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U.S. News & World Report released its annual high school rankings.

A school in Lincroft, NJ, ranked highest in the state.

Rankings were based on six factors including college readiness, state assessment performance and graduation rate.

With the 2025-26 school year just around the corner, U.S. News & World Report has released its yearly reports on high schools around the nation.

New Jersey was the fourth-ranked state with the largest percentage of high schools ranked in the top 100. Approximately 2.2% of Garden State schools were rated that high.

Best high schools in America

A total of 17,901 high schools in the United States were ranked on this list.

The top 10 overall were:

BASIS Tucson North (Tucson, Arizona) .

Signature School (Evansville, Indiana)

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