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Towns with the best schools in New Jersey

Ranked by our Schools score out of 100, which is based on how many high-school students take AP, IB or college classes, how many students miss a lot of school, the graduation rate and class size, for the public schools in the town. Of the 252 towns in New Jersey with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Demarest ranks first with a score of 97. Old Tappan and Point Pleasant Beach follow, with 96 and 95. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

RankTownScore High-school students in AP or IB classesHigh-school students taking college classes Population
1 Demarest, Bergen County 97 49.6%71.3% 4,911
2 Old Tappan, Bergen County 96 40.5%74.1% 6,008
3 Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean County 95 58.7%93.0% 4,855
4 Ridgewood, Bergen County 94 30.3%71.5% 26,308
5 East Hanover, Morris County 94 37.9%56.7% 11,152
6 Montvale, Bergen County 93 29.8%37.8% 8,901
7 Verona, Essex County 93 45.8%47.0% 14,545
8 Hasbrouck Heights, Bergen County 93 40.1%39.2% 12,115
9 Rumson, Monmouth County 93 41.9%25.6% 7,241
10 Glen Rock, Bergen County 93 36.7%36.7% 12,154
11 Montville, Morris County 93 29.6%33.6% 22,876
12 Hillsdale, Bergen County 92 24.6%33.5% 10,144
13 Mahwah, Bergen County 91 28.8%54.7% 25,491
14 Allendale, Bergen County 91 34.8%28.0% 6,865
15 Rutherford, Bergen County 91 22.8%40.3% 18,894
16 Point Pleasant, Ocean County 90 24.6%51.6% 19,334
17 Frenchtown, Hunterdon County 90 20.7%44.5% 1,752
18 Cedar Grove, Essex County 90 35.2%23.0% 13,475
19 Bergenfield, Bergen County 90 41.5%30.4% 28,450
20 Oradell, Bergen County 90 23.1%31.7% 8,235
21 Denville, Morris County 89 29.5%82.8% 17,205
22 Livingston, Essex County 89 44.7%18.6% 31,488
23 Rockaway, Morris County 88 26.8%74.1% 26,189
24 Rockaway, Morris County 88 26.8%74.1% 6,613
25 Tenafly, Bergen County 88 33.0%21.4% 15,319

This is not a test-score ranking, and graduation rates are from 2018 or 2019. Only towns with a high school of their own are listed, and a town does not show up when its students go to school elsewhere. Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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