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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)
341299000432	341	Overbrook Senior High School	Public	9-12	1200 Turnersville Road	Pine Hill	08021	Camden County	Pine Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-8000	846	59	14.2	59.1%	300 (35.5%)	265 (31.3%)	226 (26.7%)	29 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.0%)	$9,846			$242			$9,604	18.9	20.3	332	9
341293003530	342	Perth Amboy High School	Public	9-12	300 Eagle Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6030	2,685	181	14.8	68.4%	18 (0.7%)	112 (4.2%)	2,531 (94.3%)	11 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	$14,528			$429			$14,099	18.7	23.6	316	26
340077603299	343	Camden Prep Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1575 Mt. Ephraim Ave	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden Prep Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 379-4488	1,465	20	73.2	62.9%	8 (0.5%)	894 (61.0%)	529 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	24 (1.6%)	$11,619			$2,969			$8,650	18.6			(n/a)
341281001202	344	Pemberton Township High School	Public	9-12	148 Arneys Mount Road	Pemberton	08068	Burlington County	Pemberton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 893-8141	1,040	72	14.4	61.3%	486 (46.7%)	294 (28.3%)	203 (19.5%)	18 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (2.8%)	$17,593			$723			$16,870	18.6	19.5	336	8
341512000154	345	South Amboy Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Governor Harold G Hoffman	South Amboy	08879	Middlesex County	South Amboy School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 316-7669	594	41	14.5	50.0%	222 (37.4%)	76 (12.8%)	262 (44.1%)	25 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,459			$691			$9,768	18.4	35.9	236	109
340654005933	346	Hamilton North - Nottingham	Public	9-12	1055 Klockner Road	Hamilton	08619	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4161	1,086	85	12.7	54.6%	226 (20.8%)	286 (26.3%)	501 (46.1%)	34 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.5%)	$10,323			$26			$10,297	18	21.5	325	21
340240000044	347	Buena Regional High School	Public	9-12	125 Weymouth Road	Buena	08310	Atlantic County	Buena Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 697-2400	518	43	12	49.6%	282 (54.4%)	64 (12.4%)	151 (29.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,941						$10,941	17.8	15.5	361	14
341806000437	348	Winslow Township High School	Public	9-12	10 Cooper Folly Road	Atco	08004	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 767-1850	1,296	111	11.7	45.8%	163 (12.6%)	786 (60.6%)	253 (19.5%)	44 (3.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	43 (3.3%)	$11,524			$414			$11,110	17.7	21.3	327	21
341539003648	349	South River High School	Public	9-12	11 Montgomery Street	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4014	736	57	12.9	53.8%	344 (46.7%)	39 (5.3%)	326 (44.3%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$9,035			$14			$9,021	17.6	23.9	314	35
340006100378	350	The Queen City Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	815 West Seventh Street	Plainfield	07063	Union County	The Queen City Academy Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 753-4700	300	26	11.7	77.0%	0 (0.0%)	88 (29.3%)	204 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$9,791			$779			$9,012	17.6	24.4	307	43

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.