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U.S. News & World Report Best Public High Schools Ranked

May 1, 2024

Students attend a high school graduation ceremony in caps and gownsSeveral public high schools in New Jersey are among the best in the country, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

You can view the full ranking here.

Two of the top-ranked high schools – High Technology High School and Edison Academy Magnet School – are also within the U.S. Top 50 high schools. High Tech High ranked #24 nationally, and Edison Academy ranked #42 nationally. Both of these schools are county vocational-technical schools and join five additional NJ county vocational-technical schools ranked in the top 100 nationally. Furthermore, these impressive county vocational-technical schools make up nine of the top 10 New Jersey high schools. Additional county vocational-technical schools are on the list of the top 25 New Jersey high schools.

The top 25 high schools (with county vocational-technical schools in bold) in New Jersey are:

  1. High Technology High School, Lincroft
  2. Edison Academy Magnet School, Edison
  3. Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health, Woodbridge
  4. Bergen County Academies, Hackensack
  5. Biotechnology High School, Freehold
  6. Dr. Ronald E McNair High School, Jersey City
  7. Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro
  8. Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains
  9. Academy for Information Technology, Scotch Plains
  10. Academy for Allied Health Sciences, Scotch Plains
  11. Glen Ridge High School, Glen Ridge
  12. Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Highlands
  13. STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges, South Orange
  14. Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington
  15. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, West Windsor
  16. Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science, Neptune
  17. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, Plainsboro
  18. Union County Tech, Scotch Plains
  19. Millburn High School, Millburn
  20. Livingston High School, Livingston
  21. Chatham High School, Chatham
  22. Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy, Wayne
  23. Elizabeth High School, Elizabeth
  24. Northern Valley Regional High School, Demarest
  25. Ridge High School, Basking Ridge

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