Tenafly Ranked Among New Jersey's Top High Schools

TENAFLY, N.J. -- Tenafly High School was named the 294th best high school in the country by U.S. News & World Report in its annual ranking of best high schools Tuesday. It was also named the 13th best in New Jersey.

Tenafly High School was ranked among the best in New Jersey.
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Joe Jenkins

04/20/2016 4:00 a.m.

U.S. News & World Report enlisted the help of social science research firm RTI International to compile its rankings. They measured schools using four key metrics:

Math and reading proficiency for all students
Testing proficiency for disadvantaged students
Graduation rates
College readiness via Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test data.

Tenafly boasts a 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio and has 66 percent of its students participate in AP Exams.

Eleven other Bergen County schools were ranked among the best in the state:

Bergen County Technical High School (No. 4)
Bergen County Academies (No. 5)
Glen Rock (No. 14)
Ridgewood (No. 25)
Cresskill (No. 31)
Mahwah (No. 32)
Northern Highlands (No. 34)
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest (No. 35)
Bergenfield (No. 38)
Park Ridge (No. 40)
Fort Lee (No. 55)

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