For example, Newsweek finds that the best high school in NJ is McNair Academy where 84% of the students in 11th and 12th grade took AP classes in '09-'10. Newsweek ranked this school #50 in the country in last year's poll (6/13/2010). Unfortunately only 56% of these students scored a 3 or above on the AP test - 44% would have been considered failing to have learned the material well. Most colleges would not have given credit for AP scores of 3 or under. By this measure, Elizabeth High, did even better than McNair Academy with 93% of their students taking AP classes last year. Unfortunately only 25% of their students scored 3 or better on the AP test. Here, the school is clearly misdirecting resources - pushing students to take AP classes when they have not learned the basic material well enough to do well on HSPA or the SAT. If Newsweek's measure becomes more popular it would cause educators who want to do well on the Newsweek survey to misdirect resources from teaching fundamentals to offering AP classes to unprepared students - doing a huge disservice to the students in the process.
A better measure of the school performance is the percentage of student who score 3 or better on the AP exam out of the total number of students in 11th and 12th grade. The table below ranks NJ high schools by this measure. By this measure McNair Academy falls to #6 and Elizabeth HS falls to #60. The best high school by this measure is High Tech HS in Monmouth County with a score of 76.5%. The second best high school is Bergen Academies. The 2 top local high schools is Ridge at #3 and West Windsor-Plainsboro South at #4. These 4 high schools all do very well on the SAT exams as well.
Of course this single measure is not a perfect measure of school performance. For example, students at High Tech HS are exceptional when they tested into the school and while the school and its teachers clearly helped the student learn well, much of its excellent academic achievement is due to the students themselves and their parents who encourage learning. This is evidenced by the large number of students who took the AP exam without taking the class (243 vs 148). They must have studied and prepared for the test on their own. A similar thing happened at Bergen Academies. In the local schools, there are a wider range of student preparedness but the same combination of good teachers, talented students, and involved parents must be at play.
| Rank | SCH_NAME | Inclass | Tested | NumGE3 | pass% | Pctest | PCT3 | |
| 1 | High Technology High Sch | 148 | 243 | 236 | 97% | 78.8 | 76.5 | |
| 2 | Bergen Acads Hackensack | 752 | 799 | 710 | 89% | 77.5 | 68.9 | |
| 3 | Ridge High | 1513 | 1456 | 1295 | 89% | 54.9 | 48.8 | |
| 4 | Wwindsor-Plainsboro South | 1272 | 1039 | 966 | 93% | 51.5 | 47.9 | |
| 5 | Acad For Allied Hlth Sci | 187 | 122 | 90 | 74% | 64.5 | 47.6 | |
| 6 | Dr Ronald Mc Nair Acad Hs | 898 | 897 | 502 | 56% | 83.8 | 46.9 | |
| 7 | Technical Sch-Teterboro | 587 | 572 | 352 | 62% | 75.7 | 46.6 | |
| 8 | Chatham High | 575 | 543 | 481 | 89% | 52.2 | 46.2 | |
| 9 | Millburn Sr High | 964 | 1048 | 994 | 95% | 48.5 | 46.0 | |
| 10 | Wwindsor-Plainsboro North | 1326 | 908 | 802 | 88% | 48.0 | 42.4 | |
