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340447001064
561
Samuel M Ridgway Middle School
Public
5-8
300 Delanco Rd
Edgewater Park
08010
Burlington County
Edgewater Park Township School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(609) 871-3434
416
33
12.6
59.4%
149 (35.8%)
134 (32.2%)
101 (24.3%)
7 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (6.0%)
$14,109
$345
$13,764
23.4
13.8
668
107
341236000682
562
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
23.4
31.2
507
55
340492003070
563
Gilmore J Fisher Middle School
Public
6-8
1325 Lower Ferry Road
Ewing
08618
Mercer County
Ewing Township School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(609) 538-9800
773
84
9.2
57.2%
144 (18.6%)
363 (47.0%)
201 (26.0%)
25 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
38 (4.9%)
$18,033
$257
$17,776
23.3
25.6
552
11
340002200285
564
Marion P. Thomas Charter School
Public, Charter, Alternative
PK, KG-12
125 Sussex Ave
Newark
07103
Essex County
Marion P. Thomas Charter School
Yes
(n/a)
No
Yes
(973) 621-0060
1,393
65
21.4
31.4%
4 (0.3%)
1,131 (81.2%)
230 (16.5%)
2 (0.1%)
4 (0.3%)
2 (0.1%)
16 (1.1%)
$8,798
$888
$7,910
23.3
19.3
606
42
340072703029
565
The Ethical Community Charter School
Public, Charter
K-8
95 Broadway
Jersey City
07306
Hudson County
The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct
Yes
(n/a)
No
Yes
(201) 984-4151
351
16
21.9
52.1%
87 (24.8%)
45 (12.8%)
79 (22.5%)
119 (33.9%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (5.1%)
$8,303
$678
$7,625
23.2
36.4
451
114
341122003379
566
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School
Public
K-8
50 Jersey Ave
New Brunswick
08901
Middlesex County
New Brunswick School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(732) 745-5300
760
67
11.3
65.0%
2 (0.3%)
18 (2.4%)
735 (96.7%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.5%)
$8,890
$8,890
22.9
19.8
603
37
340423002064
567
Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School
Public
6-12
35 Winans Street
East Orange
07017
Essex County
East Orange School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(973) 414-8600
695
63
11
61.9%
3 (0.4%)
609 (87.6%)
79 (11.4%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
$14,501
$320
$14,181
22.9
26.9
539
28
340549005212
568
Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus
Public
6-8
415 Francis Street
Somerset
08873
Somerset County
Franklin Township Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(732) 249-6410
667
81
8.2
53.8%
51 (7.6%)
199 (29.8%)
356 (53.4%)
39 (5.8%)
1 (0.1%)
4 (0.6%)
17 (2.5%)
$13,093
$464
$12,629
22.9
21.3
583
15
340071803014
569
Community Charter School of Paterson
Public, Charter
K-8
75 Spruce St
Paterson
07501
Passaic County
Community Charter School of Paterson
Yes
(n/a)
No
Yes
(973) 413-2057
900
55
16.3
90.9%
5 (0.6%)
250 (27.8%)
626 (69.6%)
9 (1.0%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (0.8%)
$10,771
$1,994
$8,777
22.6
16.3
633
64
341512000154
570
South Amboy Middle/High School
Public
6-12
200 Governor Harold G Hoffman
South Amboy
08879
Middlesex County
South Amboy School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(732) 316-7669
594
41
14.5
50.0%
222 (37.4%)
76 (12.8%)
262 (44.1%)
25 (4.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
7 (1.2%)
$10,459
$691
$9,768
22.5
21.9
578
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science 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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