The 2025 high school baseball season is here. Teams are beginning their preparations for what is expected to be another exciting year.
The NJ Advance Media baseball staff has also started its preparations for the spring season.
As part of our baseball preview package, take a look below at the NJSIAA group classifications for the upcoming season.
2025 Classifications
North 1
Group 1: Bergen Arts and Science Charter, Boonton, Butler, College Achieve Paterson, Cresskill, Emerson Boro, Hasbrouck Heights, Hawthorne, Hopatcong, Indian Hills, Kinnelon, Kittatinny, Lenape Valley, Midland Park, Mountain Lakes, New Milford, North Warren, Park Ridge, Paterson Arts & Science Charter, Paterson Charter Science & Technology, Pequannock, Pompton Lakes, Saddle Brook, Waldwick, Wallkill Valley
Group 2: Demarest, Dumont, Elmwood Park, Glen Rock, High Point, Jefferson, Lakeland, Lodi, Mahwah, Manchester Regional, Morris Tech, Newton, Pascack Hills, Pascack Valley, Ramsey, Ridgefield/Palisades Park, River Dell, Sparta, Sussex Tech, Vernon, West Milford, Westwood
Group 3: Bergenfield, Cliffside Park, Dover, Dwight-Morrow, Fort Lee, Garfield, Montville, Morris Hills, Morris Knolls, Northern Highlands, Nutley, Old Tappan, Paramus, Ramapo, Randolph, Ridgefield Park, Roxbury, Teaneck, Tenafly, Warren Hills, Wayne Hills, Wayne Valley
Group 4: Belleville, Bergen Tech, Bloomfield, Clifton, East Orange, Paterson Eastside, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, Paterson Kennedy, Kearny, Livingston, Memorial, Montclair, Morristown, Mount Olive, North Bergen Passaic Tech, Passaic, Ridgewood, Union City, West Orange
North 2
Group 1: Belvidere, Brearley, Cedar Grove, Dayton, Essex Tech, Glen Ridge, Hanover Park, Hoboken, McNair, New Providence, North Arlington, Roselle Park, Secaucus, Technology, University Academy Charter, University, Verona, Wallington, Warren Tech, Weehawken, Whippany Park, Wood-Ridge
Group 2: Becton, Bernards, Caldwell, Hackettstown, Harrison, Hillside, Leonia, Lyndhurst, Madison, Mendham, Parsippany, Parsippany Hills, Passaic Valley, Rutherford, Science Park, Shabazz, Snyder, Voorhees, West Essex, West Morris
Group 3: Carteret, Central, Chatham, Colonia, Cranford, Iselin Kennedy, Lincoln, Matawan, Middletown North, Millburn, North Hunterdon, North Plainfield, Orange, Payne Tech, Rahway, Somerville, South Plainfield, Summit, Weequahic, West Side
Group 4: Barringer, Bayonne, Bridgewater-Raritan, Columbia, Dickinson, East Side, Elizabeth, Ferris, J.P. Stevens, Linden, North Star Academy, Perth Amboy, Phillipsburg, Pistcataway, Plainfield, Ridge, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Union, Watchung Hills, Westfield, Woodbridge
Central
Group 1: Academy for Urban Leadership Charter, Asbury Park, Bound Brook, Delaware Valley, Dunellen, Florence, Henry Hudson, Highland Park, Keansburg, Keyport, Manville, Metuchen, Middlesex, New Egypt, Perth Amboy Magnet, Piscataway Magnet, Point Pleasant Beach, Shore, Somerset Tech, South Amboy, South Hunterdon
Group 2: Allentown, Bordentown, Cinnaminson, Delran, East Brunswick Magnet, Gov. Livingston, Holmdel, Jackson Liberty, Johnson, Manasquan, Monmouth, Ocean Township, Point Pleasant Boro, Raritan, Robbinsville, Rumson-Fair Haven, South River, Spotswood, Wall, Willingboro
Group 3: Brick Memorial, Brick Township, Burlington Township, Colts Necks, Ewing, Freehold Borough, Hamilton East, Hamilton North, Hamilton West, Hopewell Valley, Jackson Memorial, Lakewood, Lawrence, Long Branch, Middletown South, Neptune, Northern Burlington, Pemberton, Red Bank Regional, Westampton Tech
Group 4: East Brunswick, Edison, Franklin, Freehold Township, Hightstown, Hillsborough, Hunterdon Central, Manalapan, Marlboro, Monroe, Montgomery, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Old Bridge, Princeton, Sayreville, South Brunswick, Trenton Central, West Windsor-Plainsboro North, West Windsor-Plainsboro South
South
Group 1: Audubon, Buena, Burlington City, Camden Prep, Cape May Tech, Clayton, Gateway, Galssboro, Haddon Township, KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy, LEAP Academy, Maple Shade, Palmyra, Paulsboro, Penns Grove, Pennsville, Pitman, Riverside, Salem, Schalick, Wildwood, Woodbury, Woodstown
Group 2: Barnegat, Camden Academy Charter, Medford Tech, Pennsauken Tech, Camden, Camden Eastside, Cedar Creek, Collingswood, Gloucester, Haddon Heights, Haddonfield, Lindenwold, Lower Cape May, Manchester Township, Mastery Camden, Middle Township, Oakcrest, Overbrook, Pleasantville, Seneca, Sterling, West Deptford
Group 3: Absegami, Camden Tech, Cherry Hill West, Clearview, Cumberland, Delsea, Deptford, Hammonton, Highland, Lacey, Mainland, Moorestown, Ocean City, Pinelands, Shawnee, Timber Creek, Toms River East, Toms River South, Triton, Winslow
Group 4: Atlantic City, Atlantic Tech, Bridgeton, Central Regional, Cherokee, Cherry Hill East, Eastern, Egg Harbor, Gloucester Tech, Howell, Kingsway, Lenape, Millville, Pennsauken, Rancocas Valley, Southern, Toms River North, Vineland, Washington Township, Williamstown
Non-Public A
North: Bergen Catholic, Delbarton, DePaul, Don Bosco Prep, Dwight-Englewood, Hudson Catholic, Oratory Prep, Paramus Catholic, St. Benedict’s Prep, St. Joseph (Mont.), St. Peter’s Prep, Seton Hall Prep
South: Camden Catholic, Christian Brothers, Donovan Catholic, Immaculata, Notre Dame, Paul VI, Pingry, Red Bank Catholic, St. Augustine Prep, St. John Vianney, St. Joseph (Met.), Union Catholic
Non-Public B
North: Gill St. Bernard’s, Golda Och, Hawthorne Christian/Eastern Christian, Montclair Kimberley, Morris Catholic, Morristown-Beard, Newark Academy, Pope John, Rutgers Prep, St. Mary (Ruth.), St. Thomas Aquinas, Timothy Christian, Wardlaw-Hartridge
South: Bishop Eustace, Calvary Christian, Doane Academy, Gloucester Catholic, Holy Cross Prep, Holy Spirit, Moorestown Friends, Princeton Day, Ranney, St. Joseph (Hamm.), St. Rose, Wildwood Catholic
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