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

87 public elementary schools in Passaic County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. School 28 leads the list at 89.9%, against a median of 30.0% 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
87
Passaic County, New Jersey
Top % Proficient
89.9%
Median % Proficient
30.0%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1School 28PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary73.2%46389.9%
2Albert Payson Terhune ElementaryWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary10.4%34767.8%
3Theunis Dey Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary5.2%45965.8%
4Peter Cooper SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictElementary6.8%23565.7%
5John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary14.2%38764.4%
6James Fallon Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary10.3%37063.3%
7Packanack Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary7.4%40862.7%
8Pines Lake Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary9.6%35661.1%
9Lafayette Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary10.9%32160.8%
10Randall Carter Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary15.1%35160.8%
11Little Falls Township Public School # 3LITTLE FALLS, NJLittle Falls Township Public School DistrictElementary35.0%21760.3%
12Lincoln SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJPompton Lakes School DistrictElementary28.5%34459.3%
13Samuel R. Donald Elementary SchoolBLOOMINGDALE, NJBloomingdale School DistrictElementary32.8%23257.5%
14School #9CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary37.6%30657.1%
15Robert Erskine SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictElementary15.4%16956.3%
16Apshawa Elementary SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary25.9%26655.8%
17Paradise Knoll Elementary SchoolOAK RIDGE, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary21.4%19655.8%
18Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictElementary23.9%26455.3%
19Eleanor G. HewittRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictElementary12.5%20855.1%
20Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary SchoolHEWITT, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary31.2%25054.5%
21Wanaque Elementary SchoolWANAQUE, NJWanaque School DistrictElementary21.3%50651.8%
22Haskell Elementary SchoolHASKELL, NJWanaque School DistrictElementary40.1%38251.3%
23School #16CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary49.3%20146.8%
24School #2CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary46.1%40146.2%
25Roosevelt Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictElementary42.4%52145.9%
26Marshall Hill Elementary SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary24.7%28344.9%
27Memorial Elementary SchoolNORTH HALEDON, NJNorth Haledon School DistrictElementary25.5%34944.5%
28Maple Road Elementary SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary17.5%30344.0%
29School 1PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary64.5%21742.0%
30Lenox SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJPompton Lakes School DistrictElementary31.8%35541.3%
31School #13CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary67.9%44339.1%
32School #3CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary70.0%25738.8%
33Ryerson Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary29.6%25038.4%
34Washington Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictElementary56.9%25338.4%
35Beatrice Gilmore SchoolWoodland Park, NJWoodland Park School DistrictElementary47.9%35938.3%
36School #14CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary63.1%35537.1%
37School 19PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary74.7%28835.8%
38John P. Holland Charter SchoolWoodland, NJJohn P Holland Charter School School DistrictElementary86.0%78734.9%
39Norman S. WeirPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary59.2%27234.9%
40Charles J. Riley/ School 9PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary64.4%68234.8%
41School #1CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary76.5%25533.6%
42School #5CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary53.5%39832.9%
43Philip's Academy Charter School of PatersonPaterson, NJPhilip's Academy Charter School of PatersonElementary78.3%68330.6%
44School #17CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary83.8%50130.0%
45School #15CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary70.2%28229.7%
46School #8CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary55.8%16528.2%
47Memorial SchoolTOTOWA, NJTotowa Public School DistrictElementary29.5%41327.1%
48Haledon Public SchoolHALEDON, NJHaledon Public School DistrictElementary67.8%99627.1%
49Community Charter School of PatersonPATERSON, NJCommunity Charter School of PatersonElementary99.3%89626.2%
50School 5PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary74.8%75326.0%
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