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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)
340774000787	291	Jackson Liberty High School	Public	9-12	125 North Hope Chapel Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4700	1,076	75	14.3	40.4%	562 (52.2%)	52 (4.8%)	401 (37.3%)	29 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.2%)	$8,996			$77			$8,919	27.4	24.4	308	17
340627000496	292	Hackensack High School	Public	9-12	First & Beech Streets	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7900	1,726	138	12.4	41.5%	130 (7.5%)	342 (19.8%)	1,181 (68.4%)	54 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (0.7%)	$14,756			$486			$14,270	27.3	24.7	306	14
341300005917	293	Pinelands Regional High School	Public	9-12	565 Nugentown Road	Little Egg Harbor	08087	Ocean County	Pinelands Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 296-3106	1,077	87	12.3	45.2%	875 (81.2%)	39 (3.6%)	119 (11.0%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.7%)	$17,248			$701			$16,547	27.2	18.8	340	47
340699004806	294	Hawthorne High School	Public	9-12	160 Parmelee Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 423-6415	612	53	11.5	35.5%	301 (49.2%)	31 (5.1%)	260 (42.5%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,194			$45			$12,149	27.1	31.9	261	33
341431005664	295	Roselle Park High School	Public	9-12	185 W Webster Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 241-4550	641	48	13.4	47.7%	171 (26.7%)	60 (9.4%)	372 (58.0%)	34 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,753			$277			$10,476	27	26	298	3
340654003090	296	Hamilton East - Steinert	Public	9-12	2900 Klockner Road	Hamilton	08690	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4150	1,454	107	13.5	30.1%	809 (55.6%)	149 (10.2%)	391 (26.9%)	59 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (3.0%)	$9,572			$26			$9,546	26.8	32	260	36
340144005794	297	Belvidere High School	Public	9-12	809 Oxford Street	Belvidere	07823	Warren County	Belvidere School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 475-4025	318	27	11.8	19.8%	252 (79.2%)	10 (3.1%)	39 (12.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$12,744			$120			$12,624	26.8	23.9	313	16
340327000304	298	Cliffside Park High School	Public	9-12	64 Riverview Avenue	Cliffside Park	07010	Bergen County	Cliffside Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 313-2370	1,283	95	13.5	57.8%	261 (20.3%)	26 (2.0%)	968 (75.4%)	21 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	$11,311			$239			$11,072	26.7	23.9	312	14
340330004762	299	Clifton High School	Public	9-12	333 Colfax Avenue	Clifton	07013	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 470-2312	3,141	222	14.1	61.3%	788 (25.1%)	124 (3.9%)	2,024 (64.4%)	161 (5.1%)	21 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.4%)	$12,104			$05			$12,099	26.7	22.7	321	22
341323000341	300	New Egypt High School	Public	9-12	117 Evergreen Road	New Egypt	08533	Ocean County	Plumsted Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 758-6800	317	31	10.2	20.2%	256 (80.8%)	7 (2.2%)	47 (14.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$11,759			$97			$11,662	26.3	65.6	97	203

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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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