Lower test scores for students who use computers frequently in school, 31 country study finds

For those of us who worry that Google might be making us stupid, and that, perhaps, technology and education don’t mix well, here’s a new study to confirm that anxiety.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) looked at computer use among 15-year-olds across 31 nations and regions, and found that students who used computers more at school had both lower reading and lower math scores, as measured by PISA or Program for International Student Assessment. The study, published September 15, 2015, was actually conducted back in 2012, when the average student across the world, for example, was using the Internet once a week, doing software drills once a month, and emailing once a month. But the highest-performing students were using computers in the classroom less than that.

“Those that use the Internet every day do the worst,” said Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education and Skills, and author of “Students, Computers and Learning: Making the Connection,” the OECD’s first report to look at the digital skills of students around the world. The study controlled for income and race; between two similar students, the one who used computers more, generally scored worse.*

Home computer use, by contrast, wasn’t as harmful to academic achievement. Many students in many high performing nations reported spending between one to two hours a day on a computer outside of school. Across the 31 nations and regions, the average 15-year-old spent more than two hours a day on the computer.

Back in the classroom, however, school systems with more computers tended to be improving less, the study found. Those with fewer computers were seeing larger educational gains, as measured by PISA test score changes between 2009 and 2012.

“That’s pretty sobering for us,” said Schleicher in a press briefing. “We all hope that integrating more and more technology is going to help us enhance learning environments, make learning more interactive, introduce more experiential learning, and give students access to more advanced knowledge. But it doesn’t seem to be working like this.”

Schleicher openly worried that if students end up “cutting and pasting information from Google” into worksheets with “prefabricated” questions, “then they’re not going to learn a lot.”
“There are countless examples of where the appropriate use of technology has had and is having a positive impact on achievement,” said Bruce Friend, the chief operating officer of iNACOL, a U.S.-based advocacy group for increasing the use of technology in education. “We shouldn’t use this report to think that technology doesn’t have a place.”

Friend urges schools in the U.S. and elsewhere to train teachers more in how to use technology, especially in how to analyze real-time performance data from students so that instruction can be modified and tailored to each student.

“Lots of technological investments are not translating into immediate achievement increases. If raising student achievement was as easy as giving every student a device, we would have this solved. It’s not easy,”  Friend added.

In a press briefing on the report, Schleicher noted that many of the the top 10 scoring countries and regions on the PISA test, such as Singapore and Shanghai, China, are cautious about giving computers to students during the school day. But they have sharply increased computer use among teachers. Teachers in Shanghai, Schleicher explained, are expected to upload lesson plans to a database and they are partly evaluated by how much they contribute. In other Asian countries, it is common for teachers to collaborate electronically in writing lessons. And technology is used for video observations of classrooms and feedback. “Maybe that’s something we can learn from,” said Schleicher.

In addition to comparing computer use at schools with academic achievement, the report also released results from a 2012 computerized PISA test that assessed digital skills. U.S. students, it turns out, are much better at “digital reading” than they are at traditional print reading. The U.S. ranked among the group of top performing nations in this category. In math, the U.S. was near the worldwide average on the digital test, whereas it usually ranks below average on the print test.

The digital reading test assesses slightly different skills than the print test. For example, students are presented with a simulated website and asked to answer questions from it. Astonishingly, U.S. students are rather good at remaining on task, clicking strategically and getting back on track after an errant click. By contrast, students in many other nations were more prone to click around aimlessly.
Interestingly, there wasn’t a positive correlation between computer usage at school and performance on the digital tests. Some of the highest scoring nations on the digital tests don’t use computers very much at school.

In the end, 15-year-old students need good comprehension and analysis skills to do well in either the print or the digital worlds. This study leaves me thinking that technology holds a lot of promise, but that it’s hard to implement properly. Yes, maybe there are superstar teachers in Silicon Valley who never get rattled by computer viruses, inspire their students with thrilling lab simulations and connect their classroom with Nobel Prize-winning researchers. But is it realistic to expect the majority of teachers to do that? Is the typical teacher’s attempt to use technology in the classroom so riddled with problems that it’s taking away valuable instructional time that could otherwise be spent teaching how to write a well-structured essay?

Perhaps, it’s best to invest the computer money, into hiring, paying and training good teachers.

* In reading, students who used the computer a little bit did score better than those who never used a computer. But then as computer use increased beyond that little bit, reading performance declined. In math, the highest performing students didn’t use computers at all.

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SAT scores at lowest level in 10 years, fueling worries about high schools

Scores on the SAT have sunk to the lowest level since the college admission test was overhauled in 2005, adding to worries about student performance in the nation’s high schools.

The average score for the Class of 2015 was 1490 out of a maximum 2400, the College Board reported Thursday. That was down 7 points from the previous class’s mark and was the lowest composite score of the past decade. There were declines of at least 2 points on all three sections of the test — critical reading, math and writing.

The steady decline in SAT scores and generally stagnant results from high schools on federal tests and other measures reflect a troubling shortcoming of education-reform efforts. The test results show that gains in reading and math in elementary grades haven’t led to broad improvement in high schools, experts say. That means several hundred thousand teenagers, especially those who grew up poor, are leaving school every year unready for college.

