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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 422)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
341032001868	381	Millville High School	Public	9-12	200 Wade Blvd	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 327-6040	1,640	70	23.4	68.2%	610 (37.2%)	528 (32.2%)	413 (25.2%)	18 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (4.1%)	$11,361			$397			$10,964	12.8			(n/a)
341269000809	382	International High School	Public	9-12	200 Grand Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-2280	694	49	14.1	61.7%	27 (3.9%)	113 (16.3%)	522 (75.2%)	32 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,505						$10,505	12.8	13.5	378	4
341680001902	383	Vineland Senior High School	Public	9-12	2880 E Chestnut Ave	Vineland	08360	Cumberland County	Vineland Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 794-6800	2,780	178	15.6	0.1%	470 (16.9%)	462 (16.6%)	1,731 (62.3%)	49 (1.8%)	13 (0.5%)	4 (0.1%)	49 (1.8%)	$13,928			$1,000			$12,928	12.8	13.4	379	4
340008700735	384	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	196 West Railway Avenue	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 247-0600	0	122	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$9,624			$1,059			$8,565	12.8	22.8	317	67
340362001820	385	Cumberland Regional High School	Public	9-12	90 Silver Lake Road	Bridgeton	08302	Cumberland County	Cumberland Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-9400	1,124			40.1%	465 (41.4%)	214 (19.0%)	387 (34.4%)	12 (1.1%)	11 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.0%)	$13,040			$379			$12,661	12.7	14.3	372	13
340894003904	386	Long Branch High School	Public	9-12	404 Indiana Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-7300	1,548	124	12.5	69.8%	310 (20.0%)	227 (14.7%)	967 (62.5%)	13 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.9%)	$11,214			$288			$10,926	12.5	16.3	363	23
341284005048	387	Penns Grove High School	Public	9-12	334 Harding Highway	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-6300	576	48	12	59.9%	101 (17.5%)	210 (36.5%)	253 (43.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$12,770			$969			$11,801	12.4	16.8	360	27
341401001234	388	Riverside High School	Public	9-12	112 E Washington Street	Riverside	08075	Burlington County	Riverside Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 461-1255	479	41	11.7	52.4%	204 (42.6%)	72 (15.0%)	187 (39.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$14,147			$68			$14,079	12.4	16.9	359	29
340077203313	389	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	2,880	207	13.9	91.8%	19 (0.7%)	708 (24.6%)	2,056 (71.4%)	18 (0.6%)	30 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	48 (1.7%)	$14,663			$1,185			$13,478	12.3	12.3	386	3
340783002776	390	Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	60 Crescent Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6700	942	61	15.5	61.5%	41 (4.4%)	582 (61.8%)	272 (28.9%)	36 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	$14,645			$514			$14,131	12.2	14.3	373	17

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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 6, 2023, 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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.