New Rankings Released: High School In Stafford Township Makes U.S. Top 50

Three Jersey Shore public high schools were recognized among the 100 best in the U.S., according to an education data website.

High Technology High School in Lincroft, NJ.
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Chris Spiker

10/03/2024 12:55 p.m.

Niche has released its 2025 Best Public High Schools in America list. The website said its rankings are based on "rigorous analysis of key statistics," U.S. Department of Education data, and millions of reviews from students and parents.

Five of the top 50 high schools in the U.S. were from New Jersey, including two on the Jersey Shore. Bergen County Academies in Hackensack was the top school in the Garden State and 20th nationally.

Here are the seven South Jersey schools that made the top 250 in the U.S.:

43. High Technology HS (Lincroft)
49. Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental Science (Stafford Township)
76. Biotechnology HS (Freehold Township)
138. West Windsor-Plainsboro HS South (Princeton Junction)
147. Princeton HS
226. West Windsor-Plainsboro HS North (Plainsboro Township)
250. Academy of Allied Health & Science (Neptune Township)

In the statewide rankings, 29 schools in South Jersey made the top 100. Here's a county-by-county breakdown:

Burlington County

30. Moorestown HS

Camden County

31. Haddonfield Memorial HS
66. Eastern Regional HS (Voorhees)
70. Cherry Hill HS East

Cumberland County

86. Cumberland County Technical Education Center

Mercer County

11. West Windsor-Plainsboro HS South
12. Princeton HS
48. Robbinsville HS
60. Hopewell Valley Central HS (Hopewell Township)

Middlesex County

15. West Windsor-Plainsboro HS North
23. Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics, & Engineering Technologies (Edison)
35. Metuchen HS
36. South Brunswick HS
42. J.P. Stevens HS (Edison)
52. East Brunswick HS
54. Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health & Biomedical Sciences (Woodbridge)
87. Highland Park HS
100. Monroe Township HS

Monmouth County

4. High Technology HS
8. Biotechnology HS
18. Academy of Allied Health & Science
19. Marine Academy of Science & Technology
27. Communications HS
34. Rumson Fair Haven Regional HS
46. Holmdel HS
61. Marlboro HS
68. Red Bank Regional HS
96. Colts Neck HS

Ocean County

5. Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental Science

Outside the top 100, Egg Harbor Township High School was ranked number one in Atlantic County and 103rd in the state. Gloucester County Institute of Technology in Deptford was Gloucester County's top school and 112th overall.

Ocean City High School topped the Cape May County list at 119th in the state. Woodstown High School was number one in Salem County and 228th overall.

You can click here to see Niche's full 2025 rankings for New Jersey public high schools.

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