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
121	Wall High School	Public	9-12	1630 18th Ave	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2040	924	102	9	14.3%	767 (83.0%)	32 (3.5%)	95 (10.3%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	$12,492			$100			$12,392	64.2	52.9	182	61		341689004132
122	Wayne Valley High School	Public	9-12	551 Valley Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-2200	1,201	123	9.8	11.6%	804 (66.9%)	29 (2.4%)	247 (20.6%)	90 (7.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.2%)	$16,982			$363			$16,619	64.2	68.9	106	16		341728004964
123	Vernon Township High School	Public	9-12	1832 Route 565	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 764-2960	906	78	11.5	24.8%	643 (71.0%)	23 (2.5%)	182 (20.1%)	17 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.8%)	$13,232			$70			$13,162	64.1	61.2	141	18		341671005422
124	Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 MacArthur Avenue	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	1,276	89	14.3	61.8%	351 (27.5%)	129 (10.1%)	682 (53.4%)	96 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	$8,403			$478			$7,925	64	56.5	161	37		340071502923
125	Cumberland County Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	3400 College Drive	Millville	08332	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Board of Vocational Education	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 451-9000	1,296	101	12.8	40.6%	564 (43.5%)	107 (8.3%)	541 (41.7%)	29 (2.2%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (3.8%)	$14,176			$662			$13,514	64	63.6	130	5		340361001816
126	Lenape High School	Public	9-12	235 Hartford Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Lenape Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 654-5111	1,912	148	12.8	22.5%	968 (50.6%)	286 (15.0%)	253 (13.2%)	283 (14.8%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	116 (6.1%)	$12,011			$56			$11,955	63.8	57.4	158	32		340849001094
127	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	Public	9-12	667 Westfield Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 889-8600	1,562	117	13.3	5.6%	974 (62.4%)	127 (8.1%)	247 (15.8%)	134 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (4.6%)	$9,238			$37			$9,201	63.8	65.2	125	2		341467005676
128	Morris Knolls High School	Public	9-12	50 Knoll Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2201	1,450	132	10.9	15.0%	874 (60.3%)	53 (3.7%)	343 (23.7%)	110 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.4%)	$14,021			$223			$13,798	63.5	74.8	79	49		341074004354
129	Haddon Township High School	Public	9-12	406 Memorial Avenue	Westmont	08108	Camden County	Haddon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 869-7750	609	48	12.7	19.5%	477 (78.3%)	25 (4.1%)	64 (10.5%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$15,679			$444			$15,235	63.4	69.3	105	24		340636001540
130	Hunterdon Central Regional High School District	Public	9-12	84 Route 31	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon Central Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 782-5727	2,238	217	10.3	19.2%	1,489 (66.5%)	95 (4.2%)	415 (18.5%)	185 (8.3%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	42 (1.9%)	$15,819			$47			$15,772	63.3	66.2	118	12		340759003006

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.