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
251	Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken	Public	9-12	6008 Browning Road	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Camden County Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1040	786	71	11	77.9%	96 (12.2%)	153 (19.5%)	504 (64.1%)	25 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$15,466			$1,511			$13,955	42.3	41.7	249	2		340267001412
252	West Deptford High School	Public	9-12	1600 Old Crown Point Rd	West Deptford	08093	Gloucester County	West Deptford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 848-6110	750	68	10.9	33.3%	490 (65.3%)	81 (10.8%)	111 (14.8%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	$13,092			$59			$13,033	42.1	57.9	156	96		341743002662
253	Lodi High School	Public	9-12	99 Putnam Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-6100	906	67	13.4	62.5%	176 (19.4%)	90 (9.9%)	572 (63.1%)	50 (5.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.3%)	$9,400			$187			$9,213	42	43.7	237	16		340885000550
254	Brick Township Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2001 Lanes Mill Rd	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	1,269	93	13.6	36.3%	846 (66.7%)	105 (8.3%)	264 (20.8%)	19 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.5%)	$8,276						$8,276	41.9	46	222	32		340222005896
255	Florence Township Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1050 Cedar Lane	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Florence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4620	475	38	12.5	40.4%	237 (49.9%)	118 (24.8%)	63 (13.3%)	48 (10.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$8,740			$05			$8,735	41.4	46.7	216	39		340522001082
256	Ridgefield Park Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Ozzie Nelson Drive	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 440-1440	1,159	95	12.2	53.9%	209 (18.0%)	62 (5.3%)	771 (66.5%)	101 (8.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	7 (0.6%)	$15,040			$360			$14,680	41	37.1	270	14		341380000754
257	Hawthorne High School	Public	9-12	160 Parmelee Avenue	Hawthorne	07506	Passaic County	Hawthorne Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 423-6415	569	53	10.7	42.5%	256 (45.0%)	24 (4.2%)	263 (46.2%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$12,194			$45			$12,149	41	29.9	310	53		340699004806
258	Sayreville War Memorial High School	Public	9-12	820 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 525-5252	1,764	141	12.5	46.2%	623 (35.3%)	300 (17.0%)	486 (27.6%)	273 (15.5%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (3.9%)	$7,656						$7,656	40.6	46.6	219	39		341464003580
259	Sussex County Technical School	Public	9-12	105 North Church Road	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sussex County Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-6700	672	53	12.8	23.5%	520 (77.4%)	35 (5.2%)	98 (14.6%)	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$13,517			$587			$12,930	40.5	34.4	282	23		341593005416
260	Brick Township High School	Public	9-12	346 Chambers Bridge Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	1,200	95	12.6	41.2%	744 (62.0%)	51 (4.3%)	352 (29.3%)	31 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)	$9,209			$02			$9,207	40.4	45.1	226	34		340222004582

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.