Jersey City Has 1 Of Newsweek's Best STEM High Schools In 2019

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Jersey City has one of the best 500 high schools in America when it comes to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, according to a new ranking.

The Newsweek report, released earlier this month, shows that Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School is among the nation's top STEM schools, with an overall score of 90.41.

Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School is a Magnet public school named after an astronaut and scientist who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It offers several Advanced Placement Courses. It was named a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 2008.

Two Bergen County schools were named the top STEM schools in New Jersey. Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro was the highest ranked New Jersey STEM schools and No. 13 in the United States. Bergen County Academies in Hackensack was the second highest ranked New Jersey STEM school and No. 14 in the country.

"With high-profile institutions in big urban areas and small but strong programs across the nation, America's future in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is in good hands," the report’s researchers said.

Newsweek and STEM.org determined the rankings by utilizing regression analysis to evaluate which primary and secondary institutions in America best offer students quality experience in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, while also preparing them for post-school life.

Texas had three schools crack the top 10 best STEM schools overall in the country, including the top two institutions.

School of Science and Engineering, located in Dallas, Texas, was ranked as the No. 1 STEM school in the United States.

STEM schools in eight different states made the top 10.

1. School of Science and Engineering: Dallas, Texas
2. School for the Talented and Gifted: Dallas, Texas
3. Stanford Online High School: Redwood City, California
4. Bronx High School of Science: Bronx, New York
5. University of Chicago Laboratory Schools: Chicago, Illinois
6. Liberal Arts and Science Academy: Austin, Texas
7. The Early College at Guilford: Greensboro, North Carolina
8. Maine School of Science and Mathematics: Limestone, Maine
9. Cranbrook Schools: Bloomsfield Hills, Michigan
10. Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science: Worcester, Massachusetts

The full report on the best STEM schools in America is available on Newsweek.org.

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