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
91	Verona High School	Public	9-12	151 Fairview Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6750	593	54	11	0.5%	470 (79.3%)	12 (2.0%)	68 (11.5%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$12,611			$135			$12,476	70.9	67.6	109	18		341674002448
92	Kinnelon High School	Public	9-12	121 Kinnelon Road	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5500	507	48	10.5	6.7%	388 (76.5%)	15 (3.0%)	43 (8.5%)	56 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,732			$28			$19,704	70.6	80.8	52	40		340804004282
93	Passaic County Technical Institute	Public	9-12	45 Reinhardt Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-6000	3,565	322	11	59.8%	676 (19.0%)	339 (9.5%)	2,169 (60.8%)	306 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (2.0%)	$17,412			$1,035			$16,377	70.5	65	126	33		341263004860
94	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North	Public	9-12	90 Grovers Mill Road	Plainsboro	08536	Middlesex County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5100	1,510	117	12.8	6.3%	199 (13.2%)	64 (4.2%)	61 (4.0%)	1,157 (76.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (1.7%)	$14,022			$110			$13,912	70.2	64.5	128	34		341770000191
95	Wayne Hills High School	Public	9-12	272 Berdan Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 317-2000	1,162	121	9.5	11.3%	783 (67.4%)	22 (1.9%)	181 (15.6%)	144 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.7%)	$16,896			$277			$16,619	70.1	73.8	83	12		341728004966
96	West Essex High School	Public	9-12	65 West Greenbrook Rd	North Caldwell	07006	Essex County	West Essex Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-1200	1,061	93	11.4	3.3%	844 (79.5%)	25 (2.4%)	101 (9.5%)	68 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.4%)	$9,583						$9,583	69.8	78.4	64	32		341746002462
97	North Hunterdon High School	Public	9-12	1445 State Route 31	Annandale	08801	Hunterdon County	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 735-5191	1,259	116	10.8	4.1%	1,016 (80.7%)	44 (3.5%)	110 (8.7%)	74 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	$13,041			$06			$13,035	69.6	70.1	99	2		341161003024
98	Leonia High School	Public	9-12	100 Christie Heights Street	Leonia	07605	Bergen County	Leonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 302-5200	802	62	12.8	28.6%	187 (23.3%)	39 (4.9%)	221 (27.6%)	291 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	61 (7.6%)	$13,390			$38			$13,352	69.6	65.6	122	24		340852000534
99	Midland Park Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	250 Prospect St	Midland Park	07432	Bergen County	Midland Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 444-7400	367	46	8	7.6%	263 (71.7%)	5 (1.4%)	81 (22.1%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$19,201			$536			$18,665	69.6	72	91	8		341014000608
100	Cherry Hill High School East	Public	9-12	1750 Kresson Rd.	Cherry Hill	08003	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 424-2222	2,120	143	14.8	18.4%	1,115 (52.6%)	168 (7.9%)	215 (10.1%)	505 (23.8%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	104 (4.9%)	$7,332			$75			$7,257	69.1	69.4	103	3		340300001418

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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.