New Jersey High School Rankings

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, December 19, 2022.

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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)
340177001336	301	Highland Regional High School	Public	9-12	450 Erial Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 227-4100	1,131	95	11.8	31.3%	562 (49.7%)	306 (27.1%)	147 (13.0%)	71 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	38 (3.4%)	$10,548			$527			$10,021	25.1	21.1	322	21
341455005090	302	Salem High School	Public	9-12	219 Walnut St	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3900	399	39	10.2	44.4%	129 (32.3%)	196 (49.1%)	63 (15.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$16,851			$1,191			$15,660	25.1	20	324	22
340459003519	303	K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy	Public	9-12	237 South Broad Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 436-5023	289	19	15.2	54.7%	23 (8.0%)	43 (14.9%)	216 (74.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								24.6			(n/a)
340792000209	304	David Brearley Middle/High School	Public	7-12	401 Monroe Avenue	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 931-9696	766	69	11	14.2%	406 (53.0%)	51 (6.7%)	266 (34.7%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.6%)	$8,540						$8,540	24.5	34	238	66
340687002738	305	Harrison High School	Public	9-12	401 Kingsland Avenue	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 482-5050	698	53	13.2	81.1%	85 (12.2%)	22 (3.2%)	553 (79.2%)	32 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$13,368			$1,051			$12,317	24.5	12.2	374	69
340459003049	306	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy	Public	9-12	27 Martin Luther King Jr Plaza	Elizabeth	07201	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-6767	1,062	87	12.2	61.9%	63 (5.9%)	188 (17.7%)	803 (75.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,734			$255			$11,479	24.1	22.2	310	4
341254003453	307	Passaic Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	252 Boulevard	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	749	57	13.1	100.0%	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.4%)	724 (96.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,290						$9,290	23.7	36.4	222	85
341812003672	308	Woodbridge High School	Public	9-12	25 Samuel Lupo Place	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8600	1,577	132	11.9	32.7%	563 (35.7%)	216 (13.7%)	595 (37.7%)	174 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.8%)	$8,691						$8,691	23.6	34.2	237	71
340177001338	309	Triton Regional High School	Public	9-12	250 Schubert Ave	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-4500	1,114	99	11.2	27.4%	704 (63.2%)	108 (9.7%)	172 (15.4%)	90 (8.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.2%)	$10,893			$599			$10,294	23.6	22.7	309
341164005258	310	North Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	34 Wilson Avenue	North Plainfield	07060	Union County	North Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 769-6000	1,166	98	11.8	64.6%	110 (9.4%)	204 (17.5%)	811 (69.6%)	34 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	$11,138			$46			$11,092	23.6	18.7	330	20

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About our rankings:

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.
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.

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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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.