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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 426)	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)
340966001104	311	Maple Shade High School	Public	7-12	180 Frederick Ave	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-2880	946	78	12.1	47.3%	439 (46.4%)	163 (17.2%)	260 (27.5%)	30 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.7%)	$9,391						$9,391	25.2	30	276	35
340177001336	312	Highland Regional High School	Public	9-12	450 Erial Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-4100	1,175	95	12.3	37.3%	535 (45.5%)	343 (29.2%)	165 (14.0%)	79 (6.7%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.2%)	$10,548			$527			$10,021	25.1	32.3	258	54
340071702925	313	Foundation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	363 West State Street	Trenton	08608	Mercer County	Foundation Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 920-9200	1,090	56	19.4	82.8%	9 (0.8%)	514 (47.2%)	546 (50.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	14 (1.3%)	$11,069			$878			$10,191	25	18.3	341	28
340074003047	314	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School	Public, Charter	6-12	35 Watchung ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 643-4064	311	26	12.1	59.5%	1 (0.3%)	85 (27.3%)	224 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,321			$950			$8,371	24.7	34.1	247	67
340795003888	315	Keyport High School	Public	9-12	351 Broad Street	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Keyport School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 212-6100	375	32	11.9	55.5%	212 (56.5%)	35 (9.3%)	116 (30.9%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,714			$200			$12,514	24.6	20.2	334	19
340792000209	316	David Brearley Middle/High School	Public	7-12	401 Monroe Avenue	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 931-9696	778	72	10.7	24.9%	382 (49.1%)	52 (6.7%)	300 (38.6%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.1%)	$8,540						$8,540	24.3	28.9	281	35
340177001338	317	Triton Regional High School	Public	9-12	250 Schubert Ave	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-4500	1,114	100	11.1	35.7%	640 (57.5%)	124 (11.1%)	217 (19.5%)	85 (7.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.9%)	$10,893			$599			$10,294	24.2	30.3	270	47
341554003660	318	Spotswood High School	Public	9-12	105 Summerhill Road	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	773	57	13.5	15.8%	518 (67.0%)	43 (5.6%)	155 (20.1%)	38 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$12,557			$51			$12,506	24.1	34.4	245	73
340291004604	319	Central Regional High School	Public	9-12	509 Forest Hills Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Central Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1100	1,562	119	13	30.2%	1,021 (65.4%)	95 (6.1%)	327 (20.9%)	34 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (4.9%)	$14,298			$252			$14,046	24	27.6	288	31
340582002554	320	Gateway Regional High School	Public	7-12	775 Tanyard Rd	Woodbury Hts	08096	Gloucester County	Gateway Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 848-8200	875	82	10.6	33.6%	579 (66.2%)	119 (13.6%)	134 (15.3%)	19 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	$16,391			$342			$16,049	23.3	32.7	256	64

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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 4, 2024, 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.