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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Bergen County, New Jersey

Across Bergen County, New Jersey, 48 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Bergen County Academies leads the list at 99.3%, against a median of 65.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Bergen County, New Jersey

Top % Proficient (Reading)

99.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

65.4%

BEST IN READING · BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Bergen County Academies	Hackensack, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	1,130	99.3%
2	Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro	Teterboro, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	665	96.5%
3	Applied Technology High School	Paramus, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	348	93.3%
4	Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School	MIDLAND PARK, NJ	Midland Park School District	High	367	84.9%
5	Pascack Hills High School	Montvale, NJ	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	High	768	84.1%
6	River Dell Regional High School	ORADELL, NJ	River Dell Regional School District	High	1,025	81.7%
7	Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest	Demarest, NJ	Northern Valley Regional High School District	High	1,038	79.9%
8	Tenafly High School	TENAFLY, NJ	Tenafly Public School District	High	1,141	79.9%
9	Pascack Valley High School	Hillsdale, NJ	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	High	928	79.5%
10	Park Ridge High School	PARK RIDGE, NJ	Park Ridge School District	High	491	79.0%
11	Waldwick High School	WALDWICK, NJ	Waldwick School District	High	434	78.3%
12	Hasbrouck Heights High School	HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ	Hasbrouck Heights School District	High	499	77.4%
13	Northern Highlands Regional High School	ALLENDALE, NJ	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	High	1,257	76.4%
14	Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan	Old Tappan, NJ	Northern Valley Regional High School District	High	1,086	75.9%
15	Paramus High School	PARAMUS, NJ	Paramus Public School District	High	1,153	71.7%
16	Glen Rock High School	GLEN ROCK, NJ	Glen Rock Public School District	High	722	70.6%
17	Indian Hills High School	OAKLAND, NJ	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	High	668	70.4%
18	Leonia High School	Leonia, NJ	Leonia Public School District	High	802	70.2%
19	Fort Lee High School	FORT LEE, NJ	Fort Lee School District	High	1,170	70.1%
20	Fair Lawn High School	FAIR LAWN, NJ	Fair Lawn Public School District	High	1,687	69.1%
21	Bogota Jr./Sr. High School	BOGOTA, NJ	Bogota Public School District	High	475	67.9%
22	New Milford High School	NEW MILFORD, NJ	New Milford Public School District	High	584	65.9%
23	Ridgewood High School	RIDGEWOOD, NJ	Ridgewood Public School District	High	1,740	65.8%
24	Dumont High School	DUMONT, NJ	Dumont Public School District	High	704	65.6%
25	Mahwah High School	MAHWAH, NJ	Mahwah Township Public School District	High	829	65.2%
26	Ramapo High School	FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	High	1,166	64.1%
27	Ramsey High School	RAMSEY, NJ	Ramsey School District	High	739	63.9%
28	Rutherford High School	RUTHERFORD, NJ	Rutherford School District	High	727	63.9%
29	Lyndhurst High School	LYNDHURST, NJ	Lyndhurst Public School District	High	841	63.7%
30	Saddle Brook Middle/High School	SADDLE BROOK, NJ	Saddle Brook School District	High	806	61.4%
31	Wallington Junior Senior High School	WALLINGTON, NJ	Wallington Boro School District	High	545	61.2%
32	Bergenfield High School	BERGENFIELD, NJ	Bergenfield Borough School District	High	1,239	60.7%
33	Ridgefield Memorial High School	RIDGEFIELD, NJ	Ridgefield School District	High	512	59.2%
34	Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School	WOOD RIDGE, NJ	Wood-Ridge School District	High	554	58.9%
35	Henry P. Becton Regional High School	EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ	Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District	High	853	57.5%
36	Lodi High School	LODI, NJ	Lodi School District	High	906	57.2%
37	Emerson Jr Sr High	Emerson, NJ	Emerson Public School District	High	440	56.6%
38	North Arlington High School	North Arlington, NJ	North Arlington School District	High	634	55.5%
39	Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School	RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ	Ridgefield Park Public School District	High	1,159	53.6%
40	Cresskill High School	Cresskill, NJ	Cresskill Public School District	High	489	53.5%
41	Memorial Senior High School	ELMWOOD PARK, NJ	Elmwood Park School District	High	823	51.1%
42	Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	Englewood Public School District	High	1,083	50.8%
43	Westwood Regional High School	TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, NJ	Westwood Regional School District	High	830	50.5%
44	Cliffside Park High School	CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ	Cliffside Park School District	High	1,314	41.9%
45	Teaneck High School	TEANECK, NJ	Teaneck School District	High	1,244	40.4%
46	Hackensack High School	HACKENSACK, NJ	Hackensack School District	High	1,813	38.1%
47	Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School	PALISADES PARK, NJ	Palisades Park School District	High	747	33.8%
48	Garfield High School	GARFIELD, NJ	Garfield Public School District	High	1,258	29.1%

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