Did you hear the news?! New Jersey continues to have some of the top public schools in the United States, according to one of the most recognizable national rankings in the country. Eighty-five New Jersey public high schools rank in the nation’s top 10%, that is more than twice the number when compared to last year according to U.S. News & World Report.
The rankings cover close to 24,000 public high school in the country. They use a variety of factors to come up with their rankings based on graduation rates, college readiness, reading and math proficiency and performance, performance by underserved students, and curriculum breadth. The publication measures college readiness by participation and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams. Our local high schools performed exceptionally well.
Summit Senior High School – Summit Public School District
- Summit Senior High School is ranked 16th within New Jersey
- Summit Senior High School is ranked #363 in the National Rankings
- Overall Score 97.97/100
Millburn High School – Millburn Township School District
- Millburn High School is ranked 18th within New Jersey
- Millburn High School is ranked #418 in the National Rankings
- Overall Score 97.66/100
Livingston High School – Livingston Board of Education School District
- Livingston High School is ranked 19th within New Jersey
- Livingston High School is ranked #438 in the National Rankings
- Overall Score 97.55/100
Chatham High School – School District of The Chathams
- Chatham High School is ranked 20th within New Jersey
- Chatham High School is ranked #458 in the National Rankings
- Overall Score 97.43/100
Madison High School – Madison Public School District
- Madison High School is ranked 34th within New Jersey
- Madison High School is ranked #797 in the National Rankings
- Overall Score 95.53/100
New Providence High School – New Providence School District
- New Providence High School is ranked 39th within New Jersey
- New Providence High School is ranked #1,001 in the National Rankings.
- Overall Score 94.39/100
West Morris Mendham High School – Mendham School District
- West Morris Mendham High School is ranked 47th within New Jersey
- West Morris Mendham High School is ranked #1,138 in the National Rankings.
- Overall Score 93.62/100
Westfield Senior High School – Westfield School District
- Westfield Senior High School is ranked 48th within New Jersey
- Westfield Senior High School is ranked #1,152 in the National Rankings.
- Overall Score 93.54/100
Columbia High School – South Orange-Maplewood School District
- Columbia High School is ranked 59th within New Jersey
- Columbia High School is ranked #1,399 in the National Rankings.
- Overall Score 92.16/100
Governor Livingston High School – Berkeley Heights School District
- Governor Livingston High School is ranked 86th within New Jersey
- Governor Livingston High School is ranked #1,793 in the National Rankings
- Overall Score 89.95/100
Morristown High School – Morris School District
- Morristown High School is ranked 143rd within New Jersey
- Morristown High School is ranked #3,597 in the National Rankings
- Overall Score 79.84/100