[State-by-state SAT score results]

“Why is education reform hitting a wall in high school?” asked Michael J. Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a think tank. “You see this in all kinds of evidence. Kids don’t make a whole lot of gains once they’re in high school. It certainly should raise an alarm.”

It is difficult to pinpoint a reason for the decline in SAT scores, but educators cite a host of enduring challenges in the quest to lift high school achievement. Among them are poverty, language barriers, low levels of parental education and social ills that plague many urban neighborhoods.

Cyndie Schmeiser — chief of assessment for the College Board, which owns the SAT — said she is concerned because the share of students prepared for college has stagnated for five years. Close to 42 percent of students who took the SAT reached a score of at least 1550, a benchmark for college and career readiness. The share was far lower for Hispanic students (23 percent) and African Americans (16 percent).


“Simply doing the same things we have been doing is not going to improve these numbers,” Schmeiser said in a statement. “This is a call to action to do something different to propel more students to readiness.”

Schmeiser cautioned against “overinterpreting small fluctuations” in average scores from year to year.
Caveats abound when SAT scores are released. The students who take it are in most cases a self-selected sample, motivated to endure a grueling exercise of 3 hours and 45 minutes on a Saturday. (The test is offered during school days in all public high schools in the District of Columbia and a handful of states.)

Some students take the SAT two or three times. Scores also track closely with family income, rising with affluence, so annual variations in who takes it can swing the results. That makes comparisons of scores among schools, school districts or states problematic. The lower the participation, generally, the higher the scores.

North Dakota, for example, has a seemingly stellar score: 1791, about 300 points above the overall average. But just 134 North Dakotans in the Class of 2015 took the SAT; nearly all students in that state take the rival ACT exam. By contrast, the SAT average in Idaho is 1372. But nearly every graduate in Idaho this year — 17,695 in all — took the SAT.

Since 2005, the SAT has included a writing section worth up to 800 points. That will change in March, when the College Board rolls out a new version that makes the essay optional, does not penalize guessing and contains fewer obscure vocabulary words. The perfect score will snap back to what many parents and teachers remember — 1600.

[More on the new SAT.]

Through the redesign, Schmeiser said, the College Board aims to “deliver opportunities for students to succeed in college and careers. It will take time to improve these numbers, but we’re deeply committed to making progress.” She cited a partnership with the nonprofit Khan Academy to offer free online tutorials for students preparing for the new SAT. College Board officials are hoping to level the playing field for students who can’t afford expensive test-prep classes.

About 1.7 million students in the Class of 2015 took the SAT, up 1.6 percent from the previous class. That total includes people taking the test overseas. The number tested in the 50 states and the District was roughly 1.5 million. The total who took the ACT in the United States was about 1.9 million.

[ACT results for 2015: Testing grows, but scores stagnate.]

Many students take both tests and submit the one that gives them the best shot at college admission. But the SAT remains more popular in the Washington region.
In the nation’s capital, which has offered the SAT for free for juniors and seniors since 2013, about 4,700 students from the 2015 class took the exam. Those from private schools, with many educational advantages, reached an average score above 1800. Those from public schools in the District reached an average score of 1139, a 24-point gain from the previous class. The public-private gap illustrates how scores correlate with wealth.

D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson is seeking to rejuvenate many of the city’s high schools this year with an expanded curriculum in advanced courses, arts and other electives. She has dubbed it “The Year of the High School.” Brian Pick, chief of teaching and learning for D.C. Public Schools, said the school system is committed to ensuring that students are prepared for college and careers.
“Student success is at the heart of our work, and we want to make sure our students have equitable access to this test and [are] being prepared to do well in college, and in life,” Pick said.
In Maryland and Virginia, participation in the SAT was almost unchanged. More than 7 of 10 graduates in each state took the test. Maryland’s average score was 1462, counting public and private students, and Virginia’s was 1533.

Michael Alison Chandler and Moriah Balingit contributed to this report.

Nick Anderson covers higher education for The Washington Post. He has been a writer and editor at The Post since 2005.

Ranking of New Jersey's Public High Schools for Academics in 2014-2015

 Lackawanna Terminal, early 1900s.

Inside Jersey's annual Top Performing Public High Schools ranking adds a new tracking category to the mix this year — arts education.

For the first time, the state Department of Education looked at the integration of arts into school curriculum, making New Jersey the only state in the country to track student participation in the arts. The most recent formula relies on three factors: a combined SAT score, a composite High School Proficiency Assessment score and a combined arts participation score.

Legend: The relative rank column indicates if the school is in the top third (+), middle third (|) or bottom third (-) of the rankings.

