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Nine NJ High Schools Ranked Among Top 100 Nationally, Including Best In STEM: See Which Ones Nine NJ High Schools Ranked Among Top 100 Nationally, Including Best In STEM: See Which Ones
Nine NJ High Schools Ranked Among Top 100 Nationally, Including Best In STEM: See Which Ones More than two dozen high schools across the Northeast have been recognized among the top 100 in the US, according to a new ranking. The U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best High School Rankings on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The 2025 list evaluated more than 24,000 public high schools nationwide based on test scores, college-level coursework, and graduation rates. The report highlights schools where students outperformed expectations in math, reading, and science, passed college-level exams, and graduated on time. U.S. News said its goal is to recognize high achievers while…

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by Chris Spiker
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Woodbridge Installing Metal Detectors At High Schools: Superintendent Woodbridge Installing Metal Detectors At High Schools: Superintendent
Woodbridge Installing Metal Detectors At High Schools: Superintendent The Woodbridge Township School District is installing metal detectors at its high schools after a student brought a loaded gun to school earlier this month. On Tuesday, March 18, a 17-year-old was arrested at Woodbridge High School after a loaded gun was found in his backpack, after he sent another student threatening text messages, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Woodbridge Township Police Director Joseph Nisky said. Superintendent Joseph Massimino said the district had received a positive response to using metal detectors at athletic and co-curricular events this scho…

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by Sam Barron
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These NJ Public High Schools Were Named Among Best In America These NJ Public High Schools Were Named Among Best In America
These NJ Public High Schools Were Named Among Best In America Niche has released its list of the best public high schools in America for 2025. Several schools in New Jersey made the top 50, all of which earned an A+ from Niche. They are: No. 20: Bergen Academies, Hackensack No. 21: The Academy for Math, Science, and Engineering, Rockaway No. 37: Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains No. 43: High Technology High School, Lincroft No. 49: Marine Academy of Technology, Middletown Niche also ranks New Jersey's top public high schools. The top 25 best are: 25. Chatham High School 24. High Tech HS (Hudson County) 23. Middlesex County Academy for…

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine