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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)
341362001230	201	Rancocas Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	520 Jacksonville Road	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Rancocas Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-0830	1,981	144	13.7	24.8%	906 (45.7%)	491 (24.8%)	326 (16.5%)	83 (4.2%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	165 (8.3%)	$11,409			$117			$11,292	42	42.8	191	10
340657000136	202	Hammonton High School	Public	9-12	566 Old Forks Road	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Hammonton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 567-7000	1,357	93	14.6	32.4%	935 (68.9%)	54 (4.0%)	323 (23.8%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.2%)	$9,983			$316			$9,667	41.2	44.9	174	28
340757003468	203	Academy of Career and Technical Education	Public	9-12	One High Tech Way	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 662-6800	198	2	99	44.4%	32 (16.2%)	14 (7.1%)	130 (65.7%)	12 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)								40.8	35.8	241	38
341140005384	204	Newton High School	Public	9-12	44 Ryerson Avenue	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 383-7573	719	60	11.9	12.2%	426 (59.2%)	36 (5.0%)	199 (27.7%)	32 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.1%)	$10,627						$10,627	40.6	42.9	190	14
341081004366	205	Morristown High School	Public	9-12	50 Early Street	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 292-2000	1,868	140	13.3	25.3%	805 (43.1%)	140 (7.5%)	823 (44.1%)	74 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.6%)	$10,700			$91			$10,609	40.5	43.3	187	18
340780004264	206	Jefferson Township High School	Public	9-12	1010 Weldon Rd Rd2	Oak Ridge	07438	Passaic County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-3535	826	91	9	11.5%	651 (78.8%)	17 (2.1%)	114 (13.8%)	27 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$10,425			$06			$10,419	40.5	38.7	225	19
341687005949	207	Wallkill Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	10 Grumm Road	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Wallkill Valley Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-4100	615	50	12.2	14.3%	441 (71.7%)	32 (5.2%)	110 (17.9%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$17,942			$176			$17,766	40	41.2	204	3
341332004702	208	Point Pleasant Beach High School	Public	9-12	700 Trenton Avenue	Point Pleasant Beach	08742	Ocean County	Point Pleasant Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 899-1817	358	38	9.3	8.4%	315 (88.0%)	5 (1.4%)	29 (8.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$14,625			$369			$14,256	39.9	40.6	208
341593005416	209	Sussex County Technical School	Public	9-12	105 North Church Road	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sussex County Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-6700	679	60	11.3	15.6%	548 (80.7%)	32 (4.7%)	79 (11.6%)	15 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,517			$587			$12,930	39.9	35.7	242	33
341044004026	210	Monmouth Regional High School	Public	9-12	One Norman J Field Way	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Monmouth Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-1170	938	93	10	27.6%	431 (45.9%)	141 (15.0%)	259 (27.6%)	68 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	$19,654			$192			$19,462	39.9	43.5	185	25

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About our rankings:

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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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.