Phil Murphy on NJ public education during 2024 State of State Address
Governor Phil Murphy’ discusses public education in New Jersey at the 2024 State of the State Address.
U.S. News and World Report recently released its rankings of high schools in 2024, nationally and by state.
Eight New Jersey high schools made the list of the 100 best high schools in the United States in 2024.
The highest New Jersey school on the list is High Technology High School in Lincroft which came it at No. 24 with a 100% graduation rate, a 100 score for college readiness, and an enrollment of 285 students.
A few local North Jersey schools that made the national top 100 include Bergen County Academies in Hackensack which landed in spot 63 with a 99% graduation rate, a score of 95.7 college readiness, and an enrollment of 1,116 students.
Also from Bergen County is Bergen County Technical High School in Teterboro which has an enrollment of 675, a 100% graduation rate, and a 93.3 college readiness score. Bergen County Technical High School was ranked at 90 nationally.
To put together its lists of best high schools around the country U.S. News and World Report considers six factors including college readiness (30%), state assessment proficiency (20%), state assessment performance (20%), underserved student performance (10%), college curriculum breadth (10%), and graduation rate (10%).
These are the 10 best public high schools in New Jersey in 2024 per U.S. News and World Report.
High Technology High School in Lincroft
Edison Academy Magnet School in Edison
Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health in Woodbridge
Bergen County Academies in Hackensack
Biotechnology High School in Freehold
Dr. Ronald E. McNair High School in Jersey City
Bergen County Technical High School in Teterboro
Union County Magnet High School in Scotch Plains
Academy for Information Technology in Scotch Plains
Academy for Allied Health Sciences in Scotch Plains
These are the rest of the top 40 public high schools in New Jersey per U.S. News and World Report.