When it comes to school systems, few states in the country rank as well as New Jersey. According to the Center of American Progress, New Jersey is tops in high school graduation rates (89%).
New Jersey also is ranked in the top five in national reading and math scores from all grades, according to the National Assessment of Educational progress and in percentage (98.5%) of public high schools offering Advanced Placement courses, according to the College Board.
1) NJ School Report Card:
http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc06/index.html
2) New Jersey Star-Ledger Interactive School Rankings: http://www.nj.com/news/reportcard/