Best High Schools in New Jersey

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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
201	Toms River High School East	Public	9-12	1225 Raider Way	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5665	1,444	108	13.4	26.0%	1,044 (72.3%)	48 (3.3%)	260 (18.0%)	47 (3.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.0%)	$7,815						$7,815	49.9	33.4	250	49		341623005919
202	North Star Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10 Washington Place	Newark	07102	Essex County	North Star Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 642-0101	6,476	250	25.8	84.7%	81 (1.3%)	5,312 (82.0%)	982 (15.2%)	15 (0.2%)	17 (0.3%)	3 (0.0%)	63 (1.0%)	$10,058			$1,071			$8,987	49.8	50.2	156	46		340002400289
203	High Point Regional High School District	Public	9-12	299 Pidgeon Hill Road	Sussex	07461	Sussex County	High Point Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-3101	803	73	10.9	17.7%	656 (81.7%)	22 (2.7%)	92 (11.5%)	12 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$18,626			$139			$18,487	49.8	38.8	215	12		340714005358
204	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	835	61	13.5	29.8%	395 (47.3%)	31 (3.7%)	373 (44.7%)	21 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	$9,965						$9,965	49.8	45.4	176	28		340921000568
205	Bogota Junior/Senior High School	Public	8-12	2 Henry C Luthin Place	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 441-4808	469	39	12.1	54.6%	60 (12.8%)	40 (8.5%)	332 (70.8%)	31 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$9,163						$9,163	49.7	39.3	212	7		340192000284
206	West Orange High School	Public	9-12	51 Conforti Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5301	2,208	193	11.4	43.8%	344 (15.6%)	808 (36.6%)	843 (38.2%)	91 (4.1%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	104 (4.7%)	$12,571						$12,571	49.2	36.3	235	29		341761002468
207	Collingswood High School	Public	9-12	424 Collings Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 962-5701	786	63	12.4	37.8%	358 (45.5%)	125 (15.9%)	240 (30.5%)	22 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	$11,007			$433			$10,574	49.1	31.6	263	56		340342001474
208	North Arlington High School	Public	9-12	222 Ridge Road	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	645	48	13.4	24.8%	287 (44.5%)	15 (2.3%)	315 (48.8%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,528			$64			$9,464	49.1	54	136	72		341143000636
209	Wallkill Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	10 Grumm Road	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Wallkill Valley Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-4100	617	48	12.7	18.5%	442 (71.6%)	31 (5.0%)	113 (18.3%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	$17,942			$176			$17,766	48.5	40	207	2		341687005949
210	Lakeland Regional High School	Public	9-12	205 Conklintown Road	Wanaque	07465	Passaic County	Lakeland Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-1900	847	78	10.8	8.9%	590 (69.7%)	23 (2.7%)	182 (21.5%)	14 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	$18,801			$115			$18,686	48.2	56.7	131	79		340819004818

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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.