Two Jersey Shore High Schools Ranked Among Top 10 in United States

A ranking of the 500 best high schools in the United States for 2015 has New Jersey well-represented, with six schools in the top 10 -- two right here at the Jersey Shore!

The list comes via Newsweek, and places High Technology High School in Lincroft at #2, and Academy of Allied Health and Science in Neptune at #9.

The Top 10:

1. Thomas Jefferson High School, Alexandria, VA
2. High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ
3. Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, Rockaway, NJ
4. Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains, NJ
5. Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, NJ
6. Gretchen Whitney High School, Cerritos, CA
7. Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies, Edison, NJ
8. International Academy, Bloomfield Hills, MI
9. Academy Of Allied Health And Science, Neptune, NJ
10. Payton College Preparatory High School, Chicago, IL

The ranking is based on criteria including college enrollment rate, graduation rate, student retention rate, SAT/ACT scores, and other factors. Read more about the methodology HERE.

Considering how many schools there are in the country, it's impressive to see so many schools in our area so high up on the list.