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County	School	Arts Percent	Inside Jersey Score	HSPA Score	SAT Total	Relative Rank	Median Home Value

ATLANTIC	Mainland Regional H.S.	55	324	228	1531	+	$264,200
ATLANTIC	Hammonton H.S.	27	313	223	1522	|	$253,300
ATLANTIC	Atlantic County Institute Of Technology	15	307	221	1502	|	$248,100
ATLANTIC	Absegami H.S.	34	305	216	1477	|	$234,100
ATLANTIC	Cedar Creek H.S.	35	303	217	1403	|	$234,100
ATLANTIC	Egg Harbor Township H.S.	46	297	203	1479	|	$247,900
ATLANTIC	Buena Regional H.S.	65	291	200	1418	|	$192,100
ATLANTIC	Oakcrest H.S.	33	288	202	1371	-	$234,100
ATLANTIC	Charter Tech Charter-Tech H.S.	94	276	163	1379	-	$244,100
ATLANTIC	Atlantic City H.S.	43	265	180	1320	-	$220,400
ATLANTIC	Pleasantville H.S.	41	208	124	1135	-	$166,100
BERGEN	Bergen County Academies	71	437	294	2103	+	$461,400
BERGEN	Bergen County Technical	50	382	273	1816	+	$461,400
BERGEN	Tenafly H.S.	43	382	268	1861	+	$732,600
BERGEN	Glen Rock H.S.	85	376	267	1699	+	$600,600
BERGEN	Ridgewood H.S.	59	375	266	1789	+	$704,300
BERGEN	Mahwah H.S.	59	362	259	1689	+	$463,700
BERGEN	Northern Highlands Regional H.S.	46	362	260	1723	+	$826,000
BERGEN	N. Valley Regional H.S. - Demarest	40	362	257	1757	+	$672,100
BERGEN	N. Valley Regional H.S. - Old Tappan	43	354	251	1710	+	$672,100
BERGEN	Pascack Hills H.S.	40	350	251	1688	+	$608,800
BERGEN	Ramapo H.S.	30	349	256	1631	+	$669,000
BERGEN	Cresskill H.S.	69	347	240	1695	+	$546,000
BERGEN	Ramsey H.S.	61	347	244	1638	+	$553,800
BERGEN	Midland Park H.S.	86	346	249	1545	+	$458,700
BERGEN	Indian Hills H.S.	35	345	245	1678	+	$669,000
BERGEN	Paramus H.S.	71	344	242	1610	+	$564,100
BERGEN	Park Ridge H.S.	76	343	240	1588	+	$543,200
BERGEN	River Dell H.S.	59	337	238	1608	+	$497,000
BERGEN	Pascack Valley H.S.	38	336	243	1601	+	$608,800
BERGEN	Fair Lawn H.S.	42	333	243	1573	+	$409,100
BERGEN	Leonia H.S.	56	331	231	1615	+	$481,100
BERGEN	Rutherford H.S.	58	330	236	1560	+	$433,000
BERGEN	Fort Lee H.S.	42	328	223	1636	+	$355,600
BERGEN	Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. H.S.	64	327	236	1517	+	$479,100
BERGEN	Dumont H.S.	34	327	235	1561	+	$379,900
BERGEN	Waldwick H.S.	37	317	231	1491	|	$426,900
BERGEN	Emerson Jr.-Sr. H.S.	64	314	223	1489	|	$486,900
BERGEN	Hasbrouck Heights H.S.	34	312	226	1479	|	$452,600
BERGEN	Ridgefield Memorial H.S.	106	311	204	1464	|	$538,000
BERGEN	New Milford H.S.	58	308	214	1486	|	$424,400
BERGEN	Bergenfield H.S.	54	302	215	1418	|	$359,500
BERGEN	Wood-Ridge H.S.	53	302	214	1417	|	$403,800
BERGEN	Palisades Park H.S.	92	299	207	1390	|	$533,900
BERGEN	Ridgefield Park H.S.	68	299	206	1429	|	$358,300
BERGEN	Lyndhurst H.S.	56	298	217	1379	|	$394,800
BERGEN	Teaneck H.S.	54	297	208	1386	|	$407,800
BERGEN	Wallington H.S.	33	297	218	1415	|	$399,300
BERGEN	Saddle Brook H.S.	50	296	208	1419	|	$386,300
BERGEN	North Arlington H.S.	50	295	216	1362	|	$369,000
BERGEN	Henry P. Becton Regional H.S.	25	295	214	1417	|	$194,900
BERGEN	Dwight Morrow H.S.	61	291	190	1467	|	$410,100
BERGEN	Cliffside Park H.S.	47	290	208	1362	|	$401,200
BERGEN	Hackensack H.S.	22	290	213	1361	|	$316,300
BERGEN	Bogota H.S.	44	289	218	1306	|	$346,400
BERGEN	Memorial H.S.	45	282	194	1404	-	$391,000
BERGEN	Lodi H.S.	45	281	198	1341	-	$362,700
BERGEN	Garfield H.S.	44	274	195	1298	-	$350,800
BURLINGTON	Moorestown H.S.	62	351	243	1710	+	$483,200
BURLINGTON	Shawnee H.S.	28	331	235	1615	+	$297,200
BURLINGTON	Cherokee H.S.	29	323	233	1547	+	$297,200
BURLINGTON	Lenape H.S.	24	320	228	1575	+	$297,200
