See Where West Morris Regional Falls On U.S. News List

The West Morris Regional School District fared well nationally and across New Jersey, according to the latest report by U.S. News and World Report.

West Morris Mendham is the 1,138th best high school in the nation out of nearly 24,000 high schools across the nation. West Morris Central came in at 1,565.

West Morris Mendham was placed 47th best in New Jersey out of 406 schools ranked in the state. West Morris Central came in 73rd.

The 2022 ranking of best high schools is intended to show how well the nation’s public schools serve all students, regardless of achievement level, by teaching them basic skills and preparing them for college-level work, according to a news release from U.S. News.

Families can also use the rankings to see how schools compare at the national, state and local levels on factors such as graduation rates and college readiness.

While thousands of schools were evaluated, these New Jersey schools were ranked among the top 100, according to U.S. News:

• Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies, Edison. Ranked 23.
• Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains: Ranked 49.
• Bergen County Academies, Hackensack: Ranked 61.
• High Technology High School, Lincroft: Ranked 65.
• Dr. Ronald E McNair High School, Jersey City: Ranked 68.
• Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health, Woodbridge: Ranked 69.
• Biotechnology High School, Freehold: Ranked 80.
• Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro, Teterboro: Ranked 93.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, was ranked No. 1 in the nation, as well as among magnet schools.

This year’s schools were ranked on six measures: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment performance, state assessment proficiency, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance and graduation rates.

Read more about the Best High Schools methodology.

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