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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)
341134002206	401	Weequahic High School	Public	9-12	279 Chancellor Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3923	553	30	18.4	65.6%	4 (0.7%)	476 (86.1%)	65 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	$14,342			$675			$13,667	10.3	10.4	403	2
340783002776	402	Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	60 Crescent Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6700	877	63	13.9	60.0%	39 (4.4%)	514 (58.6%)	271 (30.9%)	36 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.3%)	$14,645			$514			$14,131	10.2	12.2	390	12
340423000494	403	East Orange Campus High School	Public	9-12	344 Prospect Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-7300	1,751	101	17.3	50.8%	15 (0.9%)	1,429 (81.6%)	285 (16.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	10 (0.6%)	$11,351			$278			$11,073	10.1	10	406	3
340264000579	404	Camden Big Picture Learning Academy	Public	7-12	1875 Park Boulevard	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5122	160	18	8.8	48.8%	1 (0.6%)	102 (63.8%)	55 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$25,730			$4,249			$21,481	10.1	13.3	374	30
340783002772	405	Henry Snyder High School	Public	9-12	239 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6600	747	69	10.8	59.4%	16 (2.1%)	456 (61.0%)	228 (30.5%)	29 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	$12,551			$328			$12,223	9.9	11.2	397	8
341320000192	406	Pleasantville High School	Public	9-12	701 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6900	797	70	11.3	72.9%	13 (1.6%)	238 (29.9%)	511 (64.1%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.3%)	$16,528			$509			$16,019	9.8	13	378	28
341269005998	407	Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts	Public	9-12	413 12th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0520	257	27	9.5	62.6%	4 (1.6%)	99 (38.5%)	153 (59.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,357						$17,357	9.6	9.7	409	2
340077203313	408	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1001 North 17th Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 726-0027	2,889	204	14.1	94.9%	17 (0.6%)	620 (21.5%)	2,151 (74.5%)	18 (0.6%)	29 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	53 (1.8%)	$14,663			$1,185			$13,478	9.6	12.3	389	19
341122003454	409	New Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	1000 Somerset St	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	2,504	173	14.4	53.6%	5 (0.2%)	167 (6.7%)	2,313 (92.4%)	8 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$8,526						$8,526	9.4	8.7	414	5
341134002208	410	West Side High School	Public	9-12	403 South Orange Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7019	621	44	14.2	77.8%	4 (0.6%)	502 (80.8%)	110 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$14,251			$797			$13,454	9.1	9.6	410

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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.