One Hoboken School Appears On 'Best Schools' List

HOBOKEN, NJ — In New Jersey, where there are 2,516 public schools (at all grade levels) and 1,428 private schools, to be on a list of the top-ranked 100 schools in the state would be quite an honor.

The website Niche.com, which specializes in all different types of rankings, recently released a 2020 list of the top 300 schools in New Jersey, including public and private schools for all grade levels. Methodology included test scores, parent surveys, and more.

Many of the schools at the top of the list are private schools or public magnet schools where kids must compete to get in. A few high-ranking districts had several public schools on the list, such as Princeton and Millburn.

In Northern New Jersey, the Hudson School, a private school in Hoboken, came in at 62, the only school in that city in the top 100.

The Hudson School, for grades 5-12, has been open for 41 years. It's located at Sixth Street and Park Avenue.

On the list the school was sandwiched between 60, Mountain Lakes High School (public, grades 9-12) and 62, Ridgewood High School (public, grades 9-12).

In Hudson County, Jersey City had a few schools on the list, the highest ranked of which was McNair Academic High School (21), a public academic magnet school. Also in the top 100 was the countywide High Tech High School in North Bergen (70), a public school that requires a detailed application process. It draws from all local municipalities.

The first five schools on the overall New Jersey list were private and magnet schools:

1. The Lawrenceville School (private, 9-12)
2. The Pingry School, Basking Ridge (private, K-12)
3. Bergen County Academies, Hackensack (public, 9-12)
4. Newark Academy, Livingston (private, 6-12)
5. High Technology High School, Lincroft (public, 9-12)

Read more about the rankings and methodology here. Read more local stories about Hoboken here.