BURLINGTON	Seneca H.S.	36	319	229	1519	|	$297,200
BURLINGTON	Rancocas Valley Regional H.S.	51	317	221	1504	|	$259,000
BURLINGTON	Cinnaminson H.S.	49	317	227	1502	|	$291,500
BURLINGTON	N. Burlington County Regional H.S.	52	314	219	1506	|	$355,600
BURLINGTON	Bordentown Regional H.S.	62	305	214	1454	|	$275,700
BURLINGTON	Maple Shade H.S.	64	302	218	1398	|	$208,200
BURLINGTON	Burlington Township H.S.	65	299	209	1408	|	$285,300
BURLINGTON	Delran H.S.	51	296	207	1434	|	$273,800
BURLINGTON	Florence Twp. Memorial H.S.	43	288	195	1447	-	$227,100
BURLINGTON	Riverside H.S.	49	280	187	1408	-	$169,500
BURLINGTON	Pemberton Twp. H.S.	48	275	189	1352	-	$193,300
BURLINGTON	Burlington City H.S.	35	265	184	1317	-	$184,100
BURLINGTON	Palmyra H.S.	55	262	175	1312	-	$194,500
BURLINGTON	Burl Co Inst - Medford	27	260	182	1296	-	$259,800
BURLINGTON	Willingboro H.S.	59	229	147	1180	-	$178,500
CAMDEN	Haddonfield Memorial H.S.	51	369	262	1767	+	$460,700
CAMDEN	Cherry Hill High-East H.S.	51	358	250	1734	+	$283,300
CAMDEN	Eastern Regional H.S.	38	340	239	1658	+	$285,900
CAMDEN	Haddon Township H.S.	63	330	233	1562	+	$249,500
CAMDEN	Cherry Hill High-West H.S.	54	318	221	1533	|	$283,300
CAMDEN	Haddon Heights H.S.	62	311	218	1489	|	$281,900
CAMDEN	Collingswood H.S.	53	304	209	1485	|	$242,800
CAMDEN	Audubon H.S.	42	302	215	1444	|	$222,300
CAMDEN	Timber Creek H.S.	36	299	207	1462	|	$208,700
CAMDEN	Triton H.S.	23	295	207	1467	|	$208,700
CAMDEN	Overbrook H.S.	63	290	196	1371	|	$163,800
CAMDEN	Sterling H.S.	47	288	203	1395	-	$396,900
CAMDEN	Highland H.S.	26	288	204	1409	-	$208,700
CAMDEN	Gloucester City Jr.-Sr. H.S.	61	281	198	1348	-	$152,300
CAMDEN	Lindenwold H.S.	49	274	184	1335	-	$151,900
CAMDEN	Winslow Twp H.S.	45	272	180	1363	-	$220,100
CAMDEN	Pennsauken H.S.	43	265	188	1274	-	$181,300
CAMDEN	Leap Academy University Charter School	77	254	173	1175	-	$90,000
CAMDEN	Camden County Tech. - Gloucester Twp.	40	250	177	1168	-	$218,700
CAMDEN	Camden County Tech. - Pennsauken	37	235	155	1177	-	$218,700
CAMDEN	Medical Arts H.S.	42	229	138	1249	-	$90,000
CAMDEN	Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy	85	228	150	1030	-	$90,000
CAMDEN	Camden Academy Charter H.S.	40	228	144	1211	-	$90,000
CAMDEN	Camden H.S.	75	171	69	1035	-	$90,000
CAMDEN	Woodrow Wilson H.S.	53	159	68	1006	-	$90,000
CAPE MAY	Ocean City H.S.	50	312	223	1479	|	$584,500
CAPE MAY	Cape May County Technical	22	305	222	1469	|	$326,400
CAPE MAY	Middle Township H.S.	38	302	215	1453	|	$273,600
CAPE MAY	Lower Cape May Regional H.S.	55	291	196	1429	|	$270,300
CAPE MAY	Wildwood H.S.	38	254	173	1274	-	$247,800
CUMBERLAND	Vineland H. S.	46	288	197	1411	-	$180,900
CUMBERLAND	Millville Senior H.S.	48	271	183	1363	-	$176,200
CUMBERLAND	Cumberland Regional H.S.	49	269	174	1380	-	$187,200
CUMBERLAND	Bridgeton H.S.	55	237	151	1199	-	$121,300
ESSEX	Millburn H.S.	78	389	272	1861	+	$939,900
ESSEX	North Star Academy C.S. of Newark	75	374	251	1681	+	$264,400
ESSEX	Livingston H.S.	60	368	264	1749	+	$557,700
ESSEX	Glen Ridge H.S.	51	356	254	1719	+	$575,800
ESSEX	Montclair H.S.	58	346	245	1628	+	$592,500
ESSEX	West Essex Regional H.S.	43	340	251	1569	+	$624,700
ESSEX	James Caldwell H.S.	29	337	242	1625	+	$476,700
ESSEX	Science H.S.	26	336	249	1576	+	$264,400
ESSEX	Columbia H.S.	72	334	230	1583	+	$493,000
ESSEX	Verona H.S.	58	333	238	1557	+	$437,300
ESSEX	Cedar Grove H.S.	55	317	228	1506	|	$465,900
ESSEX	Nutley H.S.	39	309	216	1518	|	$382,400
ESSEX	West Orange H.S.	64	301	210	1433	|	$374,000
