Mendham High School Slips in State, National Rankings

It’s still great, but there’s a definite slip from previous years.

According to the recently released US News & World Report rankings of magnet, charter, and public high schools across the country, Mendham High School is among the top 50 in New Jersey, but has slipped nationally.

The rankings showed Mendham is number 45 in the state – two spots behind sister school West Morris Central – and number 1,356 in the country. In 2013 Mendham was ranked 40th in the state, and was seven spots higher at number 33 the year before that.

US News & World Report’s methodology includes college readiness, math proficiency and language arts proficiency. See the full list here.

Chatham High School was the highest-ranking Morris County school, coming in at number 19 in the state. Biotechnology High School was the highest-ranking New Jersey school in the country, coming in at number 19.

In 2014, Mendham was ranked the number four public high school in the state by New Jersey Monthly magazine, and number 81 in the country by Newsweek.

What do you think of the ranking? Does Mendham High School deserve to be higher on the list?