2013 NEWSWEEK America\'s Best High Schools NJ Ranking

2013 America's Best High Schools
This year our ranking highlights the best 2,000 public high schools in the nation—those that have proven to be the most effective in turning out college-ready grads. The list is based on six components: graduation rate (25 percent), college acceptance rate (25 percent), AP/IB/AICE tests taken per student (25 percent), average SAT/ACT scores (10 percent), average AP/IB/AICE scores (10 percent), and percent of students enrolled in at least one AP/IB/AICE course (5 percent). Click here for full methodology.
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RANK	SCHOOL	CITY	STATE	SCHOOL CLASSIFICATION	GRAD RATE (%)	AP/IB TESTS	COLLEGE BOUND(%)	AVG SAT	AVG ACT	SUBS LUNCH (%)	AVG AP SCORE	NEWSWEEK SCORE
16	High Technology HighSchool	Lincroft	NJ	M, S	100	1.4	100	2113			4.5	3.99
24	Biotechnology High School	Freehold	NJ	M, S	100	1.4	100	2040	28.9	4	4.3	3.88
26	Bergen County Academies	Hackensack	NJ	M, S	100	1.3	100	2121	31	4	4.1	3.87
61	Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School	Jersey City	NJ	M, S	99	1.4	100	1730		50	3	3.67
65	Union County Magnet High School for Science, Mathematics, and Technology	Scotch Plains	NJ	M, S	100	0.5	100	1974	29.4	9	4.3	3.65
69	Millburn High School	Millburn	NJ	O	99	0.8	99	1873		1	4.4	3.64
74	Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro	Teterboro	NJ	M, S	100	1.1	100	1745	28	11	3.3	3.63
129	West Windsor- Plainsboro High School South	West Windsor	NJ	O	99	0.6	95	1847	27.4		4.2	3.51
142	Livingston High School	Livingston	NJ	O	100	0.6	99	1761	26		4.2	3.49
157	New Providence High School	New Providence	NJ	O	98	0.4	98	1740		3	4	3.47
173	Chatham High School	Chatham	NJ	O	100	0.6	97	1747	26.6	2	3.9	3.46
183	West Windsor- Plainsboro High School North	Plainsboro	NJ	O	99	0.6	94	1836	26.9		4.1	3.45
186	Haddonfield Memorial High School	Haddonfield	NJ	O	100	0.5	99	1789	24.9	2	3.8	3.44
202	Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences	Scotch Plains	NJ	M, S	100	0.4	100	1828	27.3	19	3.3	3.42
206	Cranford High School	Cranford	NJ	O	99	0.7	98	1713	23.9	4	3.6	3.41
215	Ridge High School	Basking Ridge	NJ	O	97	0.8	96	1750	25.6		3.9	3.4
218	Glen Rock High School	Glen Rock	NJ	O	100	0.5	98	1691	27	3	3.7	3.4
235	Bernards High School	Bernardsville	NJ	O	99	0.6	98	1763	25.3	7	3.7	3.39
244	Holmdel High School	Holmdel	NJ	O	98	0.5	99	1764	25.1	1	4	3.38
253	Tenafly High School	Tenafly	NJ	O	99	0.5	95	1796			3.8	3.37
269	Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School	Rumson	NJ	O	100	0.6	95	1764		1	3.7	3.36
284	West Morris Mendham High School	Mendham	NJ	O	99	0.6	96	1727	25	1	3.5	3.35
294	John P. Stevens High School	Edison	NJ	O	97	0.6	94	1763		13	4	3.34
296	Madison High School	Madison	NJ	O	100	0.5	96	1695	23.9	10	3.9	3.34
320	Elizabeth High School	Elizabeth	NJ	S	99	1.3	97	1472		75	1.7	3.32
343	Marlboro High School	Marlboro	NJ	O	99	0.4	95	1695	24.3		4.1	3.31
345	Pascack Hills High School	Montvale	NJ	O	100	0.3	96	1700	24.6	0	4.1	3.31
351	Northern Valley Regional High School	Demarest	NJ	O	100	0.5	96	1813	25.5	0	3.3	3.31
354	Cherry Hill East High School	Cherry Hill	NJ	O	98	0.3	95	1702			4.2	3.31
356	Westfield High School	Westfield	NJ	O	98	0.5	93	1732	26		4	3.31
361	Cresskill High School	Cresskill	NJ	O	98	0.8	97	1689	24	1	3	3.3
363	Ridgewood High School	Ridgewood	NJ	O	99	0.5	95	1766	24.9		3.4	3.3
364	Marine Academy of Science and Technology	Sandy Hook	NJ	M, S	100	0.2	100	1910	27		3.4	3.3
415	Montville Township High School	Montville	NJ	O	99	0.4	94	1698	25	2	4	3.27
416	Governor Livingston High School	Berkeley Heights	NJ	O	97	0.5	94	1675	25.1	2	3.8	3.27
436	High Tech High School	North Bergen	NJ	S	99	0.3	99	1660	23	41	3.5	3.26
442	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School	Bridgewater	NJ	O	96	0.4	95	1701	24.7		4	3.26
461	Summit High School	Summit	NJ	O	96	0.6	94	1690	24.9	14	3.6	3.25
468	Academy for Information Technology	Scotch Plains	NJ	M, S	100	0.1	97	1802	27.7	9	3.4	3.24
474	Moorestown High School	Moorestown	NJ	O	96	0.3	95	1708	25.5	8	3.9	3.24
