New Rankings: Best Bergen County Public High Schools

Niche has released its list of the best public high schools in America for 2025.

Rutherford HS, No. 10 on Niche's 2025 list of Best Public High Schools in Bergen County.
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10/02/2024 7:51 p.m.

One Bergen County school, Bergen Academies in Hackensack, was ranked the 20th top high school in America and first in New Jersey.

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Here are the top 25 best high schools in Bergen County, according to Niche.

25. Park Ridge HS
24. New Milford HS
23. Emerson Junior/Senior HS
22. Paramus HS
21. Fort Lee HS
20. Indian Hills HS
19. Ramsey HS
18. Pascack Hills HS
17. Pascack Valley HS
16. Leonia HS
15. Glen Rock HS
14. Cresskill HS
13. Ramapo HS
12. Fair Lawn HS
11. River Dell Regional HS
10. Rutherford HS
9. Mahwah HS
8. Applied Tech HS
7. Northern Valley Regional - Old Tappan
6. Northern Valley Regional -Demarest
5. Ridgewood HS
4. Tenafly HS
3. Northern Highlands Regional HS
2. Bergen County Tech
1. Bergen County Academies

Niche says the latest rankings are based on "rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Factors include teacher quality, high school ratings, college readiness, state test scores, and graduation rates (click here for more on methodology).

This year's rankings do not consider SAT/ACT scores "to reflect a general de-emphasis on test scores in the college admissions process.

Click here for the full list of best Bergen County Public High Schools from Niche.

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