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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
341770003258	91	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South	Public	9-12	346 Clarksville Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5050	1,630	124	13.1	5.6%	248 (15.2%)	85 (5.2%)	92 (5.6%)	1,177 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.6%)	$12,191	$163	$12,028	67	74.5	56	35
341072003439	92	Academy for Performing Arts	Public	9-12	50 Knoll Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2201	150			2.0%	112 (74.7%)	6 (4.0%)	17 (11.3%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	$10,631		$10,631	66.9	78.2	49	43
341101004416	93	Mountain Lakes High School	Public	9-12	96 Powerville Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-8400	569	60	9.4	1.4%	413 (72.6%)	7 (1.2%)	46 (8.1%)	87 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$13,883	$143	$13,740	66.2	59.9	109	16
341011003978	94	Middletown High School South	Public	9-12	900 Nut Swamp Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 706-6111	1,474	122	12.1	5.6%	1,302 (88.3%)	11 (0.7%)	108 (7.3%)	27 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.6%)	$9,833		$9,833	66.1	66.9	81	13
340258002008	95	James Caldwell High School	Public	9-12	265 Westville Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-6981	789	76	10.3	8.1%	609 (77.2%)	22 (2.8%)	121 (15.3%)	29 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	$14,431	$24	$14,407	66.1	62.3	94	1
340804004282	96	Kinnelon High School	Public	9-12	121 Kinnelon Road	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5500	532	57	9.3	2.4%	427 (80.3%)	6 (1.1%)	48 (9.0%)	39 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.5%)	$19,732	$28	$19,704	65.9	69.6	73	23
341323000341	97	New Egypt High School	Public	9-12	117 Evergreen Road	New Egypt	08533	Ocean County	Plumsted Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 758-6800	315	32	9.7	17.1%	260 (82.5%)	9 (2.9%)	41 (13.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,759	$97	$11,662	65.6	58.4	116	19
341248004430	98	Parsippany High School	Public	9-12	309 Baldwin Rd	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7001	886	93	9.5	18.1%	322 (36.3%)	40 (4.5%)	184 (20.8%)	310 (35.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	$12,402	$42	$12,360	65.4	58.8	114	16
341248004432	99	Parsippany Hills High School	Public	9-12	20 Rita Drive	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 682-2815	998	102	9.8	12.1%	402 (40.3%)	34 (3.4%)	162 (16.2%)	361 (36.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.4%)	$12,246	$35	$12,211	65	70.8	68	31
340693000512	100	Hasbrouck Heights High School	Public	9-12	365 Boulevard	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 288-6150	547	42	12.9	15.4%	288 (52.7%)	14 (2.6%)	170 (31.1%)	70 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,638	$04	$12,634	64.6	62.3	95	5

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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 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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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 422)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
341770003258	91	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South	Public	9-12	346 Clarksville Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5050	1,630	124	13.1	5.6%	248 (15.2%)	85 (5.2%)	92 (5.6%)	1,177 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.6%)	$12,191			$163			$12,028	67	74.5	56	35
341072003439	92	Academy for Performing Arts	Public	9-12	50 Knoll Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2201	150			2.0%	112 (74.7%)	6 (4.0%)	17 (11.3%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	$10,631						$10,631	66.9	78.2	49	43
341101004416	93	Mountain Lakes High School	Public	9-12	96 Powerville Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-8400	569	60	9.4	1.4%	413 (72.6%)	7 (1.2%)	46 (8.1%)	87 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$13,883			$143			$13,740	66.2	59.9	109	16
341011003978	94	Middletown High School South	Public	9-12	900 Nut Swamp Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 706-6111	1,474	122	12.1	5.6%	1,302 (88.3%)	11 (0.7%)	108 (7.3%)	27 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.6%)	$9,833						$9,833	66.1	66.9	81	13
340258002008	95	James Caldwell High School	Public	9-12	265 Westville Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-6981	789	76	10.3	8.1%	609 (77.2%)	22 (2.8%)	121 (15.3%)	29 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	$14,431			$24			$14,407	66.1	62.3	94	1
340804004282	96	Kinnelon High School	Public	9-12	121 Kinnelon Road	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5500	532	57	9.3	2.4%	427 (80.3%)	6 (1.1%)	48 (9.0%)	39 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.5%)	$19,732			$28			$19,704	65.9	69.6	73	23
341323000341	97	New Egypt High School	Public	9-12	117 Evergreen Road	New Egypt	08533	Ocean County	Plumsted Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 758-6800	315	32	9.7	17.1%	260 (82.5%)	9 (2.9%)	41 (13.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,759			$97			$11,662	65.6	58.4	116	19
341248004430	98	Parsippany High School	Public	9-12	309 Baldwin Rd	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7001	886	93	9.5	18.1%	322 (36.3%)	40 (4.5%)	184 (20.8%)	310 (35.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	$12,402			$42			$12,360	65.4	58.8	114	16
341248004432	99	Parsippany Hills High School	Public	9-12	20 Rita Drive	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 682-2815	998	102	9.8	12.1%	402 (40.3%)	34 (3.4%)	162 (16.2%)	361 (36.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.4%)	$12,246			$35			$12,211	65	70.8	68	31
340693000512	100	Hasbrouck Heights High School	Public	9-12	365 Boulevard	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 288-6150	547	42	12.9	15.4%	288 (52.7%)	14 (2.6%)	170 (31.1%)	70 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,638			$04			$12,634	64.6	62.3	95	5