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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
341792005872	181	Warren County Vocational Technical School	Public	9-12	1500 Route 57	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren County Vocational Technical School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0122	413	38	11	14.3%	322 (78.0%)	15 (3.6%)	57 (13.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$13,543	$858	$12,685	44.5	23	315	134
341008003424	182	Perth Amboy Magnet School	Public	9-12	457 High Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6300	264	22	12	68.9%	22 (8.3%)	19 (7.2%)	217 (82.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,074	$779	$10,295	44.2	38	228	46
341170001182	183	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	1,427	111	12.8	12.9%	832 (58.3%)	111 (7.8%)	203 (14.2%)	192 (13.5%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	74 (5.2%)	$13,164	$373	$12,791	44.2	50.9	148	35
340561003800	184	Howell High School	Public	9-12	405 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-2131	2,011	133	15	12.4%	1,472 (73.2%)	82 (4.1%)	323 (16.1%)	72 (3.6%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (2.3%)	$9,633	$30	$9,603	44.1	45.5	172	12
341697005878	185	Warren Hills Regional High School	Public	9-12	41 Jackson Valley Road	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-3050	1,068	98	10.9	17.0%	707 (66.2%)	87 (8.1%)	212 (19.9%)	40 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.1%)	$7,485		$7,485	44.1	39.4	218	33
340975003958	186	Matawan Regional High School	Public	9-12	450 Atlantic Avenue	Aberdeen	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-5200	1,146	96	11.9	21.6%	653 (57.0%)	128 (11.2%)	245 (21.4%)	74 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.7%)	$14,800	$132	$14,668	44	56.7	125	61
340735002746	187	Hoboken High School	Public	9-12	Ninth & Clinton Sts	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3700	526	44	11.9	61.6%	112 (21.3%)	70 (13.3%)	319 (60.6%)	14 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	$19,451	$358	$19,093	44	42.3	195	8
341686000888	188	Waldwick High School	Public	9-12	155 Wyckoff Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 652-9000	424	44	9.6	0.7%	295 (69.6%)	6 (1.4%)	88 (20.8%)	26 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$11,982		$11,982	43.9	52.8	144	44
341308002616	189	Pitman Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	225 Linden Avenue	Pitman	08071	Gloucester County	Pitman Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-2121	330	35	9.4	17.3%	285 (86.4%)	15 (4.5%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$11,990		$11,990	43.8	26.7	290	101
341509005284	190	Somerville High School	Public	9-12	222 Davenport Street	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 218-4108	1,109	95	11.7	16.1%	631 (56.9%)	86 (7.8%)	261 (23.5%)	75 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.6%)	$10,063	$35	$10,028	43.8	44.2	179	11

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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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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)
341792005872	181	Warren County Vocational Technical School	Public	9-12	1500 Route 57	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren County Vocational Technical School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0122	413	38	11	14.3%	322 (78.0%)	15 (3.6%)	57 (13.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$13,543			$858			$12,685	44.5	23	315	134
341008003424	182	Perth Amboy Magnet School	Public	9-12	457 High Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6300	264	22	12	68.9%	22 (8.3%)	19 (7.2%)	217 (82.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,074			$779			$10,295	44.2	38	228	46
341170001182	183	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	1,427	111	12.8	12.9%	832 (58.3%)	111 (7.8%)	203 (14.2%)	192 (13.5%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	74 (5.2%)	$13,164			$373			$12,791	44.2	50.9	148	35
340561003800	184	Howell High School	Public	9-12	405 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-2131	2,011	133	15	12.4%	1,472 (73.2%)	82 (4.1%)	323 (16.1%)	72 (3.6%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (2.3%)	$9,633			$30			$9,603	44.1	45.5	172	12
341697005878	185	Warren Hills Regional High School	Public	9-12	41 Jackson Valley Road	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-3050	1,068	98	10.9	17.0%	707 (66.2%)	87 (8.1%)	212 (19.9%)	40 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.1%)	$7,485						$7,485	44.1	39.4	218	33
340975003958	186	Matawan Regional High School	Public	9-12	450 Atlantic Avenue	Aberdeen	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-5200	1,146	96	11.9	21.6%	653 (57.0%)	128 (11.2%)	245 (21.4%)	74 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.7%)	$14,800			$132			$14,668	44	56.7	125	61
340735002746	187	Hoboken High School	Public	9-12	Ninth & Clinton Sts	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3700	526	44	11.9	61.6%	112 (21.3%)	70 (13.3%)	319 (60.6%)	14 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	$19,451			$358			$19,093	44	42.3	195	8
341686000888	188	Waldwick High School	Public	9-12	155 Wyckoff Avenue	Waldwick	07463	Bergen County	Waldwick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 652-9000	424	44	9.6	0.7%	295 (69.6%)	6 (1.4%)	88 (20.8%)	26 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$11,982						$11,982	43.9	52.8	144	44
341308002616	189	Pitman Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	225 Linden Avenue	Pitman	08071	Gloucester County	Pitman Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-2121	330	35	9.4	17.3%	285 (86.4%)	15 (4.5%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$11,990						$11,990	43.8	26.7	290	101
341509005284	190	Somerville High School	Public	9-12	222 Davenport Street	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 218-4108	1,109	95	11.7	16.1%	631 (56.9%)	86 (7.8%)	261 (23.5%)	75 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.6%)	$10,063			$35			$10,028	43.8	44.2	179	11