New Ranking Of N.J. School Districts: Ridgewood Is 13th

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Data compiler Niche.com recently released its 2017 list of the best school districts throughout the nation and in the state of New Jersey, and it's good news for local students.

The Ridgewood Public School District has ranked 13th in New Jersey.

Princeton was named New Jersey's best school district for the second year in a row, according to Niche.com's data. Other local districts ranked in the top 100 are: Tenafly, which was the highest Bergen County district ranked at sixth, Fair Lawn Pascack Valley Regional, Mahwah and Glen Rock

To get to these results, Niche analyzed academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users. Read how this ranking was calculated here.

Here are the New Jersey school districts that appeared on the national list:

• No. 6 - Princeton Public Schools, Princeton
• No. 24 - Millburn Township Schools, Millburn
• No. 26 - West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, West Windsor
• No. 52 - The School District of the Chathams, Chatham
• No. 60 - Montgomery Township School District, Skillman
• No. 65 - Tenafly Public Schools, Tenafly
• No. 67 - East Brunswick Public Schools, East Brunswick
• No 72 - Bernards Township School District, Basking Ridge
• No. 73 - Livingston Public Schools, Livingston
• No. 89 - Summit Public Schools, Summit

Here are the top school districts in New Jersey as ranked by Niche.com

1. Princeton Public Schools, Princeton
2. Millburn Township Schools, Millburn
3. West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, West Windsor
4. The School District of the Chathams, Chatham
5. Montgomery Township School District, Skillman
6. Tenafly Public Schools, Tenafly
7. East Brunswick Public Schools, East Brunswick
8. Bernards Township School District, Basking Ridge
9. Livingston Public Schools, Livingston
10. Summit Public Schools, Summit
11. Hopewell Valley Regional School District, Pennington
12. Mountain Lakes School District, Mountain Lakes
13. Ridgewood Public Schools, Ridgewood
14. Montclair Public Schools, Montclair
15. Fair Lawn School District, Fair Lawn
16. South Brunswick Public Schools, Monmouth Junction
17. Moorestown Township Public School District, Moorestown
18. Berkeley Heights Public Schools, Berkeley Heights
19. Glen Rock Public School District, Glen Rock
20. West Morris Regional High School District, Chester
21. Somerset Hills Regional School District, Bernardsville
22. Glen Ridge Public Schools, Glen Ridge
23. Hillsborough Township Public School District, Hillsborough
24. New Providence School District, New Providence
25. Edison Township Public Schools, Edison
26. Westfield Public Schools, Westfield
27. Pascack Valley Regional High School District, Montvale
28. Mahwah Township Public Schools, Mahwah
29. Holmdel Township School District, Holmdel,
30. Morris School District, Morristown
31. Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Schools, Parsippany
32. Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, Scotch Plains
33. Park Ridge Public Schools, Park Ridge
34. Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, Bridgewater
35. Cresskill Public School District, Cresskill
36. Highland Park Board of Education, Highland Park
37. Robbinsville Public Schools, Robbinsville
38. Metuchen Public Schools, Metuchen
39. Paramus Public Schools, Paramus
40. Cranford Public School District, Cranford
41. West Essex Regional School District, North Caldwell
42. River Dell Regional School District, River Edge
43. Madison Public Schools, Madison
44. Montville Township School District, Montville
45. Northern Valley Regional High School District, Demarest,
46. Haddonfield Public Schools, Haddonfield
47. Randolph Township Schools, Randolph
48. Leonia Public Schools, Leonia
49. Ramsey Public Schools, Ramsey
50. Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, Oakland
51. Pompton Lakes School District, Pompton Lakes
52. South Orange-Maplewood School District, Maplewood
53. North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, Annandale
54. Morris Hills Regional School District, Rockaway
55. Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, Aberdeen
56. Bergenfield Borough School District, Bergenfield
57. Cherry Hill Public Schools, Cherry Hill
58. Westwood Regional School District, Township Of Washington
59. Point Pleasant Beach Board of Education, Point Pleasant Beach
60. Monroe Township School District, Monroe Township
61. Lawrence Township Public Schools, Lawrenceville
62. Verona Public Schools, Verona
63. Lenape Regional High School District, Shamong
64. East Windsor Regional School District, Hightstown
65. Washington Township Public Schools, Sewell
66. Springfield Public Schools, Springfield
67. Wayne Township Public Schools, Wayne
68. West Orange Public Schools, West Orange
69. Kinnelon Board of Education, Kinnelon
70. Upper Freehold Regional School District, Allentown
71. New Milford School District, New Milford
72. Old Bridge Township School District, Matawan
73. Rutherford Public Schools, Rutherford
74. Midland Park Public Schools, Midland Park
75. Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools, West Caldwell
76. Egg Harbor Township School District, Egg Harbor Township
77. Piscataway Township Schools, Piscataway
78. Dumont Board of Education, Dumont
79. Hanover Park Regional High School District, East Hanover
80. Cinnaminson Township Public Schools, Cinnaminson
81. Roxbury Township Public Schools, Succasunna
82. Woodbridge Township School District, Woodbridge
83. Middletown Township Public Schools, Middletown
84. Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education, Hasbrouck Heights
85. Wall Township Public Schools, Wall
86. Fort Lee Public Schools, Fort Lee
87. Sparta Township Public Schools, Sparta
88. Ocean City School District, Ocean City
89. Weehawken Board of Education, Weehawken
90. Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District, Woodstown
91. Southern Regional School District, Manahawkin
92. Palisades Park Board of Education, Palisades Park
93. Delsea Regional High School District, Franklinville
94. Northern Burlington County Regional School District, Columbus
95. Freehold Regional High School District, Englishtown
96. Kingsway Regional School District, Woolwich Twp.
97. Mount Olive Township School District, Budd Lake
98. Cedar Grove Township School District, Cedar Grove
99. Teaneck School District, Teaneck
100. Ocean Township School District (Oakhurst), Oakhurst,

Click here to view the 2016 rankings.

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