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Best Schools · New Jersey · Highest proficiency

New Jersey public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: New Jersey public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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NEW JERSEY · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
601Robert L. Craig SchoolMOONACHIEMoonachie School DistrictElementary60.7%35656.9%
602Wilson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELLCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary9.3%21456.9%
603Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20PassaicPassaic City School DistrictMiddle100%74256.8%
604Rosa International Middle SchoolCHERRY HILLCherry Hill School DistrictMiddle19.7%74556.8%
605Washington Irving School #4GARFIELDGarfield Public School DistrictElementary57.4%44156.8%
606Ethel M Burke Elementary SchoolBELLMAWRBellmawr Public School DistrictElementary50.0%22256.8%
607Marshall W. Errickson SchoolFREEHOLDFreehold Township School DistrictElementary14.2%46456.8%
608Yardville Elementary SchoolHAMILTONHamilton Township Public School DistrictElementary21.5%31256.6%
609Bridgewater-Raritan Middle SchoolBridgewaterBridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictMiddle15.6%1,22056.6%
610George Washington Middle SchoolWAYNEWayne Township Public School DistrictMiddle19.1%49356.6%
611Wilson SchoolLODILodi School DistrictElementary67.8%38256.6%
612Indian Mills Memorial SchoolSHAMONGShamong Township School DistrictMiddle11.9%29356.4%
613Springville Elementary SchoolMT LAURELMount Laurel Township School DistrictElementary16.3%48056.4%
614James Caldwell High SchoolWEST CALDWELLCaldwell-West School DistrictHigh11.5%74956.4%
615Glenfield Middle SchoolMONTCLAIRMontclair Public School DistrictMiddle19.9%51256.4%
616Robert Erskine SchoolRINGWOODRingwood School DistrictElementary15.4%16956.3%
617Parsippany Hills High SchoolMorris PlainsParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictHigh18.7%1,03556.3%
618John H. Walker Middle SchoolNUTLEYNutley Public School DistrictMiddle17.9%63756.3%
619James Caldwell Elementary SchoolSpringfieldSpringfield Public School DistrictElementary17.0%27656.3%
620Selzer Elementary\Middle SchoolDUMONTDumont Public School DistrictElementary12.9%53556.2%
621Eleanor Rush Intermediate SchoolCINNAMINSONCinnaminson Township School DistrictElementary22.6%63856.2%
622Thomas Jefferson School #9GarfieldGarfield Public School DistrictElementary60.1%36856.2%
623Ocean City Primary SchoolOCEAN CITYOcean City School DistrictElementary31.7%27156.2%
624Eisenhower Intermediate SchoolBridgewaterBridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictMiddle20.2%62556.2%
625Nellie F. Bennett Elementary SchoolPOINT PLEASANTPoint Pleasant Borough School DistrictElementary10.5%70656.2%
626Bernards High SchoolBernardsvilleSomerset Hills Regional School DistrictHigh18.1%75156.1%
627Passaic Academy for Science and EngineeringPassaicPassaic City School DistrictHigh100%65056.1%
628Carl H. Kumpf SchoolCLARKClark Township Public School DistrictMiddle8.3%52856.0%
629Madison High SchoolMADISONMadison Public School DistrictHigh10.4%76156.0%
630Long Pond SchoolNEWTONAndover Regional School DistrictMiddle23.3%18956.0%
631Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolNorth ArlingtonNorth Arlington School DistrictElementary43.9%16455.9%
632Honiss Elementary\Middle SchoolDUMONTDumont Public School DistrictElementary19.7%62455.9%
633West Essex High SchoolNORTH CALDWELLWest Essex Regional School DistrictHigh3.3%1,06155.8%
634Apshawa Elementary SchoolWEST MILFORDWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary25.9%26655.8%
635Paradise Knoll Elementary SchoolOAK RIDGEWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary21.4%19655.8%
636Marian E. McKeown Elementary SchoolNEWTONHampton Township School DistrictElementary15.8%32255.7%
637John Marshall Elementary SchoolEDISONEdison Township School DistrictElementary37.3%76255.7%
638Frederic N. Brown Elementary SchoolVERONAVerona Public School DistrictElementary1.2%24755.7%
639Oak Ridge Heights Elementary SchoolCOLONIAWoodbridge Township School DistrictElementary20.9%29255.6%
640Dwight D. Eisenhower SchoolFREEHOLDFreehold Township School DistrictMiddle15.5%58255.5%
641Wallace Elementary SchoolHOBOKENHoboken Public School DistrictElementary28.5%64955.5%
642Washington ElementaryUNIONTownship of Union School DistrictElementary32.7%57855.4%
643Monroe Township High SchoolMONROE TOWNSHIPMonroe Township School DistrictHigh13.9%2,58355.4%
644Franklin Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELDBergenfield Borough School DistrictElementary37.8%35255.4%
645Hillside Intermediate SchoolBridgewaterBridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictMiddle15.0%56855.4%
646Parkview SchoolMILLTOWNMilltown School DistrictElementary27.8%33855.4%
647Wayne Hills High SchoolWAYNEWayne Township Public School DistrictHigh11.3%1,16255.3%
648Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNEHawthorne Public School DistrictElementary23.9%26455.3%
649Edison Middle SchoolW ORANGEWest Orange Public SchoolsMiddle42.6%47755.3%
650Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary SchoolSpringfieldSpringfield Public School DistrictElementary13.8%27655.2%
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