ESSEX	Cicely Tyson Community Middle/H.S.	97	288	199	1262	-	$243,700
ESSEX	University H.S.	59	287	198	1351	-	$264,400
ESSEX	Technology H.S.	48	286	209	1330	-	$264,400
ESSEX	Essex County Vocational - Bloomfield Tech.	33	286	215	1294	-	$346,100
ESSEX	Bard Early College H.S.	79	284	187	1332	-	$264,400
ESSEX	Bloomfield H.S.	46	284	200	1375	-	$346,100
ESSEX	Team Academy Charter School	64	278	195	1224	-	$264,400
ESSEX	West Caldwell Tech	90	275	210	1103	-	$473,700
ESSEX	Arts H.S.	91	273	184	1241	-	$264,400
ESSEX	East Side H.S.	42	266	191	1239	-	$264,400
ESSEX	Essex Co Vocational - W. Market Street	24	264	196	1195	-	$264,400
ESSEX	American History H.S.	55	262	188	1226	-	$264,400
ESSEX	Essex Co Vocational - No. 13th Street Tech.	26	260	193	1146	-	$264,400
ESSEX	Orange H.S.	76	237	153	1121	-	$273,900
ESSEX	Weequahic H.S.	69	215	134	1076	-	$264,400
ESSEX	Central H.S.	41	214	144	1063	-	$264,400
ESSEX	Newark Vocational H.S.	61	207	128	1070	-	$264,400
ESSEX	Irvington H.S.	60	198	108	1132	-	$229,200
ESSEX	East Orange Campus H.S.	37	198	110	1156	-	$243,700
ESSEX	Barringer H.S.	38	193	122	1012	-	$264,400
ESSEX	West Side H.S.	44	190	112	1053	-	$264,400
ESSEX	Malcolm X. Shabazz H.S.	50	189	116	992	-	$264,400
ESSEX	Newark Bridges H.S.: A Diploma Plus School	39	176	112	941	-	$264,400
GLOUCESTER	Clearview H.S.	62	322	226	1536	+	$263,100
GLOUCESTER	Washington Township H.S.	37	318	227	1520	|	$257,800
GLOUCESTER	Kingsway Regional H.S.	60	315	222	1504	|	$324,700
GLOUCESTER	West Deptford H.S.	49	314	224	1511	|	$218,400
GLOUCESTER	Delsea Regional H.S.	57	305	212	1455	|	$240,500
GLOUCESTER	Gloucester County Vocational - Technical	29	305	218	1453	|	$232,400
GLOUCESTER	Pitman H.S.	79	302	209	1449	|	$212,400
GLOUCESTER	Gateway Regional H.S.	57	301	212	1453	|	$199,500
GLOUCESTER	Williamstown H.S.	49	300	211	1437	|	$228,000
GLOUCESTER	Deptford Twp H.S.	55	296	210	1416	|	$206,800
GLOUCESTER	Woodbury Jr./Sr. H.S.	52	285	198	1381	-	$177,500
GLOUCESTER	Glassboro H.S.	41	284	199	1381	-	$216,400
GLOUCESTER	Clayton H.S.	54	278	194	1334	-	$198,500
GLOUCESTER	Paulsboro H.S.	57	250	165	1247	-	$147,200
HUDSON	McNair Academic H.S.	42	374	273	1776	+	$340,400
HUDSON	High Tech H.S.	58	345	240	1638	+	$360,400
HUDSON	Weehawken H.S.	61	319	243	1402	|	$501,600
HUDSON	County Prep H.S.	18	309	234	1415	|	$360,400
HUDSON	Secaucus H.S.	58	302	216	1417	|	$418,200
HUDSON	Bayonne H.S.	50	288	204	1373	-	$339,500
HUDSON	Kearny H.S.	40	283	197	1390	-	$342,000
HUDSON	North Bergen H.S.	44	274	195	1317	-	$345,500
HUDSON	Memorial H.S.	41	270	192	1287	-	$346,200
HUDSON	Harrison H.S.	45	268	184	1328	-	$334,600
HUDSON	Union City H.S.	42	260	185	1220	-	$327,900
HUDSON	William L. Dickinson H.S.	16	253	180	1247	-	$340,400
HUDSON	Hoboken H.S.	58	249	172	1190	-	$563,100
HUDSON	University Academy Charter H.S.	32	238	165	1177	-	$340,400
HUDSON	James J. Ferris H.S.	28	237	162	1193	-	$340,400
HUDSON	Hoboken Charter School	94	215	128	1155	-	$563,100
HUDSON	Henry Snyder H.S.	13	215	143	1134	-	$340,400
HUDSON	Lincoln H.S.	2	215	145	1136	-	$340,400
HUNTERDON	North Hunterdon H.S.	56	356	256	1687	+	$428,500
HUNTERDON	Voorhees H.S.	58	350	251	1654	+	$428,500
HUNTERDON	South Hunterdon Regional H.S.	76	348	243	1650	+	$369,600
HUNTERDON	Hunterdon Central H.S.	65	348	246	1652	+	$435,000
HUNTERDON	Delaware Valley Regional H.S.	40	331	231	1598	+	$387,800
MERCER	Princeton H.S.	59	390	276	1848	+	$720,100
MERCER	W. Windsor - Plainsboro H.S. - South	52	383	268	1863	+	$528,000
MERCER	W. Windsor - Plainsboro H.S. - North	48	380	267	1853	+	$528,000
