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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 426)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
341464003580	261	Sayreville War Memorial High School	Public	9-12	820 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 525-5252	1,750	136	12.9	34.7%	629 (35.9%)	288 (16.5%)	457 (26.1%)	297 (17.0%)	12 (0.7%)	7 (0.4%)	59 (3.4%)	$7,656						$7,656	31.7	32.1	259	2
340423002064	262	Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School	Public	6-12	35 Winans Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 414-8600	711	60	11.8	61.5%	3 (0.4%)	637 (89.6%)	67 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$14,501			$320			$14,181	31.5	32.8	255	7
341593005416	263	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	31.5	39.9	209	54
340456005961	264	Egg Harbor Township High School	Public	9-12	24 High School Drive	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 653-0100	2,335	199	11.7	46.7%	937 (40.1%)	243 (10.4%)	650 (27.8%)	379 (16.2%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	116 (5.0%)	$13,344			$101			$13,243	31.4	35.9	237	27
341254003453	265	Passaic Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	252 Boulevard	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	713	52	13.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	688 (96.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,290						$9,290	31.3	30.2	272	7
341752004996	266	West Milford High School	Public	9-12	67 Highlander Drive	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-1701	935	84	11.1	15.3%	778 (83.2%)	12 (1.3%)	107 (11.4%)	18 (1.9%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	$13,162			$16			$13,146	31.2	37.7	222	44
340600001494	267	Gloucester City High School	Public	9-12	1300 Market Street	Gloucester City	08030	Camden County	Gloucester City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-7000	702	49	14.4	59.1%	438 (62.4%)	99 (14.1%)	104 (14.8%)	45 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$11,344			$264			$11,080	31.2	29.8	278	11
340822004636	268	Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	855 Somerset Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3500	1,423	84	17	85.5%	39 (2.7%)	72 (5.1%)	1,297 (91.1%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	$15,563			$1,087			$14,476	31	26.1	295	27
340390002512	269	Deptford Township High School	Public	9-12	575 S Fox Run Rd	Deptford	08096	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 232-2713	1,084	85	12.7	28.9%	533 (49.2%)	291 (26.8%)	182 (16.8%)	73 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	$8,367			$53			$8,314	30.5	20.8	328	59
341368003826	270	Raritan High School	Public	9-12	419 Middle Road	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-8411	838	72	11.5	16.6%	666 (79.5%)	18 (2.1%)	115 (13.7%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	$9,618						$9,618	30.4	34.3	246	24

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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 4, 2024, 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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