Best High Schools in New Jersey

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NJGPA and NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 429)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
381	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	1,178	84	14.1	40.7%	467 (39.6%)	225 (19.1%)	416 (35.3%)	12 (1.0%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.2%)	$13,040			$379			$12,661	15.5	12.7	385	4		340362001820
382	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	413 New Road	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-7694	327	42	7.7	70.3%	92 (28.1%)	111 (33.9%)	114 (34.9%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$12,908			$881			$12,027	15.3	13.8	371	11		340001900269
383	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	877	63	13.9	60.0%	39 (4.4%)	514 (58.6%)	271 (30.9%)	36 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.3%)	$14,645			$514			$14,131	15.1	12.2	390	7		340783002776
384	Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1725 Main Street	Lake Como	07719	Monmouth County	Academy Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 681-8377	173	17	10.1	76.9%	5 (2.9%)	56 (32.4%)	109 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$14,358			$1,119			$13,239	15.1	11.1	398	14		340004800335
385	Millville High School	Public	9-12	200 Wade Blvd	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Millville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 327-6040	1,655	81	20.4	72.2%	577 (34.9%)	537 (32.4%)	445 (26.9%)	14 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (4.7%)	$11,361			$397			$10,964	14.9	12.8	381	4		341032001868
386	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	1,699	145	11.7	82.1%	96 (5.7%)	534 (31.4%)	730 (43.0%)	297 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.3%)	20 (1.2%)	$12,812			$472			$12,340	14.7	14.6	367	19		340096000010
387	Orange High School	Public	9-12	400 Lincoln Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4050	1,370	84	16.4	57.5%	3 (0.2%)	689 (50.3%)	668 (48.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$11,681			$190			$11,491	13.9	16.5	356	31		341227002396
388	Perth Amboy High School	Public	9-12	300 Eagle Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6030	2,685	181	14.8	68.4%	18 (0.7%)	112 (4.2%)	2,531 (94.3%)	11 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	$14,528			$429			$14,099	13.4	23.6	316	72		341293003530
389	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	202	31	6.5	49.5%	1 (0.5%)	128 (63.4%)	70 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$23,954			$3,240			$20,714	13.2	15.1	363	26		340264001384
390	Henry Snyder High School	Public	9-12	239 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6600	747	69	10.8	59.4%	16 (2.1%)	456 (61.0%)	228 (30.5%)	29 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	$12,551			$328			$12,223	13.1	11.2	397	7		340783002772

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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 4, 2024, 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.