The final Blue Ribbon School awards were handed out by the New Jersey Department of Education, naming 11 top schools across the state to this prestigious list for the 2024-25 school year.
The U.S. Department of Education discontinued the program in August, but that didn’t stop our state Board of Education from releasing its list this month, based on New Jersey schools that completed the application process and met all of the set requirements.
The 2025 New Jersey Blue Ribbon schools are:
• Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro, Bergen County Vocational Technical School District, Bergen County
• The Elisabeth Morrow School, Englewood, Bergen County
• Hatikvah International Academy Charter School, East Brunswick, Middlesex County
• Indian Hill School, Holmdel, Holmdel Township School District, Monmouth County
• Liberty High School, Jersey City, Jersey City Public Schools, Hudson County
• Littlebrook School, Princeton, Princeton Public School District, Mercer County
• Mansion Avenue Elementary School, Audubon, Audubon Public School District, Camden County
• Our Lady Of Czestochowa Catholic School, Jersey City, Archdiocese of Newark, Hudson County
• Ridgewood Avenue School, Glen Ridge, Glen Ridge Public School District, Essex County
• Roosevelt School, Lodi, Lodi School District, Bergen County
• Ventnor Elementary School, Ventnor, Ventnor City School District, Atlantic County
The National Blue Ribbon Schools program was a program run by the federal DOE to celebrate school excellence, turnaround stories, and closing student achievement gaps. The New Jersey Department of Ed nominated public schools that met the federal eligibility requirements, and then those nominated schools could apply for the recognition.
For complete eligibility criteria, click here.
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