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The highest-performing public high schools in science in New Jersey

392 public high schools in New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science leads the list at 100%, against a median of 28.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

392

New Jersey

Top % Proficient (Science)

100%

Median % Proficient (Science)

28.5%

BEST IN SCIENCE · NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science	MANAHAWKIN, NJ	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	High	275	100%
2	Bergen County Academies	Hackensack, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	1,130	98.9%
3	Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	WOODBRIDGE, NJ	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	High	288	98.7%
4	Biotechnology High School	FREEHOLD, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	315	98.7%
5	High Technology High School	LINCROFT, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	284	98.6%
6	Union County Magnet High School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	297	97.1%
7	Academy For Information Technology	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	307	95.7%
8	Dr Ronald McNair High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	716	94.6%
9	Marine Academy of Science and Technology	Highlands, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	276	92.4%
10	Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science	NEPTUNE, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	300	90.8%
11	Communications High School	WALL, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	295	89.9%
12	Academy For Allied Health Sciences	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	308	89.7%
13	Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro	Teterboro, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	665	89.4%
14	Millburn High School	MILLBURN, NJ	Millburn Township School District	High	1,380	80.1%
15	Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest	Demarest, NJ	Northern Valley Regional High School District	High	1,038	76.6%
16	Infinity Institute	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	265	75.9%
17	Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy	Wayne, NJ	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	High	1,040	75.3%
18	Union County Tech	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	502	73.2%
19	Montgomery High School	Skillman, NJ	Montgomery Township School District	High	1,611	71.4%
20	Science Park High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	964	70.7%
21	Morris County School of Technology	DENVILLE, NJ	Morris County Vocational School District	High	885	70.3%
22	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South	West Windsor, NJ	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	High	1,627	68.4%
23	Westfield Senior High School	Westfield, NJ	Westfield Public School District	High	1,776	68.1%
24	Northern Highlands Regional High School	ALLENDALE, NJ	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	High	1,257	67.1%
25	John P. Stevens High School	EDISON, NJ	Edison Township School District	High	2,687	66.6%
26	Tenafly High School	TENAFLY, NJ	Tenafly Public School District	High	1,141	65.6%
27	Applied Technology High School	Paramus, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	348	65.4%
28	West Morris Mendham High School	MENDHAM, NJ	West Morris Regional High School District	High	1,012	65.3%
29	Livingston High School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	Livingston Board of Education School District	High	2,081	64.6%
30	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North	PLAINSBORO, NJ	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	High	1,510	64.5%
31	Somerset County Vocational Technical High School	Bridgewater, NJ	Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District	High	332	63.8%
32	Voorhees High School	Glen Gardner, NJ	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	High	733	63.3%
33	Ridge High School	Basking Ridge, NJ	Bernards Township School District	High	1,577	62.4%
34	Chatham High School	CHATHAM, NJ	School District of the Chathams	High	1,205	62.2%
35	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School	RUMSON, NJ	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District	High	816	61.3%
36	Hopewell Valley Central High School	PENNINGTON, NJ	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	High	1,068	61.0%
37	Columbia High School	MAPLEWOOD, NJ	South Orange-Maplewood School District	High	1,985	60.8%
38	High Tech High School	Secaucus, NJ	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	High	790	60.5%
39	Parsippany Hills High School	Morris Plains, NJ	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	High	1,035	60.0%
40	Ridgewood High School	RIDGEWOOD, NJ	Ridgewood Public School District	High	1,740	59.8%
41	Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy	Pennington, NJ	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	High	141	58.8%
42	STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	South Orange, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	High	180	58.7%
43	Hunterdon Polytech Bartles Corner Campus	Flemington, NJ	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	High	108	58.4%
44	Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan	Old Tappan, NJ	Northern Valley Regional High School District	High	1,086	58.4%
45	Glen Rock High School	GLEN ROCK, NJ	Glen Rock Public School District	High	722	57.8%
46	River Dell Regional High School	ORADELL, NJ	River Dell Regional School District	High	1,025	57.3%
47	Robbinsville High School	ROBBINSVILLE, NJ	Robbinsville Public School District	High	1,046	57.3%
48	Summit High School	SUMMIT, NJ	Summit Public School District	High	1,198	57.1%
49	Verona High School	VERONA, NJ	Verona Public School District	High	593	57.1%
50	Moorestown High School	MOORESTOWN, NJ	Moorestown Township Public School District	High	1,251	56.7%

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