Best High Schools in New Jersey

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 433)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
261	Foundation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	363 West State Street	Trenton	08608	Mercer County	Foundation Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 920-9200	1,155	58	19.9	89.9%	13 (1.1%)	541 (46.8%)	584 (50.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	$11,069			$878			$10,191	40.4	36.9	272	11		340071702925
262	Phillipsburg High School	Public	9-12	1 Stateliner Blvd.	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 454-3400	1,750	140	12.5	46.9%	849 (48.5%)	368 (21.0%)	402 (23.0%)	64 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (3.7%)	$12,579			$171			$12,408	40.3	42.4	243	19		341296005852
263	Passaic Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	100 East Main Street	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Passaic Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 890-2500	1,093	82	13.2	36.4%	530 (48.5%)	41 (3.8%)	443 (40.5%)	57 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.6%)	$15,358			$176			$15,182	40.3	40.4	256	7		341257004858
264	New Egypt High School	Public	7-12	117 Evergreen Road	New Egypt	08533	Ocean County	Plumsted Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 758-6800	509	35	14.7	25.0%	401 (78.8%)	12 (2.4%)	83 (16.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$11,759			$97			$11,662	40.1	43.8	236	28		341323000341
265	Hoboken Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	713 Washington St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-0222	299	21	14.2	20.1%	157 (52.5%)	27 (9.0%)	64 (21.4%)	26 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	$10,740			$525			$10,215	40	20	357	92		340003200302
266	Seneca High School	Public	9-12	110 Carranza Road	Tabernacle	08088	Burlington County	Lenape Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 268-4600	1,058	96	11	18.6%	837 (79.1%)	25 (2.4%)	143 (13.5%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.1%)	$12,654			$86			$12,568	39.5	43.1	238	28		340849000701
267	Memorial Senior High School	Public	9-12	375 River Dr	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	823	49	16.9	49.9%	267 (32.4%)	111 (13.5%)	362 (44.0%)	70 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	$8,340			$22			$8,318	39.4	36.1	275	8		340466000368
268	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	616	44	14	58.6%	219 (35.6%)	78 (12.7%)	282 (45.8%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	$10,459			$691			$9,768	39.4	30.5	303	35		341512000154
269	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	701	62	11.3	12.6%	4 (0.6%)	599 (85.4%)	93 (13.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$14,501			$320			$14,181	39.4	31.2	300	31		340423002064
270	Toms River High School North	Public	9-12	1245 Old Freehold Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5702	1,861	134	13.8	47.8%	857 (46.1%)	149 (8.0%)	685 (36.8%)	89 (4.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	75 (4.0%)	$7,049						$7,049	39.4	45.1	227	43		341623004722

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science, NJGPA English Language Arts, NJGPA Mathematics, NJSLA English Language Arts test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 3, 2025, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.