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Wayne Hills Is A Top 75 High School In New Jersey: Niche
Wayne Hills is ranked as the 74th best public high school in New Jersey, but the best in Passaic County, according to Niche's latest list.
WAYNE, NJ — Wayne Hills High School is one of the best 75 public high schools in the state, according to Niche's latest rankings.
In their 2021 rankings, the Pittsburgh-based company ranked Wayne Hills number 74.
The company also ranked the high school as the best in Passaic County, and the 97th best college preparatory public high school in the state.
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According to the company, data was collected from nearly 95,000 public schools, over 24,000 private schools and 11,822 school districts nationwide.
The rankings don't rely solely on test scores, providing a more "personal view" of a single school.
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Now in its seventh iteration, the 2021 school rankings include 231 newly ranked private schools, 3,971 newly ranked public schools and 588 newly ranked school districts.
Other Bergen County schools were ranked by Niche as well, including Bergen County Academies, who the site named the best in America.
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