Updated June 22, 2017
Posted June 22, 2017
By Kelly Heyboer | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The SAT remains the top college entrance exam in New Jersey, where the majority of high school students take the multiple choice test to get into college.
But a growing number of New Jersey teens are trying their luck with the ACT exam. Last year, almost a third of graduating students took the ACT in New Jersey, according to the company that oversee the test.
For the first time this year, the state Department of Education’s School Performance Reports included the mean ACT scores reported by hundreds of the state’s high schools. ACT exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 36.
Here are the 42 New Jersey high schools where students averaged a composite score of 26 or higher, according to state data for the 2015-2016 school year.
42. (tie) Voorhees High School (Hunterdon County)
ACT composite score: 26
Percentage of students taking the ACT: 25%
42. (tie) Ridgewood High School (Ridgewood Village, Bergen County)
ACT composite score: 26
Percentage of students taking the ACT: 58%
42. (tie) Northern Highlands Regional High School (Bergen County)
ACT composite score: 26
Percentage of students taking the ACT: 60%
42. (tie) Mountain Lakes High School (Morris County)
ACT composite score: 26
Percentage of students taking the ACT: 68%
42. (tie) Moorestown High School (Burlington County)
ACT composite score: 26
Percentage of students taking the ACT: 49%