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The top-graded public high schools in New Jersey

401 public high schools in New Jersey appear in this ranking of the top-graded public high schools, ranked by the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against what poverty predicts, and the three-year trend, each compared with schools in the same state. Bergen County Academies leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

401

New Jersey

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	Bergen County Academies	Hackensack, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	1,130	A+	99.9
2	Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering	ROCKAWAY, NJ	Morris County Vocational School District	High	181	A+	99.6
3	Infinity Institute	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	265	A+	99.4
4	Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	WOODBRIDGE, NJ	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	High	288	A+	99.1
5	Biotechnology High School	FREEHOLD, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	315	A+	98.9
6	Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science	MANAHAWKIN, NJ	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	High	275	A+	98.6
7	Union County Magnet High School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	297	A+	98.4
8	Dr Ronald McNair High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	716	A+	98.2
9	High Technology High School	LINCROFT, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	284	A+	97.9
10	Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro	Teterboro, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	665	A+	97.7
11	Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy	Wayne, NJ	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	High	1,040	A+	97.4
12	Science Park High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	964	A+	97.2
13	Academy For Information Technology	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	307	A+	96.9
14	Marine Academy of Science and Technology	Highlands, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	276	A+	96.7
15	Communications High School	WALL, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	295	A+	96.4
16	Academy For Allied Health Sciences	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	308	A+	96.2
17	Jose Marti STEM Academy	UNION CITY, NJ	Union City School District	High	625	A+	95.7
18	Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science	NEPTUNE, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	300	A+	95.2
19	STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	South Orange, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	High	180	A+	95
20	Applied Technology High School	Paramus, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	348	A	94.7
21	Millburn High School	MILLBURN, NJ	Millburn Township School District	High	1,380	A	94.5
22	High Tech High School	Secaucus, NJ	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	High	790	A	94.2
23	Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest	Demarest, NJ	Northern Valley Regional High School District	High	1,038	A	94
24	Montgomery High School	Skillman, NJ	Montgomery Township School District	High	1,611	A	93.7
25	Union County Tech	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	502	A	93.5
26	John P. Stevens High School	EDISON, NJ	Edison Township School District	High	2,687	A	93.2
27	Morris County School of Technology	DENVILLE, NJ	Morris County Vocational School District	High	885	A	93
28	County Prep High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	High	892	A	92.7
29	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South	West Windsor, NJ	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	High	1,627	A	92.5
30	Tenafly High School	TENAFLY, NJ	Tenafly Public School District	High	1,141	A	92.2
31	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North	PLAINSBORO, NJ	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	High	1,510	A	92
32	Northern Highlands Regional High School	ALLENDALE, NJ	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	High	1,257	A	91.7
33	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	1,268	A	91.5
34	Technology High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	662	A	91.3
35	Summit High School	SUMMIT, NJ	Summit Public School District	High	1,198	A	91
36	Liberty High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	193	A	90.8
37	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School	RUMSON, NJ	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District	High	816	A	90.5
38	Livingston High School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	Livingston Board of Education School District	High	2,081	A	90.3
39	West Morris Mendham High School	MENDHAM, NJ	West Morris Regional High School District	High	1,012	A	90
40	Moorestown High School	MOORESTOWN, NJ	Moorestown Township Public School District	High	1,251	A	89.8
41	River Dell Regional High School	ORADELL, NJ	River Dell Regional School District	High	1,025	A	89.5
42	Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy	Pennington, NJ	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	High	141	A	89.3
43	Pascack Valley High School	Hillsdale, NJ	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	High	928	A	89
44	Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering	Passaic, NJ	Passaic City School District	High	650	A	88.8
45	Pascack Hills High School	Montvale, NJ	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	High	768	A	88.5
46	Glen Rock High School	GLEN ROCK, NJ	Glen Rock Public School District	High	722	A	88.3
47	Metuchen High School	METUCHEN, NJ	Metuchen Public School District	High	718	A	88.1
48	Academy For Performing Arts	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	242	A	87.8
49	Ridge High School	Basking Ridge, NJ	Bernards Township School District	High	1,577	A	87.6
50	Robbinsville High School	ROBBINSVILLE, NJ	Robbinsville Public School District	High	1,046	A	87.3

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