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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Graduation Rate Public Schools in New Jersey (2026)

Public schools in New Jersey achieve an average graduation rate of 91% (2026).
The public schools with the highest graduation rate are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public school with the highest graduation rate in New Jersey is County Prep High School, Holmdel High School, and High Tech High School, among others each with ≥99% of students graduating.
Graduation Rate Range: 97% 99% Avg. Graduation Rate: 98%

Top Graduation Rate Public Schools in New Jersey (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Graduation Rate
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 131. - 13.
Bergen County Academies
Vocational School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
200 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 343-6000
Rank: #1 - 131. - 13.
County Prep High School
Vocational School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
525 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 631-6302
Rank: #1 - 131. - 13.
Cumberland County Technical Education Center
Vocational School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
3400 College Drive
Vineland, NJ 08360
(856) 451-9000
Rank: #1 - 131. - 13.
High Tech High School
Vocational School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
One High Tech Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094
(201) 662-6801
Rank: #1 - 131. - 13.
Holmdel High School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
36 Crawfords Corner Road
Holmdel, NJ 07733
(732) 946-1832
Rank: #1 - 131. - 13.
Jose Marti Stem Academy
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
1800 Summit Ave
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5400
Rank: #1 - 131. - 13.
Millburn High School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
462 Millburn Ave
Millburn, NJ 07041
(973) 564-7130
Rank: #1 - 131. - 13.
Northern Highlands Regional High School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
298 Hillside Ave
Allendale, NJ 07401
(201) 327-8700
Rank: #1 - 131. - 13.
Northern Valley Regional High School At Demarest
(Math: 74% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
150 Knickerbocker Road
Demarest, NJ 07627
(201) 768-3200
Rank: #1 - 131. - 13.
Passaic County Technical Institute
Vocational School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
45 Reinhardt Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 790-6000
Rank: #1 - 131. - 13.
Passaic County Technical Institute Stem Academy
Vocational School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
45 Reinhardt Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 790-6000
Rank: #1 - 131. - 13.
Ramapo High School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
331 George Street
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
(201) 891-1500
Rank: #1 - 131. - 13.
Randolph High School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
511 Millbrook Avenue
Randolph, NJ 07869
(973) 361-2400
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
(Math: 20% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
310 Cherry St
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
(908) 436-6100
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
Clearview Regional High School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
625 Breakneck Rd
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
(856) 223-2790
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
Colts Neck High School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
59 Five Points Road
Colts Neck, NJ 07722
(732) 761-0190
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
Fair Lawn High School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
14 00 Berdan Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
(201) 794-5450
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
Gloucester County Institute Of Technology
Vocational School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
1360 Tanyard Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
(856) 468-1445
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
Livingston High School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
30 Robert Harp Drive
Livingston, NJ 07039
(973) 535-8000
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
Marlboro High School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
95 North Main Street
Marlboro, NJ 07746
(732) 617-8393
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
Middletown High School South
(Math: 47% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
900 Nut Swamp Road
Middletown, NJ 07748
(732) 706-6111
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
Northern Valley Regional High School At Old Tappan
(Math: 56% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
140 Central Avenue
Westwood, NJ 07675
(201) 784-1600
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
Parsippany Hills High School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
20 Rita Drive
Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973) 682-2815
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
River Dell Regional High School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
55 Pyle Street
Oradell, NJ 07649
(201) 599-7240
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
Shawnee High School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
600 Tabernacle Road
Medford, NJ 08055
(609) 654-7544
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
Sparta High School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
70 West Mountain Road
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-6191
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
Tenafly High School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
19 Columbus Drive
Tenafly, NJ 07670
(201) 816-6614
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
West Essex High School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
65 West Greenbrook Rd
Caldwell, NJ 07006
(973) 228-1200
Rank: #14 - 2914. - 29.
West Windsor-plainsboro High School South
(Math: 51% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
346 Clarksville Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
(609) 716-5050
Rank: #30 - 4730. - 47.
Atlantic County Institute Of Technology
Vocational School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Graduation Rate: 97%
Grades: 9-12
5080 Atlantic Avenue
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
(609) 625-2249
Rank: #30 - 4730. - 47.
Camden County Technical School-gtc
Vocational School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Graduation Rate: 97%
Grades: 9-12
343 Berlin Cross Keys Road
Sicklerville, NJ 08081
(856) 767-7000
Rank: #30 - 4730. - 47.
Chatham High School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Graduation Rate: 97%
Grades: 9-12
255 Lafayette Avenue
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 457-2505
Rank: #30 - 4730. - 47.
Cherokee High School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Graduation Rate: 97%
Grades: 9-12
120 Tomlinson Mill Road
Marlton, NJ 08053
(856) 983-5140
Rank: #30 - 4730. - 47.
Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy
(Math: 41% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: 97%
Grades: 9-12
40 Morrell Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
(908) 436-5870
Rank: #30 - 4730. - 47.
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School Of Technology
Vocational School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: 97%
Grades: 9-12
498-544 West Market St
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 412-2203
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the New Jersey average public schools graduation rate?
The New Jersey average public schools graduation rate is 91% for 2026.
What are the public schools with the highest graduation rate in New Jersey?
The best top-ranked public schools in New Jersey include Bergen County Academies, County Prep High School and Cumberland County Technical Education Center.
What is public high school and public elementary school with the highest graduation rate in New Jersey?
The public high school with the highest graduation rate in New Jersey is Bergen County Academies, with a value of ≥99%. The public elementary school with the highest graduation rate is Bergen Arts And Sciences Charter School, with a value of ≥95%.

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