Gov. Phil Murphy said he's “thrilled” the state’s education system was recognized with the top spot in the U.S. News rankings this year.

New Jersey ranked number one in the K-12 grades and 36th in higher education, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Despite dropping to No. 19 overall, New Jersey earned the top spot for education in U.S. News' 2025 Best States rankings.

The highest ranking general education school is Mountain Lakes High School in Morris County at 20th. (Look up your high school below.) NJ Advance Media used a metric calculated by the state Department ...

In this new ranking, Jersey ranked as number one in the nation for our education, which is a huge honor, and that wasn't the ...

New School Alignment. The five current elementary schools will now house Kindergarten through 4th grade. 5th and 6th graders across the entire 100 square mile community will move ...