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

Across New Jersey, 1,290 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Glenwood School leads the list at 93.7%, against a median of 44.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,290
New Jersey
Top % Proficient
93.7%
Median % Proficient
44.6%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Glenwood SchoolSHORT HILLS, NJMillburn Township School DistrictElementary1.0%31593.7%
2Milton Avenue SchoolCHATHAM, NJSchool District of the ChathamsElementary2.7%30192.7%
3School 28PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary73.2%46389.9%
4Cornelia F. Bradford SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary9.7%1,08289.8%
5Princeton Charter SchoolPRINCETON, NJPrinceton Charter SchoolElementary7.8%42389.1%
6Radburn Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWN, NJFair Lawn Public School DistrictElementary11.5%44586.5%
7Mount Prospect Elementary SchoolBasking Ridge, NJBernards Township School DistrictElementary0.6%52286.4%
8Viola L Sickles SchoolFAIR HAVEN, NJFair Haven School DistrictElementary0.6%46486.2%
9H W Mountz Elementary SchoolSpring Lake, NJSpring Lake BoroughElementary3.8%13086.1%
10Alexander Hamilton SchoolGLEN ROCK, NJGlen Rock Public School DistrictElementary2.3%30085.7%
11South Mountain SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictElementary2.9%27885.4%
12Hilldale SchoolPINE BROOK, NJMontville Township School DistrictElementary1.5%32785.3%
13Milltown Primary SchoolBridgewater, NJBridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictElementary11.5%34885.2%
14Central SchoolHADDONFIELD, NJHaddonfield School DistrictElementary0.7%44785.2%
15Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STPENNSAUKEN, NJPennsauken Township Board of Education School DistrictElementary46.7%18484.7%
16MeadowbrookHILLSDALE, NJHillsdale School DistrictElementary3.5%31884.7%
17Salt Brook SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School DistrictElementary0.7%58384.3%
18Wyoming SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictElementary2.6%34684.2%
19Franklin Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictElementary2.7%36984.0%
20Hartshorn SchoolSHORT HILLS, NJMillburn Township School DistrictElementary0.8%39283.5%
21Harrison Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary0.6%52282.9%
22Betsy Ross ElementaryMAHWAH, NJMahwah Township Public School DistrictElementary5.0%23882.6%
23Orchard Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School DistrictElementary5.2%34882.4%
24Wildwood Elementary SchoolMountain Lakes, NJMountain Lakes Public School DistrictElementary0.7%42382.3%
25Hatikvah International Academy Charter SchoolEast Brunswick, NJHatikvah International Academy Charter SchoolElementary8.8%65781.9%
26Hoboken Dual Language Charter SchoolHOBOKEN, NJHoboken Dual Language Charter SchoolElementary8.8%44181.7%
27Torey J. Sabatini SchoolMADISON, NJMadison Public School DistrictElementary3.2%28181.2%
28Somerville Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School DistrictElementary3.8%39480.8%
29Riverside SchoolPRINCETON, NJPrinceton Public School DistrictElementary12.1%30680.8%
30Hilltop SchoolMENDHAM, NJMendham Borough School DistrictElementary3.8%28980.3%
31Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary0.7%40780.3%
32Hillside Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary2.7%47680.2%
33Allen W. Roberts SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School DistrictElementary1.7%64180.2%
34Monmouth Junction Elementary SchoolMONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJSouth Brunswick School DistrictElementary13.3%30180.2%
35Travell Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJRidgewood Public School DistrictElementary2.0%29580.1%
36Luther Lee Emerson SchoolDEMAREST, NJDemarest School DistrictElementary1.4%22180.0%
37Ridgewood Avenue SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School DistrictElementary0.6%54079.6%
38Washington Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictElementary11.5%32379.6%
39Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictElementary4.3%35179.4%
40Walter Stillman SchoolTENAFLY, NJTenafly Public School DistrictElementary3.2%31479.3%
41Washington Avenue SchoolCHATHAM, NJSchool District of the ChathamsElementary3.8%28679.3%
42Stony Brook Elementary SchoolPENNINGTON, NJHopewell Valley Regional School DistrictElementary12.7%39579.3%
43Washington Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictElementary1.0%30079.0%
44Sara M. Gilmore AcademyUnion City, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary54.8%40078.8%
45Oak Tree Elementary SchoolMONROE TOWNSHIP, NJMonroe Township School DistrictElementary7.6%57878.6%
46South Valley Elementary SchoolMOORESTOWN, NJMoorestown Township Public School DistrictElementary2.8%40078.3%
47Hillside Elementary SchoolAllendale, NJAllendale Public School DistrictElementary2.0%34878.1%
48George Washington SchoolMAHWAH, NJMahwah Township Public School DistrictElementary4.0%17778.0%
49Midland Elementary SchoolPARAMUS, NJParamus Public School DistrictElementary20.0%20078.0%
50Joseph D. Sharp Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILL, NJCherry Hill School DistrictElementary15.2%45578.0%
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