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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.

Rutherford HS, No. 10 on Niche's 2025 list of Best Public High Schools in Bergen County.

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

ALSO SEE: These NJ Public High Schools Were Named Among Best In America

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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