Top 10 Best Public High Schools in New Jersey (2021)
The top ranked public schools in New Jersey state are listed below (2021).
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in New Jersey is 42%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 55%.
The top ranked public schools in New Jersey are High Technology High School, Union County Magnet High School and Bergen County Academies. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public schools are Short Hills, Tenafly and Millburn.
Top Ranked Public High Schools in New Jersey (2021)
- School (Math and Reading Proficiency) Student Proficiency Grades Location
- Rank: #1-21.-2.High Technology High SchoolVocational SchoolMath: ≥95% (Top 1%) Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥99%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12765 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07738
(732) 842-8444 - Rank: #1-21.-2.Union County Magnet High SchoolVocational SchoolMath: ≥95% (Top 1%) Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥99%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-121776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 889-8288 - Rank: #33.Math: ≥99% (Top 1%) Reading: 98% (Top 1%)Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 98% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12200 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 343-6000 -
- Rank: #44.Biotechnology High SchoolVocational SchoolMath: ≥95% (Top 1%) Reading: 98% (Top 1%)Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Math: ≥95% | Reading: 98%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 98% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-125000 Kozloski Road
Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 431-7942 - Rank: #55.Academy For Allied Health SciencesVocational SchoolMath: 90-94% (Top 1%) Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥99%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-121776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 889-8288 - Rank: #66.Marine Academy Of Technology And Environmental ScienceVocational SchoolMath: ≥95% (Top 1%) Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12195 Cedar Bridge Road
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
(609) 978-8439 - Rank: #77.Academy For Information TechnologyVocational SchoolMath: 90-94% (Top 1%) Reading: 97% (Top 1%)Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Math: 90-94% | Reading: 97%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 97% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-121776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 889-8288 - Rank: #88.Bergen County Technical High School - TeterboroVocational SchoolMath: 93% (Top 1%) Reading: 96% (Top 1%)Math: 93% (Top 1%)
Math: 93% | Reading: 96%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 96% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12504 Route 46 West
Teterboro, NJ 07608
(201) 343-6000 - Rank: #99.Academy Of Allied Health And ScienceVocational SchoolMath: 90-94% (Top 1%) Reading: 96% (Top 1%)Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Math: 90-94% | Reading: 96%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 96% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-122325 Heck Avenue
Neptune, NJ 07753
(732) 775-0058 - Rank: #1010.Middlesex County Vocational Academy Allied Health & Biomedical ScienceVocational SchoolMath: 90-94% (Top 1%) Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 8-121 Convery Boulevard
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 634-5858 - Rank: #1111.Dr Ronald Mcnair High SchoolMath: 89% | Reading: 98%Math: 89% (Top 5%) Reading: 98% (Top 1%)Math: 89% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 98% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12123 Coles Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 418-7617 - Rank: #1212.Math: 90-94% (Top 1%) Reading: 93% (Top 5%)Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 93% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-121740 New Bedford Road
Belmar, NJ 07719
(732) 681-1010 - Rank: #13-1413.- 14.Academy For Mathematics Science And EngineeringVocational SchoolMath: ≥90% (Top 5%) Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)Math: ≥90% (Top 5%)
Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥95%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12520 West Main Street
Rockaway, NJ 07866
(973) 664-2301 - Rank: #13-1413.- 14.Middlesex County Vocational Academy Math Science &engineering TechnVocational SchoolMath: ≥90% (Top 5%) Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)Math: ≥90% (Top 5%)
Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥95%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12100 Technology Drive
Edison, NJ 08837
(732) 452-2600 - Rank: #1515.Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter SchoolCharter SchoolMath: 87% (Top 5%) Reading: 95% (Top 1%)Math: 87% (Top 5%)
Math: 87% | Reading: 95%Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 95% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-9150 Pierce Street
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 412-7643 - Rank: #1616.Infinity InstituteMath: 84% | Reading: ≥95%Math: 84% (Top 5%) Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)Math: 84% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-12193 Old Bergen Road
