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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)
341687005949	211	Wallkill Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	10 Grumm Road	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Wallkill Valley Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-4100	617	48	12.7	18.5%	442 (71.6%)	31 (5.0%)	113 (18.3%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	$17,942			$176			$17,766	40.9	40	207	4
341563000213	212	Jonathan Dayton High School	Public	9-12	139 Mountain Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	653	48	13.4	14.9%	325 (49.8%)	99 (15.2%)	161 (24.7%)	40 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.0%)	$13,994			$165			$13,829	40.7	48	168	44
341623005919	213	Toms River High School East	Public	9-12	1225 Raider Way	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5665	1,444	108	13.4	26.0%	1,044 (72.3%)	48 (3.3%)	260 (18.0%)	47 (3.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.0%)	$7,815						$7,815	40.7	33.4	250	37
341081004366	214	Morristown High School	Public	9-12	50 Early Street	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 292-2000	1,856	138	13.4	34.5%	765 (41.2%)	144 (7.8%)	837 (45.1%)	75 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	20 (1.1%)	$10,700			$91			$10,609	40.6	40.5	205	9
341206004058	215	Ocean Township High School	Public	9-12	550 West Park Avenue	Oakhurst	07755	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 531-5650	996	98	10.1	27.4%	570 (57.2%)	121 (12.1%)	225 (22.6%)	56 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.8%)	$11,226			$64			$11,162	40.3	44.8	179	36
341792005872	216	Warren County Vocational Technical School	Public	9-12	1500 Route 57	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren County Vocational Technical School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-0122	406	41	9.9	18.5%	301 (74.1%)	21 (5.2%)	63 (15.5%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$13,543			$858			$12,685	40.2	44.5	181	35
340222004582	217	Brick Township High School	Public	9-12	346 Chambers Bridge Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	1,211	96	12.6	34.6%	769 (63.5%)	55 (4.5%)	338 (27.9%)	30 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.2%)	$9,209			$02			$9,207	40.1	42.3	197	20
341296005852	218	Phillipsburg High School	Public	9-12	1 Stateliner Blvd.	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 454-3400	1,799	140	12.8	33.6%	911 (50.6%)	356 (19.8%)	390 (21.7%)	65 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.0%)	$12,579			$171			$12,408	39.6	33.3	253	35
341761002468	219	West Orange High School	Public	9-12	51 Conforti Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5301	2,208	193	11.4	43.8%	344 (15.6%)	808 (36.6%)	843 (38.2%)	91 (4.1%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	104 (4.7%)	$12,571						$12,571	39.5	36.3	235	16
340378001040	220	Delran High School	Public	9-12	50 Hartford Road	Delran	08075	Burlington County	Delran Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 461-6100	931	79	11.7	24.5%	623 (66.9%)	70 (7.5%)	167 (17.9%)	34 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.7%)	$12,467			$180			$12,287	39.3	38.5	217	3

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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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