U.S. News Best High Schools 2023: Where Did Mahwah Rank?

MAHWAH, 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 number to every public high school in the country.

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

• Mahwah High School: 69 in New Jersey and 1,450 nationally.

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

Find out here how Mahwah broke down in terms of scores and other benchmarks.

Put any high school name into this search engine to 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).

Here is the Mahwah school calendar and here's the website for updates.

The calendars are often revised, so check the school district website for the newest dates.

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