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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)
340806005372	161	Kittatinny Regional High School	Public	7-12	77 Halsey Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Kittatinny Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-1800	752	78	9.7	9.7%	641 (85.2%)	11 (1.5%)	74 (9.8%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$18,501			$170			$18,331	50.9	45.1	178	17
341812003670	162	John F. Kennedy Memorial High School	Public	9-12	200 Washington Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8650	1,398	113	12.3	44.1%	214 (15.3%)	107 (7.7%)	416 (29.8%)	641 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.4%)	$8,039						$8,039	50.9	48.7	162
341335004930	163	Pompton Lakes High School	Public	9-12	44 Lakeside Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 835-7100	640	50	12.7	13.4%	388 (60.6%)	23 (3.6%)	183 (28.6%)	33 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	$11,245			$10			$11,235	50.6	44.8	180	17
340955005844	164	North Warren Regional School	Public	7-12	10 Noe Rd	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	North Warren Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 362-8211	619	55	11.2	10.5%	515 (83.2%)	12 (1.9%)	69 (11.1%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)	$15,824			$149			$15,675	50.4	37.5	226	62
340735002746	165	Hoboken High School	Public	9-12	Ninth & Clinton Sts	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3700	607	48	12.5	53.9%	162 (26.7%)	78 (12.9%)	327 (53.9%)	24 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	$19,451			$358			$19,093	50.1	44	187	22
341008003424	166	Perth Amboy Magnet School	Public	9-12	457 High Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6300	262	23	11.3	52.3%	22 (8.4%)	21 (8.0%)	215 (82.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,074			$779			$10,295	50	44.2	182	16
341697005878	167	Warren Hills Regional High School	Public	9-12	41 Jackson Valley Road	Washington	07882	Warren County	Warren Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-3050	1,066	98	10.9	12.8%	685 (64.3%)	89 (8.3%)	226 (21.2%)	42 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.3%)	$7,485						$7,485	49.4	44.1	185	18
341536003632	168	South Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	200 Lake Street	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	1,091	96	11.3	30.9%	392 (35.9%)	140 (12.8%)	377 (34.6%)	150 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	22 (2.0%)	$6,934						$6,934	49.4	53.7	141	27
341143000636	169	North Arlington High School	Public	9-12	222 Ridge Road	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	645	48	13.4	24.8%	287 (44.5%)	15 (2.3%)	315 (48.8%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,528			$64			$9,464	49.4	54	136	33
340921000568	170	Lyndhurst High School	Public	9-12	400 Weart Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2100	835	61	13.5	29.8%	395 (47.3%)	31 (3.7%)	373 (44.7%)	21 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	$9,965						$9,965	48.9	45.4	176	6

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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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.