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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
341692000898	161	Wallington Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	234 Main Ave	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 777-0808	571	38	15.1	32.0%	359 (62.9%)	10 (1.8%)	180 (31.5%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$9,056	$47	$9,009	49	48.5	159	2
341812003670	162	John F. Kennedy Memorial High School	Public	9-12	200 Washington Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8650	1,371	114	12	38.1%	229 (16.7%)	106 (7.7%)	392 (28.6%)	630 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (0.9%)	$8,039		$8,039	48.7	44.2	180	18
341056002166	163	Montclair High School	Public	9-12	100 Chestnut St	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4100	1,968	151	13	13.4%	986 (50.1%)	479 (24.3%)	271 (13.8%)	111 (5.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (5.9%)	$9,854	$108	$9,746	48.5	38.7	224	61
340249000996	164	Burlington County Institute of Technology - Westampton	Public	9-12	695 Woodlane Road	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Burlington County Institute of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-4226	1,215	84	14.5	35.4%	284 (23.4%)	535 (44.0%)	275 (22.6%)	31 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	84 (6.9%)	$8,041	$380	$7,661	48.4	46.8	169	5
341198006122	165	OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy	Public	9-12	1 College Drive	Toms River	08754	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 286-5678	270	25	10.8	7.8%	219 (81.1%)	4 (1.5%)	29 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$15,088		$15,088	48.4	40.2	213	48
340936000158	166	Mainland Regional High School	Public	9-12	1301 Oak Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Mainland Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 927-4151	1,181	110	10.7	19.1%	759 (64.3%)	58 (4.9%)	230 (19.5%)	64 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.8%)	$16,480	$184	$16,296	48.2	40.6	210	44
341830000922	167	Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	258 Hackensack St	Wood Ridge	07075	Bergen County	Wood-Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 933-6777	530	46	11.4	15.1%	252 (47.5%)	29 (5.5%)	197 (37.2%)	48 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,907	$569	$12,338	48	33.4	254	87
341563000213	168	Jonathan Dayton High School	Public	9-12	139 Mountain Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	659	52	12.5	15.5%	318 (48.3%)	99 (15.0%)	172 (26.1%)	45 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.3%)	$13,994	$165	$13,829	48	39.7	215	47
341434004524	169	Roxbury High School	Public	9-12	One Bryant Drive	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-1200	1,192	123	9.7	13.6%	758 (63.6%)	47 (3.9%)	291 (24.4%)	57 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.1%)	$16,112		$16,112	47.9	53.9	138	31
340249000998	170	Burlington County Institute of Technology - Medford	Public	9-12	10 Hawkin Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Burlington County Institute of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-0200	821	67	12.3	25.7%	482 (58.7%)	122 (14.9%)	158 (19.2%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.4%)	$10,255	$645	$9,610	47	37.1	233	63

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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)
341692000898	161	Wallington Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	234 Main Ave	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 777-0808	571	38	15.1	32.0%	359 (62.9%)	10 (1.8%)	180 (31.5%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$9,056			$47			$9,009	49	48.5	159	2
341812003670	162	John F. Kennedy Memorial High School	Public	9-12	200 Washington Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8650	1,371	114	12	38.1%	229 (16.7%)	106 (7.7%)	392 (28.6%)	630 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (0.9%)	$8,039						$8,039	48.7	44.2	180	18
341056002166	163	Montclair High School	Public	9-12	100 Chestnut St	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4100	1,968	151	13	13.4%	986 (50.1%)	479 (24.3%)	271 (13.8%)	111 (5.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (5.9%)	$9,854			$108			$9,746	48.5	38.7	224	61
340249000996	164	Burlington County Institute of Technology - Westampton	Public	9-12	695 Woodlane Road	Westampton	08060	Burlington County	Burlington County Institute of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-4226	1,215	84	14.5	35.4%	284 (23.4%)	535 (44.0%)	275 (22.6%)	31 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	84 (6.9%)	$8,041			$380			$7,661	48.4	46.8	169	5
341198006122	165	OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy	Public	9-12	1 College Drive	Toms River	08754	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 286-5678	270	25	10.8	7.8%	219 (81.1%)	4 (1.5%)	29 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$15,088						$15,088	48.4	40.2	213	48
340936000158	166	Mainland Regional High School	Public	9-12	1301 Oak Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Mainland Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 927-4151	1,181	110	10.7	19.1%	759 (64.3%)	58 (4.9%)	230 (19.5%)	64 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.8%)	$16,480			$184			$16,296	48.2	40.6	210	44
341830000922	167	Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	258 Hackensack St	Wood Ridge	07075	Bergen County	Wood-Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 933-6777	530	46	11.4	15.1%	252 (47.5%)	29 (5.5%)	197 (37.2%)	48 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,907			$569			$12,338	48	33.4	254	87
341563000213	168	Jonathan Dayton High School	Public	9-12	139 Mountain Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	659	52	12.5	15.5%	318 (48.3%)	99 (15.0%)	172 (26.1%)	45 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.3%)	$13,994			$165			$13,829	48	39.7	215	47
341434004524	169	Roxbury High School	Public	9-12	One Bryant Drive	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-1200	1,192	123	9.7	13.6%	758 (63.6%)	47 (3.9%)	291 (24.4%)	57 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.1%)	$16,112						$16,112	47.9	53.9	138	31
340249000998	170	Burlington County Institute of Technology - Medford	Public	9-12	10 Hawkin Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Burlington County Institute of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-0200	821	67	12.3	25.7%	482 (58.7%)	122 (14.9%)	158 (19.2%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.4%)	$10,255			$645			$9,610	47	37.1	233	63