NEW JERSEY — Several public high schools in New Jersey are among the best in the country, according to a new ranking Tuesday from U.S. News & World Report.
Among the 406 ranked New Jersey schools, two were in the U.S. Top 50 (Union County Magnet High School, No. 26; Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies, No. 39) and five were in the U.S. Top 100 (High Technology High School, No. 64; Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health, No. 65; Dr. Ronald E McNair High School, No. 83; Bergen County Academies, No. 84; Bergen County Technical High School Teterboro, No. 88).
The top 25 public high schools in New Jersey are:
- Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains
- Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies, Edison
- High Technology High School, Lincroft
- Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health, Woodbridge
- Biotechnology High School, Freehold
- Dr. Ronald E McNair High School, Jersey City
- Bergen County Academies, Hackensack
- Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro
- Academy for Information Technology, Scotch Plains
- Academy for Allied Health Sciences, Scotch Plains
- Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science, Neptune
- Elizabeth High School, Elizabeth
- Glen Ridge High School, Glen Ridge
- Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Highlands
- Infinity Institute, Jersey City
- Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, Demarest
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, Plainsboro
- Livingston High School, Livingston
- Millburn High School, Millburn
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, West Windsor
- Chatham High School, Chatham
- Union County Tech, Scotch Plains
- Summit Senior High School, Summit
- Tenafly High School, Tenafly
- Ridge High School, Basking Ridge
State-by-state performance is based solely on which states have the largest proportion of schools in the top 25 percent. Massachusetts once again leads in the ranking, followed by Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland and Florida, respectively.
The top high schools have students who score exceptionally high on math, reading and science assessments, as well strong performance among under-served students. High school graduation rates and college readiness among graduates are also measured.
U.S. News also ranked magnet, charter and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) schools. Among standout schools in New Jersey are:
Nationally-Ranked NJ Charter Schools
- Central Jersey College Prep Charter School, No. 93, Somerset
Nationally-Ranked NJ STEM Schools
- Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering, No. 3, Rockaway
- Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies, No. 12, Edison
- Bergen County Academies, No. 19, Hackensack
- Union County Magnet High School, No. 21, Scotch Plains
- Academy for Allied Health Sciences, No. 25, Scotch Plains
- Biotechnology High School, No. 38, Freehold
- Montgomery High School, No. 44, Skillman
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, No. 47, Plainsboro
- Academy for Information Technology, No. 50, Scotch Plains
- West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, No. 68, West Windsor
- Bergen County Technical High School – Teterboro, No. 80, Teterboro
- Ridge High School, No. 84, Basking Ridge
- Princeton High School, No. 91, Princeton
- John P. Stevens High School, No. 99, Edison
Editor’s note: No New Jersey magnet schools cracked the top high schools ranking this year.