Several of New Jersey’s most illustrious high school sports programs, known for their wealth of dominating teams across several sports, checked in atop the latest Niche rankings of the best high schools for athletes in 2026.
Schools from Morris, Bergen, Essex, Hudson counties and more finished high in the annual ratings, as did schools from Monmouth, Atlantic and Ocean counties.
The schools were tabulated in latest the Niche rankings, which are based on “rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education,” according to the website. The rankings include data such as student and parent reviews of athletics, number of state championships, student participation in athletics and the number of sports offered at the school.
The full methodology for the rankings can be found here.
99. Oakcrest High School
Hamilton, Atlantic County
98. Lyndhurst High School
Lyndhurst, Bergen County
97. DePaul Catholic High School
Wayne, Passaic County
96. Verona High School
Verona, Essex County
95. Union Catholic
Scotch Plains, Union County
94. Kearny High School
Kearny, Hudson County
93. Eastern Regional High School
Voorhees, Camden County
92. Pennsauken High School
Pennsauken, Camden County
91. Long Branch High School
Long Branch, Monmouth County
90. Lacey Township High School
Lanoka Harbor, Ocean County
89. Red Bank Regional High School
Red Bank, Monmouth County
88. Hopewell Valley High School
Pennington, Mercer County
87. Middletown North High School
Middletown, Monmouth County
86. Delsea High School
Franklinville, Gloucester County
85. Hanover Park High School
East Hanover, Morris County
84. Caldwell High School
West Caldwell, Essex County
83. West Orange High School
West Orange, Essex County
82. Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville, Mercer County
81. Shore Regional High School
West Long Branch, Monmouth County
80. Seneca High School
Tabernacle, Burlington County
79. Lenape High School
Medford, Burlington County
78. Old Bridge High School
Old Bridge, Middlesex County
77. Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Flemington, Hunterdon County
76. Cranford High School
Cranford, Union County
75. Millville High School
Millville, Cumberland County
74. Mainland Regional High School
Linwood, Atlantic County
73. Notre Dame High
Lawrenceville, Mercer County
72. Cinnaminson High School
Cinnaminson, Burlington County
71. Colts Neck High School
Colts Neck, Monmouth County
70. Phillipsburg High School
Phillipsburg, Warren County
69. Manalapan High School
Englishtown, Monmouth County
68. Washington Township High School
Sewell, Gloucester County
67. Woodbury High School
Woodbury, Gloucester County
66. North Hunterdon High School
Annandale, Hunterdon County
65. Sayreville War Memorial High School
Sayreville, Middlesex County
64. Brick Memorial High School
Brick, Ocean County
63. Winslow High School
Winslow, Camden County
62. Villa Walsh Academy
Morristown, Morris County
61. Ocean City High School
Ocean City, Cape May County
60. Rutherford High School
Rutherford, Bergen County
59. Gloucester Catholic
Gloucester City, Camden County
58. St. John Vianney
Holmdel, Monmouth County
57. Pascack Valley High School
Hillsdale, Bergen County
56. Northern Valley Regional-Demarest
Demarest, Bergen County
55. Saddle River Day School
Saddle River, Bergen County
54. Rutgers Prep
Somerset, Somerset County
53. Morristown-Beard School
Morristown, Morris County
52. Rancocas Valley High School
Mount Holly, Burlington County
51. Holy Spirit
Absecon, Atlantic County
50. Jackson Memorial High School
Jackson, Ocean County
49. Delran High School
Delran, Burlington County
48. South Plainfield High School
South Plainfield, Middlesex County
47. South Brunswick High School
South Brunswick, Middlesex County
46. Westwood High School
Washington Township, Bergen County
45. Moorestown High School
Moorestown, Burlington County
44. Toms River North High School
Toms River, Ocean County
43. Pascack Valley High
Little Falls, Passaic County
42. Chatham High School
Chatham, Morris County
41. Wall High School
Wall, Monmouth County
40. Mount Olive High School
Flanders, Morris County
39. West Morris Central High School
Chester, Morris County
38. Mount St. Mary Academy
Watchung, Somerset County
37. Donovan Catholic
Toms River, Ocean County
36. St. Joseph High
Metuchen, Middlesex County
35. Morris Knolls High School
Denville, Morris County
34. Old Tappan High School
Old Tappan, Bergen County
33. Cherokee High School
Marlton, Burlington County
32. The Pingry School
Basking Ridge, Somerset County
31. Manasquan High School
Manasquan, Monmouth County
30. Pope John XXIII
Sparta, Sussex County
29. Southern Regional High School
Manahawkin, Ocean County
28. Oak Knoll of the Holy Child
Summit, Union County
27. Hudson Catholic
Jersey City, Hudson County
26. River Dell Regional High School
Oradell, Bergen County
25. Ramsey High School
Ramsey, Bergen County
24. Ridge High School
Basking Ridge, Somerset County
23. Shawnee High School
Medford, Burlington County
22. St. Joseph Regional
Montvale, Bergen County
21. Summit High School
Summit, Union County
20. West Essex High School
North Caldwell, Essex County
19. Wayne Valley High
Wayne, Passaic County
18. Cedar Creek High School
Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County
17. St. Augustine Prep
Richland, Atlantic County
16. Christian Brothers Academy
Lincroft, Monmouth County
15. Middletown South High School
Middletown, Monmouth County
14. Gill St. Bernard’s School
Gladstone, Somerset County
13. Wayne Hills High School
Wayne, Passaic County
12. Ridgewood High School
Ridgewood, Bergen County
11. Immaculate Heart Academy
Washington Township, Bergen County
10. Northern Highlands Regional High School
Allendale, Bergen County
9. Ramapo High School
Franklin Lakes, Bergen County
8. Westfield High School
Westfield, Union County
7. Haddonfield High School
Haddonfield, Camden County
6. Red Bank Catholic
Red Bank, Monmouth County
5. Don Bosco Prep
Ramsey, Bergen County
4. St. Peter’s Prep
Jersey City, Hudson County
3. Seton Hall Prep
West Orange, Essex County
2. Bergen Catholic
Oradell, Bergen County
1. Delbarton School
Morristown, Morris County
