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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)
340007000529	351	TEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	60 Park Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	TEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-0905	6,319	267	23.6	90.1%	10 (0.2%)	4,889 (77.4%)	1,038 (16.4%)	4 (0.1%)	5 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	370 (5.9%)	$11,261			$1,091			$10,170	17.6	21.7	324	27
340912005064	352	Pennsville Memorial High School	Public	9-12	110 S Broadway	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	481	45	10.7	34.1%	338 (70.3%)	41 (8.5%)	75 (15.6%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$16,929			$294			$16,635	17.5	21.8	323	29
340282003268	353	Carteret High School	Public	9-12	199 Washington Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 541-8960	1,182	88	13.5	72.1%	117 (9.9%)	216 (18.3%)	555 (47.0%)	264 (22.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.0%)	$5,770						$5,770	17.4	18	343	10
341815002688	354	Woodbury Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	25 N. Broad Street	Woodbury	08096	Gloucester County	Woodbury City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 853-0123	828	71	11.6	64.4%	153 (18.5%)	331 (40.0%)	265 (32.0%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.0%)	$15,502			$1,059			$14,443	17.3	15.6	359	5
340210005144	355	Bound Brook High School	Public	9-12	111 West Union Avenue	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 652-7950	623	51	12.2	76.7%	74 (11.9%)	58 (9.3%)	476 (76.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$9,392			$15			$9,377	17.3	20.4	330	25
340861005556	356	Linden High School	Public	9-12	121 West St. Georges Ave.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-5432	1,882	131	14.3	58.1%	250 (13.3%)	616 (32.7%)	909 (48.3%)	44 (2.3%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (3.0%)	$8,990			$162			$8,828	17.2	21.4	326	30
340654003092	357	Hamilton West-Watson	Public	9-12	2720 South Clinton Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4168	1,427	101	14.1	50.8%	338 (23.7%)	269 (18.9%)	750 (52.6%)	28 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.8%)	$9,849			$28			$9,821	17.1	17.3	350	7
341116004032	358	Neptune High School	Public	9-12	55 Neptune Boulevard	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 776-2200	1,102	91	12.1	56.1%	174 (15.8%)	421 (38.2%)	430 (39.0%)	29 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.2%)	$11,210			$103			$11,107	17.1	14.6	369	11
340744005362	359	Hopatcong High School	Public	8-12	2A Windsor Ave	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 398-8803	520	45	11.6	28.8%	295 (56.7%)	33 (6.3%)	172 (33.1%)	16 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,636						$13,636	17.1	25.8	300	59
340076503254	360	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 Grand Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 336-1550	1,212	84	14.4	76.6%	19 (1.6%)	231 (19.1%)	938 (77.4%)	14 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	$9,134			$1,190			$7,944	16.7	17.6	348	12

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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:

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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.