Math scores are among the nation's best: New Jersey public school students score among the very best in the nation in math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
Reading scores are among the nation's best: New Jersey public school students score among the very best in the nation in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
Highest Advanced Placement scores in the nation: New Jersey is first in the nation in the average Advanced Placement (AP) score for public school students this year.
Source: College Board
Public school students outperform private school students on Advanced Placement exams: In New Jersey, public school students score higher than private school students on their AP exams.
Source: College Board
High school graduation rate as the best in the nation: New Jersey ranks number one in the percentage of students graduating high school.
Source: Education Week
Among the best in the nation in preparing students for higher education: The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education ranks New Jersey near the top for how well its schools prepare students for college.
Source: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
Among the nation's "Smartest States": New Jersey has been named as one of the four "smartest states" in the country based on the quality of its public elementary and secondary schools.
Source: Morgan, Kathleen O'Leary and Scott Morgan (eds). Education State Rankings 2007-2008: Pre K-12 Education in the 50 United States. (Morgan Quitno Press: Lawrence, KS). 2007.
Leading the nation in the number of children attending preschool: New Jersey is first in the nation in the percentage of 3 and 4 year olds who are enrolled in preschool.
Source: Education Week
New Jersey leads the nation in reducing the achievement gap: New Jersey ranks first in the nation for reducing the achievement gap between white and black elementary students in reading and math.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (math) (reading)