Ridge HS Named Among Best Public High Schools In NJ

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — It will come as no surprise that Ridge High School was once again named among the best public high schools in the country, according to a report released this week by Niche.

The 2025 Best Public High Schools in America ranking, released Monday, shows the best traditional public high schools in the nation, including magnet and charter schools.

Out of 491 schools on the Niche list, Ridge ranked at 32 in New Jersey. And ranked at 542nd out of 20,733 across America.

Ridge High School is a top rated, public school in Basking Ridge. It has 1,682 students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 11 to 1. According to state test scores, 58 percent of students are at least proficient in math and 80 percent in reading, according to Niche.

Niche said its rankings, now in the 10th year, differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.

The company said its rankings were created to provide families with valuable information — both quantitative and qualitative — on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they’re not familiar with yet. As in previous years, the Best Schools rankings include categories for boarding schools and private schools, including religious schools, among many others.

Check out Patch's report on Niche's top-ranked New Jersey school districts here.

— With reporting by Michelle Rotuno-Johnson, Patch Staff

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