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
231	Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	310 Cherry St	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6100	1,015	63	16.1	81.3%	68 (6.7%)	91 (9.0%)	826 (81.4%)	28 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,044			$249			$8,795	45.5	40.6	255	24		340459003043
232	Teaneck High School	Public	9-12	100 Elizabeth Ave	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5400	1,244	104	12	42.1%	126 (10.1%)	392 (31.5%)	562 (45.2%)	115 (9.2%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	28 (2.3%)	$10,712						$10,712	45.4	46.7	217	15		341608000840
233	University High School	Public	8-12	55 Clinton Pl	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-3190	426	36	11.8	82.2%	3 (0.7%)	328 (77.0%)	89 (20.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,448			$636			$11,812	45.4	32.6	292	59		341134002202
234	OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy	Public	9-12	1 College Drive	Toms River	08754	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 286-5678	259	28	9.2	16.2%	209 (80.7%)	8 (3.1%)	27 (10.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$15,088						$15,088	45.4	73.3	84	150		341198006122
235	Salem County Career and Technical High School	Public	9-12	880 Route 45	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Salem County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0101	754	46	16.5	21.1%	570 (75.6%)	53 (7.0%)	82 (10.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.4%)	$11,892			$1,955			$9,937	45.2	40.9	251	16		341458005098
236	North Warren Regional School	Public	7-12	10 Noe Rd	Blairstown	07825	Warren County	North Warren Regional	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 362-8211	582	52	11.1	17.4%	473 (81.3%)	16 (2.7%)	70 (12.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	$15,824			$149			$15,675	44.7	52	190	46		340955005844
237	Essex County Newark Technical	Public	9-12	91 West Market St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2204	606	56	10.8	86.1%	9 (1.5%)	238 (39.3%)	347 (57.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,912			$961			$6,951	44.6	42.8	240	3		340480000137
238	Washington Township High School	Public	9-12	519 Hurffville Crosskeys Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-8500	2,105	159	13.2	28.2%	1,414 (67.2%)	240 (11.4%)	323 (15.3%)	103 (4.9%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (0.7%)	$11,737			$312			$11,425	43.9	43	239	1		341707002640
239	Audubon Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	350 Edgewood Avenue	Audubon	08106	Camden County	Audubon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 547-7695	801	68	11.7	26.2%	638 (79.7%)	38 (4.7%)	85 (10.6%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.5%)	$13,420			$369			$13,051	43.8	41.8	248	9		340105001298
240	Lyndhurst High School	Public	9-12	400 Weart Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2100	841	61	13.6	33.2%	388 (46.1%)	34 (4.0%)	380 (45.2%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$9,965						$9,965	43.7	49.8	204	36		340921000568

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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.