Schools

15 NJ Public High Schools With The Highest SAT Scores

Monmouth County Vocational School District career academies dominate the list.

By Tom Troncone

From the New Jersey Department of Education school report card data:

1.  High Technology High School

Town: Lincroft

Enrollment: 353

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2012 Avg. SAT Total: 2113

Math: 727

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Reading: 692

Writing: 694

Enrollment: 88

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 2112

Math: 745

Reading:  677

Writing: 691

 

3. Bergen Academies

Town: Hackensack

Enrollment: 1332

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 2083

Math: 716

Reading:  672

Writing: 695

 

4.  Middlesex County Vocational Academy of Science & Engineering

Town: Edison

Enrollment: 156

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 2001

Math: 700

Reading: 657

Writing: 644

 

5.  Biotechnology High School

Town: Freehold

Enrollment: 314

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 1979

Math: 670

Reading: 652

Writing: 656

 

6.  Academy of Allied Health & Sciences

Town: Neptune

Enrollment: 281

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 1957

Math: 662

Reading:  645

Writing: 650

 

7.  Union County Magnet High School

Town: Scotch Plains

Enrollment: 287

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 1940

Math: 668

Reading: 635

Writing: 638

 

8.  Communications High School

Town: Wall

Enrollment: 323

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 1911

Math: 634

Reading: 642

Writing:635

 

9.  Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental Science

Town: Manahawkin

Enrollment: 24o

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 1893

Math: 663

Reading:  614

Writing: 615

 

10. Marine Academy of Science & Technology

Town:  Sandy Hook

Enrollment: 296

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 1863

Math: 628

Reading: 627

Writing: 608

 

11. Millburn Senior High School

Town: Millburn

Enrollment: 1478

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 1857

Math: 634

Reading: 605

Writing: 618

 

12. Princeton High School

Town: Princeton

Enrollment: 1371

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 1854

Math: 630

Reading: 611

Writing: 613

 

13. West Windsor/Plainsboro South

Town: Princeton Junction

Enrollment: 1645

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 1846

Math: 638

Reading:  599

Writing: 609

 

14. West Windsor/Plainsboro North

Town: Plainsboro

Enrollment: 1659

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 1828

Math: 633

Reading: 594

Writing: 601

 

15. Tenafly High School

Town: Tenafly

Enrollment: 1231

2012 Avg. SAT Total: 1805

Math: 632

Reading: 575

Writing: 598


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