The 100 Best School Districts In NJ: New Rankings Released

NEW JERSEY — Data compiler Niche has released its new rankings of New Jersey's best school districts for the 2020-2021 school year.

Each New Jersey district received a letter grade in the following categories: Academics; Diversity; Teachers; College Prep; Clubs & Activities; Health & Safety; Administration; Sports; Food; and Resources & Facilities.

To arrive at the rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data, and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the methodology here.)

The top-ranked school district in New Jersey is Princeton. Niche gave Princeton an A+ in all categories except for diversity, for which it received a B+.

Here are New Jersey's 100 best school districts, according to Niche:

1. Princeton Public Schools
2. Millburn Township School District
3. Northern Valley Regional High School District
4. Tenafly Public School District
5. Livingston Board of Education School District
6. Summit Public School District
7. West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
8. Ridgewood Public School District
9. Montgomery Township School District
10. Bernards Township School District
11. Mountain Lakes School District
12. Westfield Public School District
13. Pascack Valley Regional High School District
14. West Morris Regional High School District
15. Mahwah Township Public School District
16. Haddonfield Public Schools
17. South Brunswick School District
18. Hopewell Valley Regional School District
19. Moorestown Township Public School District
20. Holmdel Township School District
21. Fair Lawn School District
22. West Essex Regional School District
23. Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District
24. The School District of the Chathams
25. East Brunswick Township School District
26. Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District
27. New Providence School District
28. Glen Rock Board of Education
29. Morris Hills Regional School District
30. Ramsey School District
31. Mount Olive Township School District
32. Berkeley Heights Public School District
33. Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District
34. Hanover Park Regional High School District
35. Montville Township School District
36. Somerset Hills Regional School District
37. River Dell Regional School District
38. Edison Township School District
39. Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District
40. Cresskill Public School District
41. North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
42. Cranford Public School District
43. Pompton Lakes School District
44. Randolph Township School District
45. Robbinsville Public Schools
46. Madison Public School District
47. Glen Ridge Public School District
48. Hillsborough Township Public School District
49. Fort Lee School District
50. Metuchen Public School District
51. Montclair Public Schools
52. Park Ridge School District
53. Paramus Public School District
54. Sparta Township Public School District
55. Dumont Public School District
56. Wayne Township Public School District
57. Rutherford School District
58. Westwood Regional School District
59. Monroe Township School District
60. Leonia Public School District
61. Upper Freehold Regional School District
62. Point Pleasant Beach School District
63. Wall Township Public School District
64. Emerson Public School District
65. Lenape Regional High School District
66. Kinnelon School District
67. West Orange Public Schools
68. Lawrence Township Public School District
69. Cherry Hill School District
70. Old Bridge Township School District
71. Highland Park School District
72. Springfield Public School District
73. Bergenfield Borough School District
74. Secaucus Board of Education
75. Ocean City School District
76. Midland Park School District
77. Clearview Regional High School District
78. Egg Harbor Township School District
79. Cinnaminson Township Public Schools
80. Freehold Regional High School District
81. Hasbrouck Heights School District
82. Somerville Public School District
83. Manasquan School District
84. Atlantic County Vocational School District
85. Caldwell-West Caldwell School District
86. Ridgefield School District
87. Verona Public School District
88. Morris School District
89. Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
90. Piscataway Township School District
91. Point Pleasant Boro School District
92. Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District
93. South Orange-Maplewood School District
94. East Windsor Regional School District
95. Pequannock Township School District
96. Haddon Township School District
97. New Milford Public School District
98. Middletown Township Public School District
99. Delsea Regional High School District
100. Kingsway Regional School District