Here's How West Windsor-Plainsboro Schools Were Ranked By US News

WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, NJ - Both West Windsor-Plainsboro high schools were ranked among America's 1,000 best in America, according to US News & World Report's 2019 rankings of best high schools in the country. The publication ranked the state's top 350 and showed where they landed among more than 20,500 public high schools in the United States.

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South is ranked No. 389 in the country, and No. 16 in New Jersey.

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is ranked No. 428 in the country, and No. 17 in New Jersey.

U.S. News & World Report, which released its 2019 best high school rankings on Tuesday, is the gold standard for education rankings and is widely considered the global authority. Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at US News, said the aim of the rankings is to give families more information about the schools in their district.

The factors considered in compiling the list include college readiness; reading and math proficiency; reading and math performance; underserved student performance; college curriculum breadth; and graduation rates. College readiness measures participation and performance on advanced placement and international baccalaureate exams.

The data also take into account school enrollment, student diversity, participation in free and reduced-price meal programs, graduation rates and the results of state assessment tests. U.S. News worked with the global research firm RTI International to rank the schools.

"We enhanced the methodology to provide an even more comprehensive ranking that is easier to understand and, therefore, more useful to parents and educators," Robert Morse, chief data strategist at U.S. News, said in a news release. "Now, each school's score correlates to its national percentile — a school with a score of 70 is in the 70th percentile and ranks higher than 70 percent of schools. Going forward, this methodology will allow for intuitive comparisons of a school's performance year after year."

To see how all of New Jersey’s high schools fared in the rankings, click here.