Best High Schools in New Jersey

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best New Jersey high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

JUST IN! New Jersey NJSLA-S and NJSLA test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New Jersey test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
341198006122	91	OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy	Public	9-12	1 College Drive	Toms River	08754	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 286-5678	268	29	9.4	9.0%	215 (80.2%)	6 (2.2%)	29 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$15,088		$15,088	68.1	48.4	165	74
340933000586	92	Mahwah High School	Public	9-12	50 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2300	880	91	9.6	10.6%	561 (63.8%)	35 (4.0%)	124 (14.1%)	111 (12.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	$12,658		$12,658	68	68	85	7
341161003024	93	North Hunterdon High School	Public	9-12	1445 State Route 31	Annandale	08801	Hunterdon County	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 735-5191	1,262	116	10.9	3.1%	1,024 (81.1%)	31 (2.5%)	112 (8.9%)	81 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.6%)	$13,041	$06	$13,035	67.9	58.8	121	28
341782000906	94	Westwood Regional High School	Public	9-12	701 Ridgewood Road	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-0880	839	82	10.2	11.6%	594 (70.8%)	24 (2.9%)	157 (18.7%)	37 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.5%)	$9,306	$01	$9,305	67.7	57.3	129	35
340753003136	95	Hopewell Valley Central High School	Public	9-12	259 Pennington Titusville Rd	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-4003	1,080	109	9.9	4.5%	760 (70.4%)	36 (3.3%)	66 (6.1%)	160 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.1%)	$11,670		$11,670	67.7	68.9	81	14
341728004964	96	Wayne Valley High School	Public	9-12	551 Valley Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-2200	1,235	119	10.4	8.9%	847 (68.6%)	27 (2.2%)	239 (19.4%)	93 (7.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.9%)	$16,982	$363	$16,619	66.9	54.9	134	38
340005000716	97	Hunterdon Polytech Bartles Corner Campus	Public	9-12	8 Bartles Corner Road	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 788-1119	98	7	14	5.1%	77 (78.6%)	5 (5.1%)	13 (13.3%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,534	$310	$9,224	66.8			(n/a)
341551005396	98	Sparta High School	Public	9-12	70 West Mountain Road	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-6191	1,045	101	10.3	4.9%	819 (78.4%)	31 (3.0%)	128 (12.2%)	49 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	13 (1.2%)	$11,850		$11,850	66.5	69.8	75	23
341506005278	99	Somerset County Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	14 Vogt Drive	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 526-8900	353	57	6.1	13.0%	134 (38.0%)	18 (5.1%)	77 (21.8%)	105 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	$23,205	$871	$22,334	66.2	70	73	26
341197001746	100	Ocean City High School	Public	9-12	501 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-1290	1,190	126	9.4	12.8%	1,025 (86.1%)	18 (1.5%)	103 (8.7%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (1.8%)	$10,624		$10,624	65.5	58.9	120	20

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for New Jersey

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for NJ student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science, NJSLA English Language Arts test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 426)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
341198006122	91	OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy	Public	9-12	1 College Drive	Toms River	08754	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 286-5678	268	29	9.4	9.0%	215 (80.2%)	6 (2.2%)	29 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$15,088						$15,088	68.1	48.4	165	74
340933000586	92	Mahwah High School	Public	9-12	50 Ridge Road	Mahwah	07430	Bergen County	Mahwah Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 762-2300	880	91	9.6	10.6%	561 (63.8%)	35 (4.0%)	124 (14.1%)	111 (12.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	$12,658						$12,658	68	68	85	7
341161003024	93	North Hunterdon High School	Public	9-12	1445 State Route 31	Annandale	08801	Hunterdon County	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 735-5191	1,262	116	10.9	3.1%	1,024 (81.1%)	31 (2.5%)	112 (8.9%)	81 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.6%)	$13,041			$06			$13,035	67.9	58.8	121	28
341782000906	94	Westwood Regional High School	Public	9-12	701 Ridgewood Road	Township Of Washington	07676	Bergen County	Westwood Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 664-0880	839	82	10.2	11.6%	594 (70.8%)	24 (2.9%)	157 (18.7%)	37 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.5%)	$9,306			$01			$9,305	67.7	57.3	129	35
340753003136	95	Hopewell Valley Central High School	Public	9-12	259 Pennington Titusville Rd	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-4003	1,080	109	9.9	4.5%	760 (70.4%)	36 (3.3%)	66 (6.1%)	160 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.1%)	$11,670						$11,670	67.7	68.9	81	14
341728004964	96	Wayne Valley High School	Public	9-12	551 Valley Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 317-2200	1,235	119	10.4	8.9%	847 (68.6%)	27 (2.2%)	239 (19.4%)	93 (7.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.9%)	$16,982			$363			$16,619	66.9	54.9	134	38
340005000716	97	Hunterdon Polytech Bartles Corner Campus	Public	9-12	8 Bartles Corner Road	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 788-1119	98	7	14	5.1%	77 (78.6%)	5 (5.1%)	13 (13.3%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,534			$310			$9,224	66.8			(n/a)
341551005396	98	Sparta High School	Public	9-12	70 West Mountain Road	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-6191	1,045	101	10.3	4.9%	819 (78.4%)	31 (3.0%)	128 (12.2%)	49 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	13 (1.2%)	$11,850						$11,850	66.5	69.8	75	23
341506005278	99	Somerset County Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	14 Vogt Drive	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 526-8900	353	57	6.1	13.0%	134 (38.0%)	18 (5.1%)	77 (21.8%)	105 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	$23,205			$871			$22,334	66.2	70	73	26
341197001746	100	Ocean City High School	Public	9-12	501 Atlantic Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-1290	1,190	126	9.4	12.8%	1,025 (86.1%)	18 (1.5%)	103 (8.7%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (1.8%)	$10,624						$10,624	65.5	58.9	120	20