NEW Rankings: These North Jersey High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S.

Where does your high school rank nationally? Now, you can find out.

Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School in Jersey City is ranked No. 2 in the state and No. 67 in the nation.
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04/30/2019 11:09 a.m.

More than 17,000 schools nationwide are numerically ranked, up from last year's 2,700 schools in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best high schools in the nation.

The six factors weighed in the rankings were graduation rates, number of AP courses offered, college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, and underserved student performance.

"Our mission with the Best High Schools rankings has always been to educate families about the schools in their district," said Anita Narayan, managing editor of Education at U.S. News. "By evaluating more schools than ever before, the new edition expands that focus so all communities can see which schools in their area are successfully serving their students – including historically underserved populations."

Schools from North Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic and Union counties) that made the top 50 are:

50. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
49. Bergen Arts and Sciences, Garfield
48. Cranford High School
47. Park Ridge High School
46. Mendham High School
45. Bergenfield High School
44. Kinnelon High School
41. Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale
40. Glen Rock High School
39. Mahwah High School
38. Leonia High School
37. Ramapo High School, Franklin Lakes
36. Union County Tech, Scotch Plains
34. Science Park High School, Newark
32. Madison High School
31. Livingston High School
28. Alexander Hamilton Prep Academy, Elizabeth
27. Ridgewood High School
25. Tenafly High School
24. Summit Senior High School
23. Mountain Lakes High School
22. Glen Ridge High School
21. Infinity Institute, Jersey City
18. Millburn High School
15. North Star Academy School of Newark
14. Chatham High School
13. Academy for Allied Health Sciences, Scotch Plains
10. Elizabeth High School
9. Academy for Informations Technology, Scotch Plains (No. 149 in U.S.)
8. Union County Magnet, Scotch Plains (No. 103 in U.S.)
7. Bergen County Tech, Teterboro (No. 95 in U.S.)
4. Dr. Ronald E. McNair, Jersey City (No. 67 in U.S.)
2. Bergen County Academies, Hackensack (No. 53 in U.S.)

Click here for full list of New Jersey high school rankings.

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