514	Watchung Hills Regional High School	Warren	NJ	O	97	0.5	93	1660	25.6	3	3.6	3.22
535	West Morris Central High School	Chester	NJ	O	98	0.5	94	1661	23		3.4	3.21
538	Mountain Lakes High School	Mountain Lakes	NJ	O	87	0.6	96	1735	25.6	1	3.9	3.21
575	Hanover Park High School	East Hanover	NJ	O	96	0.4	97	1596	22.8		3.6	3.19
591	Kinnelon	Kinnelon	NJ	O	96	0.5	97	1648	24.1	2	3.3	3.19
615	Mahwah High School	Mahwah	NJ	O	95	0.4	96	1718	24	7	3.6	3.18
623	North Hunterdon High School	Annandale	NJ	O	97	0.5	91	1699		1	3.4	3.17
625	Whippany Park High School	Whippany	NJ	O	97	0.4	93	1617	23		3.7	3.17
638	Hopewell Valley Central High School	Pennington	NJ	O	99	0.3	89	1676			4	3.17
649	South Brunswick High School	Monmouth Junction	NJ	O	97	0.4	90	1680	23.6	9	3.9	3.16
675	Allentown High School	Allentown	NJ	O	100	0.3	91	1557	23.8		3.6	3.15
687	Science Park High School	Newark	NJ	M, S	100	0.5	85	1533		81	3.9	3.14
705	Paramus High School	Paramus	NJ	O	99	0.4	94	1552			3.3	3.14
716	Jonathan Dayton High School	Springfield	NJ	O	97	0.6	94	1565	23.7	9	2.8	3.13
718	Verona High School	Verona	NJ	O	99	0.4	93	1549	22.2		3.3	3.13
740	Hillsborough High School	Hillsborough	NJ	O	95	0.3	93	1646	24		3.8	3.12
805	Ramsey High School	Ramsey	NJ	O	96	0.3	97	1675	25	4	3	3.09
814	Shore Regional High School	West long Branch	NJ	O	98	0.4	99	1543			2.8	3.09
819	River Dell Regional High School	Oradell	NJ	O	94	0.2	94	1643	24	2	3.7	3.09
831	Northern Valley RHS Old Tappan	Old Tappan	NJ	O	96	0.2	95	1763	25	1	3	3.08
836	Glen Ridge High School	Glen Ridge	NJ	O	97	0.5	84	1723	25		3.9	3.08
847	Eastern Regional High School	Voorhees	NJ	O	96	0.3	92	1619	25.6	12	3.4	3.08
856	Ocean Township High School	Oakhurst	NJ	O	99	0.4	96	1517	22.3	21	2.9	3.07
872	Ocean City High School	Ocean City	NJ	O	99	0.4	91	1538		32	3.1	3.07
876	Fair Lawn High School	Fair Lawn	NJ	O	95	0.4	93	1605		10	3.3	3.06
898	Arthur L. Johnson High School	Clark	NJ	O	99	0.4	92	1528	21		3	3.06
911	Somerville High School	Somerville	NJ	O	92	0.3	96	1576	23.6	17	3.6	3.05
918	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	Scotch Plains	NJ	O	96	0.5	89	1595	23.4	7	3.3	3.05
944	West Essex Regional School District	North Caldwell	NJ	O	97	0	93	1573	24	3	3.6	3.04
962	Union County Academy for Performing Arts	Scotch Plains	NJ	M, S	100	0	100	1694	24.4	13	2.5	3.03
1028	New Milford High School	New Milford	NJ	O	98	0.2	93	1509			3.1	3
1059	Howell High School	Farmingdale	NJ	O	100	0.2	94	1503	22.3	8	2.8	2.99
1108	Fort Lee High School	Fort Lee	NJ	O	96	0.5	86	1570	24	19	2.5	2.96
1162	Freehold Township High School	Freehold	NJ	O	97	0.2	92	1531	22		2.8	2.94
1207	Nutley High School	Nutley	NJ	O	96	0.2	94	1458			2.9	2.92
1225	Cherry Hill High School West	Cherry Hill	NJ	O	90	0.3	91	1537			3.3	2.91
1255	Red Bank Regional High School	Little Silver	NJ	O	94	0.4	91	1590	26.5	21	2.8	2.9
1266	Mainland Regional High School	Linwood	NJ	O	92	0.4	87	1568		21	3	2.89
1272	Morristown High School	Morristown	NJ	O	84	0.3	90	1622	25		3.6	2.89
1286	Columbia Senior High School	Maplewood	NJ	O	85	0.4	86	1602	24.3	24	3.8	2.88
1309	Hasbrouck Heights High School	Hasbrouck Heights	NJ	O	94	0.1	86	1552			3.6	2.86
1340	Leonia High School	Leonia	NJ	O	88	0.6	91	1642	23	18	2.3	2.85
1361	Bogota Jr./Sr. High School	Bogota	NJ	O	95	0.1	100	1310	18.1	44	2.6	2.84
1374	Hackensack High School	Hackensack	NJ	O	85	0.1	98	1435		47	3	2.84
1426	North Warren Regional High School	Blairstown	NJ	O	94	0.1	86	1506	23	9	3.2	2.81
1436	Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy	Elizabeth	NJ	S	95	0.3	93	1224	17.4		2.4	2.81
1537	Monmouth Regional High School	Tinton Falls	NJ	O	93	0.2	85	1640	21.6		2.9	2.75
1557	Lakeland Regional High School	Wanaque	NJ	O	91	0.2	92	1494		15	2.4	2.74
1563	Egg Harbor Township High School	Egg Harbor Township	NJ	O	93	0.3	85	1474			2.8	2.74
1656	Edison High School*	Edison	NJ	O	98	0.3	93	1548		31	4.1	2.68
1706	West Orange High School	West Orange	NJ	O	86	0.3	81	1473	22	42	3.2	2.65
1785	Palisades Park Jr./Sr. High School	Palisades Park	NJ	O	76	0.2	90	1500	22.3	41	3	2.58