Watchung Hills Regional Ranked 44th by NJ Magazine
School moves up four spots from 2010 survey.
A new ranking of New Jersey schools by New Jersey Monthly magazine puts Watchung Hills Regional at no. 44, based on the such criteria as the school environment, student performance and educational outcomes. The magazine ranked 328 schools in the state for the article. The survey is the magazine's first since 2010, when Watchung Hills came in at no. 48. This year's top school in the ranking was New Providence High School. Accoridng to the magazine, the rankings were calculated by Ringwood-based research company Leflein Associates, based on several areas of school performance and effectiveness. The criteria includes the school environment (average class size, number of AP classes offered, faculty with advanced degrees), school performance (…
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John Patten
1:12 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
MRSP-The New Jersey Monthly ranking includes 328 schools, so no. 44 is in the top 15 percent. How much difference is there between the schools? New Providence is ranked first—the school bests Watchung Hills Regional in graduation rate by 1.49% (97.7 to 96.51), average combined SAT scores by 39 points (1737 to 1698), and did much better on the HSPA math advanced proficiency score: NP scored 61.8% … more ›