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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)
340362001820	371	Cumberland Regional High School	Public	9-12	90 Silver Lake Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Cumberland Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-9400	1,178	84	14.1	40.7%	467 (39.6%)	225 (19.1%)	416 (35.3%)	12 (1.0%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.2%)	$13,040			$379			$12,661	15.6	12.7	385	14
341134002196	372	Newark Vocational High School	Public	9-12	301 West Kinney St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7308	592	59	10	85.1%	14 (2.4%)	283 (47.8%)	284 (48.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)								15.5	11.8	392	20
340077003291	373	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1555 Pennington Raod	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 619-2000	591	21	28.8	35.5%	3 (0.5%)	375 (63.5%)	194 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$8,463			$1,091			$7,372	15.5	16.3	357	16
340078503390	374	Camden's Promise Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	879 Beideman Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden's Promise Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-1000	2,440	209	11.6	90.4%	8 (0.3%)	315 (12.9%)	2,104 (86.2%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$8,782			$947			$7,835	14.7	13.2	375	1
341629003200	375	Trenton Central High School - Main Campus	Public	10-12	400 Chambers Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 557-8247	2,138	155	13.8	38.8%	19 (0.9%)	677 (31.7%)	1,421 (66.5%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	10 (0.5%)	$11,800			$286			$11,514	14.6			(n/a)
340783002780	376	William L Dickinson High School	Public	9-12	2 Palisade Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4400	1,856	129	14.3	66.6%	294 (15.8%)	308 (16.6%)	932 (50.2%)	273 (14.7%)	14 (0.8%)	14 (0.8%)	21 (1.1%)	$11,534			$519			$11,015	14.3	19	337	39
341032001868	377	Millville High School	Public	9-12	200 Wade Blvd	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 327-6040	1,655	81	20.4	72.2%	577 (34.9%)	537 (32.4%)	445 (26.9%)	14 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (4.7%)	$11,361			$397			$10,964	14.2	12.8	381	4
340459003071	378	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	Public	9-12	123 Pearl St	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6565	1,404	102	13.8	79.8%	58 (4.1%)	244 (17.4%)	1,090 (77.6%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,732			$231			$10,501	14.1	11.6	394	16
341227002396	379	Orange High School	Public	9-12	400 Lincoln Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4050	1,370	84	16.4	57.5%	3 (0.2%)	689 (50.3%)	668 (48.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$11,681			$190			$11,491	13.9	16.5	356	23
340864000429	380	Lindenwold High School	Public	9-12	801 Egg Harbor Road	Lindenwold	08021	Camden County	Lindenwold Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 741-0320	742	58	12.7	76.1%	37 (5.0%)	240 (32.3%)	432 (58.2%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	$11,384			$416			$10,968	13.9	13.7	372	8

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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.