Bernards High School Ranked Among Top 200 In NJ For 2019

BERNARDSVILLE/BEDMINSTER, NJ — A regional school has been ranked among the top 200 in New Jersey for 2019, by Niche.com.

Bernards High School was ranked the 59th best school in New Jersey by Niche.

Niche.com, which specializes in all different types of rankings, has released a new 2019 list that is a bit different than the usual rankings the company is known for. In this one, Niche has ranked what it says are the top 200 schools in New Jersey, both private and public schools. It includes elementary, middle and high schools all in the same list. (To view the entire list, click here.)

In this list, Niche prefers private schools. The first four out of five spots are all reserved for private schools including The Pingry School in Basking Ridge. The first public school to crack the list is Bergen County Academies in Hackensack at number three. The first Somerset County public school to make the list is Montgomery High School at number 38. But there are plenty of other public schools on this list.

Here is the full Somerset County list:

• 4. The Pingry School, Basking Ridge (private K-12)
• 13. Rutgers Preparatory School, Somerset (private, PK, K-12)
• 38. Montgomery High School (public, 9-12)
• 42. Ridge High School, Bernards Township (public, 9-12)
• 59. Bernards High School (public, 9-12)
• 77. Mount Prospect Elementary School, Bernards Township (public, PK, K-5)
• 83. Mount Saint Mary Academy, Watchung (private, 9-12)
• 117. Watchung Hills Regional High School, Warren (public, 9-12)
• 122. William Annin Middle School, Bernards Township (public, 6-8)
• 126. Bridgewater-Raritan High School (public, 9-12)
• 136. Hillsborough High School (public, 9-12)
• 152. Sunnymead Elementary School, Hillsborough (public, K-4)
• 156. Cedar Hill School, Bernards Township (public, K-5)
• 166. Woods Road Elementary School, Hillsborough (public, K-4)
• 185. Oak Street Elementary School, Bernards Township (public, K-5)

Niche's methodology is based on an analysis of academic and student-life data from the US Department of Education along with test scores, and feedback from Niche.com users. You can read the methodology by clicking here.

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