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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)
340007800487	391	Leap Academy University Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 North Broadway	Camden	08102	Camden County	LEAP Academy University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 614-0400	1,553	102	15.2	75.8%	2 (0.1%)	548 (35.3%)	986 (63.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.7%)	$10,261			$1,120			$9,141	12.2	12.9	379	12
340264001384	392	Creative Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-6267	202	31	6.5	49.5%	1 (0.5%)	128 (63.4%)	70 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$23,954			$3,240			$20,714	12	15.1	363	29
341134002198	393	Malcolm X Shabazz High School	Public	9-12	80 Johnson Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6974	354	25	14.1	72.3%	5 (1.4%)	264 (74.6%)	83 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,251			$1,983			$14,268	11.6	15.8	358	35
341794001768	394	Wildwood High School	Public	9-12	4300 Pacific Ave	Wildwood	08260	Cape May County	Wildwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 522-7922	255	25	10.3	57.6%	91 (35.7%)	24 (9.4%)	133 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$20,579			$1,206			$19,373	11.5	24.2	310	84
340768002104	395	Irvington High School	Public	9-12	1253 Clinton Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6897	1,752	113	15.5	60.7%	7 (0.4%)	1,242 (70.9%)	483 (27.6%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	$11,803			$142			$11,661	11.1	12.9	380	15
341680001902	396	Vineland Senior High School	Public	9-12	2880 E Chestnut Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6800	2,799	190	14.7	53.6%	468 (16.7%)	481 (17.2%)	1,741 (62.2%)	43 (1.5%)	9 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	54 (1.9%)	$13,928			$1,000			$12,928	11	12.8	383	13
341800001264	397	Willingboro High School	Public	9-12	20 Jfk Way	Willingboro	08046	Burlington County	Willingboro Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 835-8800	845	63	13.4	54.8%	16 (1.9%)	642 (76.0%)	150 (17.8%)	9 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	$19,173			$521			$18,652	10.7	9.5	412	15
341314005604	398	Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	950 Park Avenue	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4390	2,145	129	16.6	77.5%	15 (0.7%)	365 (17.0%)	1,743 (81.3%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.4%)	$10,696						$10,696	10.6	13.5	373	25
340786003880	399	Keansburg High School	Public	9-12	140 Port Monmouth Road	Keansburg	07734	Monmouth County	Keansburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 787-2007	385	31	12.2	41.6%	165 (42.9%)	94 (24.4%)	110 (28.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$15,844						$15,844	10.6	13.1	377	22
340459003039	400	Admiral William F. Halsey Junior Health & Public Safety Academy	Public	9-12	641 South Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6600	1,291	89	14.5	80.5%	58 (4.5%)	174 (13.5%)	1,042 (80.7%)	12 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,135			$272			$10,863	10.3	11	399	1

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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.