| 11 | Princeton High | 1413 | 988 | 895 | 91% | 45.3 | 41.0 | |
| 12 | Montgomery High | 1177 | 938 | 886 | 94% | 43.0 | 40.6 | |
| 13 | Tenafly High | 589 | 591 | 504 | 85% | 46.7 | 39.8 | |
| 14 | Westfield Senior High | 1023 | 840 | 757 | 90% | 42.9 | 38.7 | |
| 15 | Summit Sr High | 613 | 616 | 501 | 81% | 46.0 | 37.4 | |
| 16 | Northern Highlands Reg H | 645 | 527 | 491 | 93% | 39.9 | 37.2 | |
| 17 | Haddonfield Memorial High | 441 | 346 | 311 | 90% | 40.9 | 36.8 | |
| 18 | Mountain Lakes High | 504 | 388 | 312 | 80% | 45.7 | 36.7 | |
| 19 | Holmdel High School | 817 | 558 | 500 | 90% | 40.2 | 36.0 | |
| 20 | Ridgewood High | 839 | 798 | 591 | 74% | 48.2 | 35.7 | |
| 21 | Union Cty Magnet High Sch | 285 | 118 | 104 | 88% | 40.5 | 35.7 | |
| 22 | J P Stevens High | 896 | 740 | 686 | 93% | 37.3 | 34.6 | |
| 23 | Glen Ridge High | 207 | 205 | 188 | 92% | 36.9 | 33.8 | |
| 24 | Livingston Sr. High | 904 | 759 | 697 | 92% | 36.5 | 33.5 | |
| 25 | N Valley Reg H Demarest | 604 | 609 | 408 | 67% | 48.9 | 32.8 | |
| 26 | N Valley Reg H Old Tappan | 626 | 574 | 389 | 68% | 47.8 | 32.4 | |
| 27 | Rumson Fair Haven Reg H | 368 | 348 | 277 | 80% | 40.5 | 32.2 | |
| 28 | Glen Rock High | 366 | 331 | 254 | 77% | 42.0 | 32.2 | |
| 29 | Cresskill High School | 363 | 361 | 245 | 68% | 47.2 | 32.0 | |
| 30 | Cranford Sr High | 684 | 643 | 486 | 76% | 42.0 | 31.7 | |
| 31 | Acad Allied Health & Sci | 46 | 49 | 48 | 98% | 31.9 | 31.2 | |
| 32 | Scotch Plains Fanwood Hs | 736 | 515 | 433 | 84% | 36.8 | 30.9 | |
| 33 | New Providence High | 403 | 197 | 176 | 89% | 34.2 | 30.6 | |
| 34 | North Hunterdon Reg High | 1101 | 938 | 706 | 75% | 40.2 | 30.3 | |
| 35 | Central High | 533 | 410 | 372 | 91% | 33.1 | 30.0 | |
| 36 | Madison High | 275 | 281 | 236 | 84% | 35.7 | 30.0 | |
| 37 | Governor Livingston H S | 553 | 433 | 364 | 84% | 35.0 | 29.4 | |
| 38 | Brdgwtr-Raritn High Sch | 1306 | 1103 | 1013 | 92% | 31.4 | 28.8 | |
| 39 | Ramapo High | 742 | 421 | 352 | 84% | 34.4 | 28.8 | |
| 40 | Watchung Hills Reg H | 960 | 847 | 768 | 91% | 31.7 | 28.7 | |
| 41 | Academy For Info Tech | 117 | 85 | 60 | 71% | 40.7 | 28.7 | |
| 42 | Highland Park High | 237 | 151 | 126 | 83% | 34.3 | 28.6 | |
| 43 | High Tech High School | 197 | 198 | 143 | 72% | 38.9 | 28.1 | |
| 44 | Voorhees High | 567 | 495 | 375 | 76% | 36.7 | 27.8 | |
| 45 | Columbia Sr High | 700 | 656 | 531 | 81% | 34.1 | 27.6 | |
| 46 | East Brunswick High | 1184 | 1057 | 1003 | 95% | 28.4 | 26.9 | |
| 47 | Bernards High | 354 | 406 | 279 | 69% | 39.0 | 26.8 | |
| 48 | Paramus High | 518 | 470 | 349 | 74% | 35.8 | 26.6 | |
| 49 | Ramsey High | 338 | 295 | 254 | 86% | 29.3 | 25.2 | |
| 50 | Pascack Hills High | 256 | 231 | 207 | 90% | 28.1 | 25.2 | |
| 51 | Indian Hills High | 555 | 336 | 275 | 82% | 30.7 | 25.1 | |
| 52 | West Orange High | 752 | 722 | 511 | 71% | 35.4 | 25.1 | |
| 53 | Marlboro High | 587 | 524 | 475 | 91% | 27.5 | 24.9 | |
| 54 | Sparta High School | 342 | 339 | 264 | 78% | 31.2 | 24.3 | |
| 55 | Park Ridge High | 79 | 78 | 62 | 79% | 30.0 | 23.8 | |
| 56 | South Brunswick High | 1044 | 992 | 879 | 89% | 26.9 | 23.8 | |
| 57 | Montville High | 562 | 475 | 376 | 79% | 30.0 | 23.7 | |
