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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
341263003477	11	Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	1,034	80	12.9	40.6%	283 (27.4%)	76 (7.4%)	450 (43.5%)	193 (18.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.7%)				93.3	95.4	7	4
341020002148	12	Millburn High School	Public	9-12	462 Millburn Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 564-7130	1,378	130	10.6	1.2%	690 (50.1%)	35 (2.5%)	65 (4.7%)	515 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.2%)	$16,959	$34	$16,925	92.5	91.3	18	6
341750006121	13	Biotechnology High School	Public	9-12	5000 Kozloski Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-7942	317	27	11.7	0.9%	110 (34.7%)	6 (1.9%)	5 (1.6%)	185 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$16,641	$352	$16,289	91.4	90	22	9
340147003341	14	Applied Technology High School	Public	9-12	400 Paramus Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	301	18	16.7	15.6%	138 (45.8%)	21 (7.0%)	87 (28.9%)	55 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,049		$17,049	90.5	91.2	19	5
340147003543	15	Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology	Public	9-12	162 Knickerbocker Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 343-6000	157	3	52.3	1.9%	54 (34.4%)	14 (8.9%)	33 (21.0%)	52 (33.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)				90.5			(n/a)
341750006095	16	High Technology High School	Public	9-12	765 Newman Springs Road	Lincroft	07738	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 842-8444	285	22	13.2	1.8%	88 (30.9%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (4.9%)	171 (60.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$16,345	$341	$16,004	90.3	91.9	14	2
341804006134	17	Academy For Information Technology	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	297	16	18.2	9.1%	100 (33.7%)	34 (11.4%)	57 (19.2%)	97 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$8,671	$36	$8,635	90	94.6	10	7
341176000650	18	Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest	Public	9-12	150 Knickerbocker Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Northern Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-3200	978	93	10.4	0.6%	566 (57.9%)	10 (1.0%)	75 (7.7%)	289 (29.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.2%)	$15,340	$80	$15,260	90	83.3	35	17
341750005989	19	Marine Academy of Science and Technology	Public	9-12	305 Mast Way	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 291-0995	266	27	9.8	1.1%	206 (77.4%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.1%)	26 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	$16,104	$348	$15,756	89.8	86.6	28	9
341008003428	20	Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	1 Convery Boulevard	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 634-5858	286	21	13.6	4.2%	19 (6.6%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.5%)	249 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$9,375	$130	$9,245	88.8	90.3	21	1

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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.
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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)
341263003477	11	Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	1,034	80	12.9	40.6%	283 (27.4%)	76 (7.4%)	450 (43.5%)	193 (18.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.7%)								93.3	95.4	7	4
341020002148	12	Millburn High School	Public	9-12	462 Millburn Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 564-7130	1,378	130	10.6	1.2%	690 (50.1%)	35 (2.5%)	65 (4.7%)	515 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.2%)	$16,959			$34			$16,925	92.5	91.3	18	6
341750006121	13	Biotechnology High School	Public	9-12	5000 Kozloski Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-7942	317	27	11.7	0.9%	110 (34.7%)	6 (1.9%)	5 (1.6%)	185 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$16,641			$352			$16,289	91.4	90	22	9
340147003341	14	Applied Technology High School	Public	9-12	400 Paramus Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	301	18	16.7	15.6%	138 (45.8%)	21 (7.0%)	87 (28.9%)	55 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,049						$17,049	90.5	91.2	19	5
340147003543	15	Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology	Public	9-12	162 Knickerbocker Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(201) 343-6000	157	3	52.3	1.9%	54 (34.4%)	14 (8.9%)	33 (21.0%)	52 (33.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)								90.5			(n/a)
341750006095	16	High Technology High School	Public	9-12	765 Newman Springs Road	Lincroft	07738	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 842-8444	285	22	13.2	1.8%	88 (30.9%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (4.9%)	171 (60.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$16,345			$341			$16,004	90.3	91.9	14	2
341804006134	17	Academy For Information Technology	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	297	16	18.2	9.1%	100 (33.7%)	34 (11.4%)	57 (19.2%)	97 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$8,671			$36			$8,635	90	94.6	10	7
341176000650	18	Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest	Public	9-12	150 Knickerbocker Road	Demarest	07627	Bergen County	Northern Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 768-3200	978	93	10.4	0.6%	566 (57.9%)	10 (1.0%)	75 (7.7%)	289 (29.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.2%)	$15,340			$80			$15,260	90	83.3	35	17
341750005989	19	Marine Academy of Science and Technology	Public	9-12	305 Mast Way	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 291-0995	266	27	9.8	1.1%	206 (77.4%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.1%)	26 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	$16,104			$348			$15,756	89.8	86.6	28	9
341008003428	20	Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	1 Convery Boulevard	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 634-5858	286	21	13.6	4.2%	19 (6.6%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.5%)	249 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$9,375			$130			$9,245	88.8	90.3	21	1