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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)	NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)			NJSLA Algebra II (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Essex High School	0.0mi	Public	9-12	369 Passaic Avenue	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Essex Regional Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 815-1389	34	3	11.3	64.7%	1 (2.9%)	32 (94.1%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	15.8
Essex Campus Academy	0.0mi	Public	9-12	369 Passaic Avenue	Fairfield	07004	Essex County	Essex Regional Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 815-1389	37	3	12.3	59.5%	1 (2.7%)	23 (62.2%)	13 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
West Essex High School	0.9mi	Public	9-12	65 West Greenbrook Rd	North Caldwell	07006	Essex County	West Essex Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-1200	1,061	93	11.4	3.3%	844 (79.5%)	25 (2.4%)	101 (9.5%)	68 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.4%)	78.9	60^th of 434 public high schools	86.2%		69.8	96^th of 434 public high schools	77.9%	36	89.1	85.0	39.5	75.1	42.0		42.0	82.8		82.2				$14,162		$14,162
Essex County West Caldwell Technical	2.5mi	Public	9-12	620 Passaic Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2205	353	35	10.0	66.0%	14 (4.0%)	133 (37.7%)	197 (55.8%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	58	165^th of 434 public high schools	62.0%		42.6	249^th of 434 public high schools	42.6%	84	78.4	71.6	21.6	50.0	43.9		43.9	71.4		58.8				$27,630	$1,767	$25,863
Passaic Valley Regional High School	3.0mi	Public	9-12	100 East Main Street	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Passaic Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 890-2500	1,093	82	13.2	36.4%	530 (48.5%)	41 (3.8%)	443 (40.5%)	57 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.6%)	34.5	283^rd of 434 public high schools	34.8%		40.3	263^rd of 434 public high schools	39.4%	20	74.9	47.6	14.1	49.8	12.9		12.9	60.0		60.0				$22,470	$241	$22,229
James Caldwell High School	3.3mi	Public	9-12	265 Westville Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-6981	749	75	9.9	11.5%	574 (76.6%)	18 (2.4%)	115 (15.4%)	35 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	73.9	72^nd of 434 public high schools	83.4%		73.1	79^th of 434 public high schools	81.8%	7			41.0	73.5	47.8		47.5	83.6		83.6				$18,949	$222	$18,727
Verona High School	3.4mi	Public	9-12	151 Fairview Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6750	593	54	11.0	0.5%	470 (79.3%)	12 (2.0%)	68 (11.5%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	67.2	105^th of 434 public high schools	75.8%		70.9	91^st of 434 public high schools	79.0%	14	88.4	76.7	31.8	64.6	33.8		33.3	50.9		50.9				$19,624	$136	$19,488
Cedar Grove High School	3.6mi	Public	9-12	90 Rugby Road	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 239-6400	421	43	9.7	6.4%	323 (76.7%)	15 (3.6%)	44 (10.5%)	30 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	62.5	138^th of 434 public high schools	68.2%		62.8	134^th of 434 public high schools	69.1%	4		74.8	20.7	70.8	31.7		31.7	76.1		72.9				$20,620	$36	$20,584
Wayne Valley High School	3.7mi	Public	9-12	551 Valley Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-2200	1,201	123	9.8	11.6%	804 (66.9%)	29 (2.4%)	247 (20.6%)	90 (7.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.2%)	63.1	133^rd of 434 public high schools	69.4%		64.2	122^nd of 434 public high schools	71.9%	11	82.8	67.6	34.9	64.4	30.6		30.6	70.3		70.3				$23,689	$160	$23,529
Montville Township High School	4.6mi	Public	9-12	100 Horseneck Road	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	1,035	106	9.7	4.3%	622 (60.1%)	17 (1.6%)	119 (11.5%)	241 (23.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	27 (2.6%)	75.5	66^th of 434 public high schools	84.8%		81.7	47^th of 434 public high schools	89.2%	19		81.2	36.0	67.5	52.5		49.6	90.9		90.9				$24,142	$185	$23,957

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