2 High Schools In Hudson County Make Top 25 In New Jersey: U.S. News

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — Where does your local high school rank? Recently, U.S. News & World Report ranked the best public high schools in New Jersey and the best in the country, releasing the results on Tuesday.

Among the top high schools in New Jersey, two from Hudson County made the grade.

As far as the top 100 nationwide, Dr. Ronald E McNair High School, a Jersey City magnet school, came in at No. 83.

Another Jersey City high school made the top 25 in New Jersey, even if it didn't quite make the top 100 nationally. Infinity Institute in Jersey City was in the top 25.

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U.S. News looked at math, reading, and science assessments, as well strong performance among under-served students, graduation rates, and college readiness,

Top 25 Public High Schools In NJ, According To U.S. News:

1. Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains
2. Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies, Edison
3. High Technology High School, Lincroft
4. Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health, Woodbridge
5. Biotechnology High School, Freehold
6. Dr. Ronald E McNair High School, Jersey City
7. Bergen County Academies, Hackensack
8. Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro
9. Academy for Information Technology, Scotch Plains
10. Academy for Allied Health Sciences, Scotch Plains
11. Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science, Neptune
12. Elizabeth High School, Elizabeth
13. Glen Ridge High School, Glen Ridge
14. Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Highlands
15. Infinity Institute, Jersey City
16. Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, Demarest
17. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, Plainsboro
18. Livingston High School, Livingston
19. Millburn High School, Millburn
20. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, West Windsor
21. Chatham High School, Chatham
22. Union County Tech, Scotch Plains
23. Summit Senior High School, Summit
24. Tenafly High School, Tenafly
25. Ridge High School, Basking Ridge

U.S. News also ranked magnet, charter and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) schools.

You can view the full rankings here.

Editor Nicole Rosenthal contributed to this report.