MERCER	Central H.S.	52	358	251	1722	+	$466,100
MERCER	Robbinsville H.S.	51	333	232	1610	+	$413,600
MERCER	Hightstown H.S.	68	326	225	1578	+	$294,800
MERCER	Lawrence H.S.	52	319	224	1528	|	$316,600
MERCER	Hamilton East - Steinert H.S.	44	302	207	1497	|	$268,900
MERCER	Ewing H.S.	58	275	189	1342	-	$243,900
MERCER	Hamilton North - Nottingham H.S.	54	273	175	1420	-	$268,900
MERCER	Hamilton West - Watson H.S.	46	266	174	1371	-	$268,900
MERCER	Trenton Central H.S. - West Campus	51	238	147	1274	-	$122,500
MERCER	Trenton Central H.S. - Main Campus	42	216	136	1158	-	$122,500
MERCER	Daylght/Twilight H.S.	18	157	64	1101	-	$122,500
MIDDLESEX	J.P. Stevens H.S.	35	360	256	1746	+	$368,600
MIDDLESEX	Highland Park H.S.	61	354	266	1592	+	$375,000
MIDDLESEX	East Brunswick H.S.	81	353	240	1695	+	$377,200
MIDDLESEX	Metuchen H.S.	64	344	244	1629	+	$394,300
MIDDLESEX	South Brunswick H.S.	41	344	241	1683	+	$403,900
MIDDLESEX	Monroe Township H.S.	31	322	228	1572	+	$337,500
MIDDLESEX	North Brunswick H.S.	46	321	223	1573	+	$315,300
MIDDLESEX	Old Bridge H.S.	37	317	227	1523	|	$347,600
MIDDLESEX	Dunellen H.S.	78	315	215	1450	|	$289,300
MIDDLESEX	J.F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.	47	315	223	1490	|	$320,300
MIDDLESEX	Piscataway Township H.S.	42	313	228	1467	|	$343,300
MIDDLESEX	Spotswood H.S.	33	313	224	1515	|	$286,600
MIDDLESEX	Middlesex H.S.	65	312	217	1459	|	$332,700
MIDDLESEX	Edison H.S.	36	312	221	1509	|	$368,600
MIDDLESEX	Colonia H.S.	42	310	217	1496	|	$320,300
MIDDLESEX	War Memorial H.S.	51	306	214	1477	|	$328,600
MIDDLESEX	Woodbridge H.S.	47	300	216	1402	|	$320,300
MIDDLESEX	South Plainfield H.S.	46	298	210	1445	|	$334,800
MIDDLESEX	South Amboy H.S.	88	287	191	1396	-	$280,600
MIDDLESEX	Middlesex County - E. Brunswick	19	279	190	1392	-	$340,000
MIDDLESEX	South River H.S.	44	278	192	1364	-	$310,200
MIDDLESEX	Carteret H.S.	65	271	181	1332	-	$281,400
MIDDLESEX	New Brunswick H.S.	69	261	171	1237	-	$254,900
MIDDLESEX	Middlesex County - Piscataway	13	230	153	1173	-	$340,000
MONMOUTH	Communications H.S.	26	392	286	1888	+	$399,000
MONMOUTH	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional H.S.	48	362	258	1738	+	$740,400
MONMOUTH	Holmdel H.S.	50	356	249	1718	+	$621,900
MONMOUTH	Marlboro H.S.	34	348	246	1697	+	$409,700
MONMOUTH	Colts Neck H.S.	28	347	254	1648	+	$409,700
MONMOUTH	Middletown - South H.S.	69	338	235	1590	+	$411,100
MONMOUTH	Manasquan H.S.	56	332	237	1537	+	$637,900
MONMOUTH	Wall H.S.	50	330	237	1560	+	$468,600
MONMOUTH	Freehold Township H.S.	40	329	238	1558	+	$409,700
MONMOUTH	Ocean Township H.S.	57	327	231	1529	+	$405,300
MONMOUTH	Freehold Borough H.S.	32	325	228	1598	+	$409,700
MONMOUTH	Allentown H.S.	42	324	232	1546	+	$476,400
MONMOUTH	Manalapan H.S.	38	324	231	1570	+	$409,700
MONMOUTH	Shore Regional H.S.	74	323	229	1503	+	$469,100
MONMOUTH	Middletown - North H.S.	75	319	218	1487	|	$411,100
MONMOUTH	Howell H.S.	42	318	227	1516	|	$409,700
MONMOUTH	Henry Hudson Regional H.S	64	317	219	1532	|	$338,300
MONMOUTH	Red Bank Regional H.S.	47	316	217	1541	|	$470,200
MONMOUTH	Matawan Regional H.S.	48	314	224	1492	|	$326,000
MONMOUTH	Raritan H.S.	47	300	209	1436	|	$327,600
MONMOUTH	Monmouth Regional H.S.	26	298	211	1462	|	$326,700
MONMOUTH	Keansburg H.S.	63	278	194	1339	-	$227,200
MONMOUTH	Keyport H.S.	3	269	188	1372	-	$288,700
MONMOUTH	Neptune H.S.	65	267	184	1279	-	$325,600
MONMOUTH	Long Branch H.S.	45	254	179	1196	-	$354,700
MONMOUTH	Academy Charter H.S.	20	235	163	1188	-	$399,000
