ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, ðə skˈuːl wʌz wˈʌn ʌv fˈɪftiːn ɪn nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi təbi ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd baɪ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl blˈuː ɹˈɪbən skˈuːlz pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, ɐn ɐwˈɔːɹd kˈɔːld ðə "mˈoʊst pɹɛstˈɪdʒəs ˈɑːnɚɹ ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən sˈɪstəm" ænd wˌɪtʃ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən sˈɛkɹətɹi ˈɑːɹn dˈʌŋkən dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz skˈuːlz ðˈæt "ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ɛɡzˈæmpəlz ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl ˈɛksələns".
In September 2013, the school was one of 15 in New Jersey to be recognized by the United States Department of Education as part of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, an award called the "most prestigious honor in the United States' education system" and which Education Secretary Arne Duncan described as schools that "represent examples of educational excellence".