 Crane Street	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5112	378	33	11.6	80.4%	8 (2.1%)	71 (18.8%)	294 (77.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)								13			(n/a)
341284005048	384	Penns Grove High School	Public	9-12	334 Harding Highway	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-6300	621	42	14.7	72.5%	108 (17.4%)	229 (36.9%)	270 (43.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$12,770			$969			$11,801	12.9	12.4	387	3
341401001234	385	Riverside High School	Public	9-12	112 E Washington Street	Riverside	08075	Burlington County	Riverside Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 461-1255	471	41	11.5	55.8%	200 (42.5%)	72 (15.3%)	180 (38.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	$14,147			$68			$14,079	12.9	12.4	388	3
340074103050	386	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	612 Amboy Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 203-3742	332	27	12.2	58.7%	6 (1.8%)	20 (6.0%)	306 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,684			$729			$10,955	12.7	10.9	401	15
341269003107	387	Paterson STEAM High School	Public	9-12	764 11th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0560	325	26	12.5	45.2%	17 (5.2%)	72 (22.2%)	229 (70.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,393						$13,393	12.7	11.2	396	9
341134002194	388	East Side High School	Public	9-12	238 Van Buren St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4900	2,110	137	15.4	71.6%	354 (16.8%)	104 (4.9%)	1,641 (77.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	$9,351			$541			$8,810	12.5	11.8	393	5
341455005090	389	Salem High School	Public	9-12	219 Walnut St	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3900	387	40	9.6	61.5%	107 (27.6%)	211 (54.5%)	56 (14.5%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$16,851			$1,191			$15,660	12.4	17.9	345	44
341134000791	390	American History High School	Public	9-12	74 Montgomery St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7333	361	35	10.3	74.8%	2 (0.6%)	183 (50.7%)	167 (46.3%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,890			$624			$11,266	12.3	9.8	408	18

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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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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.