Best High Schools in New Jersey

Top 50 high schools in New Jersey, 2026-27

415 New Jersey high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

1. High Technology High School — Lincroft · #1 in NJ · #28 nationally
2. Edison Academy Magnet School — Edison · #2 in NJ · #40 nationally
3. Union County Magnet High School — Scotch Plains · #3 in NJ · #59 nationally
4. Biotechnology High School — Freehold · #4 in NJ · #72 nationally
5. Woodbridge Academy Magnet School — Woodbridge · #5 in NJ · #75 nationally
6. Bergen County Academies — Hackensack · #6 in NJ · #78 nationally
7. Academy for Information Technology — Scotch Plains · #7 in NJ · #83 nationally
8. Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro — Teterboro · #8 in NJ · #84 nationally
9. Dr. Ronald E McNair High School — Jersey City · #9 in NJ · #114 nationally
10. Academy for Allied Health Sciences — Scotch Plains · #10 in NJ · #126 nationally
11. Marine Academy of Science and Technology — Highlands · #11 in NJ · #156 nationally
12. PCTI STEM Academy — Wayne · #12 in NJ · #250 nationally
13. Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School — Somerset · #13 in NJ · #261 nationally
14. Glen Ridge High School — Glen Ridge · #14 in NJ · #290 nationally
15. Millburn High School — Millburn · #15 in NJ · #294 nationally
16. Science Park High School — Newark · #16 in NJ · #312 nationally
17. High Tech High School — Secaucus · #17 in NJ · #334 nationally
18. Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest — Demarest · #18 in NJ · #346 nationally
19. Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science — Neptune · #19 in NJ · #348 nationally
20. Elizabeth High School — Elizabeth · #20 in NJ · #354 nationally
21. Montgomery High School — Skillman · #21 in NJ · #356 nationally
22. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South — West Windsor · #22 in NJ · #383 nationally
23. Tenafly High School — Tenafly · #23 in NJ · #389 nationally
24. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North — Plainsboro · #24 in NJ · #393 nationally
25. Livingston High School — Livingston · #25 in NJ · #411 nationally
26. Stem Innovation Academy of the Oranges — South Orange · #26 in NJ · #460 nationally
27. Jose Marti Stem Academy — Union City · #27 in NJ · #474 nationally
28. Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering — Passaic · #28 in NJ · #484 nationally
29. John P. Stevens High School — Edison · #29 in NJ · #492 nationally
30. Summit Senior High School — Summit · #30 in NJ · #499 nationally
31. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School — Somerset · #31 in NJ · #501 nationally
32. College Achieve Central Charter School — Plainfield · #32 in NJ · #522 nationally
33. Mercer County Technical School Stem Academy — Pennington · #33 in NJ · #537 nationally
34. Ridge High School — Basking Ridge · #34 in NJ · #555 nationally
35. Northern Highlands Regional High School — Allendale · #35 in NJ · #575 nationally
36. Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School — Rumson · #36 in NJ · #593 nationally
37. Princeton High School — Princeton · #37 in NJ · #616 nationally
38. Chatham High School — Chatham · #38 in NJ · #625 nationally
39. Glen Rock High School — Glen Rock · #39 in NJ · #644 nationally
40. Union County Tech — Scotch Plains · #40 in NJ · #659 nationally
41. Union High School — Union · #41 in NJ · #661 nationally
42. Mountain Lakes High School — Mountain Lakes · #42 in NJ · #716 nationally
43. Ridgewood High School — Ridgewood · #43 in NJ · #721 nationally
44. West Morris Mendham High School — Mendham · #44 in NJ · #738 nationally
45. Ramsey High School — Ramsey · #45 in NJ · #760 nationally
46. Haddonfield Memorial High School — Haddonfield · #46 in NJ · #775 nationally
47. Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan — Old Tappan · #47 in NJ · #783 nationally
48. New Providence High School — New Providence · #48 in NJ · #808 nationally
49. Westfield Senior High School — Westfield · #49 in NJ · #826 nationally
50. Madison High School — Madison · #50 in NJ · #851 nationally

High schools by city in New Jersey

• Newark (22)
• Jersey City (11)
• Camden (10)
• Paterson (9)
• Elizabeth (8)
• Scotch Plains (6)
• Plainfield (5)
• Wayne (4)
• Passaic (4)
• Rockaway (4)
• Toms River (4)
• Edison (3)

Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.