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N.J. schools are No. 1 in the nation, new ranking says
Updated: May. 07, 2025, 12:50 a.m.|Published: May. 06, 2025, 7:01 a.m.
New Jersey has the best education system in the nation, according to a newly-released ranking by U.S. News and World Report.
The annual ranking judges states on K-12 test scores, colleges, graduation rates, student debt and more. Last year, New Jersey ranked No. 4 in the nation for overall education.
This year, New Jersey secured the top spot by scoring near the top in nearly every category for K-12 schools and preschools.
“This is a much-deserved recognition of the entire New Jersey school community – thank you to all the educators and school leaders for the work you do day-in-day-out to make achievements like this possible,” said Department of Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer.
New Jersey “ranked in the top 5 in every single pre-K-12 metric, and ranked #1 in SAT/ACT pass rate and preschool enrollment rate,” said Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky, U.S. News’ senior data editor.
Florida was No. 2 in the overall education ranking, scoring highly in the higher education subcategory because of its low tuition and high college graduation rate. (See the full U.S. News top 10 list below.)
Gov. Phil Murphy said he was “thrilled” the state’s education system was recognized.
N.J. schools are No. 1 in the nation, new ranking says
Updated: May. 07, 2025, 12:50 a.m.|Published: May. 06, 2025, 7:01 a.m.
New Jersey has the best education system in the nation, according to a newly-released ranking by U.S. News and World Report.
The annual ranking judges states on K-12 test scores, colleges, graduation rates, student debt and more. Last year, New Jersey ranked No. 4 in the nation for overall education.
This year, New Jersey secured the top spot by scoring near the top in nearly every category for K-12 schools and preschools.
“This is a much-deserved recognition of the entire New Jersey school community – thank you to all the educators and school leaders for the work you do day-in-day-out to make achievements like this possible,” said Department of Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer.
New Jersey “ranked in the top 5 in every single pre-K-12 metric, and ranked #1 in SAT/ACT pass rate and preschool enrollment rate,” said Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky, U.S. News’ senior data editor.
Florida was No. 2 in the overall education ranking, scoring highly in the higher education subcategory because of its low tuition and high college graduation rate. (See the full U.S. News top 10 list below.)
Gov. Phil Murphy said he was “thrilled” the state’s education system was recognized.
