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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
341198000559	1	Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science	Public	9-12	195 Cedar Bridge Road	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 978-8439	274	22	12.4	4.4%	209 (76.3%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.9%)	38 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$12,615	$42	$12,573	100			(n/a)
341750000163	2	Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science	Public	9-12	2325 Heck Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 775-0058	301	24	12.8	1.3%	141 (46.8%)	5 (1.7%)	20 (6.6%)	122 (40.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	$16,078	$350	$15,728	99.5			(n/a)
341750000409	3	Communications High School	Public	9-12	1740 New Bedford Road	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 681-1010	310	28	11	1.3%	254 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	28 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$16,390	$333	$16,057	96.9			(n/a)
341804000214	4	Union County Magnet High School	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	308	15	20.6	6.5%	95 (30.8%)	19 (6.2%)	70 (22.7%)	117 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$8,753	$36	$8,717	96.4			(n/a)
341804000584	5	Academy For Allied Health Sciences	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-8288	309	15	20.3	11.0%	93 (30.1%)	38 (12.3%)	77 (24.9%)	96 (31.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,221	$35	$8,186	95.9			(n/a)
341072000522	6	Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2301	180			1.7%	26 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	146 (81.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$12,298	$28	$12,270	95.7	98.6	3	3
341263003477	7	Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	1,033	79	13	44.0%	297 (28.8%)	74 (7.2%)	447 (43.3%)	187 (18.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.3%)				95.4	90.1	10	3
340005003405	8	Hunterdon County Academies	Public	9-12	1445 State Route 31	Annandale	08801	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 788-1119	272	6	42.1	2.6%	204 (75.0%)	5 (1.8%)	22 (8.1%)	36 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$6,795		$6,795	95.3			(n/a)
340783002778	9	Dr Ronald McNair High School	Public	9-12	123 Coles Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 418-7617	704	49	14.3	40.9%	125 (17.8%)	96 (13.6%)	138 (19.6%)	297 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	37 (5.3%)	$11,528	$339	$11,189	94.8	99.2	1	8
341804006134	10	Academy For Information Technology	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	287	15	18.8	5.9%	99 (34.5%)	30 (10.5%)	60 (20.9%)	91 (31.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$8,671	$36	$8,635	94.6	98.6	2	8

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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 19, 2022, 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.
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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 415)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
341198000559	1	Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science	Public	9-12	195 Cedar Bridge Road	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 978-8439	274	22	12.4	4.4%	209 (76.3%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.9%)	38 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$12,615			$42			$12,573	100			(n/a)
341750000163	2	Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science	Public	9-12	2325 Heck Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 775-0058	301	24	12.8	1.3%	141 (46.8%)	5 (1.7%)	20 (6.6%)	122 (40.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	$16,078			$350			$15,728	99.5			(n/a)
341750000409	3	Communications High School	Public	9-12	1740 New Bedford Road	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 681-1010	310	28	11	1.3%	254 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	28 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$16,390			$333			$16,057	96.9			(n/a)
341804000214	4	Union County Magnet High School	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	308	15	20.6	6.5%	95 (30.8%)	19 (6.2%)	70 (22.7%)	117 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$8,753			$36			$8,717	96.4			(n/a)
341804000584	5	Academy For Allied Health Sciences	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-8288	309	15	20.3	11.0%	93 (30.1%)	38 (12.3%)	77 (24.9%)	96 (31.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,221			$35			$8,186	95.9			(n/a)
341072000522	6	Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2301	180			1.7%	26 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	146 (81.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$12,298			$28			$12,270	95.7	98.6	3	3
341263003477	7	Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	1,033	79	13	44.0%	297 (28.8%)	74 (7.2%)	447 (43.3%)	187 (18.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.3%)								95.4	90.1	10	3
340005003405	8	Hunterdon County Academies	Public	9-12	1445 State Route 31	Annandale	08801	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 788-1119	272	6	42.1	2.6%	204 (75.0%)	5 (1.8%)	22 (8.1%)	36 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$6,795						$6,795	95.3			(n/a)
340783002778	9	Dr Ronald McNair High School	Public	9-12	123 Coles Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 418-7617	704	49	14.3	40.9%	125 (17.8%)	96 (13.6%)	138 (19.6%)	297 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	37 (5.3%)	$11,528			$339			$11,189	94.8	99.2	1	8
341804006134	10	Academy For Information Technology	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8288	287	15	18.8	5.9%	99 (34.5%)	30 (10.5%)	60 (20.9%)	91 (31.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$8,671			$36			$8,635	94.6	98.6	2	8