Top 10 Best School Districts in New Jersey (2022)
The top ranked school districts for public schools in New Jersey are listed below (2022).
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.
Statewide Range: 10%
88%
Avg. Statewide: 42%
Top Ranked School Districts in New Jersey (2022)
School District
% of Schools in
Top 5% Statewide
Top 5% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
88%
(7 out of 8)
(7 out of 8)
56%
(5 out of 9)
(5 out of 9)
- Biotechnology High School
Rank: #12 of 2,221 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Communications High School
Rank: #12 of 2,221 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - High Technology High School
Rank: #12 of 2,221 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Monmouth County Vocational School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #3-53 - 5.
50%
(4 out of 8)
(4 out of 8)
- Academy For Allied Health Sciences
Rank: #12 of 2,221 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Academy For Information Technology
Rank: #12 of 2,221 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Union County Magnet High School
Rank: #12 of 2,221 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Union County Vocational-Technical School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #3-53 - 5.
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
- Clara E Coleman School
Rank: #81 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%) - Alexander Hamilton School
Rank: #152 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - Central School
Rank: #208 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Glen Rock Public School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #3-53 - 5.
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
- Academy For Mathematics Science And Engineering
Rank: #33 of 2,221 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥95%) - Morris County School Of Technology
Rank: #62 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 98%) - Academy For Biotechnology
Rank: #169 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥90%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Morris County Vocational School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #66.
40%
(4 out of 10)
(4 out of 10)
- Somerville Elementary School
Rank: #112 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 88%) - Ridge Elementary School
Rank: #119 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 89%) - Orchard Elementary School
Rank: #152 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Ridgewood Public School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #7-87 - 8.
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
- Hillside Elementary School
Rank: #186 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 87%) - Heritage Middle School
Rank: #209 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 90%) - Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Rank: #244 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 85%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Livingston Board Of Education School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #7-87 - 8.
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
- Lincoln-hubbard Elementary School
Rank: #59 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - Franklin Elementary School
Rank: #127 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 89%) - Washington Elementary School
Rank: #167 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Summit Public School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #99.
16%
(3 out of 19)
(3 out of 19)
- Woodbrook Elementary School
Rank: #187 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 86%) - Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Rank: #218 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 87%) - John Adams Middle School
Rank: #248 of 2,221 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 86%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Edison Township School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #1010.
10%
(4 out of 39)
(4 out of 39)
- Dr Ronald Mcnair High School
Rank: #29 of 2,221 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 98%) - Infinity Institute
Rank: #38 of 2,221 (Top 1%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: ≥95%) - Cornelia F. Bradford School
Rank: #40 of 2,221 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Jersey City Public Schools School District (NJ) Schools
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