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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)
340264000087	411	Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-2500	174	25	7.1	53.4%	2 (1.1%)	110 (63.2%)	60 (34.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,795			$2,939			$17,856	9	10	407	4
341134002192	412	Central High School	Public	9-12	250 18th Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6378	826	76	10.8	75.5%	7 (0.8%)	544 (65.9%)	254 (30.8%)	10 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	$16,638			$864			$15,774	8.9	10.2	404	8
340459003045	413	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Public	9-12	625 Summer St	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6800	816	63	12.9	85.0%	31 (3.8%)	176 (21.6%)	607 (74.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,744			$249			$10,495	8.7	11.3	395	18
340078803423	414	LEAD Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	201 Bergen Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	LEAD Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 772-1724	280	8	35	52.9%	8 (2.9%)	234 (83.6%)	23 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,324			$814			$6,510	8.5	13.1	376	38
341629000449	415	Daylight/Twilight High School	Public	9-12	135 E. Hanover Street	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 256-8190	617	38	16.4	31.3%	7 (1.1%)	152 (24.6%)	452 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$13,864			$2,099			$11,765	8.5	10.2	405	10
340264001346	416	Camden High School	Public	9-12	1700 Park Boulevard	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5100	404	46	8.7	45.5%	3 (0.7%)	249 (61.6%)	149 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$31,060			$3,774			$27,286	8.5	8.5	416
340079700675	417	Essex County Jdc	Public	8-12	80 Duryea Street	Newark	08302	Cumberland County	Essex County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 484-4908	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								8.4			(n/a)
341134003227	418	Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark	Public	9-12	279 Chancellor Avenue	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-1234	172	20	8.6	75.6%	1 (0.6%)	136 (79.1%)	31 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,274			$240			$13,034	8.4	8.6	415	3
340264001348	419	East Side High School	Public	9-12	3100 Federal Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5300	593	63	9.4	31.7%	13 (2.2%)	172 (29.0%)	399 (67.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	$20,818			$3,228			$17,590	8.3	7.6	420	1
341272002608	420	Paulsboro High School	Public	9-12	670 N Delaware St	Paulsboro	08066	Gloucester County	Paulsboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 423-2222	425	32	13.4	46.8%	121 (28.5%)	177 (41.6%)	104 (24.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$10,884			$346			$10,538	7.9	7.8	418	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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.