Here’s How Carteret, Woodbridge High Schools Stack Up Against NJ’s Best

Two Middlesex County magnet schools – in Woodbridge and nearby Edison – are among our nation’s top 100 high schools, and among the Garden State’s best, according to a new U.S. News & World Report evaluation.

The Edison Academy Magnet School and Woodbridge’s Academy for Allied Health, respectively, rank at #39 and #65 on the well-respected news magazine’s 2023-24 list of the best American high schools. Both schools are part of the Middlesex County Vocational & Technical School District .

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In fact, many county vo-tech and/or magnet schools fared better than most municipal high schools in the latest 2023-24 state rankings. Take a look at Middlesex County’s magnet schools on its website . The Garden State’s “Top 10 List” is available here .

U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 18,000 public high schools across America, including 426 here in New Jersey, to achieve its high school rankings.

Take a closer look at your local school district’s rankings, and the reasons for them, by clicking the magazine’s Best Schools website .

Here are our area’s public high schools, and how they fare among the 426 New Jersey high schools:

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● CARTERET High School : Ranks #306 of 426 NJ high schools.

● PERTH AMBOY High School : Ranks #257 of 426 NJ high schools.

● SAYREVILLE War Memorial HS : Ranks #207 of 426 NJ schools.

● SOUTH AMBOY High School : Ranks #278 of 426 NJ high schools.

● WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP

– John F. Kennedy Memorial HS : Ranks #195 among 426 NJ schools

– Colonia High School : Ranks #223 among 426 NJ schools.

– Woodbridge High School : Ranks #301 of 426 NJ schools.

U.S. News & World Report based its rankings on an independent evaluation of graduation rates; reading, mathematics and science proficiency; and volume of students who successfully complete one one or more Advanced Placement classes to get a jump-start on college credits.

Here are New Jersey’s highest-ranked 2023-24 high schools:

1. High Technology High School, Lincroft; (Monmouth County Vocational Schoo); #64 nationally.

2. Edison Academy Magnet School, Edison (Middlesex County Magnet School), #39 nationally

3. Middlesex Co. Academy–Allied Health, Woodbridge (Middlesex Magnet School), #65 nationally.

4. Bergen County Academies, Hackensack(Bergen County Vo-Tech School), #78 nationally.

5. Biotechnology High School, Freehold (Monmouth County Vo-Tech School), #72 nationally.

6. Ronald E McNair High School, Jersey City Public Schools, #77 nationally.

7. Bergen Technical High, Teterboro (Bergen County Vo-Tech), #88 nationally.

8. Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains (Union County Vo-Tech) #26 nationally.

9. Academy for Information Technology, Scotch Plains (Union County Vo-Tech) #122 nationally.

10. Academy for Allied Health Sciences, Scotch Plains (Union County Vo-Tech) #230 nationally.

See the complete list of top New Jersey schools here.

“The 2024 Best High Schools rankings offer a starting point for parents to understand a school’s academic performance, whether it’s a prospective school or one that their child is already attending,” says LaMont Jones, Ed.D., managing editor of education at U.S. News .

“Accessible data from our high schools can empower families across the country as they navigate today’s educational environment and plan for the future,” Jones said.

U.S. News collaborates with RTI International , a North Carolina-based global research institute, to achieve its comprehensive rankings.

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