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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
340267001414	171	Camden County Technical School-GTC	Public	9-12	343 Berlin Cross Keys Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Camden County Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-7000	1,420	124	11.4	39.2%	660 (46.5%)	308 (21.7%)	302 (21.3%)	65 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (5.0%)	$16,079	$1,561	$14,518	48.9	53.1	144	27
340150000268	172	Bergenfield High School	Public	9-12	80 S Prospect Ave	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8600	1,250	108	11.6	33.5%	112 (9.0%)	74 (5.9%)	711 (56.9%)	311 (24.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	28 (2.2%)	$12,671	$558	$12,113	48.8	46.1	175	3
341170001182	173	Northern Burlington County Regional High School	Public	9-12	160 Mansfield Road East	Columbus	08022	Burlington County	Northern Burlington County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-3900	1,381	112	12.3	13.0%	785 (56.8%)	113 (8.2%)	206 (14.9%)	190 (13.8%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	70 (5.1%)	$13,164	$373	$12,791	48.8	44.2	183	10
341365004486	174	Randolph High School	Public	9-12	511 Millbrook Avenue	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 361-2400	1,299	118	11	11.2%	790 (60.8%)	44 (3.4%)	281 (21.6%)	153 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	22 (1.7%)	$11,061	$12	$11,049	48.5	57.9	126	48
340657000136	175	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	1,318	95	13.8	31.3%	885 (67.1%)	66 (5.0%)	323 (24.5%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.6%)	$9,983	$316	$9,667	48.4	41.2	202	27
340079103403	176	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School District	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3455 West Bangs Ave	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 774-0727	582	39	14.9	89.0%	19 (3.3%)	328 (56.4%)	230 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,303	$1,076	$12,227	48.4			(n/a)
340705003844	177	Henry Hudson Regional School	Public	7-12	1 Grand Tour	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Henry Hudson Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 872-0900	302	39	7.6	18.9%	239 (79.1%)	7 (2.3%)	34 (11.3%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$19,383	$660	$18,723	48.2	75.6	56	121
340849001094	178	Lenape High School	Public	9-12	235 Hartford Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Lenape Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 654-5111	1,922	157	12.2	18.3%	992 (51.6%)	292 (15.2%)	250 (13.0%)	264 (13.7%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	116 (6.0%)	$12,011	$56	$11,955	47.1	46.4	173	5
341375004084	179	Red Bank Regional High School	Public	9-12	101 Ridge Road	Little Silver	07739	Monmouth County	Red Bank Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-8000	1,297	125	10.3	33.0%	644 (49.7%)	50 (3.9%)	548 (42.3%)	18 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.4%)	$16,802	$442	$16,360	46.7	53.9	138	41
340480002080	180	Essex County West Caldwell Technical	Public	9-12	620 Passaic Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2205	349	37	9.4	75.1%	11 (3.2%)	134 (38.4%)	197 (56.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,110	$420	$12,690	46.4	30.8	269	89

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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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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)
340267001414	171	Camden County Technical School-GTC	Public	9-12	343 Berlin Cross Keys Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Camden County Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-7000	1,420	124	11.4	39.2%	660 (46.5%)	308 (21.7%)	302 (21.3%)	65 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (5.0%)	$16,079			$1,561			$14,518	48.9	53.1	144	27
340150000268	172	Bergenfield High School	Public	9-12	80 S Prospect Ave	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8600	1,250	108	11.6	33.5%	112 (9.0%)	74 (5.9%)	711 (56.9%)	311 (24.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	28 (2.2%)	$12,671			$558			$12,113	48.8	46.1	175	3
341170001182	173	Northern Burlington County Regional High School	Public	9-12	160 Mansfield Road East	Columbus	08022	Burlington County	Northern Burlington County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-3900	1,381	112	12.3	13.0%	785 (56.8%)	113 (8.2%)	206 (14.9%)	190 (13.8%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	70 (5.1%)	$13,164			$373			$12,791	48.8	44.2	183	10
341365004486	174	Randolph High School	Public	9-12	511 Millbrook Avenue	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 361-2400	1,299	118	11	11.2%	790 (60.8%)	44 (3.4%)	281 (21.6%)	153 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	22 (1.7%)	$11,061			$12			$11,049	48.5	57.9	126	48
340657000136	175	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	1,318	95	13.8	31.3%	885 (67.1%)	66 (5.0%)	323 (24.5%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.6%)	$9,983			$316			$9,667	48.4	41.2	202	27
340079103403	176	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School District	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3455 West Bangs Ave	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 774-0727	582	39	14.9	89.0%	19 (3.3%)	328 (56.4%)	230 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,303			$1,076			$12,227	48.4			(n/a)
340705003844	177	Henry Hudson Regional School	Public	7-12	1 Grand Tour	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Henry Hudson Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 872-0900	302	39	7.6	18.9%	239 (79.1%)	7 (2.3%)	34 (11.3%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$19,383			$660			$18,723	48.2	75.6	56	121
340849001094	178	Lenape High School	Public	9-12	235 Hartford Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Lenape Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 654-5111	1,922	157	12.2	18.3%	992 (51.6%)	292 (15.2%)	250 (13.0%)	264 (13.7%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	116 (6.0%)	$12,011			$56			$11,955	47.1	46.4	173	5
341375004084	179	Red Bank Regional High School	Public	9-12	101 Ridge Road	Little Silver	07739	Monmouth County	Red Bank Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-8000	1,297	125	10.3	33.0%	644 (49.7%)	50 (3.9%)	548 (42.3%)	18 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.4%)	$16,802			$442			$16,360	46.7	53.9	138	41
340480002080	180	Essex County West Caldwell Technical	Public	9-12	620 Passaic Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2205	349	37	9.4	75.1%	11 (3.2%)	134 (38.4%)	197 (56.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,110			$420			$12,690	46.4	30.8	269	89