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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 743)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
340093003742	731	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Bangs Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2559	287	33	8.8	55.1%	6 (2.1%)	143 (49.8%)	138 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,456			$414			$22,042	7.7			(n/a)
341629006144	732	Arthur J. Holland Middle School	Public	7-8	1001 West State St	Trenton	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4770	445	36	12.3	61.3%	3 (0.7%)	268 (60.2%)	172 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								7.6	7.9	734	2
341629006142	733	Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School	Public	7-8	401-411 Brunswick Ave	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4900	610	47	12.9	57.4%	4 (0.7%)	215 (35.2%)	388 (63.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								7.6	8.8	721	12
341254004844	734	Martin Luther King Junior School No. 6	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Hamilton Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5506	720	71	10.1	99.2%	7 (1.0%)	38 (5.3%)	667 (92.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,342			$836			$9,506	7.4	8.7	723	11
341455005094	735	Salem Middle School	Public	3-8	51 New Market Street	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2700	457	31	14.7	85.3%	40 (8.8%)	303 (66.3%)	100 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$9,419			$430			$8,989	7.3	7.3	737	2
340264001368	736	Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3425 Cramer Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8920	508	61	8.3	49.2%	7 (1.4%)	100 (19.7%)	376 (74.0%)	21 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$20,427			$3,485			$16,942	7.3	7.1	740	4
340783002798	737	Whitney M. Young Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Stegman St	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6440	603	63	9.5	77.4%	28 (4.6%)	384 (63.7%)	161 (26.7%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$15,967			$786			$15,181	7.3	8.5	728	9
340264001406	738	Henry B. Wilson Family School	Public	K-8	2250 South 8th Street	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-3691	416	47	8.8	67.8%	5 (1.2%)	285 (68.5%)	123 (29.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,638			$3,947			$13,691	6.7	5.4	745	7
340783002836	739	Ezra L. Nolan School	Public	6-8	88 Gates Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6570	218	25	8.7	72.9%	6 (2.8%)	107 (49.1%)	93 (42.7%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$12,859			$319			$12,540	6.6	9.2	717	22
340074103050	740	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	612 Amboy Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 203-3742	332	27	12.2	58.7%	6 (1.8%)	20 (6.0%)	306 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,684			$729			$10,955	6.5	7.7	735	5

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