Public High Schools Serving Wyckoff Appear On Statewide List

WYCKOFF, NJ — A website meant to help families decide where to live and learn has put Ramapo and Indian Hills High School, serving Wyckoff and several other towns, near the top 100 high schools serving New Jersey teens.

Based on past reviews and data, Ramapo High School landed in the top 50 public high schools, at 48. Indian Hills ranked 106 out of 408.

The Ramapo Indian Hills district has been undergoing some changes this summer. Superintendent Rui Dionisio was hired away earlier this month by the Fair Lawn schools, and will leave in Novemb er.

Meanwhile, four board members voted last month to cancel certain student mental health programs, then quickly reversed themselves after criticism, reports said.

(A new board meeting was slated for Wednesday, Aug. 23, and a Curriculum Changes Public Hearing/Regular Public meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 28.)

Grades And Reviews

Niche.com considered prior data when making its lists and assessments, including reviews from students, parents, and teachers (which can be read on the site). The site grades for things like diversity, college graduation rate, AP courses offered, and clubs.

Ramapo earned an A+ for academics and clubs. Indian Hills earned an A for academics. Both schools earned a C+ for diversity.

Many of the schools at the top of the list were public magnet or regional schools.

In terms of the top 25, Ridgewood and Tenafly High School also made the list, as well as Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, Bergen County Academies, and Bergen County Technical High School.

Here are New Jersey's top 25 public high schools, according to Niche.

1. High Technology High School (Monmouth County Vocational School District)
2. The Academy for Mathematics, Science & Engineering (Morris County Vocational School District)
3. Bergen County Academies (Bergen County Vocational Technical School District)
4. Biotechnology High School (Monmouth County Vocational School District)
5. Union County Magnet (Union County Vocational-Technical School District)
6. Academy for Information Technology (Union County Vocational-Technical School District)
7. Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental Science (Ocean County Vocational Technical School District)
8. Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro (Bergen County Vocational Technical School District)
9. Edison School - Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics & Engineering Technologies (Middlesex County Vocational & Technical School District)
10. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School (Jersey City School District)
11. Academy for Allied Health Science (Union County Vocational-Technical School District)
12. Princeton High School (Princeton Public Schools)
13. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South (West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District)
14. Academy of Allied Health & Sciences (Monmouth County Vocational School District)
15. Tenafly High School (Tenafly Public School District)
16. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North (West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District)
17. Millburn Senior High School (Millburn Township School District)
18. Union County Vocational-Technical High School (Union County Vocational-Technical School District)
19. Marine Academy of Science & Technology (Monmouth County Vocational School District)
20. Northern Valley Regional High School, Demarest (Northern Valley Regional High School District)
21. Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale, NJ
22. Livingston Senior High School (Livingston Board of Education School District)
23. Ridgewood High School (Ridgewood Public School District)
24. Ridge High School (Bernards Township School District)
25. Summit Senior High School (Summit Public School District)

Read more about the rankings, as well as a list based on NJ school report cards, and the Niche private school list, here.

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