| 58 | Kinnelon High | 284 | 284 | 206 | 73% | 32.7 | 23.7 | |
| 59 | Wayne Hills High | 556 | 393 | 302 | 77% | 30.1 | 23.1 | |
| 60 | Elizabeth High | 491 | 489 | 121 | 25% | 93.2 | 23.1 | |
| 61 | Cherry Hill High - East | 1077 | 568 | 493 | 87% | 26.5 | 23.0 | |
| 62 | Mainland Reg H S | 681 | 694 | 497 | 72% | 32.1 | 23.0 | |
| 63 | Fort Lee High | 343 | 343 | 286 | 83% | 27.1 | 22.6 | |
| 64 | Arthur L. Johnson H S | 279 | 278 | 180 | 65% | 34.8 | 22.5 | |
| 65 | Colts Neck High School | 448 | 370 | 346 | 94% | 24.0 | 22.4 | |
| 66 | River Dell Regional H S | 255 | 268 | 191 | 71% | 31.0 | 22.1 | |
| 67 | Marine Acad Sci & Tech | 43 | 69 | 44 | 64% | 34.6 | 22.1 | |
| 68 | Cherry Hill High - West | 541 | 400 | 319 | 80% | 27.4 | 21.9 | |
| 69 | Leonia High | 319 | 313 | 143 | 46% | 47.0 | 21.5 | |
| 70 | Hunterdon Central High | 880 | 620 | 554 | 89% | 23.9 | 21.4 | |
| 71 | Delaware Valley Reg High | 245 | 245 | 200 | 82% | 26.0 | 21.2 | |
| 72 | Wayne Valley High | 452 | 343 | 291 | 85% | 24.9 | 21.1 | |
| 73 | Ocean City High | 359 | 360 | 282 | 78% | 26.6 | 20.8 | |
| 74 | Somerville High | 312 | 322 | 248 | 77% | 26.8 | 20.6 | |
| 75 | Metuchen High | 212 | 153 | 134 | 88% | 23.5 | 20.6 | |
| 76 | Mahwah High School | 313 | 258 | 225 | 87% | 23.6 | 20.6 | |
| 77 | Allentown High | 232 | 239 | 191 | 80% | 25.2 | 20.1 | |
| 78 | Waldwick High | 112 | 121 | 96 | 79% | 25.3 | 20.1 | |
| 79 | West Morris Central High | 396 | 381 | 280 | 73% | 27.3 | 20.1 | |
| 80 | Pequannock Twp High | 267 | 148 | 120 | 81% | 24.4 | 19.8 | |
| 81 | West Essex High | 377 | 355 | 262 | 74% | 26.7 | 19.7 | |
| 82 | Randolph High | 376 | 376 | 341 | 91% | 21.5 | 19.5 | |
| 83 | Whippany Park High | 115 | 115 | 106 | 92% | 20.9 | 19.3 | |
| 84 | Jonathan Dayton High Sch | 272 | 181 | 111 | 61% | 31.4 | 19.3 | |
| 85 | Fair Lawn High | 565 | 540 | 366 | 68% | 28.3 | 19.2 | |
| 86 | Pascack Valley High | 308 | 278 | 215 | 77% | 24.7 | 19.1 | |
| 87 | Hillsborough High | 678 | 480 | 435 | 91% | 20.7 | 18.8 | |
| 88 | Ocean Twp High | 446 | 446 | 236 | 53% | 35.4 | 18.7 | |
| 89 | Parsippany High | 264 | 215 | 187 | 87% | 21.0 | 18.3 | |
| 90 | Eastern High | 561 | 495 | 433 | 87% | 20.8 | 18.2 | |
| 91 | West Morris Mendham High | 502 | 261 | 209 | 80% | 22.7 | 18.2 | |
| 92 | Midland Park High | 74 | 77 | 47 | 61% | 29.7 | 18.1 | |
| 93 | Montclair High | 750 | 421 | 333 | 79% | 22.9 | 18.1 | |
| 94 | Moorestown High | 518 | 338 | 307 | 91% | 19.9 | 18.1 | |
| 95 | Morristown High | 574 | 362 | 280 | 77% | 23.3 | 18.0 | |
| 96 | North Star Acad. Cs Of Ne | 49 | 30 | 12 | 40% | 44.7 | 17.9 | |
| 97 | Morris Knolls High | 383 | 356 | 288 | 81% | 22.1 | 17.9 | |
| 98 | James Caldwell High Sch | 246 | 154 | 122 | 79% | 22.1 | 17.5 | |
| 99 | Parsippany Hills High | 267 | 225 | 195 | 87% | 20.2 | 17.5 | |
| 100 | Bergenfield High | 246 | 235 | 161 | 69% | 25.3 | 17.3 | |
| 101 | Middletown H S South | 459 | 396 | 304 | 77% | 22.4 | 17.2 | |
| 102 | Mdsx Co Voc Acd Sci/Eng | 0 | 35 | 31 | 89% | 19.2 | 17.0 | |
| 103 | Morris Hills High | 313 | 232 | 195 | 84% | 20.1 | 16.9 | |
| 104 | Mt. Olive High | 448 | 295 | 221 | 75% | 22.5 | 16.9 | |
| 105 | Arthur P Schalick H S | 159 | 154 | 86 | 56% | 28.9 | 16.1 | |
