Best High Schools in New Jersey

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 433)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
41	Tenafly High School	Public	9-12	19 Columbus Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-6614	1,141	102	11.1	3.1%	580 (50.8%)	11 (1.0%)	104 (9.1%)	395 (34.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.2%)	$11,703			$01			$11,702	83.7	86.8	29	12		341611000864
42	Mountain Lakes High School	Public	9-12	96 Powerville Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-8400	546	56	9.7	2.0%	388 (71.1%)	11 (2.0%)	51 (9.3%)	74 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$13,883			$143			$13,740	82.7	78.9	60	18		341101004416
43	High Technology High School	Public	9-12	765 Newman Springs Road	Lincroft	07738	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 842-8444	284	21	13.8	2.5%	95 (33.5%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (4.9%)	161 (56.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$16,345			$341			$16,004	82.7	92	9	34		341750006095
44	Technology High School	Public	9-12	223 Broadway	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5962	662	44	15.2	80.4%	60 (9.1%)	88 (13.3%)	498 (75.2%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,824			$446			$11,378	82.1	72.7	90	46		341134000139
45	Park Ridge High School	Public	7-12	2 Park Ave	Park Ridge	07656	Bergen County	Park Ridge School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 573-6000	491	59	8.3	11.6%	349 (71.1%)	8 (1.6%)	86 (17.5%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.7%)	$17,389			$20			$17,369	81.9	70.4	98	53		341245000710
46	Haddonfield Memorial High School	Public	9-12	401 Kings Highway East	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-3960	827	81	10.1	2.5%	731 (88.4%)	8 (1.0%)	28 (3.4%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)	$8,175						$8,175	81.8	79.9	56	10		340639001554
47	Montville Township High School	Public	9-12	100 Horseneck Road	Montville	07045	Morris County	Montville Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 331-7100	1,035	106	9.7	4.3%	622 (60.1%)	17 (1.6%)	119 (11.5%)	241 (23.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	27 (2.6%)	$15,537			$35			$15,502	81.7	81	50	3		341065004332
48	John P. Stevens High School	Public	9-12	855 Grove Avenue	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2800	2,687	168	16	16.0%	123 (4.6%)	110 (4.1%)	109 (4.1%)	2,286 (85.1%)	26 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	30 (1.1%)	$6,666						$6,666	81.4	83	45	3		340450003326
49	Glen Rock High School	Public	9-12	400 Hamilton Avenue	Glen Rock	07452	Bergen County	Glen Rock Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 445-7700	722	72	10	0.6%	505 (69.9%)	7 (1.0%)	50 (6.9%)	133 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	$15,807			$28			$15,779	80.8	84.7	37	12		340597000484
50	Westfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	550 Dorian Road	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4500	1,776	155	11.4	2.5%	1,389 (78.2%)	43 (2.4%)	134 (7.5%)	150 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.0%)	$7,575						$7,575	80.5	82.6	48	2		341776005764

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science, NJGPA English Language Arts, NJGPA Mathematics, NJSLA English Language Arts test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 3, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.