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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)
341236000682	271	Palisades Park Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	Veterans Plaza	Palisades Park	07650	Bergen County	Palisades Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 941-1100	736	53	13.9	58.8%	64 (8.7%)	10 (1.4%)	480 (65.2%)	178 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$14,384			$256			$14,128	30.2	30	274	3
340687002738	272	Harrison High School	Public	9-12	401 Kingsland Avenue	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 482-5050	784	53	14.7	83.5%	76 (9.7%)	32 (4.1%)	645 (82.3%)	29 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$13,368			$1,051			$12,317	30.2	29.3	280	8
340432003054	273	Hightstown High School	Public	9-12	25 Leshin Lane	Hightstown	08520	Mercer County	East Windsor Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 443-7738	1,633	134	12.2	40.9%	409 (25.0%)	135 (8.3%)	805 (49.3%)	244 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	29 (1.8%)	$13,837			$184			$13,653	30.1	28.4	285	12
340318002498	274	Clayton High School	Public	9-12	55 Pop Kramer Blvd	Clayton	08312	Gloucester County	Clayton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-8701	464	37	12.5	46.8%	204 (44.0%)	132 (28.4%)	79 (17.0%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.6%)	$8,878			$98			$8,780	30	30.3	271	3
340105001298	275	Audubon Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	350 Edgewood Avenue	Audubon	08106	Camden County	Audubon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-7695	737	66	11.1	22.5%	607 (82.4%)	34 (4.6%)	70 (9.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.9%)	$13,420			$369			$13,051	29.6	28.6	283	8
341239001188	276	Palmyra High School	Public	9-12	311 W 5th Street	Palmyra	08065	Burlington County	Palmyra Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 786-9300	407	34	12	33.4%	211 (51.8%)	91 (22.4%)	60 (14.7%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.6%)	$10,185			$106			$10,079	29.2	25.2	302	26
340466000368	277	Memorial Senior High School	Public	9-12	375 River Dr	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	820	50	16.5	38.4%	260 (31.7%)	100 (12.2%)	389 (47.4%)	67 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,340			$22			$8,318	29.1	24.1	311	34
340177000425	278	Timber Creek Regional High School	Public	9-12	501 Jarvis Road	Erial	08081	Camden County	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 232-9703	1,137	90	12.6	32.9%	455 (40.0%)	446 (39.2%)	121 (10.6%)	48 (4.2%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (4.9%)	$10,893			$288			$10,605	29	35.1	240	38
341380000754	279	Ridgefield Park Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Ozzie Nelson Drive	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 440-1440	1,157	90	12.9	46.7%	213 (18.4%)	70 (6.1%)	766 (66.2%)	95 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	$15,040			$360			$14,680	28.8	32.7	257	22
341758002938	280	Memorial High School	Public	9-12	5501 Park Ave	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4110	2,300	148	15.5	81.2%	43 (1.9%)	23 (1.0%)	2,218 (96.4%)	11 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$10,146			$323			$9,823	28.5	23.1	319	39

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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.