| 106 | Monroe Twp High | 367 | 323 | 228 | 71% | 22.8 | 16.1 | |
| 107 | Clearview Reg High Sch | 429 | 345 | 252 | 73% | 22.0 | 16.1 | |
| 108 | Lawrence High Sch | 244 | 228 | 184 | 81% | 19.9 | 16.1 | |
| 109 | Verona High | 172 | 170 | 120 | 71% | 22.7 | 16.0 | |
| 110 | Emerson Jr Sr High | 72 | 77 | 47 | 61% | 26.0 | 15.9 | |
| 111 | Robbinsville High School | 182 | 182 | 106 | 58% | 27.0 | 15.7 | |
| 112 | Red Bank Reg High | 354 | 354 | 179 | 51% | 30.8 | 15.6 | |
| 113 | Manalapan High | 704 | 475 | 349 | 73% | 20.5 | 15.1 | |
| 114 | Hightstown High | 307 | 187 | 168 | 90% | 16.6 | 14.9 | |
| 115 | Point Pleasant High | 226 | 191 | 125 | 65% | 22.5 | 14.7 | |
| 116 | Science Park High | 226 | 242 | 121 | 50% | 29.3 | 14.7 | |
| 117 | Dover High | 108 | 99 | 83 | 84% | 17.3 | 14.5 | |
| 118 | Freehold Twp High | 737 | 426 | 278 | 65% | 22.1 | 14.4 | |
| 119 | Shore Reg High | 134 | 133 | 76 | 57% | 25.1 | 14.3 | |
| 120 | Roxbury High | 323 | 232 | 203 | 88% | 16.3 | 14.3 | |
| 121 | Spotswood High | 116 | 117 | 86 | 74% | 19.2 | 14.1 | |
| 122 | John F Kennedy Mem H | 551 | 233 | 155 | 67% | 21.2 | 14.1 | |
| 123 | Hanover Park High | 196 | 129 | 103 | 80% | 17.6 | 14.1 | |
| 124 | Jackson Memorial High | 381 | 358 | 254 | 71% | 19.7 | 14.0 | |
| 125 | Pitman High | 74 | 74 | 48 | 65% | 21.5 | 13.9 | |
| 126 | Edison High | 392 | 320 | 280 | 88% | 15.9 | 13.9 | |
| 127 | Freehold Borough High | 394 | 290 | 249 | 86% | 16.1 | 13.8 | |
| 128 | S Hunterdon Reg High | 35 | 30 | 25 | 83% | 16.5 | 13.8 | |
| 129 | Manasquan High | 143 | 145 | 97 | 67% | 20.3 | 13.6 | |
| 130 | Dunellen High | 100 | 73 | 27 | 37% | 36.6 | 13.5 | |
| 131 | Warren Hills Reg High Sch | 309 | 296 | 189 | 64% | 20.7 | 13.2 | |
| 132 | Butler High | 115 | 90 | 59 | 66% | 20.0 | 13.1 | |
| 133 | Palisades Park Jr-Sr High | 91 | 87 | 47 | 54% | 24.2 | 13.1 | |
| 134 | North Brunswick Twp High | 655 | 313 | 255 | 81% | 16.0 | 13.0 | |
| 135 | Cedar Grove High | 85 | 86 | 48 | 56% | 23.2 | 12.9 | |
| 136 | Hammonton High | 252 | 183 | 139 | 76% | 17.0 | 12.9 | |
| 137 | Rutherford High | 105 | 105 | 77 | 73% | 17.5 | 12.8 | |
| 138 | Woodbury Jr-Sr High | 216 | 204 | 61 | 30% | 42.8 | 12.8 | |
| 139 | West Deptford High | 272 | 161 | 113 | 70% | 18.2 | 12.8 | |
| 140 | Lakeland Reg H | 235 | 237 | 144 | 61% | 20.9 | 12.7 | |
| 141 | Westwood Junior/Senior Hs | 191 | 189 | 99 | 52% | 24.1 | 12.6 | |
| 142 | High Point Regional H S | 167 | 168 | 135 | 80% | 15.7 | 12.6 | |
| 143 | Matawan Reg High | 176 | 165 | 116 | 70% | 17.9 | 12.6 | |
| 144 | Lenape High School | 641 | 277 | 227 | 82% | 15.2 | 12.5 | |
| 145 | Toms River High East | 220 | 246 | 171 | 70% | 17.9 | 12.4 | |
| 146 | Weehawken High | 62 | 50 | 33 | 66% | 18.5 | 12.2 | |
| 147 | Kittatinny Reg High | 136 | 125 | 81 | 65% | 18.6 | 12.1 | |
| 148 | Toms River High North | 333 | 333 | 242 | 73% | 16.4 | 11.9 | |
| 149 | Seneca High School | 400 | 185 | 154 | 83% | 14.3 | 11.9 | |
| 150 | Piscataway Twp High | 383 | 266 | 196 | 74% | 15.9 | 11.7 | |
| 151 | Shawnee High School | 380 | 185 | 155 | 84% | 13.9 | 11.6 | |
| 152 | Southern Reg High | 369 | 321 | 214 | 67% | 17.3 | 11.5 | |
| 153 | Ridgefield Memorial High | 92 | 97 | 65 | 67% | 17.0 | 11.4 | |
