These are the top high schools in New Jersey in 2024, report says. Is yours on the list?
U.S. News & World Report recently released its rankings of high schools in 2024, nationally and by state.
Eight New Jersey high schools made the list of the 100 best high schools in the United States in 2024.
The highest New Jersey school on the list is High Technology High School in Lincroft, which came it at No. 24 with a 100% graduation rate, a 100 score for college readiness, and an enrollment of 285 students.
A few North Jersey schools that made the national top 100 include Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, which landed in spot 63 with a 99% graduation rate, a score of 95.7 college readiness, and an enrollment of 1,116 students.
Also from Bergen County is Bergen County Technical High School in Teterboro, which has an enrollment of 675, a 100% graduation rate, and a 93.3 college readiness score. Bergen County Technical High School was ranked at 90 nationally.
To put together its lists of best high schools around the country U.S. News & World Report considers six factors including college readiness (30%), state assessment proficiency (20%), state assessment performance (20%), underserved student performance (10%), college curriculum breadth (10%), and graduation rate (10%).
The 10 best public high schools in New Jersey
These are the 10 best public high schools in New Jersey in 2024 per U.S. News & World Report.
High Technology High School in Lincroft
National ranking: No. 24
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 100
Enrollment: 285
Edison Academy Magnet School in Edison
National ranking: No. 42
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 93.8
Enrollment: 175
Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health in Woodbridge
National ranking: No. 58
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 97.6
Enrollment: 286
Bergen County Academies in Hackensack
National ranking: No. 62
Graduation rate: 99%
College readiness: 95.7
Enrollment: 1,116
Biotechnology High School in Freehold
National ranking: No. 72
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 98.4
Enrollment: 317
Dr. Ronald E. McNair High School in Jersey City
National ranking: No. 79
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 88.0
Enrollment: 701
Bergen County Technical High School in Teterboro
National ranking: No. 90
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 93.3
Enrollment: 675
Union County Magnet High School in Scotch Plains
National ranking: No. 95
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 86.6
Enrollment: 303
Academy for Information Technology in Scotch Plains
National ranking: No. 111
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 88.5
Enrollment: 297
Academy for Allied Health Sciences in Scotch Plains
National ranking: No. 193
Graduation rate: 100%
College readiness: 74.1
Enrollment: 303
The 40 top public high schools in New Jersey
These are the rest of the top 40 public high schools in New Jersey per U.S. News & World Report.
Glen Ridge High School: Glen Ridge, No. 198 nationally
Marine Academy of Science and Technology: Highlands, No. 207 nationally
Stem Innovation Academy of the Oranges: South Orange, No. 253 nationally
Hunterdon Central Regional High School: Flemington, No. 258 nationally
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South: West Windsor, No. 313 nationally
Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science: Neptune, No. 323 nationally
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North: Plainsboro, No. 339 nationally
Union County Tech: Scotch Plains, No. 346 nationally
Millburn High School: Millburn, No. 358 nationally
Livingston High School: Livingston, No. 405 nationally
Chatham High School: Chatham, No. 424 nationally
Diana C. Lobosco Stem Academy: Wayne, No. 427 nationally
Elizabeth High School: Elizabeth, No. 436 nationally
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest: Demarest, No. 440 nationally
Ridge High School: Basking Ridge, No. 454 nationally
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School: Somerset, No. 498 nationally
John P. Stevens High School: Edison, No. 522 nationally
Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering: Passaic, No. 545 nationally
Summit Senior High School: Summit, No. 549 nationally
Montgomery High School: Skillman, No. 556 nationally
Tenafly High School: Tenafly, No. 597 nationally
Infinity Institute: Jersey City, No. 603 nationally
Princeton High School: Princeton, No. 617 nationally
Communications High School: Wall, No. 645 nationally
Northern Highlands Regional High School: Allendale, No. 693 nationally
Mountain Lakes High School: Mountain Lakes, No. 732 nationally
Ridgewood High School: Ridgewood, No. 764 nationally
Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School: Somerset, No. 786 nationally
Science Park High School: Newark, No. 851 nationally
Westfield Senior High School: Westfield, No. 863 nationally
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: The top public high schools in NJ for 2024, per U.S. News and World