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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
341008003428	21	Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	1 Convery Boulevard	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 634-5858	285	19	15	6.0%	27 (9.5%)	5 (1.8%)	13 (4.6%)	236 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,375	$130	$9,245	90.3			(n/a)
341750006121	22	Biotechnology High School	Public	9-12	5000 Kozloski Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-7942	315	26	12.1	1.0%	119 (37.8%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	176 (55.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$16,641	$352	$16,289	90			(n/a)
341173000646	23	Northern Highlands Regional High School	Public	9-12	298 Hillside Ave	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 327-8700	1,315	112	11.7	0.8%	954 (72.5%)	19 (1.4%)	112 (8.5%)	200 (15.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.8%)	$15,404	$224	$15,180	88.3	76	46	23
340594002092	24	Glen Ridge High School	Public	7-12	200 Ridgewood Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8303	827	75	11.1	0.4%	614 (74.2%)	33 (4.0%)	59 (7.1%)	59 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.4%)	$10,966	$21	$10,945	88.2	91.5	9	15
340000406014	25	Chatham High School	Public	9-12	255 Lafayette Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2505	1,266	105	12	1.3%	983 (77.6%)	5 (0.4%)	72 (5.7%)	163 (12.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.3%)	$9,966		$9,966	88.1	88.2	15	10
341776005764	26	Westfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	550 Dorian Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4500	1,864	151	12.3	1.0%	1,470 (78.9%)	52 (2.8%)	151 (8.1%)	142 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (2.5%)	$7,575		$7,575	87.1	83.4	29	3
341383000764	27	Ridgewood High School	Public	9-12	627 East Ridgewood Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2800	1,789	135	13.2	2.0%	1,088 (60.8%)	23 (1.3%)	206 (11.5%)	351 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	118 (6.6%)	$11,059	$13	$11,046	86.9	88	16	11
341750005989	28	Marine Academy of Science and Technology	Public	9-12	305 Mast Way	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 291-0995	269	26	10.3	1.1%	219 (81.4%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.9%)	24 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$16,104	$348	$15,756	86.6			(n/a)
341804005738	29	Union County Technical	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Rd	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-8288	514	24	21.4	8.4%	207 (40.3%)	96 (18.7%)	139 (27.0%)	51 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.5%)	$6,462	$23	$6,439	86	88.9	13	16
340783000391	30	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	299 Sip Avenue	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4373	210	23	9.1	62.9%	47 (22.4%)	46 (21.9%)	71 (33.8%)	42 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$14,454	$356	$14,098	85.5	46.6	170	140

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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.
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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.

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)
341008003428	21	Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	1 Convery Boulevard	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 634-5858	285	19	15	6.0%	27 (9.5%)	5 (1.8%)	13 (4.6%)	236 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,375			$130			$9,245	90.3			(n/a)
341750006121	22	Biotechnology High School	Public	9-12	5000 Kozloski Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-7942	315	26	12.1	1.0%	119 (37.8%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	176 (55.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$16,641			$352			$16,289	90			(n/a)
341173000646	23	Northern Highlands Regional High School	Public	9-12	298 Hillside Ave	Allendale	07401	Bergen County	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 327-8700	1,315	112	11.7	0.8%	954 (72.5%)	19 (1.4%)	112 (8.5%)	200 (15.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.8%)	$15,404			$224			$15,180	88.3	76	46	23
340594002092	24	Glen Ridge High School	Public	7-12	200 Ridgewood Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8303	827	75	11.1	0.4%	614 (74.2%)	33 (4.0%)	59 (7.1%)	59 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.4%)	$10,966			$21			$10,945	88.2	91.5	9	15
340000406014	25	Chatham High School	Public	9-12	255 Lafayette Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2505	1,266	105	12	1.3%	983 (77.6%)	5 (0.4%)	72 (5.7%)	163 (12.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.3%)	$9,966						$9,966	88.1	88.2	15	10
341776005764	26	Westfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	550 Dorian Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4500	1,864	151	12.3	1.0%	1,470 (78.9%)	52 (2.8%)	151 (8.1%)	142 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (2.5%)	$7,575						$7,575	87.1	83.4	29	3
341383000764	27	Ridgewood High School	Public	9-12	627 East Ridgewood Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2800	1,789	135	13.2	2.0%	1,088 (60.8%)	23 (1.3%)	206 (11.5%)	351 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	118 (6.6%)	$11,059			$13			$11,046	86.9	88	16	11
341750005989	28	Marine Academy of Science and Technology	Public	9-12	305 Mast Way	Highlands	07732	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 291-0995	269	26	10.3	1.1%	219 (81.4%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.9%)	24 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$16,104			$348			$15,756	86.6			(n/a)
341804005738	29	Union County Technical	Public	9-12	1776 Raritan Rd	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-8288	514	24	21.4	8.4%	207 (40.3%)	96 (18.7%)	139 (27.0%)	51 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.5%)	$6,462			$23			$6,439	86	88.9	13	16
340783000391	30	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	299 Sip Avenue	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4373	210	23	9.1	62.9%	47 (22.4%)	46 (21.9%)	71 (33.8%)	42 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$14,454			$356			$14,098	85.5	46.6	170	140