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 915-1404 - Rank: #1717.Marine Academy Of Science And TechnologyVocational SchoolMath: 90-94% (Top 1%) Reading: 85% (Top 10%)Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85%Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 85% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-12305 Mast Way
Highlands, NJ 07732
(732) 291-0995 - Rank: #1818.Hunterdon County AcademiesVocational SchoolMath: 85-89% (Top 5%) Reading: 80-84% (Top 10%)Math: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 80-84% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-121445 State Route 31
Flemington, NJ 08822
(908) 788-1119 - Rank: #1919.Union County TechnicalVocational SchoolMath: 75% (Top 10%) Reading: 95% (Top 1%)Math: 75% (Top 10%)
Math: 75% | Reading: 95%Rank:10/Top 10%10
Reading: 95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-121776 Raritan Rd
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 889-8288 - Rank: #2020.Science Park High SchoolMath: 74% | Reading: 87%Math: 74% (Top 20%) Reading: 87% (Top 5%)Math: 74% (Top 20%)Rank:10/Top 10%10
Reading: 87% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-12260 Norfolk Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 733-8689 - Rank: #21-2221.- 22.Academy For BiotechnologyVocational SchoolMath: ≥80% (Top 10%) Reading: ≥80% (Top 20%)Math: ≥80% (Top 10%)
Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥80%Rank:10/Top 10%10
Reading: ≥80% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-1296 Powerville Road
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
(973) 334-8480 - Rank: #21-2221.- 22.Academy For Environmental ScienceVocational SchoolMath: ≥80% (Top 10%) Reading: ≥80% (Top 20%)Math: ≥80% (Top 10%)
Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥80%Rank:10/Top 10%10
Reading: ≥80% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-121010 Weldon Road
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
(973) 697-3535 - Rank: #2323.Math: 65-69% (Top 20%) Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)Math: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-121776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 889-8288 - Rank: #2424.Morris County School Of TechnologyVocational SchoolMath: 69% (Top 20%) Reading: 86% (Top 5%)Math: 69% (Top 20%)
Math: 69% | Reading: 86%Rank:10/Top 10%10
Reading: 86% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12400 East Main Street
Denville, NJ 07834
(973) 627-4600 - Rank: #2525.Millburn High SchoolMath: 73% | Reading: 81%Math: 73% (Top 20%) Reading: 81% (Top 10%)Math: 73% (Top 20%)Rank:9/Top 20%10
Reading: 81% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-12462 Millburn Ave
Millburn, NJ 07041
(973) 564-7130 - Rank: #2626.Glen Ridge High SchoolMath: 76% | Reading: 79%Math: 76% (Top 10%) Reading: 79% (Top 20%)Math: 76% (Top 10%)Rank:9/Top 20%10
Reading: 79% (Top 20%)
Grades: 7-12200 Ridgewood Ave
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
(973) 429-8303 - Rank: #2727.Ridge High SchoolMath: 70% | Reading: 79%Math: 70% (Top 20%) Reading: 79% (Top 20%)Math: 70% (Top 20%)Rank:9/Top 20%10
Reading: 79% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-12268 So Finley Ave
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2585 - Rank: #2828.Ridgewood High SchoolMath: 67% | Reading: 81%Math: 67% (Top 20%) Reading: 81% (Top 10%)Math: 67% (Top 20%)Rank:9/Top 20%10
Reading: 81% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-12627 East Ridgewood Ave
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
(201) 670-2800 - Rank: #2929.Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences AcademyVocational SchoolMath: 60-69% (Top 30%) Reading: 80-89% (Top 10%)Math: 60-69% (Top 30%)
Math: 60-69% | Reading: 80-89%Rank:9/Top 20%10
Reading: 80-89% (Top 10%)
Grades: 9-121085 Old Trenton Road
Trenton, NJ 08690
(609) 586-5144 - Rank: #3030.Central Jersey College Prep Charter SchoolCharter SchoolMath: 68% (Top 20%) Reading: 77% (Top 20%)Math: 68% (Top 20%)
Math: 68% | Reading: 77%Rank:9/Top 20%10
Reading: 77% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-12101 Mettlers Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 302-9991 - Rank: #3131.Math: 66% (Top 30%) Reading: 80% (Top 20%)Math: 66% (Top 30%)
Reading: 80% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-12346 Clarksville Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
(609) 716-5050 - Rank: #3232.West Windsor-plainsboro High School NorthMath: 66% | Reading: 79%Math: 66% (Top 30%) Reading: 79% (Top 20%)Math: 66% (Top 30%)Rank:9/Top 20%10
Reading: 79% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-1290 Grovers Mill Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
(609) 716-5100 - Rank: #3333.Summit High SchoolMath: 70% | Reading: 75%Math: 70% (Top 20%) Reading: 75% (Top 20%)Math: 70% (Top 20%)Rank:9/Top 20%10
Reading: 75% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-12125 Kent Place Blvd
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 273-1494 - Rank: #3434.Math: 66% (Top 30%) Reading: 77% (Top 20%)Math: 66% (Top 30%)
Reading: 77% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-1210 Washington Place
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 642-0101 - Rank: #3535.John P. Stevens High SchoolMath: 64% | Reading: 79%Math: 64% (Top 30%) Reading: 79% (Top 20%)Math: 64% (Top 30%)Rank:9/Top 20%10
Reading: 79% (Top 20%)
Grades: 9-12855 Grove Avenue
Edison, NJ 08820
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