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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)
340466000368	311	Memorial Senior High School	Public	9-12	375 River Dr	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	806	54	14.9	32.0%	267 (33.1%)	91 (11.3%)	365 (45.3%)	77 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$8,340			$22			$8,318	24.1	40.8	207	104
340327000304	312	Cliffside Park High School	Public	9-12	64 Riverview Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 313-2370	1,240	95	13	43.9%	271 (21.9%)	20 (1.6%)	912 (73.5%)	29 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	$11,311			$239			$11,072	23.9	26.1	294	18
340144005794	313	Belvidere High School	Public	9-12	809 Oxford Street	Belvidere	07823	Warren County	Belvidere School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 475-4025	346	33	10.6	16.2%	276 (79.8%)	8 (2.3%)	43 (12.4%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$12,744			$120			$12,624	23.9	27.9	280	33
341539003648	314	South River High School	Public	9-12	11 Montgomery Street	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4014	762	58	13	53.4%	367 (48.2%)	44 (5.8%)	326 (42.8%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$9,035			$14			$9,021	23.9	16	366	52
340492003068	315	Ewing High School	Public	9-12	900 Parkway Ave	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	1,109	90	12.3	42.9%	239 (21.6%)	520 (46.9%)	262 (23.6%)	39 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.9%)	$14,002			$194			$13,808	23.8	20.4	330	15
341293003530	316	Perth Amboy High School	Public	9-12	300 Eagle Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6030	2,658	187	14.1	78.2%	19 (0.7%)	125 (4.7%)	2,494 (93.8%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.3%)	$14,528			$429			$14,099	23.6	21.4	321	5
341623004722	317	Toms River High School North	Public	9-12	1245 Old Freehold Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5702	1,931	137	14.1	27.7%	1,015 (52.6%)	145 (7.5%)	596 (30.9%)	106 (5.5%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	63 (3.3%)	$7,049						$7,049	23.6	39.5	217	100
340402003286	318	Dunellen High School	Public	9-12	411 First Street	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	389	31	12.4	39.8%	106 (27.2%)	50 (12.9%)	210 (54.0%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	$7,075						$7,075	23.2	27.6	283	35
341758002938	319	Memorial High School	Public	9-12	5501 Park Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4110	2,251	146	15.4	80.2%	48 (2.1%)	18 (0.8%)	2,167 (96.3%)	14 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$10,146			$323			$9,823	23.1	21.1	324	5
340945004660	320	Manchester Township High School	Public	9-12	101 Hawks Way	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 657-2121	959	88	10.9	38.1%	532 (55.5%)	108 (11.3%)	241 (25.1%)	40 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.2%)	$14,584			$16			$14,568	23	30.5	270	50

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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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