Best High Schools in New Jersey

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
151	Hoboken High School	Public	9-12	Ninth & Clinton St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3700	652	47	13.9	52.1%	201 (30.8%)	89 (13.7%)	309 (47.4%)	30 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	$19,451	$358	$19,093	58.5	56.5	163	12	340735002746
152	Hackettstown High School	Public	9-12	599 Warren Street	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 852-8150	868	74	11.7	30.1%	491 (56.6%)	43 (5.0%)	270 (31.1%)	33 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	$13,359	$163	$13,196	58.5	54.4	174	22	340630005814
153	Ocean City High School	Public	9-12	501 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-1290	1,106	126	8.7	15.0%	958 (86.6%)	14 (1.3%)	97 (8.8%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	$10,624		$10,624	58.2	70.1	100	53	341197001746
154	Northern Burlington County Regional High School	Public	9-12	160 Mansfield Road East	Columbus	08022	Burlington County	Northern Burlington County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-3900	1,324	111	11.8	15.8%	710 (53.6%)	113 (8.5%)	212 (16.0%)	205 (15.5%)	7 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	68 (5.1%)	$13,164	$373	$12,791	58.2	58.4	153	1	341170001182
155	Burlington Township High School	Public	9-12	610 Fountain Avenue	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-1713	1,118	100	11.2	31.5%	361 (32.3%)	390 (34.9%)	159 (14.2%)	139 (12.4%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.3%)	$10,621	$76	$10,545	57.7	56	166	11	340246001004
156	Bergenfield High School	Public	9-12	80 S Prospect Ave	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8600	1,239	105	11.7	39.4%	104 (8.4%)	81 (6.5%)	734 (59.2%)	282 (22.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	30 (2.4%)	$12,671	$558	$12,113	57.7	56.2	165	9	340150000268
157	Academy of Career and Technical Education	Public	9-12	One High Tech Way	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 662-6800	246	3	76.8	42.7%	40 (16.3%)	24 (9.8%)	155 (63.0%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)				57.6	56.5	162	5	340757003468
158	Bard Early College High School	Public	9-12	321 Bergen Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8363	395	32	12.5	62.5%	2 (0.5%)	257 (65.1%)	124 (31.4%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,089	$279	$9,810	57.6	44.8	230	72	341134003158
159	Howell High School	Public	9-12	405 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-2131	1,775	128	13.8	17.7%	1,266 (71.3%)	63 (3.5%)	318 (17.9%)	62 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	58 (3.3%)	$9,633	$30	$9,603	57.4	59.5	149	10	340561003800
160	Delaware Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	19 Senator Stout Rd	Frenchtown	08825	Hunterdon County	Delaware Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 996-2131	705	58	12	12.8%	572 (81.1%)	15 (2.1%)	76 (10.8%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.5%)	$19,558	$74	$19,484	57.3	50.9	197	37	340375002978

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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.
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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
151	Hoboken High School	Public	9-12	Ninth & Clinton St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3700	652	47	13.9	52.1%	201 (30.8%)	89 (13.7%)	309 (47.4%)	30 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	$19,451			$358			$19,093	58.5	56.5	163	12		340735002746
152	Hackettstown High School	Public	9-12	599 Warren Street	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 852-8150	868	74	11.7	30.1%	491 (56.6%)	43 (5.0%)	270 (31.1%)	33 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	$13,359			$163			$13,196	58.5	54.4	174	22		340630005814
153	Ocean City High School	Public	9-12	501 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-1290	1,106	126	8.7	15.0%	958 (86.6%)	14 (1.3%)	97 (8.8%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	$10,624						$10,624	58.2	70.1	100	53		341197001746
154	Northern Burlington County Regional High School	Public	9-12	160 Mansfield Road East	Columbus	08022	Burlington County	Northern Burlington County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-3900	1,324	111	11.8	15.8%	710 (53.6%)	113 (8.5%)	212 (16.0%)	205 (15.5%)	7 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	68 (5.1%)	$13,164			$373			$12,791	58.2	58.4	153	1		341170001182
155	Burlington Township High School	Public	9-12	610 Fountain Avenue	Burlington	08016	Burlington County	Burlington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 387-1713	1,118	100	11.2	31.5%	361 (32.3%)	390 (34.9%)	159 (14.2%)	139 (12.4%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.3%)	$10,621			$76			$10,545	57.7	56	166	11		340246001004
156	Bergenfield High School	Public	9-12	80 S Prospect Ave	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8600	1,239	105	11.7	39.4%	104 (8.4%)	81 (6.5%)	734 (59.2%)	282 (22.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	30 (2.4%)	$12,671			$558			$12,113	57.7	56.2	165	9		340150000268
157	Academy of Career and Technical Education	Public	9-12	One High Tech Way	Secaucus	07094	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 662-6800	246	3	76.8	42.7%	40 (16.3%)	24 (9.8%)	155 (63.0%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)								57.6	56.5	162	5		340757003468
158	Bard Early College High School	Public	9-12	321 Bergen Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8363	395	32	12.5	62.5%	2 (0.5%)	257 (65.1%)	124 (31.4%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,089			$279			$9,810	57.6	44.8	230	72		341134003158
159	Howell High School	Public	9-12	405 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-2131	1,775	128	13.8	17.7%	1,266 (71.3%)	63 (3.5%)	318 (17.9%)	62 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	58 (3.3%)	$9,633			$30			$9,603	57.4	59.5	149	10		340561003800
160	Delaware Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	19 Senator Stout Rd	Frenchtown	08825	Hunterdon County	Delaware Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 996-2131	705	58	12	12.8%	572 (81.1%)	15 (2.1%)	76 (10.8%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.5%)	$19,558			$74			$19,484	57.3	50.9	197	37		340375002978