U.S. News Best High Schools 2023: Where Did Wyckoff's Schools Rank?

WYCKOFF, 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 national number to every public high school in the country.

Wyckoff, Oakland, and Franklin Lakes students attend two high schools: Indian Hills and Rampo High.

According to this year's 2023-2024 Best High Schools rankings, the NJ and national ranks are:

• Ramapo: 46 in New Jersey and 1,042 nationally.
• Indian Hills: 85 in New Jersey and 1,807 nationally.

You can find out more about Ramapo's statistics and benchmarks here, and read about Indian Hills here.

(Read recent reporting on school board controversies here.)

U.S. News reviewed 25,000 schools and ranked 17,680 of them nationally, and 399 in New Jersey.

Put any high school name into this search engine and find out more.

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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