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
141	Cresskill High School	Public	9-12	1 Lincoln Drive	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 227-7791	489	50	9.8	4.5%	279 (57.1%)	13 (2.7%)	40 (8.2%)	147 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	$11,210			$53			$11,157	61.9	67.6	110	31		340360000324
142	Manalapan High School	Public	9-12	20 Church Lane	Englishtown	07726	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 792-7200	1,690	113	14.9	13.4%	1,275 (75.4%)	33 (2.0%)	177 (10.5%)	165 (9.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.1%)	$9,632			$30			$9,602	61.7	63.1	134	8		340561003802
143	Clearview Regional High School	Public	9-12	625 Breakneck Rd	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Clearview Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 223-2790	1,332	87	15.2	18.0%	1,049 (78.8%)	72 (5.4%)	108 (8.1%)	60 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.2%)	$7,784			$50			$7,734	61.3	69.4	102	41		340321002506
144	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy	Public	9-12	40 Morrell Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5870	1,268	70	18.1	76.8%	134 (10.6%)	106 (8.4%)	971 (76.6%)	53 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,448			$210			$7,238	60.7	66	119	25		340459005478
145	Mount Olive High School	Public	9-12	18 Corey Road	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2208	1,520	126	12	22.4%	797 (52.4%)	136 (8.9%)	320 (21.1%)	193 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (4.5%)	$10,202			$162			$10,040	59.7	58.1	155	10		341098004398
146	Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering	Public	6-12	291 Lafayette Avenue	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	650	53	12.2	100.0%	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.0%)	586 (90.2%)	43 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,146						$9,146	59.5	54.5	172	26		341254003433
147	Freehold Borough High School	Public	9-12	2 Robertsville Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-8360	1,376	97	14.1	40.8%	539 (39.2%)	93 (6.8%)	580 (42.2%)	142 (10.3%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	16 (1.2%)	$9,952			$344			$9,608	59.3	53.3	180	33		340561003796
148	Middletown High School North	Public	9-12	63 Tindall Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 706-6061	1,289	104	12.3	21.7%	985 (76.4%)	40 (3.1%)	178 (13.8%)	37 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.5%)	$9,145						$9,145	59.3	59.7	147	1		341011003976
149	Boonton High School	Public	9-12	306 Lathrop Avenue	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Town Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 335-9700	646	62	10.4	32.5%	360 (55.7%)	36 (5.6%)	186 (28.8%)	52 (8.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	$12,531			$183			$12,348	59.2	54.3	175	26		340195004154
150	Ramapo High School	Public	9-12	331 George Street	Franklin Lakes	07417	Bergen County	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 891-1500	1,166	114	10.2	0.9%	958 (82.2%)	12 (1.0%)	104 (8.9%)	59 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.5%)	$15,831			$15			$15,816	58.5	60.1	143	7		341356000726

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.