Best High Schools in New Jersey for African American Students

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Every year, the New Jersey Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New Jersey test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the New Jersey Department of Education any day now!

School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2023)
340147000250	1	Bergen County Academies	Public	9-12	200 Hackensack Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	1,116	94	11.9	6.1%	369 (33.1%)	41 (3.7%)	81 (7.3%)	621 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,595	$163	$18,432	99.6%	97.6%	1.97%
340147000262	2	Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro	Public	9-12	504 Route 46 West	Teterboro	07608	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	675	68	9.9	8.7%	250 (37.0%)	53 (7.9%)	120 (17.8%)	246 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,807		$17,807	99.2%	98.1%	1.10%
340783002778	3	Dr Ronald McNair High School	Public	9-12	123 Coles Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 418-7617	701	52	13.4	34.1%	139 (19.8%)	100 (14.3%)	112 (16.0%)	301 (42.9%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	38 (5.4%)	$11,528	$339	$11,189	98.8%	99.3%	0.49%
341804005738	4	Union County Technical	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Rd	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-8288	511	24	21.3	12.3%	198 (38.7%)	90 (17.6%)	151 (29.5%)	50 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$6,462	$23	$6,439	98.4%	98.6%	0.18%
341263003477	5	Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	1,034	80	12.9	40.6%	283 (27.4%)	76 (7.4%)	450 (43.5%)	193 (18.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.7%)				98.0%	97.4%	0.61%
340757005906	6	County Prep High School	Public	9-12	525 Montgomery Street	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6302	922	94	9.8	53.7%	214 (23.2%)	59 (6.4%)	338 (36.7%)	264 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	40 (4.3%)	$16,033	$2,637	$13,396	97.6%	90.3%	7.32%
341134002200	7	Science Park High School	Public	7-12	260 Norfolk Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8689	938	67	14	62.8%	98 (10.4%)	372 (39.7%)	445 (47.4%)	16 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,449	$497	$10,952	97.2%	90.5%	6.68%
341227003506	8	STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	Public	9-12	445 Scotland Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4190	162	14	11.5	80.9%	0 (0.0%)	85 (52.5%)	76 (46.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				96.8%	87.4%	9.36%
340009000829	9	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Mettlers Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 649-3954	1,288	98	13.1	27.4%	134 (10.4%)	299 (23.2%)	184 (14.3%)	629 (48.8%)	10 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	29 (2.3%)	$8,883	$325	$8,558	96.4%	85.5%	10.85%
340361001816	10	Cumberland County Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	3400 College Drive	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Board of Vocational Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-9000	1,084	89	12.1	31.3%	529 (48.8%)	78 (7.2%)	421 (38.8%)	29 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.3%)	$14,176	$662	$13,514	96.0%	69.2%	26.81%

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 250)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
340147000250	1	Bergen County Academies	Public	9-12	200 Hackensack Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	1,116	94	11.9	6.1%	369 (33.1%)	41 (3.7%)	81 (7.3%)	621 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,595			$163			$18,432	99.6%	97.6%	1.97%
340147000262	2	Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro	Public	9-12	504 Route 46 West	Teterboro	07608	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	675	68	9.9	8.7%	250 (37.0%)	53 (7.9%)	120 (17.8%)	246 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,807						$17,807	99.2%	98.1%	1.10%
340783002778	3	Dr Ronald McNair High School	Public	9-12	123 Coles Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 418-7617	701	52	13.4	34.1%	139 (19.8%)	100 (14.3%)	112 (16.0%)	301 (42.9%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	38 (5.4%)	$11,528			$339			$11,189	98.8%	99.3%	0.49%
341804005738	4	Union County Technical	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Rd	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-8288	511	24	21.3	12.3%	198 (38.7%)	90 (17.6%)	151 (29.5%)	50 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$6,462			$23			$6,439	98.4%	98.6%	0.18%
341263003477	5	Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	1,034	80	12.9	40.6%	283 (27.4%)	76 (7.4%)	450 (43.5%)	193 (18.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.7%)								98.0%	97.4%	0.61%
340757005906	6	County Prep High School	Public	9-12	525 Montgomery Street	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6302	922	94	9.8	53.7%	214 (23.2%)	59 (6.4%)	338 (36.7%)	264 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	40 (4.3%)	$16,033			$2,637			$13,396	97.6%	90.3%	7.32%
341134002200	7	Science Park High School	Public	7-12	260 Norfolk Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8689	938	67	14	62.8%	98 (10.4%)	372 (39.7%)	445 (47.4%)	16 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,449			$497			$10,952	97.2%	90.5%	6.68%
341227003506	8	STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	Public	9-12	445 Scotland Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4190	162	14	11.5	80.9%	0 (0.0%)	85 (52.5%)	76 (46.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								96.8%	87.4%	9.36%
340009000829	9	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Mettlers Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 649-3954	1,288	98	13.1	27.4%	134 (10.4%)	299 (23.2%)	184 (14.3%)	629 (48.8%)	10 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	29 (2.3%)	$8,883			$325			$8,558	96.4%	85.5%	10.85%
340361001816	10	Cumberland County Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	3400 College Drive	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Board of Vocational Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-9000	1,084	89	12.1	31.3%	529 (48.8%)	78 (7.2%)	421 (38.8%)	29 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.3%)	$14,176			$662			$13,514	96.0%	69.2%	26.81%