SAT scores for every N.J. high school, ranked. See which schools made the top 100.

All 100 of the New Jersey high schools with the top SAT scores had higher numbers than the national average, according to new data released by the state Department of Education.

The average SAT score for students at the state’s public schools was 525 for math and 533 for the reading and writing section — for a combined score of 1,058 out of 1,600, according to newly released data for the 2022-23 school year. (See your school’s average score in the chart below.)

The national average SAT score was 1,028 in 2023, according to College Board, the organization that administers the test. More than 55% of New Jersey high schools had an average that beat the national average score.

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