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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)
340315000205	221	Arthur L. Johnson High School	Public	9-12	365 Westfield Avenue	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 382-0910	731	63	11.6	3.4%	581 (79.5%)	15 (2.1%)	114 (15.6%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$13,478			$122			$13,356	37.9	49.4	155	66
341752004996	222	West Milford High School	Public	9-12	67 Highlander Drive	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-1701	935	84	11.1	15.3%	778 (83.2%)	12 (1.3%)	107 (11.4%)	18 (1.9%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	$13,162			$16			$13,146	37.7	32	259	37
340450003324	223	Edison High School	Public	9-12	50 Boulevard Of The Eagles	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5200	2,280	161	14.1	33.6%	420 (18.4%)	348 (15.3%)	618 (27.1%)	841 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	47 (2.1%)	$7,321			$236			$7,085	37.6	43.6	184	39
340522001082	224	Florence Township Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1050 Cedar Lane	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Florence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4620	484	36	13.5	28.3%	264 (54.5%)	105 (21.7%)	52 (10.7%)	53 (11.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	$8,740			$05			$8,735	37.5	38.5	226	2
341833005114	225	Woodstown High School	Public	9-12	140 East Avenue	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	543	49	11	15.1%	410 (75.5%)	43 (7.9%)	52 (9.6%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$6,718			$06			$6,712	37.5	41.6	198	27
340955005844	226	North Warren Regional School	Public	7-12	10 Noe Rd	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	North Warren Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 362-8211	620	58	10.7	6.6%	521 (84.0%)	13 (2.1%)	62 (10.0%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)	$15,824			$149			$15,675	37.5	35.1	243	17
341047002594	227	Williamstown High School	Public	9-12	700 N Tuckahoe Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 262-8200	1,782	125	14.2	25.7%	1,077 (60.4%)	358 (20.1%)	201 (11.3%)	54 (3.0%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	79 (4.4%)	$6,210			$19			$6,191	37.4	31.9	261	34
340717003372	228	Highland Park High School	Public	9-12	102 North Fifth Avenue	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-2400	494	43	11.4	37.4%	191 (38.7%)	50 (10.1%)	132 (26.7%)	93 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	$12,520			$784			$11,736	37.3	41.6	199	29
340927003496	229	Old Bridge High School	Public	9-12	4209 Route 516	Matawan	07747	Monmouth County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 290-3900	2,707	193	14	18.8%	1,531 (56.6%)	243 (9.0%)	452 (16.7%)	438 (16.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	30 (1.1%)	$14,171			$84			$14,087	37.3	50.1	154	75
341005003404	230	Middlesex High School	Public	9-12	300 John F. Kennedy Drive	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	619	55	11.3	34.4%	251 (40.5%)	59 (9.5%)	256 (41.4%)	35 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	$11,917			$24			$11,893	37	40.6	209	21

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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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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.