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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
341008003428	21	Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	1 Convery Boulevard	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 634-5858	285	21	13.5	3.5%	17 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	252 (88.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$9,375	$130	$9,245	88.5	88.8	20	1
340005003405	22	Hunterdon County Academies	Public	9-12	1445 State Route 31	Annandale	08801	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 788-1119	297	2	123.2	2.0%	197 (66.3%)	8 (2.7%)	33 (11.1%)	58 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,795		$6,795	88.5	87.5	21	1
341059005250	23	Montgomery High School	Public	9-12	1016 Route 601	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7602	1,630	120	13.5	4.3%	509 (31.2%)	56 (3.4%)	120 (7.4%)	891 (54.7%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	40 (2.5%)	$13,405	$45	$13,360	88.4	85	31	8
341226000786	24	River Dell Regional High School	Public	9-12	55 Pyle Street	Oradell	07649	Bergen County	River Dell Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 599-7240	992	89	11.1	1.5%	545 (54.9%)	5 (0.5%)	123 (12.4%)	289 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	$15,861	$256	$15,605	87.2	83.7	35	11
341755004552	25	West Morris Mendham High School	Public	9-12	65 East Main Street	Mendham	07945	Morris County	West Morris Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-2501	1,044	84	12.4	1.4%	769 (73.7%)	17 (1.6%)	145 (13.9%)	51 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.8%)	$12,763	$38	$12,725	86.8	83.3	37	12
341611000864	26	Tenafly High School	Public	9-12	19 Columbus Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-6614	1,166	107	10.8	3.7%	596 (51.1%)	16 (1.4%)	110 (9.4%)	396 (34.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.9%)	$11,703	$01	$11,702	86.8	83.2	38	12
341638003074	27	Jose Marti STEM Academy	Public	9-12	1800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5400	588	58	10.1	73.6%	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	548 (93.2%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,231	$466	$11,765	86.7	84	34	7
340995003415	28	Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy	Public	9-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-9784	125	7	18.5	34.4%	33 (26.4%)	17 (13.6%)	53 (42.4%)	21 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$4,422		$4,422	86.3	69.5	79	51
341251000720	29	Pascack Valley High School	Public	9-12	200 Piermont Avenue	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-7060	955	94	10.1	2.1%	673 (70.5%)	16 (1.7%)	152 (15.9%)	78 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.5%)	$13,929		$13,929	86.2	78.1	48	19
341440004094	30	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School	Public	9-12	74 Ridge Road	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-1597	849	82	10.4	0.4%	755 (88.9%)	3 (0.4%)	55 (6.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	$14,186	$74	$14,112	86.1	86.2	27	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.
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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)
341008003428	21	Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	1 Convery Boulevard	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 634-5858	285	21	13.5	3.5%	17 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	252 (88.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$9,375			$130			$9,245	88.5	88.8	20	1
340005003405	22	Hunterdon County Academies	Public	9-12	1445 State Route 31	Annandale	08801	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 788-1119	297	2	123.2	2.0%	197 (66.3%)	8 (2.7%)	33 (11.1%)	58 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,795						$6,795	88.5	87.5	21	1
341059005250	23	Montgomery High School	Public	9-12	1016 Route 601	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7602	1,630	120	13.5	4.3%	509 (31.2%)	56 (3.4%)	120 (7.4%)	891 (54.7%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	40 (2.5%)	$13,405			$45			$13,360	88.4	85	31	8
341226000786	24	River Dell Regional High School	Public	9-12	55 Pyle Street	Oradell	07649	Bergen County	River Dell Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 599-7240	992	89	11.1	1.5%	545 (54.9%)	5 (0.5%)	123 (12.4%)	289 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	$15,861			$256			$15,605	87.2	83.7	35	11
341755004552	25	West Morris Mendham High School	Public	9-12	65 East Main Street	Mendham	07945	Morris County	West Morris Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-2501	1,044	84	12.4	1.4%	769 (73.7%)	17 (1.6%)	145 (13.9%)	51 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.8%)	$12,763			$38			$12,725	86.8	83.3	37	12
341611000864	26	Tenafly High School	Public	9-12	19 Columbus Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-6614	1,166	107	10.8	3.7%	596 (51.1%)	16 (1.4%)	110 (9.4%)	396 (34.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.9%)	$11,703			$01			$11,702	86.8	83.2	38	12
341638003074	27	Jose Marti STEM Academy	Public	9-12	1800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5400	588	58	10.1	73.6%	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	548 (93.2%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,231			$466			$11,765	86.7	84	34	7
340995003415	28	Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy	Public	9-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-9784	125	7	18.5	34.4%	33 (26.4%)	17 (13.6%)	53 (42.4%)	21 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$4,422						$4,422	86.3	69.5	79	51
341251000720	29	Pascack Valley High School	Public	9-12	200 Piermont Avenue	Hillsdale	07642	Bergen County	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 358-7060	955	94	10.1	2.1%	673 (70.5%)	16 (1.7%)	152 (15.9%)	78 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.5%)	$13,929						$13,929	86.2	78.1	48	19
341440004094	30	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School	Public	9-12	74 Ridge Road	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-1597	849	82	10.4	0.4%	755 (88.9%)	3 (0.4%)	55 (6.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	$14,186			$74			$14,112	86.1	86.2	27	3