West Morris Central High School One Of The Best In NJ

CHESTER, NJ — West Morris Central High School is the 14th best high school in the state, according to new rankings published by New Jersey Monthly.

The high school was ranked 40th last year, for an improvement of 26 places. McNair Academy in Jersey City snagged the top spot this year. The school earns its high marks for having a low student to teacher ratio (1:13), high number of AP classes (45), and an impressive 93.4% graduation rate.

To arrive at the rankings, NJ Monthly looked at the state Department of Education's most recent New Jersey School Performance Reports. Only public high schools were included in the rankings. (You can read more about the methodology here.)

Interested to see how other schools ranked? You can see the full list here.

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