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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
201Woodbrook Elementary SchoolEDISONEdison Township School DistrictElementary13.9%78671.3%
202Brookdale Elementary SchoolBloomfieldBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary12.6%34271.3%
203High Mountain Road SchoolFranklin LakesFranklin Lakes School DistrictElementary2.7%30171.3%
204Central SchoolWarrenWarren Township School DistrictElementary12.2%31271.3%
205Wesley D Tisdale Elementary SchoolRAMSEYRamsey School DistrictElementary15.6%30271.2%
206Wemrock Brook SchoolMANALAPANManalapan-Englishtown Regional School DistrictElementary15.8%51371.1%
207Pine Brook SchoolManalapanManalapan-Englishtown Regional School DistrictMiddle16.8%49471.0%
208Toll Gate Grammar SchoolPENNINGTONHopewell Valley Regional School DistrictElementary4.7%29971.0%
209Explore Middle SchoolJERSEY CITYHudson County Schools of Technology School DistrictMiddle27.6%16370.9%
210Village Elementary SchoolSkillmanMontgomery Township School DistrictElementary7.1%59170.9%
211Lake Parsippany Elementary SchoolParsippanyParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictElementary15.5%28470.9%
212Asher Holmes Elementary SchoolMORGANVILLEMarlboro Township School DistrictElementary13.3%44470.8%
213Morris Plains Borough SchoolMORRIS PLAINSMorris Plains School DistrictMiddle13.6%39870.8%
214Robertsville Elementary SchoolMORGANVILLEMarlboro Township School DistrictElementary14.4%43870.7%
215River Dell Regional High SchoolORADELLRiver Dell Regional School DistrictHigh2.1%1,02570.7%
216Sunnymead Elementary SchoolHillsboroughHillsborough Township Public School DistrictElementary25.3%53070.7%
217Tuscan Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOODSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary7.2%53170.6%
218Hamilton Primary SchoolBasking RidgeBridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictElementary4.8%46270.4%
219Woodside Avenue SchoolFranklin LakesFranklin Lakes School DistrictElementary1.5%26470.3%
220Community Middle SchoolPLAINSBOROWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictMiddle8.7%1,02970.2%
221Seaview Elementary SchoolLINWOODLinwood City School DistrictElementary10.4%44470.1%
222Robert R Lazar Middle SchoolMONTVILLEMontville Township School DistrictMiddle4.1%79870.1%
223Orange Avenue SchoolCRANFORDCranford Public School DistrictMiddle0.8%75070.0%
224Bear Tavern Elementary SchoolTITUSVILLEHopewell Valley Regional School DistrictElementary4.3%46170.0%
225Shrewsbury Borough Elementary SchoolSHREWSBURYShrewsbury Borough School DistrictElementary0.7%43970.0%
226Lafayette Mills SchoolManalapanManalapan-Englishtown Regional School DistrictElementary11.1%45969.9%
227Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle SchoolSUMMITSummit Public School DistrictMiddle15.5%87169.8%
228Angelo L. Tomaso SchoolWarrenWarren Township School DistrictElementary5.0%26169.7%
229George Washington Middle SchoolRIDGEWOODRidgewood Public School DistrictMiddle1.9%64469.6%
230Village Elementary SchoolWest WindsorWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictElementary7.6%65769.6%
231Crim Primary SchoolBridgewaterBridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictElementary10.6%39669.5%
232Terence C. Reilly School No 7ELIZABETHElizabeth Public SchoolsMiddle78.5%1,13069.5%
233Troy Hills Elementary SchoolPARSIPPANYParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictElementary21.7%29069.5%
234Center Grove SchoolRANDOLPHRandolph Township School DistrictElementary10.1%54269.5%
235Eastlake Elementary SchoolParsippanyParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictElementary13.7%36469.4%
236Menlo Park Elementary SchoolEDISONEdison Township School DistrictElementary22.3%80269.4%
237Haddonfield Middle SchoolHADDONFIELDHaddonfield School DistrictMiddle1.6%63169.4%
238Glen Rock High SchoolGLEN ROCKGlen Rock Public School DistrictHigh0.6%72269.4%
239Frank Defino Central Elementary SchoolMARLBOROMarlboro Township School DistrictElementary15.5%51069.3%
240Central Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICKEast Brunswick Township School DistrictElementary27.2%34969.2%
241East Hanover Middle SchoolEAST HANOVEREast Hanover Township School DistrictMiddle3.4%32569.2%
242School No. 3FORT LEEFort Lee School DistrictElementary27.9%33069.2%
243River Dell Middle SchoolRiver EdgeRiver Dell Regional School DistrictMiddle0.7%57369.2%
244Stonybrook Elementary SchoolKINNELONKinnelon School DistrictElementary3.6%35869.1%
245Pascack Valley High SchoolHillsdalePascack Valley Regional High School DistrictHigh2.2%92869.0%
246Cedar Drive Middle SchoolCOLTS NECKColts Neck Township School DistrictMiddle3.4%31969.0%
247Livingston Avenue SchoolCRANFORDCranford Public School DistrictElementary1.1%27069.0%
248Edgar Middle SchoolMETUCHENMetuchen Public School DistrictMiddle10.0%76168.9%
249Pascack Hills High SchoolMontvalePascack Valley Regional High School DistrictHigh2.0%76868.9%
250Bowne-Munro Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICKEast Brunswick Township School DistrictElementary23.9%20168.9%
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