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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)
340927003496	181	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	2,637	196	13.4	21.0%	1,470 (55.7%)	228 (8.6%)	456 (17.3%)	426 (16.2%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	37 (1.4%)	$14,171			$84			$14,087	46.3	37.3	229	48
340315000205	182	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	754	65	11.6	4.9%	589 (78.1%)	17 (2.3%)	128 (17.0%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$13,478			$122			$13,356	46.3	37.9	221	39
340002400289	183	North Star Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10 Washington Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	North Star Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0101	6,476	250	25.8	84.7%	81 (1.3%)	5,312 (82.0%)	982 (15.2%)	15 (0.2%)	17 (0.3%)	3 (0.0%)	63 (1.0%)	$10,058			$1,071			$8,987	45.9	50.2	156	27
340717003372	184	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	518	41	12.6	36.5%	196 (37.8%)	51 (9.8%)	138 (26.6%)	100 (19.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.4%)	$12,520			$784			$11,736	45.9	37.3	228	44
341254003433	185	Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering	Public	6-12	291 Lafayette Avenue	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	694	54	12.9	100.0%	5 (0.7%)	16 (2.3%)	625 (90.1%)	43 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,146						$9,146	45.8	54.7	135	50
340606003115	186	Cedar Creek High School	Public	9-12	1701 New York Ave.	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 593-3560	942	79	12	39.1%	540 (57.3%)	132 (14.0%)	213 (22.6%)	32 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	$9,022			$154			$8,868	45.7	43.3	194	8
340840003152	187	Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	2525 Princeton Pike	Lawrenceville	08648	Mercer County	Lawrence Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 671-5510	1,206	97	12.4	31.7%	455 (37.7%)	193 (16.0%)	289 (24.0%)	202 (16.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (5.2%)	$14,745			$110			$14,635	45.6	52.5	147	40
340885000550	188	Lodi High School	Public	9-12	99 Putnam Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-6100	925	64	14.3	56.4%	184 (19.9%)	89 (9.6%)	591 (63.9%)	44 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	10 (1.1%)	$9,400			$187			$9,213	45.5	46.2	174	14
340285002026	189	Cedar Grove High School	Public	9-12	90 Rugby Road	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 239-6400	460	45	10.2	2.8%	367 (79.8%)	13 (2.8%)	42 (9.1%)	29 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,924			$27			$9,897	45.4	35.2	239	50
340819004818	190	Lakeland Regional High School	Public	9-12	205 Conklintown Road	Wanaque	07465	Passaic County	Lakeland Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-1900	847	78	10.8	8.9%	590 (69.7%)	23 (2.7%)	182 (21.5%)	14 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	$18,801			$115			$18,686	45.4	56.7	131	59

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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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