These are the 50 best New Jersey private high schools for sports in 2021, report says – NJ.com
For the second year in a row, Delbarton School in Morris County checked in at No. 1 in New Jersey’s rankings of the top private high schools for athletes, according to the latest Niche best school rankings.
Delbarton was joined in the top three by the same schools as the previous year — Christian Brothers Academy in Monmouth County and Seton Hall Prep in Essex County.
Private schools from Camden, Bergen, Atlantic and Burlington counties also finished high in the annual ratings.
The schools were sorted in the annual Niche rankings — a yearly study compiled mainly through data from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of questionnaire reviews by students and parents from New Jersey and states across the nation.
The rankings analyze input from parent/student surveys on sports and factor in total school enrollment, sports championships won, number of sports offered and boys and girls participation in sports, the website said.
We listed national rankings for the top 20 schools in New Jersey, and added a “movement” category to show how much a school went up or down in the rankings compared to 2020.
Scroll down to see the full sports rankings for New Jersey.
* Note: The rankings do not include public schools. Click here to see the Niche public school rankings.
50. Oratory Prep
Location: Summit, Union County
Overall Niche Grade: A+
Movement: Unranked
49. The Patrick School
Location: Hillside, Union County
Overall Niche Grade: B
Movement: -5
48. St. Benedict’s Prep
Location: Newark, Essex County
Overall Niche Grade: A-
Movement: Unranked
47. Immaculata High School
Location: Somerville, Somerset County
Overall Niche Grade: A
Movement: Unranked
46. Gill St. Bernard’s School
Location: Gladstone, Somerset County
Overall Niche Grade: A+
Movement: -5
45. Our Lady of Mercy Academy
Location: Newfield, Gloucester County
Overall Niche Grade: A
Movement: Unranked
44. Pennington School
Location: Pennington, Mercer County
Overall Niche Grade: A+
Movement: +4
43. Saddle River Day School
Location: Saddle River, Bergen County
Overall Niche Grade: A+
Movement: Unranked
42. Newark Academy
Location: Livingston, Essex County
Overall Niche Grade: A+
Movement: -2
41. St. Dominic Academy
Location: Jersey City, Hudson County
Overall Niche Grade: A
Movement: +9
40. St. Joseph High
Location: Metuchen, Middlesex County
Overall Niche Grade: A+
Movement: -27
39. Blair Academy
Location: Blairstown, Warren County
Overall Niche Grade: A+
Movement: Unranked
38. Bishop Eustace Prep
Location: Pennsauken, Camden County
Overall Niche Grade: A
Movement: -2
37. Roselle Catholic
Location: Roselle, Union County
Overall Niche Grade: B+
Movement: -5
36. Villa Walsh Academy
Location: Morristown, Morris County
Overall Niche Grade: A+
Movement: -1
35. Donovan Catholic
Location: Toms River, Ocean County
Overall Niche Grade: A-
Movement: -1
34. Academy of the Holy Angels
Location: Demarest, Bergen County
Overall Niche Grade: A+
Movement: -3
33. Trenton Catholic
Location: Trenton, Mercer County
Overall Niche Grade: B+
Movement: +7
32. Trinity Hall
Location: Tinton Falls, Monmouth County
Overall Niche Grade: A
Movement: +14
31. Pope John XXIII
Location: Sparta, Sussex County
Overall Niche Grade: A
Movement: +2
30. Kent Place School
Location: Summit, Union County
Overall Niche Grade: A+
Movement: -1
29. Mater Dei
Location: Middletown, Monmouth County
Overall Niche grade: B+
Movement: -7
28. DePaul Catholic
Location: Wayne, Passaic County
Overall Niche Grade: A
Movement: -1
27. Pingry School
Location: Basking Ridge, Somerset County
Overall Niche grade: A+
Movement: -7
26. Morris Catholic
Location: Denville, Morris County
Overall Niche Grade: A
Movement: -2
25. Mount St. Dominic Academy
Location: Caldwell, Essex County
Overall Niche Grade: A
Movement: +17
24. Paramus Catholic
Location: Paramus, Bergen County
Overall Niche grade: A
Movement: -1
23. St. Rose High
Location: Belmar, Monmouth County
Overall Niche Grade: A-
Movement: +14
22. Rutgers Prep
Location: Somerset, Somerset County
National ranking: 957
Movement: +6
21. Notre Dame High
Location: Lawrenceville, Mercer County
National ranking: 782
Movement: -4
20. Immaculate Conception
Location: Lodi, Bergen County
National ranking: 754
Movement: Same
19. Hudson Catholic
Location: Jersey City, Hudson County
National ranking: 713
Movement: +6
18. Camden Catholic
Location: Cherry Hill, Camden County
National ranking: 712
Movement: +8
17. Mount St. Mary Academy
Location: Watchung, Somerset County
National ranking: 641
Movement: -1
16. Morristown-Beard School
Location: Morristown, Morris County
National ranking: 565
Movement: -2
15. Holy Spirit
Location: Absecon, Atlantic County
National ranking: 530
Movement: +6
14. Oak Knoll of the Holy Child
Location: Summit, Union County
National ranking: 513
Movement: +1
13. Union Catholic
Location: Scotch Plains, Union County
National ranking: 327
Movement: +5
12. St. Joseph Regional
Location: Montvale, Bergen County
National ranking: 305
Movement: -3
11. St. John Vianney
Location: Holmdel, Monmouth County
National ranking: 288
Movement: -1
10. Immaculate Heart Academy
Location: Washington Township, Bergen County
National ranking: 132
Movement: -5
9. St. Peter’s Prep
Location: Jersey City, Hudson County
National ranking: 118
Movement: +3
8. Gloucester Catholic
Location: Gloucester City, Camden County
National ranking: 111
Movement: -4
7. Bergen Catholic
Location: Oradell, Bergen County
National ranking: 231
Movement: +4
6. St. Augustine Prep
Location: Richland, Atlantic County
National ranking: 74
Movement: +1
5. Don Bosco Prep
Location: Ramsey, Bergen County
National ranking: 64
Movement: +3
4. Red Bank Catholic
Location: Red Bank, Monmouth County
National ranking: 60
Movement: +2
3. Seton Hall Prep
Location: West Orange, Essex County
National ranking: 59
Movement: Same
2. Christian Brothers Academy
Location: Lincroft, Monmouth County
National ranking: 51
Movement: Same
1. Delbarton School
Location: Morristown, Morris County
National ranking: 27
Movement: Same
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