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
291	Belvidere High School	Public	9-12	809 Oxford Street	Belvidere	07823	Warren County	Belvidere School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 475-4025	303	26	11.6	27.7%	241 (79.5%)	11 (3.6%)	39 (12.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$12,744			$120			$12,624	35.2	40.6	254	37		340144005794
292	Passaic Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	252 Boulevard	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	710	53	13.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	684 (96.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,290						$9,290	35.1	34.4	283	9		341254003453
293	Triton Regional High School	Public	9-12	250 Schubert Ave	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-4500	1,146	100	11.4	44.8%	637 (55.6%)	152 (13.3%)	233 (20.3%)	85 (7.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.0%)	$10,893			$599			$10,294	34.7	28.4	322	29		340177001338
294	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	1,314	94	13.9	70.2%	246 (18.7%)	23 (1.8%)	1,018 (77.5%)	22 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	$11,311			$239			$11,072	34.7	28.5	321	27		340327000304
295	Hopatcong High School	Public	8-12	2A Windsor Ave	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 398-8803	506	44	11.6	35.2%	273 (54.0%)	32 (6.3%)	186 (36.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$13,636						$13,636	34.3	25.8	330	35		340744005362
296	Paterson P-Technical High School	Public	9-12	201 Memorial Drive	Paterson	07505	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2292	193	16	12	54.4%	9 (4.7%)	49 (25.4%)	130 (67.4%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,806						$14,806	34.2	19.6	360	64		341269003109
297	Innovation High School	Public	9-12	239 Bergen Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-1504	301			69.8%	58 (19.3%)	85 (28.2%)	86 (28.6%)	61 (20.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	$9,809			$344			$9,465	34.2	27.6	326	29		340783003378
298	Franklin High School	Public	9-12	500 Elizabeth Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 302-4200	2,134	180	11.8	50.2%	204 (9.6%)	678 (31.8%)	920 (43.1%)	259 (12.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	60 (2.8%)	$8,609			$137			$8,472	33.5	35.6	277	21		340549005194
299	Keyport High School	Public	9-12	351 Broad Street	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Keyport School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 212-6100	372	34	11.1	43.8%	209 (56.2%)	29 (7.8%)	120 (32.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$12,714			$200			$12,514	33.5	33.1	291	8		340795003888
300	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	1,437	104	13.7	36.6%	738 (51.4%)	161 (11.2%)	430 (29.9%)	56 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (3.4%)	$9,572			$26			$9,546	33	29.7	313	13		340654003090

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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.
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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.