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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Passaic County, New Jersey

Across Passaic County, New Jersey, 129 public schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. School 28 leads the list at 89.9%, against a median of 32.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
129
Passaic County, New Jersey
Top % Proficient
89.9%
Median % Proficient
32.9%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1School 28PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary73.2%46389.9%
2Passaic County Technical Institute STEM AcademyWayne, NJPassaic County Technical-Vocational School DistrictHigh42.6%1,04084.3%
3Albert Payson Terhune ElementaryWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary10.4%34767.8%
4Theunis Dey Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary5.2%45965.8%
5Peter Cooper SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictElementary6.8%23565.7%
6Schuyler Colfax Middle SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictMiddle10.2%65064.8%
7John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary14.2%38764.4%
8James Fallon Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary10.3%37063.3%
9Packanack Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary7.4%40862.7%
10Little Falls Township Public School # 1LITTLE FALLS, NJLittle Falls Township Public School DistrictMiddle27.6%39261.7%
11Pines Lake Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary9.6%35661.1%
12Lafayette Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary10.9%32160.8%
13Randall Carter Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary15.1%35160.8%
14Little Falls Township Public School # 3LITTLE FALLS, NJLittle Falls Township Public School DistrictElementary35.0%21760.3%
15Anthony Wayne Middle SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictMiddle12.0%61759.4%
16Lincoln SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJPompton Lakes School DistrictElementary28.5%34459.3%
17Samuel R. Donald Elementary SchoolBLOOMINGDALE, NJBloomingdale School DistrictElementary32.8%23257.5%
18School #9CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary37.6%30657.1%
19Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictMiddle100%74256.8%
20George Washington Middle SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictMiddle19.1%49356.6%
21Robert Erskine SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictElementary15.4%16956.3%
22Passaic Academy for Science and EngineeringPassaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh100%65056.1%
23Apshawa Elementary SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary25.9%26655.8%
24Paradise Knoll Elementary SchoolOAK RIDGE, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary21.4%19655.8%
25Wayne Hills High SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictHigh11.3%1,16255.3%
26Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictElementary23.9%26455.3%
27Eleanor G. HewittRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictElementary12.5%20855.1%
28Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary SchoolHEWITT, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary31.2%25054.5%
29Wanaque Elementary SchoolWANAQUE, NJWanaque School DistrictElementary21.3%50651.8%
30Passaic County Technical InstituteWAYNE, NJPassaic County Technical-Vocational School DistrictHigh59.8%3,56551.5%
31Haskell Elementary SchoolHASKELL, NJWanaque School DistrictElementary40.1%38251.3%
32Wayne Valley High SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictHigh11.6%1,20149.4%
33High Mountain SchoolNORTH HALEDON, NJNorth Haledon School DistrictMiddle23.6%25948.3%
34Lakeside SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJPompton Lakes School DistrictMiddle34.9%37047.9%
35School #16CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary49.3%20146.8%
36School #2CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary46.1%40146.2%
37Washington Park SchoolTOTOWA, NJTotowa Public School DistrictMiddle32.4%48546.1%
38Roosevelt Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictElementary42.4%52145.9%
39Marshall Hill Elementary SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary24.7%28344.9%
40Memorial Elementary SchoolNORTH HALEDON, NJNorth Haledon School DistrictElementary25.5%34944.5%
41Walter T. Bergen Middle SchoolBLOOMINGDALE, NJBloomingdale School DistrictMiddle39.5%23844.3%
42Maple Road Elementary SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary17.5%30344.0%
43Lincoln Middle SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictMiddle39.7%52244.0%
44Martin J. Ryerson SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictMiddle11.0%34543.4%
45School 1PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary64.5%21742.0%
46Lenox SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJPompton Lakes School DistrictElementary31.8%35541.3%
47Pompton Lakes High SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJPompton Lakes School DistrictHigh24.9%61041.0%
48Memorial Middle SchoolWoodland Park, NJWoodland Park School DistrictMiddle47.9%37440.2%
49Classical Academy Charter School of CliftonCLIFTON, NJClassical Academy Charter School of CliftonMiddle54.1%18539.7%
50School #13CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary67.9%44339.1%
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