MONMOUTH	Asbury Park H.S.	64	196	119	962	-	$325,700
MORRIS	Chatham H.S.	64	368	262	1744	+	$721,200
MORRIS	Mountain Lakes H.S.	57	365	266	1699	+	$882,400
MORRIS	West Morris Mendham H.S.	54	365	261	1730	+	$574,200
MORRIS	Madison H.S.	65	362	254	1735	+	$627,600
MORRIS	Kinnelon H.S.	80	360	258	1639	+	$587,100
MORRIS	Morris County School of Technology	54	358	250	1676	+	$446,800
MORRIS	West Morris Central H.S.	58	357	260	1655	+	$574,200
MORRIS	Pequannock Township H.S.	67	353	254	1645	+	$417,800
MORRIS	Randolph H.S.	59	353	249	1696	+	$553,600
MORRIS	Whippany Park H.S.	65	346	247	1630	+	$532,100
MORRIS	Hanover Park H.S.	70	344	250	1599	+	$532,100
MORRIS	Montville H.S.	55	343	244	1654	+	$592,000
MORRIS	Parsippany Hills H.S.	46	342	249	1617	+	$427,200
MORRIS	Morristown H.S.	70	338	233	1638	+	$493,900
MORRIS	Mount Olive H.S.	62	338	245	1575	+	$375,800
MORRIS	Morris Knolls H.S.	57	335	240	1577	+	$370,800
MORRIS	Parsippany H.S.	35	331	241	1561	+	$427,200
MORRIS	Roxbury H.S.	68	320	220	1534	+	$358,500
MORRIS	Morris Hills H.S.	57	318	222	1538	|	$370,800
MORRIS	Dover H.S.	48	311	227	1468	|	$283,700
MORRIS	Butler H.S.	67	309	213	1498	|	$357,700
MORRIS	Jefferson Township H.S.	54	308	218	1479	|	$348,100
MORRIS	Boonton H.S.	46	306	224	1424	|	$418,000
OCEAN	Marine Academy of Tech. and Envir. Sciences	7	399	294	1922	+	$275,400
OCEAN	Performing Arts Academy	97	356	229	1469	+	$275,400
OCEAN	Point Pleasant H.S.	64	331	234	1520	+	$363,700
OCEAN	Point Pleasant Beach H.S.	34	321	228	1566	+	$608,600
OCEAN	Jackson Memorial H.S.	50	314	219	1529	|	$338,000
OCEAN	Barnegat Township H.S.	62	313	218	1470	|	$263,200
OCEAN	Toms River North H.S.	57	313	215	1527	|	$296,200
OCEAN	Toms River High - East H.S.	55	312	217	1517	|	$296,200
OCEAN	Jackson Liberty H.S.	46	309	218	1491	|	$338,000
OCEAN	Southern Regional H.S.	41	307	214	1500	|	$355,600
OCEAN	New Egypt High School	51	306	216	1454	|	$335,200
OCEAN	Pinelands Regional H.S.	49	302	201	1499	|	$244,200
OCEAN	Brick Township H.S.	33	300	212	1471	|	$281,000
OCEAN	Brick Township Memorial H.S.	45	299	211	1451	|	$281,000
OCEAN	Toms River High - South H.S.	59	298	206	1446	|	$296,200
OCEAN	Lacey Township H.S.	18	294	205	1461	|	$277,600
OCEAN	Central Regional H.S.	32	292	209	1420	|	$197,100
OCEAN	Manchester Township H.S.	39	289	201	1429	|	$143,800
PASSAIC	Wayne Hills H.S.	29	333	243	1589	+	$479,100
PASSAIC	Wayne Valley H.S.	30	330	238	1579	+	$479,100
PASSAIC	Pompton Lakes H.S.	48	319	230	1518	|	$339,800
PASSAIC	Lakeland Regional H.S.	45	317	224	1533	|	$355,600
PASSAIC	West Milford H.S.	59	312	218	1507	|	$324,600
PASSAIC	Hawthorne H.S.	42	304	216	1469	|	$381,700
PASSAIC	Passaic Valley H.S.	44	300	215	1432	|	$379,100
PASSAIC	Clifton H.S.	45	280	186	1420	-	$349,300
PASSAIC	Passaic County Technical Institute	12	278	206	1312	-	$361,000
PASSAIC	Manchester Regional H.S.	45	277	197	1292	-	$391,900
PASSAIC	International H.S.	24	253	184	1216	-	$302,400
PASSAIC	Rosa Parks Arts H.S.	83	248	151	1210	-	$302,400
PASSAIC	Passaic H.S.	25	247	178	1183	-	$341,200
PASSAIC	Paterson Charter School For Science/Technology	34	242	167	1211	-	$302,400
PASSAIC	School Of Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics	23	233	165	1118	-	$302,400
PASSAIC	School Of Government & Public Administration	26	227	169	1061	-	$302,400
PASSAIC	School Of Architecture And Construction Trades	36	206	148	983	-	$302,400
PASSAIC	School Of Education And Training	25	195	129	1017	-	$302,400
PASSAIC	School Of Culinary Arts Hospitality & Tourism	28	187	110	1070	-	$302,400
