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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
701M. Scott Carpenter Elementary SchoolOLD BRIDGEOld Bridge Township School DistrictElementary12.9%22453.5%
702Upper Pittsgrove SchoolMONROEVILLEUPPER PITTSGROVE TWP School DistrictElementary23.8%34053.5%
703Franklin Township SchoolQUAKERTOWNFranklin Township School DistrictElementary17.7%29353.5%
704Washington Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELLCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary7.6%40953.4%
705Leonia High SchoolLeoniaLeonia Public School DistrictHigh28.6%80253.4%
706Branchburg Central Middle SchoolBranchburgBranchburg Township School DistrictMiddle12.4%45853.4%
707Northfield Community Middle SchoolNORTHFIELDNorthfield City School DistrictMiddle25.9%39753.4%
708Robert B Jaggard SchoolMARLTONEvesham Township School DistrictElementary23.6%48353.4%
709Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolLODILodi School DistrictMiddle65.9%68653.3%
710Collingswood Middle SchoolCOLLINGSWOODCollingswood Public School DistrictMiddle33.4%44653.3%
711Laura Donovan SchoolFREEHOLDFreehold Township School DistrictElementary21.8%44153.3%
712Malcolm E Nettingham Middle SchoolSCOTCH PLAINSScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictMiddle7.8%91353.3%
713Cumberland County Technical Education CenterMillvilleCumberland County Board of Vocational EducationHigh40.6%1,29653.2%
714Delaware Township SchoolSERGEANTSVILLEDelaware Township School DistrictElementary4.5%40353.2%
715School #4CLIFFSIDE PARKCliffside Park School DistrictElementary57.1%47853.1%
716Sparta High SchoolSPARTASparta Township Public School DistrictHigh7.2%1,02553.1%
717Clinton Public SchoolCLINTONClinton-Glen Gardner School DistrictElementary18.8%52153.0%
718Bogota Middle SchoolBogotaBogota Public School DistrictMiddle66.3%16653.0%
719Middletown High School SouthMIDDLETOWNMiddletown Township Public School DistrictHigh7.8%1,40653.0%
720C. Richard Applegate SchoolFREEHOLDFreehold Township School DistrictElementary17.0%35852.9%
721Memorial Middle SchoolPOINT PLEASANTPoint Pleasant Borough School DistrictMiddle16.9%63452.9%
722Hasbrouck Heights High SchoolHASBROUCK HEIGHTSHasbrouck Heights School DistrictHigh22.0%49952.9%
723Harry S. Truman Elementary SchoolPARLINSayreville School DistrictElementary46.4%42552.8%
724Millstone Township Middle SchoolMillstone TownshipMillstone Township School DistrictMiddle8.0%42352.8%
725Upper Township Middle SchoolPETERSBURGUpper Township School DistrictMiddle19.3%41952.8%
726Milton H. Allen Elementary SchoolMEDFORDMedford Township School DistrictElementary11.7%42852.7%
727Willow Grove Elementary SchoolHACKETTSTOWNHackettstown Public School DistrictElementary45.0%32052.7%
728Lincoln SchoolEast RutherfordEast Rutherford School DistrictElementary47.2%17852.7%
729Morris Knolls High SchoolROCKAWAYMorris Hills Regional School DistrictHigh15.0%1,45052.6%
730Harmony Elementary SchoolNEW MONMOUTHMiddletown Township Public School DistrictElementary14.1%48152.6%
731Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary SchoolTEANECKTeaneck School DistrictElementary53.6%33452.5%
732Southwood Elementary SchoolOLD BRIDGEOld Bridge Township School DistrictElementary28.7%26552.5%
733Pace Charter School of HamiltonHAMILTON TWPPace Charter School of HamiltonElementary79.9%46352.5%
734Eastern Camden County Regional High SchoolVOORHEESEastern Camden County Regional School DistrictHigh16.3%1,84752.5%
735White Township Consolidated SchoolBELVIDEREWhite Township Consolidated School DistrictElementary23.0%27452.5%
736Clearview Regional High SchoolMULLICA HILLClearview Regional High School DistrictHigh18.0%1,33252.4%
737Washington Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELDBergenfield Borough School DistrictElementary39.5%25352.4%
738Byram Intermediate SchoolSTANHOPEByram Township School DistrictMiddle8.7%34652.4%
739South Orange Middle SchoolS ORANGESouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictMiddle11.6%75252.4%
740Valley Road SchoolCLARKClark Township Public School DistrictElementary7.7%39052.4%
741Iselin Middle SchoolISELINWoodbridge Township School DistrictMiddle36.1%79452.3%
742Southampton Township School #3SOUTHAMPTONSouthampton Township School DistrictMiddle24.1%25352.3%
743Frances DeMasi Elementary SchoolMARLTONEvesham Township School DistrictElementary10.5%33252.3%
744Hunterdon Polytech Bartles Corner CampusFlemingtonHunterdon County Vocational School DistrictHigh7.4%10852.3%
745Northeast Elementary SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIRMontclair Public School DistrictElementary19.2%39152.3%
746William G. Rohrer Middle SchoolWESTMONTHaddon Township School DistrictMiddle15.9%41452.3%
747Belleville PS10BELLEVILLEBelleville Public School DistrictElementary61.6%16452.3%
748Bee Meadow SchoolWhippanyHanover Township School DistrictElementary6.1%29452.3%
749Fredon Township SchoolNEWTONFredon Township School DistrictElementary12.8%20352.2%
750Medford Memorial Middle SchoolMEDFORDMedford Township School DistrictMiddle7.5%64452.2%
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