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
91	Midland Park Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	250 Prospect St	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 444-7400	347	46	7.5	4.6%	261 (75.2%)	4 (1.2%)	65 (18.7%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$19,201			$536			$18,665	72	69.7	76	15		341014000608
92	Butler High School	Public	9-12	38 Bartholdi Avenue	Butler	07405	Morris County	Butler Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 492-2000	502	45	11.2	24.3%	323 (64.3%)	14 (2.8%)	145 (28.9%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$20,105			$25			$20,080	71.9	53.2	143	51		340252004166
93	Princeton High School	Public	9-12	151 Moore Street	Princeton	08540	Mercer County	Princeton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 806-4280	1,532	130	11.7	10.1%	706 (46.1%)	90 (5.9%)	226 (14.8%)	408 (26.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (6.5%)	$11,506						$11,506	71.4	55.8	133	40		341341003182
94	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South	Public	9-12	346 Clarksville Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5050	1,626	122	13.3	6.0%	213 (13.1%)	97 (6.0%)	87 (5.4%)	1,195 (73.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (1.9%)	$12,191			$163			$12,028	71	67	91	3		341770003258
95	Somerset County Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	14 Vogt Drive	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 526-8900	353	57	6.1	13.0%	134 (38.0%)	18 (5.1%)	77 (21.8%)	105 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	$23,205			$871			$22,334	70.7	70	73	22		341506005278
96	New Milford High School	Public	9-12	330 River Road	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 262-0172	580	48	12.2	17.9%	243 (41.9%)	49 (8.4%)	176 (30.3%)	75 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,896			$405			$12,491	70.6	62	108	12		341128000624
97	Sparta High School	Public	9-12	70 West Mountain Road	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-6191	1,045	101	10.3	4.9%	819 (78.4%)	31 (3.0%)	128 (12.2%)	49 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	13 (1.2%)	$11,850						$11,850	70.4	69.8	75	22		341551005396
98	Park Ridge High School	Public	7-12	2 Park Ave	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 573-6000	520	59	8.7	5.0%	376 (72.3%)	8 (1.5%)	93 (17.9%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.9%)	$17,389			$20			$17,369	70.4	83.1	39	59		341245000710
99	North Hunterdon High School	Public	9-12	1445 State Route 31	Annandale	08801	Hunterdon County	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 735-5191	1,262	116	10.9	3.1%	1,024 (81.1%)	31 (2.5%)	112 (8.9%)	81 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.6%)	$13,041			$06			$13,035	70.1	58.8	121	22		341161003024
100	Ocean City High School	Public	9-12	501 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-1290	1,190	126	9.4	12.8%	1,025 (86.1%)	18 (1.5%)	103 (8.7%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (1.8%)	$10,624						$10,624	70.1	58.9	120	20		341197001746

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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.
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.