PASSAIC	School Of Business Technology Marketing & Finance	29	174	112	918	-	$302,400
PASSAIC	Academy H.S.	12	162	130	700	-	$302,400
SALEM	Woodstown H.S.	48	315	223	1521	|	$264,600
SALEM	Pennsville Memorial H.S.	63	297	206	1435	|	$180,900
SALEM	Arthur P. Schalick H.S.	53	284	185	1446	-	$226,700
SALEM	Penns Grove H.S.	53	257	168	1265	-	$160,600
SALEM	Salem H.S.	62	244	151	1269	-	$130,100
SOMERSET	Montgomery H.S.	61	378	265	1836	+	$584,700
SOMERSET	Ridge H.S.	67	368	261	1738	+	$633,500
SOMERSET	Bernards H.S.	72	361	261	1646	+	$685,900
SOMERSET	Watchung Hills Reg H.S.	65	357	251	1688	+	$619,300
SOMERSET	Bridgewater-Raritan H.S.	49	352	251	1691	+	$438,800
SOMERSET	Hillsborough H.S.	56	348	246	1674	+	$406,500
SOMERSET	Somerville H.S.	53	331	231	1616	+	$298,500
SOMERSET	Somerset County Vocational Technical	35	299	217	1397	|	$407,300
SOMERSET	Franklin H.S.	57	296	205	1426	|	$336,500
SOMERSET	Central Jersey College Prep Cs	26	285	214	1311	-	$336,500
SOMERSET	Manville H.S.	56	281	196	1359	-	$279,300
SOMERSET	Bound Brook H.S.	52	277	185	1402	-	$288,400
SOMERSET	North Plainfield H.S.	36	275	184	1381	-	$288,700
SUSSEX	Sparta H.S.	77	337	234	1582	+	$403,600
SUSSEX	Kittatinny Regional H.S.	114	336	231	1514	+	$299,100
SUSSEX	Lenape Valley Regional H.S.	71	319	223	1496	|	$294,000
SUSSEX	Vernon Township H.S.	46	317	226	1515	|	$266,900
SUSSEX	High Point Regional H.S.	55	312	217	1509	|	$331,900
SUSSEX	Newton H.S.	52	310	215	1497	|	$257,200
SUSSEX	Wallkill Valley Regional H.S.	54	309	213	1530	|	$264,600
SUSSEX	Hopatcong H.S.	64	306	211	1453	|	$267,500
SUSSEX	Sussex Co. Vocational Technical	31	285	205	1381	-	$295,600
UNION	Union Cty. Magnet H.S.	26	411	297	1960	+	$373,700
UNION	Academy For Information Technology	25	375	277	1743	+	$373,700
UNION	Academy For Performing Arts	71	371	251	1664	+	$373,700
UNION	Westfield H.S.	60	371	266	1742	+	$650,000
UNION	Summit H.S.	80	368	264	1692	+	$785,900
UNION	New Providence H.S.	68	359	254	1693	+	$594,000
UNION	Cranford H.S.	68	350	252	1625	+	$464,300
UNION	Governor Livingston H.S.	67	346	244	1654	+	$601,400
UNION	Union County Vo-Tech H.S.	30	345	257	1587	+	$373,700
UNION	Scotch Plains-Fanwood H.S.	52	335	237	1601	+	$459,600
UNION	Elizabeth H.S.	83	324	227	1457	+	$301,400
UNION	Jonathan Dayton H.S.	46	322	223	1524	+	$437,700
UNION	Arthur L. Johnson H.S.	70	316	228	1488	|	$445,500
UNION	Roselle Park H.S.	58	305	225	1393	|	$310,700
UNION	David Brearley H.S.	79	302	207	1436	|	$360,300
UNION	Union H.S.	51	277	190	1364	-	$336,300
UNION	Rahway H.S.	41	276	185	1347	-	$312,200
UNION	Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy	50	275	191	1283	-	$301,400
UNION	Linden H.S.	44	257	173	1261	-	$311,000
UNION	Hillside H.S.	64	252	164	1225	-	$278,600
UNION	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy	72	239	148	1183	-	$301,400
UNION	Thomas A. Edison Career And Technical Academy	34	227	156	1143	-	$301,400
UNION	Plainfield H.S.	24	224	152	1130	-	$279,900
UNION	Abraham Clark H.S.	21	223	145	1192	-	$258,900
UNION	Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Leadership Academy	41	219	145	1120	-	$301,400
UNION	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	46	211	133	1121	-	$301,400
WARREN	North Warren Regional H.S.	49	321	232	1502	+	$350,600
WARREN	Warren Hills Regional H.S.	62	319	224	1517	|	$303,500
WARREN	Hackettstown H.S.	34	318	228	1513	|	$290,500
WARREN	Belvidere H.S.	51	311	213	1527	|	$216,200
WARREN	Phillipsburg H.S.	49	309	210	1543	|	$166,000
WARREN	Warren County Voc-Tech	10	285	210	1365	-	$281,600