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U.S. News Best High Schools 2023: Where Do Ridgewood And Glen Rock Rank?
U.S. News & World Report released new rankings of high schools across the country this week. Where did Ridgewood and Glen Rock High rank?
RIDGEWOOD AND GLEN ROCK, NJ — Apparently, it's not only back-to-school season; it's also ranking season.
On Tuesday, U.S. News and World Report released its annual list of the best high schools in the nation, and in the state. It assigned a number to every public high school in the country.
According to this year's 2023-2024 Best High Schools rankings, the NJ and national ranks for high schools in Ridgewood and Glen Rock are:
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- Ridgewood High School: 35 in New Jersey and 784 nationally.
- Glen Rock High School: 39 in New Jersey and 918 nationally.
Find out the schools broke down in terms of scores and other benchmarks by putting the high school name into this search engine to find out more.
U.S. News reviewed 25,000 schools and ranked 17,680 of them, as well as 399 in New Jersey.
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Families can use the annual rankings to compare schools at the national, state and local levels on factors such as academic performance, graduation rates and college readiness, according to a news release.
Not Just Test Scores
In general, the highest-ranked schools had students who performed well on state assessment for math, reading and science, U.S. News said.
They also performed strongly in meeting the needs of underserved students, U.S. News said, including students who are Black, Hispanic or from low-income households. The schools had a breadth of curriculum offerings and high graduation rates, and their students performed well on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams.
U.S. News said eleven of the top 20 ranked schools were charter or magnet schools.
In national rankings, the top five schools are, respectively: The Early College at Guilford, Greensboro, North Carolina; Signature School at Evansville, Indiana; The School for Advanced Studies in Miami; The Davidson Academy of Nevada at Reno; and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology at Alexandria, Virginia.
Earlier this month, Niche.com also released its national and statewide high school rankings.
Most public school districts in New Jersey start after Labor Day this year (which is Monday, Sept. 4, 2023).
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