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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
340561003798	111	Freehold Township High School	Public	9-12	281 Elton Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-8460	1,926	130	14.8	14.0%	1,369 (71.1%)	90 (4.7%)	295 (15.3%)	116 (6.0%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	43 (2.2%)	$9,748	$146	$9,602	61	55.9	127	16
340850005378	112	Lenape Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	28 Sparta Road	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Lenape Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-7600	667	58	11.4	11.4%	461 (69.1%)	19 (2.8%)	153 (22.9%)	20 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$15,677	$327	$15,350	61	62.1	97	15
341011003976	113	Middletown High School North	Public	9-12	63 Tindall Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 706-6061	1,340	108	12.4	16.3%	1,064 (79.4%)	27 (2.0%)	165 (12.3%)	35 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	44 (3.3%)	$9,145		$9,145	61	48.2	161	48
340759003006	114	Hunterdon Central Regional High School District	Public	9-12	84 Route 31	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon Central Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 782-5727	2,486	238	10.4	14.1%	1,762 (70.9%)	85 (3.4%)	401 (16.1%)	161 (6.5%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	59 (2.4%)	$15,819	$47	$15,772	60.9	62.4	93	21
341494004100	115	Shore Regional High School	Public	9-12	132 Monmouth Park Highway 36	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	Shore Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-9300	585	53	11.1	8.5%	473 (80.9%)	12 (2.1%)	72 (12.3%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	$16,545	$432	$16,113	60.7	50.9	149	34
340561003802	116	Manalapan High School	Public	9-12	20 Church Lane	Englishtown	07726	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 792-7200	1,722	117	14.7	8.7%	1,314 (76.3%)	27 (1.6%)	184 (10.7%)	168 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (1.5%)	$9,632	$30	$9,602	60.4	54.2	136	20
340471000380	117	Emerson Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	131 Main Street	Emerson	07630	Bergen County	Emerson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 262-4447	440	48	9.2	9.1%	287 (65.2%)	8 (1.8%)	94 (21.4%)	35 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.7%)	$15,333	$60	$15,273	60	67.1	79	38
340077903353	118	College Achieve Central Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	365 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	College Achieve Central Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 625-1879	1,403	102	13.7	73.3%	3 (0.2%)	293 (20.9%)	1,098 (78.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$8,250	$601	$7,649	59.5			(n/a)
341356000726	119	Ramapo High School	Public	9-12	331 George Street	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-1500	1,243	115	10.8	1.6%	1,048 (84.3%)	15 (1.2%)	86 (6.9%)	61 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	27 (2.2%)	$15,831	$15	$15,816	58.9	61.5	100	19
341197001746	120	Ocean City High School	Public	9-12	501 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-1290	1,215	126	9.6	12.7%	1,037 (85.3%)	19 (1.6%)	107 (8.8%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.5%)	$10,624		$10,624	58.9	70.5	70	50

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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)
340561003798	111	Freehold Township High School	Public	9-12	281 Elton Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-8460	1,926	130	14.8	14.0%	1,369 (71.1%)	90 (4.7%)	295 (15.3%)	116 (6.0%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	43 (2.2%)	$9,748			$146			$9,602	61	55.9	127	16
340850005378	112	Lenape Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	28 Sparta Road	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Lenape Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-7600	667	58	11.4	11.4%	461 (69.1%)	19 (2.8%)	153 (22.9%)	20 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$15,677			$327			$15,350	61	62.1	97	15
341011003976	113	Middletown High School North	Public	9-12	63 Tindall Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 706-6061	1,340	108	12.4	16.3%	1,064 (79.4%)	27 (2.0%)	165 (12.3%)	35 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	44 (3.3%)	$9,145						$9,145	61	48.2	161	48
340759003006	114	Hunterdon Central Regional High School District	Public	9-12	84 Route 31	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon Central Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 782-5727	2,486	238	10.4	14.1%	1,762 (70.9%)	85 (3.4%)	401 (16.1%)	161 (6.5%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	59 (2.4%)	$15,819			$47			$15,772	60.9	62.4	93	21
341494004100	115	Shore Regional High School	Public	9-12	132 Monmouth Park Highway 36	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	Shore Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-9300	585	53	11.1	8.5%	473 (80.9%)	12 (2.1%)	72 (12.3%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	$16,545			$432			$16,113	60.7	50.9	149	34
340561003802	116	Manalapan High School	Public	9-12	20 Church Lane	Englishtown	07726	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 792-7200	1,722	117	14.7	8.7%	1,314 (76.3%)	27 (1.6%)	184 (10.7%)	168 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (1.5%)	$9,632			$30			$9,602	60.4	54.2	136	20
340471000380	117	Emerson Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	131 Main Street	Emerson	07630	Bergen County	Emerson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 262-4447	440	48	9.2	9.1%	287 (65.2%)	8 (1.8%)	94 (21.4%)	35 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.7%)	$15,333			$60			$15,273	60	67.1	79	38
340077903353	118	College Achieve Central Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	365 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	College Achieve Central Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 625-1879	1,403	102	13.7	73.3%	3 (0.2%)	293 (20.9%)	1,098 (78.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$8,250			$601			$7,649	59.5			(n/a)
341356000726	119	Ramapo High School	Public	9-12	331 George Street	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-1500	1,243	115	10.8	1.6%	1,048 (84.3%)	15 (1.2%)	86 (6.9%)	61 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	27 (2.2%)	$15,831			$15			$15,816	58.9	61.5	100	19
341197001746	120	Ocean City High School	Public	9-12	501 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-1290	1,215	126	9.6	12.7%	1,037 (85.3%)	19 (1.6%)	107 (8.8%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.5%)	$10,624						$10,624	58.9	70.5	70	50