Best High Schools in New Jersey for Low Socio Economic Status 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, Low Socio Economic Status 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 (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 318)	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 (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
341227003506	1	STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	Public	9-12	445 Scotland Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4190	164	13	13.1	78.7%	0 (0.0%)	94 (57.3%)	69 (42.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								99.7%	97.3%	2.34%
340783002778	2	Dr Ronald McNair High School	Public	9-12	123 Coles Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 418-7617	704	49	14.3	40.9%	125 (17.8%)	96 (13.6%)	138 (19.6%)	297 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	37 (5.3%)	$11,528			$339			$11,189	99.4%	97.8%	1.55%
341263003477	3	Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	1,033	79	13	44.0%	297 (28.8%)	74 (7.2%)	447 (43.3%)	187 (18.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.3%)								99.1%	98.3%	0.76%
340757002766	4	High Technical High School	Public	9-12	One High Tech Way	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 662-6801	1,008	92	10.9	32.5%	280 (27.8%)	93 (9.2%)	443 (43.9%)	151 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	36 (3.6%)	$11,480			$1,673			$9,807	98.8%	89.2%	9.61%
341134002200	5	Science Park High School	Public	7-12	260 Norfolk Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8689	918	62	14.9	72.8%	97 (10.6%)	361 (39.3%)	433 (47.2%)	23 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,449			$497			$10,952	98.5%	91.3%	7.13%
340783003121	6	Infinity Institute	Public	6-12	193 Old Bergen Road	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-1404	485	20	23.8	59.6%	111 (22.9%)	72 (14.8%)	92 (19.0%)	191 (39.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$9,826			$349			$9,477	98.1%	90.4%	7.79%
341804005738	7	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	97.8%	93.0%	4.83%
340783000391	8	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	97.5%	92.8%	4.76%
341197001746	9	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	1,231	126	9.7	9.6%	1,065 (86.5%)	26 (2.1%)	94 (7.6%)	18 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.9%)	$10,624						$10,624	97.2%	83.1%	14.09%
341134000139	10	Technology High School	Public	9-12	223 Broadway	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5962	685	47	14.5	86.4%	83 (12.1%)	125 (18.2%)	449 (65.5%)	26 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,824			$446			$11,378	96.9%	87.0%	9.93%

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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.
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