Top Ranked School Districts with Best Public Schools in New Jersey
The top ranked school districts for public schools in New Jersey are listed below (2021).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a school district which have placed in the top 5% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Top Ranked School Districts with Best Public Schools in New Jersey (2021)
School District
% of Schools in
Top 5% Statewide
Top 5% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
88%
(7 out of 8)
(7 out of 8)
- Glenwood School
Rank: #22 of 2,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%) - Deerfield School
Rank: #35 of 2,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - Wyoming School
Rank: #55 of 2,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Millburn Township School District (NJ) Schools
56%
(5 out of 9)
(5 out of 9)
- High Technology High School
Rank: #4 of 2,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥99%) - Biotechnology High School
Rank: #7 of 2,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 98%) - Academy Of Allied Health And Science
Rank: #19 of 2,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 96%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Monmouth County Vocational School District (NJ) Schools
38%
(3 out of 8)
(3 out of 8)
- Union County Magnet High School
Rank: #4 of 2,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥99%) - Academy For Allied Health Sciences
Rank: #10 of 2,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥99%) - Academy For Information Technology
Rank: #17 of 2,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 97%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Union County Vocational-Technical School District (NJ) Schools
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
- Henry B. Milnes Elementary School
Rank: #72 of 2,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 91%) - Lyncrest Elementary School
Rank: #142 of 2,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - Westmoreland Elementary School
Rank: #142 of 2,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Fair Lawn Public School District (NJ) Schools
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
- Franklin Elementary School
Rank: #70 of 2,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 92%) - Lincoln-hubbard Elementary School
Rank: #97 of 2,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%) - Washington Elementary School
Rank: #116 of 2,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Summit Public School District (NJ) Schools
21%
(4 out of 19)
(4 out of 19)
- Martin Luther King Elementary School
Rank: #114 of 2,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 88%) - Woodbrook Elementary School
Rank: #132 of 2,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 87%) - John Adams Middle School
Rank: #174 of 2,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 87%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Edison Township School District (NJ) Schools
10%
(4 out of 39)
(4 out of 39)
- Dr Ronald Mcnair High School
Rank: #30 of 2,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 98%) - Cornelia F. Bradford School
Rank: #35 of 2,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - Infinity Institute
Rank: #66 of 2,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Jersey City School District (NJ) Schools
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