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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)
341812003672	301	Woodbridge High School	Public	9-12	25 Samuel Lupo Place	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8600	1,654	130	12.7	48.2%	517 (31.3%)	247 (14.9%)	689 (41.7%)	166 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.1%)	$8,691						$8,691	26.3	17.2	352	51
341545002630	302	Delsea Regional High School	Public	9-12	242 Fries Mill Rd	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Delsea Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 694-0100	1,090	79	13.8	17.5%	764 (70.1%)	116 (10.6%)	142 (13.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.4%)	$13,530			$198			$13,332	26.1	27.5	289	13
341134002202	303	University High School	Public	8-12	55 Clinton Pl	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-3190	447	40	11.1	83.4%	3 (0.7%)	346 (77.4%)	90 (20.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,448			$636			$11,812	26	25.2	303
340606000122	304	Absegami High School	Public	9-12	201 S Wrangleboro Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 652-1372	1,131	101	11.2	51.1%	451 (39.9%)	255 (22.5%)	274 (24.2%)	109 (9.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.1%)	$9,824			$203			$9,621	25.8	29.8	277	27
341650005742	305	Union High School	Public	9-12	2350 North Third Street	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6500	2,363	168	14	45.5%	312 (13.2%)	1,105 (46.8%)	676 (28.6%)	204 (8.6%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	58 (2.5%)	$8,460			$206			$8,254	25.6	26	297	8
340288001662	306	Sterling High School	Public	9-12	501 South Warwick Road	Somerdale	08083	Camden County	Sterling Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 784-1333	881	72	12.2	32.5%	349 (39.6%)	168 (19.1%)	176 (20.0%)	33 (3.7%)	5 (0.6%)	102 (11.6%)	45 (5.1%)	$12,772			$352			$12,420	25.4	17.9	344	38
340783002774	307	James J Ferris High School	Public	9-12	35 Colgate St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6660	1,345	94	14.2	61.9%	153 (11.4%)	302 (22.5%)	738 (54.9%)	133 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	11 (0.8%)	$14,071			$548			$13,523	25.4	20.8	329	22
341002001732	308	Middle Township High School	Public	9-12	300 East Atlantic Avenue	Cape May Court House	08210	Cape May County	Middle Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 465-1852	825	66	12.5	40.5%	497 (60.2%)	146 (17.7%)	140 (17.0%)	26 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.7%)	$14,240			$237			$14,003	25.4	28.7	282	26
340459003389	309	J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy	Public	9-12	447 Richmond Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6500	418	28	14.9	83.0%	18 (4.3%)	67 (16.0%)	328 (78.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,149						$9,149	25.3	17.8	346	37
340945004660	310	Manchester Township High School	Public	9-12	101 Hawks Way	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 657-2121	943	86	10.9	44.3%	490 (52.0%)	100 (10.6%)	271 (28.7%)	40 (4.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.8%)	$14,584			$16			$14,568	25.3	23	320	10

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.