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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)
340222005896	231	Brick Township Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2001 Lanes Mill Rd	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	1,320	98	13.4	30.5%	941 (71.3%)	106 (8.0%)	225 (17.0%)	26 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.3%)	$8,276						$8,276	37	37.4	230	1
340480000137	232	Essex County Newark Technical	Public	9-12	91 West Market St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2204	519	53	9.7	85.4%	4 (0.8%)	205 (39.5%)	297 (57.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$7,912			$961			$6,951	36.9	42.5	193	39
340774004612	233	Jackson Memorial High School	Public	9-12	101 Don Connor Boulevard	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4670	1,499	109	13.7	15.5%	1,067 (71.2%)	71 (4.7%)	284 (18.9%)	52 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	20 (1.3%)	$7,890			$29			$7,861	36.7	44	183	50
341671005422	234	Vernon Township High School	Public	9-12	1832 Route 565	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 764-2960	929	93	10	17.2%	703 (75.7%)	24 (2.6%)	163 (17.5%)	18 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.7%)	$13,232			$70			$13,162	36.3	43.4	186	48
341761002468	235	West Orange High School	Public	9-12	51 Conforti Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5301	2,151	189	11.3	46.1%	351 (16.3%)	796 (37.0%)	789 (36.7%)	85 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	111 (5.2%)	$12,571						$12,571	36.3	35.9	239	4
341512000154	236	South Amboy Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Governor Harold G Hoffman	South Amboy	08879	Middlesex County	South Amboy School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 316-7669	571	44	12.9	41.0%	238 (41.7%)	67 (11.7%)	230 (40.3%)	29 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$10,459			$691			$9,768	35.9	27.7	281	45
340456005961	237	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	35.9	36.9	234	3
340849000701	238	Seneca High School	Public	9-12	110 Carranza Road	Tabernacle	08088	Burlington County	Lenape Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 268-4600	1,018	101	10.1	12.0%	837 (82.2%)	17 (1.7%)	108 (10.6%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	$12,654			$86			$12,568	35.8	41.2	203	35
340285002026	239	Cedar Grove High School	Public	9-12	90 Rugby Road	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 239-6400	466	48	9.7	4.5%	380 (81.5%)	13 (2.8%)	36 (7.7%)	28 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,924			$27			$9,897	35.2	53.8	140	99
340177000425	240	Timber Creek Regional High School	Public	9-12	501 Jarvis Road	Erial	08081	Camden County	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 232-9703	1,166	91	12.8	23.7%	467 (40.1%)	455 (39.0%)	110 (9.4%)	53 (4.5%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (6.3%)	$10,893			$288			$10,605	35.1	30.6	269	29

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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.
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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Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.