How Monmouth County Schools Stack Up in Niche’s 2027 Rankings

Seven Monmouth County high schools made New Jersey’s public-school top 50 in Niche’s 2027 rankings, but the local results reach well beyond that list. High Technology earned national recognition for STEM and college preparation, Ranney led the county’s private high schools, and Red Bank Catholic placed among the country’s top 100 high schools for athletes. Niche’s annual rankings compare schools nationally, statewide, and locally, with separate lists for school types and areas of strength.

The rankings combine education data with student and parent feedback. For public high schools, academics account for 60% of the score, followed by culture and diversity at 12.5%, teachers and overall experience surveys at 10% each, and clubs, resources, and sports at 2.5% each. Private schools use a different formula that considers college enrollment and destinations, student-teacher ratios, accreditation, school culture, family feedback, and financial resources.

New Jersey schools earned several prominent national placements: The Lawrenceville School ranks fourth among private high schools, while the Academy for Mathematics, Science and Engineering in Rockaway places second for STEM. Monmouth’s results include two of New Jersey’s top 10 public high schools and seven of its top 50. High Technology leads the county at No. 54 among public high schools nationwide.

High Technology and Biotechnology lead Monmouth’s public-school rankings, placing fifth and ninth statewide. Five of the county’s seven schools in New Jersey’s top 50 are career academies; Rumson-Fair Haven Regional and Holmdel also make the list.

Marlboro, Red Bank Regional, and Freehold Borough complete the county’s public-school top 10, placing eighth, ninth, and tenth locally.

Explore Monmouth’s public-school rankings.

Ranney School in Tinton Falls takes first place among Monmouth County’s private high schools and ranks 41st statewide. It also places 19th among New Jersey’s private K-12 schools, a separate category for schools serving elementary through high school grades.

The county’s leading private high schools include independent schools and schools with Catholic, Christian, and Jewish affiliations:

These positions reflect the overall private-high-school ranking, rather than a comparison limited to schools of the same religious affiliation.

Explore Monmouth’s private-school rankings.

In Niche’s separate Catholic-high-school category, Red Bank Catholic leads Monmouth County, followed by Christian Brothers Academy, St. John Vianney, and St. Rose.

The statewide positions compare these schools with other Catholic high schools, so they differ from their rankings on the broader private-school list.

High Technology in Lincroft ranks No. 17 nationally for STEM and No. 27 for college preparation among public high schools. Within New Jersey, it places third for STEM and second for public-school college preparation.

Biotechnology also earns national placements, ranking No. 41 for STEM and No. 118 among public high schools overall. It ranks sixth for STEM in New Jersey and follows High Technology in second place on Monmouth County’s STEM list.

Among private schools, Ranney leads the county for college preparation and places 28th statewide in that category.

Red Bank Catholic ranks sixth in New Jersey and No. 83 nationally on Niche’s Best High Schools for Athletes list. Christian Brothers Academy follows locally, placing 19th statewide and No. 226 nationally.

Monmouth County’s top five for athletes are:

This is a separate school-athletics ranking, rather than a standings list for a particular team or sport. Explore the athletics rankings.