The annual report provides a comprehensive evaluation of public high schools in the country. More than 17,000 schools were ranked numerically this year based on state-required test performance, graduation rates and college readiness, according to the report’s press release.
The report included data on a variety of factors, such as enrollment, student diversity, participation in free and reduced-price lunch programs, graduation rates and the results of state assessments.
Here’s a look at how we did:
- Union County Magnet School (#8 in NJ – #103 in US)
- Chatham High School (#14 in NJ – #351 in US)
- Millburn High School (#18 in NJ – #429 in US)
- Ridge High School (#19 in NJ – #432 in US)
- Summit High School (#24 in NJ – #493 in US)
- Livingston High School (#31 in NJ – #594 in US)
- Madison High School (#32 in NJ – #609 in US)
- Union County Tech (#36 in NJ – #713 in US)
- Scotch Plains High School (#50 in NJ – #1184 in US)
- Bernards High School (#52 in NJ – #1194 in US)
- Westfield High School (#53 in NJ – #1224 in US)
- New Providence High School (#54 in NJ – #1292 in US)
- Columbia High School (#67 in NJ – #1526 in US)
The Best High Schools rankings are available on the U.S. News and World Report’s website at usnews.com.