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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)
340074503137	301	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7 St. Francis Way	Passaic	07410	Bergen County	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	1,946	126	15.4	74.7%	93 (4.8%)	135 (6.9%)	1,623 (83.4%)	76 (3.9%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.6%)	$9,416			$1,264			$8,152	25.8	36.1	237	64
341239001188	302	Palmyra High School	Public	9-12	311 W 5th Street	Palmyra	08065	Burlington County	Palmyra Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-9300	388	34	11.3	17.5%	214 (55.2%)	66 (17.0%)	63 (16.2%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	$10,185			$106			$10,079	25.2	37.3	231	71
341134002202	303	University High School	Public	8-12	55 Clinton Pl	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-3190	426	41	10.3	83.6%	1 (0.2%)	343 (80.5%)	74 (17.4%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,448			$636			$11,812	25.2	26.1	293	10
340576000466	304	Garfield High School	Public	9-12	500 Palisade Ave	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5010	1,199	101	11.8		355 (29.6%)	99 (8.3%)	728 (60.7%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	$13,326			$137			$13,189	24.9	25.9	295	9
340606000124	305	Oakcrest High School	Public	9-12	1824 Dr Dennis Foreman Drive	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 909-2600	914	89	10.2	60.8%	312 (34.1%)	299 (32.7%)	228 (24.9%)	50 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	$10,231			$216			$10,015	24.8	21.4	322	17
340627000496	306	Hackensack High School	Public	9-12	First & Beech Streets	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7900	1,745	137	12.7	46.7%	151 (8.7%)	355 (20.3%)	1,151 (66.0%)	62 (3.6%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (0.7%)	$14,756			$486			$14,270	24.7	27.5	284	22
340006100378	307	The Queen City Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	815 West Seventh Street	Plainfield	07063	Union County	The Queen City Academy Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 753-4700	403	15	26.8	60.5%	0 (0.0%)	143 (35.5%)	260 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,791			$779			$9,012	24.4			(n/a)
340774000787	308	Jackson Liberty High School	Public	9-12	125 North Hope Chapel Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4700	1,141	81	14.1	30.9%	646 (56.6%)	55 (4.8%)	383 (33.6%)	33 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.5%)	$8,996			$77			$8,919	24.4	18.7	343	35
341134002188	309	Arts High School	Public	9-12	550 M L King Blvd	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7391	593	53	11.1	70.0%	43 (7.3%)	306 (51.6%)	243 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,717			$621			$12,096	24.2	31.5	263	46
341794001768	310	Wildwood High School	Public	9-12	4300 Pacific Ave	Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-7922	263	29	8.9	68.8%	102 (38.8%)	25 (9.5%)	133 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$20,579			$1,206			$19,373	24.2	21.1	325	15

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.