| 154 | Raritan High School | 247 | 247 | 94 | 38% | 29.8 | 11.3 | |
| 155 | Wall High | 336 | 240 | 176 | 73% | 15.4 | 11.3 | |
| 156 | Point Pleasant Bch High | 107 | 87 | 38 | 44% | 25.5 | 11.1 | |
| 157 | N Burl Co Reg High School | 324 | 181 | 127 | 70% | 15.7 | 11.0 | |
| 158 | Absegami H S | 410 | 372 | 262 | 70% | 15.6 | 11.0 | |
| 159 | Clifton High | 470 | 462 | 287 | 62% | 17.5 | 10.9 | |
| 160 | Lenape Val Regional High | 99 | 95 | 64 | 67% | 16.1 | 10.8 | |
| 161 | West Milford High | 218 | 211 | 141 | 67% | 16.2 | 10.8 | |
| 162 | Middletown H S North | 356 | 246 | 179 | 73% | 14.8 | 10.8 | |
| 163 | Newton High | 121 | 95 | 73 | 77% | 13.9 | 10.7 | |
| 164 | Hawthorne High | 136 | 79 | 50 | 63% | 16.6 | 10.5 | |
| 165 | War Memorial High | 290 | 172 | 140 | 81% | 12.8 | 10.4 | |
| 166 | Howell High | 600 | 269 | 200 | 74% | 13.9 | 10.3 | |
| 167 | Pompton Lakes High | 119 | 80 | 56 | 70% | 14.7 | 10.3 | |
| 168 | Cherokee High School | 543 | 263 | 219 | 83% | 12.0 | 10.0 | |
| 169 | New Milford High | 128 | 125 | 58 | 46% | 21.5 | 10.0 | |
| 170 | Toms River High South | 237 | 238 | 135 | 57% | 17.4 | 9.9 | |
| 171 | Vernon Twp High | 280 | 262 | 164 | 63% | 15.7 | 9.8 | |
| 172 | Rancocas Valley Reg H | 449 | 219 | 155 | 71% | 13.4 | 9.5 | |
| 173 | Egg Harbor Twp H S | 427 | 386 | 270 | 70% | 13.4 | 9.4 | |
| 174 | Phillipsburg High | 182 | 158 | 147 | 93% | 10.0 | 9.3 | |
| 175 | Haddon Twp High | 183 | 103 | 52 | 50% | 18.4 | 9.3 | |
| 176 | South Plainfield High | 140 | 142 | 94 | 66% | 14.0 | 9.3 | |
| 177 | Roselle Park High | 126 | 65 | 38 | 58% | 15.8 | 9.2 | |
| 178 | Oakcrest H S | 354 | 420 | 200 | 48% | 18.9 | 9.0 | |
| 179 | Hamilton East-Steinert | 285 | 199 | 117 | 59% | 15.3 | 9.0 | |
| 180 | Hackensack High | 451 | 299 | 133 | 44% | 20.1 | 8.9 | |
| 181 | Union Senior High | 327 | 271 | 221 | 82% | 10.8 | 8.8 | |
| 182 | Colonia High | 312 | 165 | 115 | 70% | 12.6 | 8.8 | |
| 183 | Wallkill Valley Reg H S | 86 | 70 | 62 | 89% | 9.9 | 8.8 | |
| 184 | Bordentown Reg H S | 71 | 69 | 50 | 72% | 12.1 | 8.8 | |
| 185 | Monmouth Reg High | 243 | 166 | 91 | 55% | 15.9 | 8.7 | |
| 186 | Middle Twp High | 158 | 132 | 72 | 55% | 15.9 | 8.7 | |
| 187 | Timber Creek High | 231 | 193 | 102 | 53% | 16.3 | 8.6 | |
| 188 | Wood-Ridge High | 44 | 54 | 22 | 41% | 21.1 | 8.6 | |
| 189 | Pinelands Reg High | 154 | 81 | 59 | 73% | 11.8 | 8.6 | |
| 190 | Dumont High | 158 | 159 | 69 | 43% | 19.4 | 8.4 | |
| 191 | Haddon Heights Jr-Sr Hs | 88 | 76 | 51 | 67% | 12.4 | 8.3 | |
| 192 | Barnegat High School | 90 | 76 | 54 | 71% | 11.7 | 8.3 | |
| 193 | David Brearley High Sch | 41 | 47 | 28 | 60% | 13.9 | 8.3 | |
| 194 | Ridgefield Park Jr Sr Hs | 119 | 120 | 74 | 62% | 13.3 | 8.2 | |
| 195 | Passaic Valley High Sch | 185 | 204 | 111 | 54% | 14.9 | 8.1 | |
| 196 | Delran High | 135 | 86 | 57 | 66% | 12.2 | 8.1 | |
| 197 | Lower Cape May Reg High | 204 | 124 | 83 | 67% | 11.8 | 7.9 | |
| 198 | Audubon High | 135 | 86 | 46 | 53% | 14.7 | 7.9 | |
| 199 | Atlantic City High | 342 | 344 | 149 | 43% | 17.8 | 7.7 | |
| 200 | Old Bridge High | 580 | 340 | 243 | 71% | 10.5 | 7.5 | |
| 201 | Delsea Regional High Sch | 171 | 103 | 72 | 70% | 10.7 | 7.5 | |
