East Brunswick High School Is Ranked #54 In New Jersey

East Brunswick High School is number 54 on a list of the 100 best public high school in New Jersey, according to ranking published by the website, Niche.com.

The school received an overall grade of A.

It was among more than half a dozen area schools to make the list of the top 100 public high schools in the state.

Niche.com ranked more than 14,000 high schools nationwide and in Puerto Rico, based on statistics and opinions from parents and students.

It used government and public data sets, its own proprietary data and responses from more than 280,000 students, recent alumni and parents, according to its website.

“A high ranking indicates that the school is an exceptional academic institution with a diverse set of high-achieving students who rate their experience very highly,’’ the website said.

Another 834 schools, including magnets, charters and online schools, received grades but were not eligible for ranking.

Here’s a list of the other area schools and their rankings:

Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics, & Engineering Technologies, Edison: 13

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South: 25

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North: 27

J.P. Stevens High School, Edison: 31

South Brunswick High School: 40

Metuchen High School: 62

Colonia High School, Woodbridge: 84

Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health & Biomedical Sciences, Woodbridge: 86

Monroe Township High School: 99