Best High Schools in New Jersey

The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in New Jersey, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 53%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	North Star Academy Charter School	Newark, NJ	6,352	29%
2	TEAM Academy Charter School	Newark, NJ	6,096	25%
3	Passaic County Technical Institute	Wayne, NJ	3,359	47%
4	Clifton High School	Clifton, NJ	3,059	38%
5	Union City High School	Union City, NJ	3,025	37%
6	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	Camden, NJ	2,880	38%
7	South Brunswick High School	Monmouth Junction, NJ	2,786	59%
8	Vineland Senior High School	Vineland, NJ	2,780	62%
9	Bridgewater-Raritan High School	Bridgewater, NJ	2,711	57%
10	Old Bridge High School	Matawan, NJ	2,707	56%
11	John P. Stevens High School	Edison, NJ	2,680	61%
12	Perth Amboy High School	Perth Amboy, NJ	2,658	39%
13	Bayonne High School	Bayonne, NJ	2,656	38%
14	Passaic High School No. 12	Passaic, NJ	2,596	36%
15	Monroe Township High School	Monroe Township, NJ	2,568	56%
16	Hunterdon Central Regional High School District	Flemington, NJ	2,486	72%
17	New Brunswick High School	New Brunswick, NJ	2,477	30%
18	Hillsborough High School	Hillsborough, NJ	2,368	75%
19	Camden's Promise Charter School	Camden, NJ	2,363	44%
20	North Bergen High School	N Bergen, NJ	2,355	48%
21	Egg Harbor Township High School	Egg Harbor Township, NJ	2,335	47%
22	Eastside High School	Paterson, NJ	2,323	51%
23	Union High School	Union, NJ	2,308	64%
24	Edison High School	Edison, NJ	2,280	65%
25	East Side High School	Newark, NJ	2,255	48%
26	Trenton Central High School - Main Campus	Trenton, NJ	2,255	45%
27	Memorial High School	West New York, NJ	2,251	41%
28	Franklin High School	Somerset, NJ	2,220	51%
29	Cherokee High School	Marlton, NJ	2,179	60%
30	West Orange High School	West Orange, NJ	2,151	51%
31	Piscataway Township High School	Piscataway, NJ	2,144	56%
32	Cherry Hill High School East	Cherry Hill, NJ	2,087	62%
33	Washington Township High School	Sewell, NJ	2,075	64%
34	Livingston High School	Livingston, NJ	2,066	78%
35	John F. Kennedy High School	Paterson, NJ	2,053	47%
36	East Brunswick High School	East Brunswick, NJ	2,036	60%
37	Bloomfield High School	Bloomfield, NJ	2,029	50%
38	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	Camden, NJ	2,026	36%
39	William L Dickinson High School	Jersey City, NJ	2,024	49%
40	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	Newark, NJ	2,012	39%
41	Howell High School	Farmingdale, NJ	2,011	67%
42	Churchill Junior High School	East Brunswick, NJ	2,002	64%
43	Rancocas Valley Regional High School	Mount Holly, NJ	1,981	68%
44	Montclair High School	Montclair, NJ	1,968	74%
45	Kingsway Regional High School	Woolwich Twp, NJ	1,947	72%
46	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Passaic, NJ	1,946	43%
47	Eastern Regional High School	Voorhees, NJ	1,933	68%
48	Toms River High School North	Toms River, NJ	1,931	53%
49	Columbia High School	Maplewood, NJ	1,930	73%
50	Freehold Township High School	Freehold Twp., NJ	1,926	64%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best high school in New Jersey?

The largest high school in New Jersey is North Star Academy Charter School in Newark with 6,352 students and a 29% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many high schools are in New Jersey?

This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in New Jersey by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.