| 202 | Franklin Twp High | 370 | 228 | 149 | 65% | 11.2 | 7.3 | |
| 203 | Washington Twp H S | 371 | 274 | 202 | 74% | 9.9 | 7.3 | |
| 204 | Jefferson Twp H | 101 | 125 | 74 | 59% | 12.3 | 7.3 | |
| 205 | Central Regional High | 194 | 126 | 64 | 51% | 14.2 | 7.2 | |
| 206 | Kingsway Reg High | 322 | 102 | 86 | 84% | 8.5 | 7.2 | |
| 207 | Henry P Becton Reg H S | 93 | 62 | 32 | 52% | 13.6 | 7.0 | |
| 208 | Manville High | 53 | 28 | 11 | 39% | 17.8 | 7.0 | |
| 209 | Collingswood Sr High | 133 | 129 | 49 | 38% | 18.3 | 7.0 | |
| 210 | New Brunswick High | 264 | 229 | 59 | 26% | 26.9 | 6.9 | |
| 211 | Nutley High | 438 | 139 | 92 | 66% | 10.2 | 6.8 | |
| 212 | Jackson Liberty High | 188 | 186 | 97 | 52% | 12.9 | 6.7 | |
| 213 | Sterling High School | 107 | 107 | 52 | 49% | 13.7 | 6.7 | |
| 214 | Palmyra High | 17 | 19 | 13 | 68% | 9.7 | 6.6 | |
| 215 | Bogota Jr./Sr. High Sch | 34 | 34 | 16 | 47% | 14.1 | 6.6 | |
| 216 | Memorial High | 184 | 184 | 79 | 43% | 15.4 | 6.6 | |
| 217 | Saddle Brook Mid/High Sch | 64 | 38 | 22 | 58% | 11.4 | 6.6 | |
| 218 | Memorial Sr. High | 145 | 76 | 43 | 57% | 11.6 | 6.6 | |
| 219 | Brick Twp Memorial High | 156 | 131 | 97 | 74% | 8.8 | 6.5 | |
| 220 | Lyndhurst High | 105 | 105 | 30 | 29% | 22.7 | 6.5 | |
| 221 | Manchester High | 145 | 99 | 62 | 63% | 10.0 | 6.3 | |
| 222 | Dwight Morrow High | 168 | 169 | 56 | 33% | 18.8 | 6.2 | |
| 223 | Hamilton West-Watson | 163 | 130 | 65 | 50% | 12.4 | 6.2 | |
| 224 | South River High | 88 | 52 | 26 | 50% | 12.1 | 6.1 | |
| 225 | North Arlington High | 57 | 57 | 28 | 49% | 12.3 | 6.0 | |
| 226 | Boonton High | 124 | 122 | 41 | 34% | 17.7 | 5.9 | |
| 227 | N Warren Reg High School | 88 | 42 | 29 | 69% | 8.5 | 5.9 | |
| 228 | Burlington Twp High | 212 | 88 | 52 | 59% | 9.8 | 5.8 | |
| 229 | Teaneck Sr High | 324 | 96 | 61 | 64% | 9.1 | 5.8 | |
| 230 | Camden Academy Charter Hs | 72 | 72 | 18 | 25% | 22.5 | 5.6 | |
| 231 | Woodstown High | 129 | 127 | 61 | 48% | 11.7 | 5.6 | |
| 232 | Middlesex High | 50 | 48 | 35 | 73% | 7.7 | 5.6 | |
| 233 | Florence Twp Mem High | 79 | 51 | 23 | 45% | 12.2 | 5.5 | |
| 234 | Triton High | 265 | 139 | 88 | 63% | 8.6 | 5.4 | |
| 235 | Rahway High | 242 | 230 | 46 | 20% | 27.1 | 5.4 | |
| 236 | Secaucus High | 105 | 44 | 28 | 64% | 8.3 | 5.3 | |
| 237 | Cumberland Reg H.S. | 160 | 57 | 32 | 56% | 9.4 | 5.3 | |
| 238 | Henry Hudson Reg School | 29 | 30 | 14 | 47% | 11.3 | 5.3 | |
| 239 | Long Branch High | 209 | 198 | 40 | 20% | 25.8 | 5.2 | |
| 240 | Keyport High | 60 | 57 | 17 | 30% | 16.9 | 5.0 | |
| 241 | Glassboro High | 127 | 35 | 20 | 57% | 8.7 | 5.0 | |
| 242 | Garfield High | 85 | 90 | 31 | 34% | 14.4 | 5.0 | |
| 243 | Neptune High School | 68 | 72 | 34 | 47% | 10.1 | 4.8 | |
| 244 | Cinnaminson High School | 244 | 49 | 34 | 69% | 6.8 | 4.7 | |
| 245 | Manchester Reg H | 46 | 52 | 18 | 35% | 13.5 | 4.7 | |
| 246 | William L Dickinson | 204 | 202 | 67 | 33% | 13.9 | 4.6 | |
| 247 | Penns Grove High | 114 | 93 | 23 | 25% | 18.6 | 4.6 | |
| 248 | New Egypt High Sch | 53 | 48 | 19 | 40% | 11.5 | 4.6 | |
| 249 | Harrison High | 76 | 61 | 25 | 41% | 11.1 | 4.5 | |
| 250 | Cliffside Park High | 63 | 64 | 29 | 45% | 10.0 | 4.5 | |
