Local High Schools Ranked by Magazine
New Jersey Monthly biannual report reveals Cedar Grove improved 29 places, Verona fell 17 slots in 2012 survey.
Cedar Grove school officials are elated with a magazine’s report showing the district advanced 29 places in a poll of the state’s top high schools. However, officials in Verona are questioning that district falling 17 places in the poll. Both schools are cautioning the rankings are being taken “with a grain of salt.” New Jersey Monthly’s recently released biannual 2012 ranking of 328 Top NJ High Schools shows Cedar Grove schools advancing from a 2010 ranking of 103 to a 2012 ranking of 74 while Verona fell from number 53 on the 2010 list to number 70 this year. That’s the way to do it,” said Cedar Grove Board of Education President Frank Mandala. “We’re going in the right direction.” “We are adjusting to changes,” he continued. “The …
