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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
401Brooklake SchoolFLORHAM PARKFlorham Park School DistrictElementary1.0%30663.9%
402Warren Middle SchoolWarrenWarren Township School DistrictMiddle7.7%54763.7%
403Lewis F. Cole Middle SchoolFORT LEEFort Lee School DistrictMiddle25.1%1,22763.6%
404Monroe Township Middle SchoolMONROE TOWNSHIPMonroe Township School DistrictMiddle10.2%1,68163.6%
405Crescent Elementary SchoolWALDWICKWaldwick School DistrictElementary1.0%31363.6%
406William Mason SchoolMONTVILLEMontville Township School DistrictElementary3.9%28563.5%
407Tewksbury Elementary SchoolCALIFONTewksbury Township School DistrictElementary4.3%25363.4%
408James Madison School #10GARFIELDGarfield Public School DistrictElementary75.0%28063.3%
409Edgemont Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIRMontclair Public School DistrictElementary17.1%25163.3%
410James Fallon Elementary SchoolWAYNEWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary10.3%37063.3%
411Community Park SchoolPRINCETONPrinceton Public School DistrictElementary17.1%31663.3%
412Sharon SchoolROBBINSVILLERobbinsville Public School DistrictElementary9.9%1,00563.3%
413Pleasant Valley SchoolMULLICA HILLHarrison Township School DistrictMiddle13.5%57863.2%
414Clinton Township Middle SchoolCLINTONClinton Township School DistrictMiddle10.9%40563.1%
415Waldwick High SchoolWALDWICKWaldwick School DistrictHigh1.8%43463.1%
416South Mountain Elementary SchoolS ORANGESouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary5.5%61363.0%
417Grant Elementary SchoolDUMONTDumont Public School DistrictElementary17.4%43263.0%
418Hillside Avenue SchoolCRANFORDCranford Public School DistrictElementary3.0%74362.9%
419Redwood Elementary SchoolW ORANGEWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary30.7%44662.9%
420Woodland SchoolWarrenWarren Township School DistrictElementary18.9%21262.9%
421North Boulevard SchoolPompton PlainsPequannock Township School DistrictElementary4.0%32662.9%
422Lincoln Elementary SchoolEDISONEdison Township School DistrictElementary23.3%94662.8%
423Belhaven Middle SchoolLINWOODLinwood City School DistrictMiddle10.4%34762.8%
424Alan B. Shepard Elementary SchoolOLD BRIDGEOld Bridge Township School DistrictElementary25.4%27662.8%
425Thompson Middle SchoolMIDDLETOWNMiddletown Township Public School DistrictMiddle4.9%86262.7%
426Packanack Elementary SchoolWAYNEWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary7.4%40862.7%
427Leonia Middle SchoolLeoniaLeonia Public School DistrictMiddle21.2%66162.7%
428Wolf Hill SchoolOCEANPORTOceanport School DistrictElementary6.8%35462.7%
429Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell AcademyELIZABETHElizabeth Public SchoolsHigh76.8%1,26862.6%
430Union SchoolRUTHERFORDRutherford School DistrictMiddle6.8%39962.6%
431Rockaway Meadow Elementary SchoolPARSIPPANYParsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictElementary29.2%25762.6%
432Stony Lane Elementary SchoolPARAMUSParamus Public School DistrictElementary13.9%22362.6%
433Claremont Avenue Elementary SchoolCOLONIAWoodbridge Township School DistrictElementary24.8%30662.6%
434Betty McElmon Elementary SchoolWest Long BranchWest Long Branch School DistrictElementary19.7%32062.5%
435Hoboken Charter SchoolHobokenHoboken Charter School DistrictCombined20.1%29962.5%
436Brielle Elementary SchoolBRIELLEBrielle Boro School DistrictElementary2.3%47162.4%
437G. Harold Antrim Elementary SchoolPoint Pleasant BeachPoint Pleasant Beach School DistrictElementary22.5%30262.4%
438Auten Road Intermediate SchoolHillsboroughHillsborough Township Public School DistrictMiddle14.9%1,11262.4%
439Ridgedale Middle SchoolFLORHAM PARKFlorham Park School DistrictMiddle2.2%32162.2%
440Pequannock Valley SchoolPompton PlainsPequannock Township School DistrictMiddle5.3%47662.1%
441Bayberry SchoolWatchungWatchung Borough School DistrictElementary1.3%39162.1%
442Bernardsville Middle SchoolBernardsvilleSomerset Hills Regional School DistrictMiddle17.9%41962.1%
443Millstone River SchoolPLAINSBOROWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictElementary10.5%77262.0%
444Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary SchoolGreen BrookGreen Brook Township Public School DistrictElementary18.6%40462.0%
445Old Mill Elementary SchoolSEA GIRTWall Township Public School DistrictElementary6.3%39662.0%
446Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolWYCKOFFWyckoff Township Public School DistrictElementary0.8%35462.0%
447Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle SchoolWYCKOFFWyckoff Township Public School DistrictMiddle0.5%60761.9%
448Maywood Avenue SchoolMAYWOODMaywood School DistrictMiddle25.3%56161.9%
449Technology High SchoolNEWARKNewark Public School DistrictHigh80.4%66261.9%
450Round ValleyLEBANONClinton Township School DistrictElementary11.7%38461.7%
Page 9 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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