| 251 | Clayton High | 58 | 26 | 8 | 31% | 14.7 | 4.5 | |
| 252 | Hillside High | 90 | 86 | 25 | 29% | 15.5 | 4.5 | |
| 253 | Gateway Reg High School | 97 | 33 | 21 | 64% | 7.0 | 4.5 | |
| 254 | Bound Brook High | 33 | 35 | 14 | 40% | 10.8 | 4.3 | |
| 255 | Lodi High | 83 | 87 | 27 | 31% | 13.9 | 4.3 | |
| 256 | Hasbrouck Heights High | 50 | 20 | 16 | 80% | 5.3 | 4.2 | |
| 257 | Arts | 30 | 32 | 12 | 38% | 11.2 | 4.2 | |
| 258 | Brick Twp High | 98 | 77 | 57 | 74% | 5.6 | 4.1 | |
| 259 | Highland High | 222 | 73 | 43 | 59% | 7.0 | 4.1 | |
| 260 | Williamstown High | 180 | 130 | 59 | 45% | 9.0 | 4.1 | |
| 261 | Bayonne High | 199 | 122 | 77 | 63% | 6.2 | 3.9 | |
| 262 | Bloomfield High | 240 | 134 | 63 | 47% | 8.3 | 3.9 | |
| 263 | Pennsville Memorial H | 25 | 24 | 13 | 54% | 7.2 | 3.9 | |
| 264 | Rosa Parks Arts High Sch | 30 | 17 | 4 | 24% | 16.5 | 3.9 | |
| 265 | Perth Amboy High | 142 | 125 | 55 | 44% | 8.6 | 3.8 | |
| 266 | County Prep High School | 38 | 38 | 13 | 34% | 11.0 | 3.8 | |
| 267 | Ewing High | 95 | 53 | 37 | 70% | 5.3 | 3.7 | |
| 268 | South Amboy High | 23 | 24 | 10 | 42% | 8.8 | 3.7 | |
| 269 | Keansburg High School | 26 | 24 | 11 | 46% | 7.9 | 3.6 | |
| 270 | Lacey Twp High | 70 | 70 | 38 | 54% | 6.6 | 3.6 | |
| 271 | Hamilton North-Nottingham | 117 | 63 | 31 | 49% | 7.2 | 3.5 | |
| 272 | Cape May Co Tech H S | 39 | 28 | 17 | 61% | 5.8 | 3.5 | |
| 273 | Belleville Sr. High | 121 | 119 | 36 | 30% | 11.1 | 3.4 | |
| 274 | Leap Academy University C | 38 | 21 | 5 | 24% | 13.8 | 3.3 | |
| 275 | Woodbridge High | 388 | 73 | 41 | 56% | 5.6 | 3.1 | |
| 276 | Deptford Twp High | 68 | 33 | 19 | 58% | 5.4 | 3.1 | |
| 277 | Wildwood High | 16 | 17 | 5 | 29% | 10.5 | 3.1 | |
| 278 | Lindenwold High School | 66 | 68 | 16 | 24% | 13.1 | 3.1 | |
| 279 | Carteret High | 58 | 55 | 17 | 31% | 9.9 | 3.1 | |
| 280 | University High | 79 | 79 | 10 | 13% | 23.5 | 3.0 | |
| 281 | Hackettstown High | 197 | 39 | 24 | 62% | 4.8 | 3.0 | |
| 282 | Camden Co Tech-Pennsauken | 29 | 31 | 14 | 45% | 6.5 | 2.9 | |
| 283 | North Plainfield H | 62 | 60 | 18 | 30% | 9.6 | 2.9 | |
| 284 | Passaic High | 170 | 168 | 46 | 27% | 10.2 | 2.8 | |
| 285 | Hopatcong High | 42 | 43 | 13 | 30% | 8.9 | 2.7 | |
| 286 | East Side | 78 | 76 | 24 | 32% | 8.5 | 2.7 | |
| 287 | Abraham Clark High | 64 | 64 | 16 | 25% | 10.7 | 2.7 | |
| 288 | Wallington Jr Sr High Sch | 82 | 29 | 6 | 21% | 12.8 | 2.6 | |
| 289 | North Bergen High | 98 | 98 | 33 | 34% | 7.7 | 2.6 | |
| 290 | Pemberton Twp High | 59 | 49 | 23 | 47% | 5.4 | 2.5 | |
| 291 | Burlington City High | 82 | 82 | 16 | 20% | 12.9 | 2.5 | |
| 292 | Vineland High School | 390 | 108 | 46 | 43% | 5.6 | 2.4 | |
| 293 | Lakewood High | 64 | 47 | 18 | 38% | 6.1 | 2.3 | |
| 294 | Technology High | 97 | 90 | 10 | 11% | 18.2 | 2.0 | |
| 295 | Gloucester City Jr Sr H | 76 | 76 | 8 | 11% | 16.2 | 1.7 | |
| 296 | Plainfield High | 117 | 90 | 18 | 20% | 8.0 | 1.6 | |
| 297 | Pennsauken High | 120 | 70 | 23 | 33% | 4.6 | 1.5 | |
| 298 | Union Cty Voc Tech | 24 | 13 | 5 | 38% | 3.7 | 1.4 | |
| 299 | Barringer | 42 | 34 | 12 | 35% | 4.0 | 1.4 | |
| 300 | Henry Snyder | 11 | 13 | 5 | 38% | 3.6 | 1.4 | |
| 301 | Kearny High | 198 | 102 | 27 | 26% | 5.1 | 1.4 | |
| 302 | Salem High | 41 | 22 | 5 | 23% | 5.8 | 1.3 | |
