Best High Schools in New Jersey for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in New Jersey!

Every year, the New Jersey Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

The list is updated annually upon the release of test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education. The most recent update was on 12/19/2022.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 343)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
341020002148	1	Millburn High School	Public	9-12	462 Millburn Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 564-7130	1,343	128	10.4	1.5%	706 (52.6%)	36 (2.7%)	65 (4.8%)	462 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (5.4%)	$16,959			$34			$16,925	99.7%	95.7%	4.05%
341071001132	2	Moorestown High School	Public	9-12	350 Bridgeboro Road	Moorestown	08057	Burlington County	Moorestown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 778-6610	1,300	107	12.1	8.5%	893 (68.7%)	87 (6.7%)	86 (6.6%)	141 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.8%)	$8,774						$8,774	99.4%	91.8%	7.61%
340000406014	3	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	99.1%	94.0%	5.15%
341590005708	4	Summit High School	Public	9-12	125 Kent Place Blvd	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-1494	1,156	107	10.8	12.5%	709 (61.3%)	43 (3.7%)	238 (20.6%)	93 (8.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.1%)	$7,246			$27			$7,219	98.8%	95.9%	2.93%
341072004348	5	Morris County School of Technology	Public	9-12	400 East Main Street	Denville	07834	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-4600	809	74	11	4.0%	408 (50.4%)	10 (1.2%)	109 (13.5%)	251 (31.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.6%)	$13,307			$971			$12,336	98.5%	92.3%	6.26%
341755004552	6	West Morris Mendham High School	Public	9-12	65 East Main Street	Mendham	07945	Morris County	West Morris Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-2501	1,106	94	11.7	1.4%	863 (78.0%)	16 (1.4%)	133 (12.0%)	53 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.4%)	$12,763			$38			$12,725	98.3%	92.0%	6.21%
341440004094	7	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School	Public	9-12	74 Ridge Road	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 842-1597	930	82	11.2	0.3%	834 (89.7%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.4%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.4%)	$14,186			$74			$14,112	98.0%	90.8%	7.12%
340165005124	8	Ridge High School	Public	9-12	268 South Finley Avenue	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 204-2585	1,731	143	12.1	1.2%	1,027 (59.3%)	7 (0.4%)	124 (7.2%)	512 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (3.5%)	$10,069						$10,069	97.7%	91.1%	6.59%
340594002092	9	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	97.4%	94.2%	3.17%
341776005764	10	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	97.1%	93.7%	3.36%

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.