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The best public high school in New Jersey is in Morris County. The Academy for Mathematics, Science and Engineering in Rockaway is No. 1 in Niche’s 2027 Best Public High Schools in New Jersey ranking, ahead of the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science in Manahawkin (No. 2) and Bergen County Academies in Hackensack (No. 3).
Niche released the 2027 rankings on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, covering more than 93,000 public schools nationwide, according to Niche’s announcement. New Jersey’s public list has 495 high schools, and nine Morris County public high schools made the top 75.
Academy for Mathematics, Science and Engineering, No. 1
The academy, known as AMSE, is part of the Morris County Vocational School District and sits at 520 West Main Street in Rockaway, on the Morris Hills High School campus, according to the district’s academy page. The Morris Hills Regional District describes it as a four-year program for Morris County students interested in engineering, housed in the Dr. James J. McNasby Technology Center, with technical internships at business and industry partners.
This is not the academy’s first time at the top. Morris County officials announced in January 2024 that Niche had ranked it New Jersey’s best public high school, and noted the program enrolled about 180 students in grades 9 through 12.
The other Morris County public schools in the top 75
Mountain Lakes High School, 96 Powerville Road, Mountain Lakes, is No. 21. Chatham High School, 255 Lafayette Avenue, Chatham, is No. 28. West Morris Mendham High School in Mendham, part of the West Morris Regional High School District, is No. 41.
The Morris County School of Technology, 400 East Main Street, Denville, home to 10 career academies, is No. 56. Parsippany Hills High School (No. 58), Morris Hills High School in Rockaway (No. 59), Randolph High School (No. 67) and Madison High School (No. 73) complete the county’s top 75.
Delbarton and Villa Walsh lead the private list
On Niche’s 2027 Best Private High Schools in New Jersey list, Delbarton School, a Benedictine Catholic school for boys at 230 Mendham Road, Morristown, is No. 7. Villa Walsh Academy, 455 Western Avenue, Morristown, is No. 17. That puts two Morristown private schools in the state’s top 20.
Families interested in the county’s vocational academies can find admissions steps and information sessions through the Morris County Vocational School District. We recently covered another of its programs in our story on the MCVSD AI and robotics academy, and our Chatham guide covers the town behind the No. 28 school.
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