BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Where does your local high school rank? Recently, U.S. News & World Report ranked the best public high schools in New Jersey and the best in the country, releasing the results on Tuesday.
Among the top 100 high schools in the country, two from Bergen County made the grade: Bergen County Academies came in at 84, and Bergen County Technical High School came in at 88.
But those are countywide schools. How did regular public high schools do?
Three of those were highly ranked as well, showing up in the top 25 in New Jersey, if not the top 100 in the country.
Below are the 25 New Jersey high schools that got the highest grades in the state from U.S. News:
U.S. News looked at math, reading, and science assessments, as well strong performance among under-served students, graduation rates, and college readiness.
Top 25 Public High Schools In NJ, According To U.S. News:
- 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
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 Nicole Rosenthal contributed to this report.