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340007600483
471
Hope Academy Charter School
Public, Charter
K-8
601 Grand Avenue
Asbury Park
07712
Monmouth County
Hope Academy Charter School
Yes
(n/a)
No
Yes
(732) 988-4227
273
26
10.7
85.7%
1 (0.4%)
75 (27.5%)
195 (71.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.7%)
$7,849
$1,067
$6,782
34.8
21.8
583
112
340717006118
472
Highland Park Middle School
Public
6-8
330 Wayne Street
Highland Park
08904
Middlesex County
Highland Park Boro School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(732) 572-2400
353
28
12.4
42.2%
121 (34.3%)
38 (10.8%)
103 (29.2%)
64 (18.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (7.6%)
$10,200
$462
$9,738
34.7
37.5
450
22
340237001340
473
Alice Costello Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
301 Haakon rd.
Brooklawn
08030
Camden County
Brooklawn Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(856) 456-4039
279
32
8.7
64.2%
156 (55.9%)
31 (11.1%)
60 (21.5%)
19 (6.8%)
2 (0.7%)
1 (0.4%)
10 (3.6%)
$12,492
$561
$11,931
34.7
24.7
559
86
341239003483
474
Palmyra Middle School
Public
6-8
311 W 5th Street
Palmyra
08065
Burlington County
Palmyra Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(856) 786-9300
189
18
10.8
28.0%
97 (51.3%)
35 (18.5%)
31 (16.4%)
5 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
18 (9.5%)
34.6
36.9
459
15
340549000563
475
Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus
Public
6-8
1649 Amwell Road
Somerset
08873
Somerset County
Franklin Township Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(732) 873-2800
706
72
9.8
47.0%
79 (11.2%)
260 (36.8%)
217 (30.7%)
129 (18.3%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (2.7%)
$8,780
$204
$8,576
34.2
41.3
417
58
341227002410
476
Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation
Public
8
400 Central Ave
Orange
07050
Essex County
ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(973) 677-4135
414
50
8.2
79.5%
1 (0.2%)
219 (52.9%)
190 (45.9%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.7%)
$12,917
$383
$12,534
34.1
29.6
512
36
341146002890
477
Lincoln Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
1206 63rd St
North Bergen
07047
Hudson County
North Bergen School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(201) 295-2850
1,309
106
12.3
61.4%
115 (8.8%)
8 (0.6%)
1,155 (88.2%)
28 (2.1%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
$7,656
$7,656
34
39.2
438
39
341752005002
478
Macopin Middle School
Public
6-8
70 Highlander Drive
West Milford
07480
Passaic County
West Milford Township Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(973) 697-5691
747
63
11.7
19.3%
583 (78.0%)
20 (2.7%)
118 (15.8%)
9 (1.2%)
3 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (1.9%)
$11,405
$170
$11,235
34
43.2
402
76
340079103403
479
College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School District
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
3455 West Bangs Ave
Neptune
07753
Monmouth County
College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School
Yes
(n/a)
No
Yes
(732) 774-0727
554
38
14.5
51.8%
0 (0.0%)
309 (55.8%)
228 (41.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (3.1%)
$13,303
$1,076
$12,227
33.6
42.1
411
68
340792000209
480
David Brearley Middle/High School
Public
7-12
401 Monroe Avenue
Kenilworth
07033
Union County
Kenilworth School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(908) 931-9696
774
73
10.6
15.0%
390 (50.4%)
52 (6.7%)
292 (37.7%)
25 (3.2%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
13 (1.7%)
$8,540
$8,540
33.6
29.4
513
33
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, 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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