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U.S. public high school performance rankings

Overview

U.S. News & World Report released its annual rankings for public high schools, evaluating nearly 18,000 institutions based on metrics such as graduation rates, state test scores, and college readiness.

In New Jersey, High Technology High School in Lincroft was identified as the top STEM high school in the United States. The state demonstrated strong performance, with 44.1% of eligible schools ranking in the top 25% nationally. Subsequent reports for the 2026-2027 school year noted that ten New Jersey high schools were named among the top 150 nationally.

In New York, several schools in the Hudson Valley appeared on the top performers list, though the report noted that New York schools could not be fully credited in two major categories because the state did not authorize the sharing of Advanced Placement (AP) exam data.

Entities

High Technology High School · St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital · City Electric Supply · New Jersey Department of Education · New Jersey

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    New Jersey schools see national rankings and campus expansions

    New Jersey high schools see national recognition in US News rankings, while PISA data shows US students improving in math and science relative to other developed nations.

  2. 18 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    U.S. News high school rankings highlight top STEM and regional performers

    U.S. News & World Report high school rankings name New Jersey's High Technology High School as the top STEM school in the U.S., while New York schools faced data limitations in the evaluation.

Sources

1057thehawk.com · njsba.org · tedmag.com · wpdh.com