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
401	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Public	9-12	625 Summer St	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6800	842	59	14.2	86.9%	29 (3.4%)	155 (18.4%)	654 (77.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,744			$249			$10,495	12.8	11.5	402	1		340459003045
402	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1555 Pennington Raod	Ewing	08618	Mercer County	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 619-2000	562	21	26.7	24.6%	3 (0.5%)	369 (65.7%)	170 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	$8,463			$1,091			$7,372	12.8	11.8	398	4		340077003291
403	Creative Arts High School	Public	9-12	1875 Park Blvd	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-6267	209	30	7	46.9%	1 (0.5%)	121 (57.9%)	83 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$23,954			$3,240			$20,714	12.8	13.2	389	14		340264001384
404	McCorristin Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	175 Leonard Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	McCorristin Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 586-3705	400	4	100	71.3%	5 (1.3%)	184 (46.0%)	203 (50.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)								12.7			(n/a)		348036806180
405	Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark	Public	9-12	279 Chancellor Avenue	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-1234	155	14	11	82.6%	1 (0.6%)	118 (76.1%)	31 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	$13,274			$240			$13,034	12.6	7	418	13		341134003227
406	Atlantic City High School	Public	9-12	1400 N Albany Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7300	1,731	150	11.5	83.0%	90 (5.2%)	554 (32.0%)	759 (43.8%)	292 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.8%)	22 (1.3%)	$12,812			$472			$12,340	12.4	14.7	386	20		340096000010
407	Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts	Public	9-12	413 12th Avenue	Paterson	07514	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0520	258	26	9.9	59.7%	2 (0.8%)	96 (37.2%)	159 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,357						$17,357	12.2	12.8	394	13		341269005998
408	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1001 North 17th Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 726-0027	2,873	196	14.6	95.2%	30 (1.0%)	544 (18.9%)	2,222 (77.3%)	16 (0.6%)	17 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	43 (1.5%)	$14,663			$1,185			$13,478	11.6	11.3	404	4		340077203313
409	James J Ferris High School	Public	9-12	35 Colgate St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6660	1,364	100	13.7	72.1%	151 (11.1%)	289 (21.2%)	753 (55.2%)	154 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (1.0%)	$14,071			$548			$13,523	11.6	17.1	371	38		340783002774
410	Irvington High School	Public	9-12	1253 Clinton Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6897	1,913	127	15.1	62.5%	4 (0.2%)	1,332 (69.6%)	567 (29.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,803			$142			$11,661	11.1	10.9	408	2		340768002104

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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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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.