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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools in New Jersey

Across New Jersey, 410 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Glen Ridge High School leads the list at 0.4%, against a median of 36.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

410

New Jersey

Best % FRL

0.4%

Median % FRL

36.6%

LOWEST POVERTY · NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Glen Ridge High School	GLEN RIDGE, NJ	Glen Ridge Public School District	High	799	0.4%
2	Verona High School	VERONA, NJ	Verona Public School District	High	593	0.5%
3	Glen Rock High School	GLEN ROCK, NJ	Glen Rock Public School District	High	722	0.6%
4	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School	RUMSON, NJ	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District	High	816	0.9%
5	Ramapo High School	FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	High	1,166	0.9%
6	Northern Highlands Regional High School	ALLENDALE, NJ	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	High	1,257	1.0%
7	Marine Academy of Science and Technology	Highlands, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	276	1.1%
8	West Morris Mendham High School	MENDHAM, NJ	West Morris Regional High School District	High	1,012	1.1%
9	Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest	Demarest, NJ	Northern Valley Regional High School District	High	1,038	1.3%
10	Biotechnology High School	FREEHOLD, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	315	1.3%
11	Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan	Old Tappan, NJ	Northern Valley Regional High School District	High	1,086	1.3%
12	West Morris Central High School	CHESTER, NJ	West Morris Regional High School District	High	1,015	1.4%
13	Edison Academy Magnet School	EDISON, NJ	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	High	173	1.7%
14	Waldwick High School	WALDWICK, NJ	Waldwick School District	High	434	1.8%
15	Cranford High School	CRANFORD, NJ	Cranford Public School District	High	1,116	1.9%
16	Millburn High School	MILLBURN, NJ	Millburn Township School District	High	1,380	1.9%
17	Pascack Hills High School	Montvale, NJ	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	High	768	2.0%
18	Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science	NEPTUNE, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	300	2.0%
19	Mountain Lakes High School	Mountain Lakes, NJ	Mountain Lakes Public School District	High	546	2.0%
20	River Dell Regional High School	ORADELL, NJ	River Dell Regional School District	High	1,025	2.1%
21	Pascack Valley High School	Hillsdale, NJ	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	High	928	2.2%
22	Livingston High School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	Livingston Board of Education School District	High	2,081	2.2%
23	Ridge High School	Basking Ridge, NJ	Bernards Township School District	High	1,577	2.3%
24	Communications High School	WALL, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	295	2.4%
25	Chatham High School	CHATHAM, NJ	School District of the Chathams	High	1,205	2.4%
26	High Technology High School	LINCROFT, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	284	2.5%
27	Westfield Senior High School	Westfield, NJ	Westfield Public School District	High	1,776	2.5%
28	Haddonfield Memorial High School	HADDONFIELD, NJ	Haddonfield School District	High	827	2.5%
29	Hanover Park High School	EAST HANOVER, NJ	Hanover Park Regional High School District	High	706	2.5%
30	Holmdel High School	HOLMDEL, NJ	Holmdel Township School District	High	934	2.8%
31	Hunterdon County Academies	Annandale, NJ	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	High	280	2.9%
32	Governor Livingston High School	BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ	Berkeley Heights School District	High	849	3.1%
33	Tenafly High School	TENAFLY, NJ	Tenafly Public School District	High	1,141	3.1%
34	New Providence High School	NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ	New Providence School District	High	644	3.1%
35	Ridgewood High School	RIDGEWOOD, NJ	Ridgewood Public School District	High	1,740	3.2%
36	West Essex High School	NORTH CALDWELL, NJ	West Essex Regional School District	High	1,061	3.3%
37	Watchung Hills Regional High School	Warren, NJ	Watchung Hills Regional High School District	High	1,653	3.4%
38	Indian Hills High School	OAKLAND, NJ	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	High	668	3.4%
39	Rutherford High School	RUTHERFORD, NJ	Rutherford School District	High	727	4.0%
40	North Hunterdon High School	Annandale, NJ	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	High	1,259	4.1%
41	Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	WOODBRIDGE, NJ	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	High	288	4.2%
42	Montville Township High School	MONTVILLE, NJ	Montville Township School District	High	1,035	4.3%
43	Whippany Park High School	WHIPPANY, NJ	Hanover Park Regional High School District	High	584	4.5%
44	Cresskill High School	Cresskill, NJ	Cresskill Public School District	High	489	4.5%
45	Academy For Performing Arts	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	242	5.0%
46	Ramsey High School	RAMSEY, NJ	Ramsey School District	High	739	5.1%
47	Voorhees High School	Glen Gardner, NJ	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	High	733	5.5%
48	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	High	1,562	5.6%
49	Hopewell Valley Central High School	PENNINGTON, NJ	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	High	1,068	6.1%
50	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North	PLAINSBORO, NJ	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	High	1,510	6.3%

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