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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
340240000044	361	Buena Regional High School	Public	9-12	125 Weymouth Road	Buena	08310	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-2400	496	45	11.1	54.4%	279 (56.3%)	49 (9.9%)	153 (30.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	$10,941		$10,941	15.5	19	342	19
340008300573	362	Union County TEAMS Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 517 West Fourth Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-9043	334	10	33.4	78.4%	1 (0.3%)	198 (59.3%)	126 (37.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$9,143	$631	$8,512	15.2	12.1	389	27
340264001384	363	Creative Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-6267	202	40	5	54.0%	0 (0.0%)	136 (67.3%)	65 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$23,954	$3,240	$20,714	15.1	30.4	271	92
341260004856	364	Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School	Public	9-12	70 Church Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 389-2821	811	62	13.1	68.7%	97 (12.0%)	130 (16.0%)	549 (67.7%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$13,765	$898	$12,867	15	16.1	365	1
341269003109	365	Paterson P-Technical High School	Public	9-12	201 Memorial Drive	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2292	202	17	11.8	46.0%	2 (1.0%)	56 (27.7%)	138 (68.3%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,806		$14,806	15	17.7	351	14
341287001610	366	Pennsauken High School	Public	9-12	800 Hylton Road	Pennsauken	08110	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-8500	1,530	103	14.8	36.7%	124 (8.1%)	389 (25.4%)	817 (53.4%)	174 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	21 (1.4%)	$10,909	$405	$10,504	14.6	14.4	371	5
340096000010	367	Atlantic City High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Albany Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7300	1,764	147	12	80.5%	133 (7.5%)	546 (31.0%)	740 (42.0%)	298 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (1.8%)	15 (0.9%)	$12,812	$472	$12,340	14.6	19.1	339	28
341353005634	368	Rahway High School	Public	9-12	1012 Madison Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1090	1,204	100	12	46.9%	164 (13.6%)	427 (35.5%)	543 (45.1%)	28 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.2%)	$15,697	$47	$15,650	14.6	19.1	340	28
341116004032	369	Neptune High School	Public	9-12	55 Neptune Boulevard	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 776-2200	1,203	95	12.6	34.2%	201 (16.7%)	453 (37.7%)	459 (38.2%)	33 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.5%)	$11,210	$103	$11,107	14.6	18.7	344	25
340995003410	370	Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy	Public	9-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-9784	109	6	17.1	33.9%	22 (20.2%)	22 (20.2%)	64 (58.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,008		$6,008	13.9	17.4	353	17

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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)
340240000044	361	Buena Regional High School	Public	9-12	125 Weymouth Road	Buena	08310	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-2400	496	45	11.1	54.4%	279 (56.3%)	49 (9.9%)	153 (30.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	$10,941						$10,941	15.5	19	342	19
340008300573	362	Union County TEAMS Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 517 West Fourth Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-9043	334	10	33.4	78.4%	1 (0.3%)	198 (59.3%)	126 (37.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$9,143			$631			$8,512	15.2	12.1	389	27
340264001384	363	Creative Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-6267	202	40	5	54.0%	0 (0.0%)	136 (67.3%)	65 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$23,954			$3,240			$20,714	15.1	30.4	271	92
341260004856	364	Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School	Public	9-12	70 Church Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 389-2821	811	62	13.1	68.7%	97 (12.0%)	130 (16.0%)	549 (67.7%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$13,765			$898			$12,867	15	16.1	365	1
341269003109	365	Paterson P-Technical High School	Public	9-12	201 Memorial Drive	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2292	202	17	11.8	46.0%	2 (1.0%)	56 (27.7%)	138 (68.3%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,806						$14,806	15	17.7	351	14
341287001610	366	Pennsauken High School	Public	9-12	800 Hylton Road	Pennsauken	08110	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-8500	1,530	103	14.8	36.7%	124 (8.1%)	389 (25.4%)	817 (53.4%)	174 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	21 (1.4%)	$10,909			$405			$10,504	14.6	14.4	371	5
340096000010	367	Atlantic City High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Albany Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7300	1,764	147	12	80.5%	133 (7.5%)	546 (31.0%)	740 (42.0%)	298 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (1.8%)	15 (0.9%)	$12,812			$472			$12,340	14.6	19.1	339	28
341353005634	368	Rahway High School	Public	9-12	1012 Madison Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1090	1,204	100	12	46.9%	164 (13.6%)	427 (35.5%)	543 (45.1%)	28 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.2%)	$15,697			$47			$15,650	14.6	19.1	340	28
341116004032	369	Neptune High School	Public	9-12	55 Neptune Boulevard	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 776-2200	1,203	95	12.6	34.2%	201 (16.7%)	453 (37.7%)	459 (38.2%)	33 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.5%)	$11,210			$103			$11,107	14.6	18.7	344	25
340995003410	370	Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy	Public	9-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-9784	109	6	17.1	33.9%	22 (20.2%)	22 (20.2%)	64 (58.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,008						$6,008	13.9	17.4	353	17