| 303 | East Orange Campus Hs | 102 | 97 | 16 | 16% | 7.9 | 1.3 | |
| 304 | American History High | 28 | 28 | 2 | 7% | 18.2 | 1.3 | |
| 305 | Millville Senior High | 242 | 53 | 19 | 36% | 3.6 | 1.3 | |
| 306 | Buena Regional High | 32 | 14 | 6 | 43% | 2.8 | 1.2 | |
| 307 | Trenton Central High | 122 | 80 | 12 | 15% | 7.9 | 1.2 | |
| 308 | Overbrook High School | 89 | 28 | 6 | 21% | 5.5 | 1.2 | |
| 309 | John F. Kennedy High | 68 | 54 | 13 | 24% | 4.6 | 1.1 | |
| 310 | Maple Shade High | 49 | 31 | 5 | 16% | 6.5 | 1.0 | |
| 311 | Bridgeton High | 181 | 27 | 7 | 26% | 3.9 | 1.0 | |
| 312 | James J Ferris | 79 | 75 | 9 | 12% | 8.4 | 1.0 | |
| 313 | Winslow Twp High School | 165 | 31 | 13 | 42% | 2.3 | 1.0 | |
| 314 | Passaic Co Tech Institute | 32 | 32 | 16 | 50% | 1.8 | 0.9 | |
| 315 | Riverside High | 22 | 31 | 3 | 10% | 8.8 | 0.9 | |
| 316 | Brimm Medical Arts High | 42 | 38 | 2 | 5% | 13.4 | 0.7 | |
| 317 | Willingboro High | 53 | 24 | 4 | 17% | 4.1 | 0.7 | |
| 318 | Paulsboro High | 21 | 20 | 2 | 10% | 6.5 | 0.7 | |
| 319 | Pleasantville H S | 23 | 25 | 3 | 12% | 4.3 | 0.5 | |
| 320 | Orange High | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14% | 3.0 | 0.4 | |
| 321 | West Side High | 24 | 27 | 4 | 15% | 2.7 | 0.4 | |
| 322 | Central | 92 | 71 | 2 | 3% | 14.2 | 0.4 | |
| 323 | Lincoln | 0 | 41 | 2 | 5% | 7.4 | 0.4 | |
| 324 | Linden High | 484 | 11 | 3 | 27% | 1.3 | 0.4 | |
| 325 | Irvington High School | 53 | 53 | 3 | 6% | 5.3 | 0.3 | |
| 326 | Camden Co Tech-Gloucester | 41 | 39 | 2 | 5% | 4.8 | 0.2 | |
| 327 | Asbury Park High | 35 | 31 | 1 | 3% | 7.1 | 0.2 | |
| 328 | Cicely Tyson Com Ms/Hs | 51 | 48 | 0 | 0% | 25.1 | - | |
| 329 | Creative & Prfrmg Arts Hs | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0% | 22.1 | - | |
| 330 | Weequahic | 58 | 57 | 0 | 0% | 12.7 | - | |
| 331 | Eastside High | 29 | 65 | 0 | 0% | 9.3 | - | |
| 332 | Malcolm X Shabazz High | 37 | 35 | 0 | 0% | 7.4 | - | |
| 333 | International High | 7 | 7 | * | 4.6 | - | ||
| 334 | Liberty High School | 8 | 3 | * | 4.2 | - | ||
| 335 | Biotechnology H. S. | 0 | 5 | * | 3.6 | - | ||
| 336 | Met East High School | 0 | 1 | * | 2.6 | - | ||
| 337 | Belvidere High | 8 | 8 | * | 2.6 | - | ||
| 338 | University Academy Cs | 17 | 5 | * | 2.6 | - | ||
| 339 | Woodrow Wilson High | 9 | 9 | * | 2.3 | - | ||
| 340 | Academy Charter High Scho | 0 | 1 | * | 1.1 | - | ||
| 341 | Somerset Co Voc Tech High | 0 | 5 | * | 0.8 | - | ||
| 342 | Charter~tech High School | 0 | 1 | * | 0.8 | - | ||
| 343 | Hoboken High | 0 | 3 | * | 0.4 | - | ||
| 344 | Camden High | 0 | 1 | * | 0.2 | - | ||
| 345 | Communications High Sch | 0 | 2 | * | 0.0 | - | ||
| INCLASS - number of students enrolled in the AP class | ||||||||
| TESTED - number of students enrolled in the AP class | ||||||||
| INCLASS - number of students taking the AP test | ||||||||
| NMUGE3 - number of students who scored 3 or better on the AP | ||||||||
| pass% - percentage of students who took the AP test and scored 3 or better | ||||||||
| PCTEST - Unduplicated # students taking AP as % of 11th and 12th graders. | ||||||||
| PCT3 - students who score 3 or better on the AP as a % of 11th and 12th graders | ||||||||