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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
51Somerville Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOODRidgewood Public School DistrictElementary3.8%39480.8%
52Riverside SchoolPRINCETONPrinceton Public School DistrictElementary12.1%30680.8%
53Mountain View SchoolMENDHAMMendham Borough School DistrictMiddle3.4%20880.5%
54Hilltop SchoolMENDHAMMendham Borough School DistrictElementary3.8%28980.3%
55Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTONLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary0.7%40780.3%
56Hillside Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTONLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary2.7%47680.2%
57Allen W. Roberts SchoolNEW PROVIDENCENew Providence School DistrictElementary1.7%64180.2%
58Monmouth Junction Elementary SchoolMONMOUTH JUNCTIONSouth Brunswick School DistrictElementary13.3%30180.2%
59Travell Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOODRidgewood Public School DistrictElementary2.0%29580.1%
60Luther Lee Emerson SchoolDEMARESTDemarest School DistrictElementary1.4%22180.0%
61Ridgewood Avenue SchoolGLEN RIDGEGlen Ridge Public School DistrictElementary0.6%54079.6%
62Washington Elementary SchoolSUMMITSummit Public School DistrictElementary11.5%32379.6%
63Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary SchoolSUMMITSummit Public School DistrictElementary4.3%35179.4%
64Walter Stillman SchoolTENAFLYTenafly Public School DistrictElementary3.2%31479.3%
65Washington Avenue SchoolCHATHAMSchool District of the ChathamsElementary3.8%28679.3%
66Stony Brook Elementary SchoolPENNINGTONHopewell Valley Regional School DistrictElementary12.7%39579.3%
67Washington Elementary SchoolWestfieldWestfield Public School DistrictElementary1.0%30079.0%
68Sara M. Gilmore AcademyUnion CityUnion City School DistrictElementary54.8%40078.8%
69Northern Valley Regional High School at DemarestDemarestNorthern Valley Regional High School DistrictHigh1.3%1,03878.7%
70Brookside SchoolAllendaleAllendale Public School DistrictMiddle2.0%50278.7%
71Oak Tree Elementary SchoolMONROE TOWNSHIPMonroe Township School DistrictElementary7.6%57878.6%
72South Valley Elementary SchoolMOORESTOWNMoorestown Township Public School DistrictElementary2.8%40078.3%
73Science Park High SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School DistrictHigh68.0%96478.2%
74Hillside Elementary SchoolAllendaleAllendale Public School DistrictElementary2.0%34878.1%
75George Washington SchoolMAHWAHMahwah Township Public School DistrictElementary4.0%17778.0%
76Midland Elementary SchoolPARAMUSParamus Public School DistrictElementary20.0%20078.0%
77Joseph D. Sharp Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILLCherry Hill School DistrictElementary15.2%45578.0%
78Oak Street SchoolBasking RidgeBernards Township School DistrictElementary2.6%42777.9%
79Lincoln SchoolRUTHERFORDRutherford School DistrictElementary7.4%50077.6%
80Lyncrest Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWNFair Lawn Public School DistrictElementary16.8%18577.6%
81School No. 1FORT LEEFort Lee School DistrictElementary17.6%54077.6%
82Briarcliff Middle SchoolMountain LakesMountain Lakes Public School DistrictMiddle1.1%26377.6%
83Woods Road Elementary SchoolHillsboroughHillsborough Township Public School DistrictElementary10.5%41077.3%
84Applied Technology High SchoolParamusBergen County Vocational Technical School DistrictHigh22.1%34877.2%
85Oak View Elementary SchoolBloomfieldBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary14.5%39977.0%
86George C. Baker Elementary SchoolMOORESTOWNMoorestown Township Public School DistrictElementary4.2%40376.9%
87Millburn Middle SchoolMILLBURNMillburn Township School DistrictMiddle2.4%1,10676.9%
88Wilson Elementary SchoolWestfieldWestfield Public School DistrictElementary0.8%36276.8%
89Riverbank Charter School of ExcellenceRoeblingRiverbank Charter School of ExcellenceElementary23.4%15876.8%
90Littlebrook SchoolPRINCETONPrinceton Public School DistrictElementary10.7%37476.7%
91Elizabeth Haddon SchoolHADDONFIELDHaddonfield School DistrictElementary0.7%40276.6%
92North End Elementary SchoolCedar GroveCedar Grove Township School DistrictElementary11.3%30976.6%
93Roosevelt SchoolRIVER EDGERiver Edge School DistrictElementary0.6%47476.6%
94The Gray Charter SchoolNEWARKGray Charter SchoolElementary72.9%31776.4%
95Hillsborough Township Elementary SchoolHillsboroughHillsborough Township Public School DistrictElementary21.6%46776.4%
96Cedar Hill SchoolTOWACOMontville Township School DistrictElementary1.5%32976.4%
97Ridge Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOODRidgewood Public School DistrictElementary1.6%44876.4%
98Warren Point Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWNFair Lawn Public School DistrictElementary19.2%39176.3%
99Howard B. Brunner Elementary SchoolSCOTCH PLAINSScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictElementary4.4%43476.2%
100Edith A. Bogert Elementary SchoolUPPER SADDLE RIVERUpper Saddle River School DistrictElementary0.8%36876.2%
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