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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Bergen County, New Jersey, drawn from 53 qualifying public middle schools. Upper School leads the list at 89.5%, against a median of 75.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Bergen County, New Jersey

Top % Proficient (Reading)

89.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

75.3%

BEST IN READING · BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Upper School	ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ	Englewood Cliffs School District	Middle	264	89.5%
2	Charles DeWolf Middle School	OLD TAPPAN, NJ	Old Tappan Public School District	Middle	370	87.8%
3	Emil A. Cavallini Middle School	UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ	Upper Saddle River School District	Middle	389	87.8%
4	Brookside School	Allendale, NJ	Allendale Public School District	Middle	502	87.6%
5	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	RIDGEWOOD, NJ	Ridgewood Public School District	Middle	627	87.0%
6	Woodcliff Middle School	WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ	Woodcliff Lake School District	Middle	238	86.6%
7	George Washington Middle School	RIDGEWOOD, NJ	Ridgewood Public School District	Middle	644	86.0%
8	Fieldstone Middle School	Montvale, NJ	Montvale Board of Education School District	Middle	443	85.9%
9	Glen Rock Middle School	GLEN ROCK, NJ	Glen Rock Public School District	Middle	642	85.4%
10	Holdrum Middle School	RIVER VALE, NJ	River Vale Public School District	Middle	347	84.1%
11	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	FAIR LAWN, NJ	Fair Lawn Public School District	Middle	1,100	83.5%
12	Demarest Middle School	DEMAREST, NJ	Demarest School District	Middle	359	83.1%
13	Tenakill Middle School	CLOSTER, NJ	Closter Public School District	Middle	593	82.9%
14	Franklin Avenue Middle School	Franklin Lakes, NJ	Franklin Lakes School District	Middle	369	82.2%
15	Tenafly Middle School	TENAFLY, NJ	Tenafly Public School District	Middle	916	81.9%
16	George G White	HILLSDALE, NJ	Hillsdale School District	Middle	490	80.8%
17	River Dell Middle School	River Edge, NJ	River Dell Regional School District	Middle	573	80.8%
18	Union School	RUTHERFORD, NJ	Rutherford School District	Middle	399	80.4%
19	Valley Middle School	OAKLAND, NJ	Oakland Public School District	Middle	446	79.7%
20	East Brook Middle School	PARAMUS, NJ	Paramus Public School District	Middle	555	79.4%
21	Eric S. Smith Middle School	RAMSEY, NJ	Ramsey School District	Middle	613	78.8%
22	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School	WYCKOFF, NJ	Wyckoff Township Public School District	Middle	607	78.8%
23	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	LODI, NJ	Lodi School District	Middle	686	78.7%
24	Pierrepont School	RUTHERFORD, NJ	Rutherford School District	Middle	569	76.8%
25	Lewis F. Cole Middle School	FORT LEE, NJ	Fort Lee School District	Middle	1,227	76.3%
26	Cresskill Middle School	Cresskill, NJ	Cresskill Public School District	Middle	421	75.4%
27	Waldwick Middle School	WALDWICK, NJ	Waldwick School District	Middle	401	75.3%
28	David E. Owens Middle School	NEW MILFORD, NJ	New Milford Public School District	Middle	523	74.8%
29	Memorial Middle School	FAIR LAWN, NJ	Fair Lawn Public School District	Middle	655	74.5%
30	Westwood Regional Middle School	WESTWOOD, NJ	Westwood Regional School District	Middle	656	73.1%
31	Wood-Ridge Intermediate School	WOOD-RIDGE, NJ	Wood-Ridge School District	Middle	256	73.1%
32	Leonia Middle School	Leonia, NJ	Leonia Public School District	Middle	661	72.8%
33	Ramapo Ridge	MAHWAH, NJ	Mahwah Township Public School District	Middle	642	72.5%
34	Alfred S. Faust Middle School	East Rutherford, NJ	East Rutherford School District	Middle	240	72.4%
35	Maywood Avenue School	MAYWOOD, NJ	Maywood School District	Middle	561	71.7%
36	Lyndhurst Middle School	Lyndhurst, NJ	Lyndhurst Public School District	Middle	610	69.4%
37	Hasbrouck Heights Middle School	HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ	Hasbrouck Heights School District	Middle	417	69.3%
38	West Brook Middle School	PARAMUS, NJ	Paramus Public School District	Middle	500	68.4%
39	Patrick M Villano School	Emerson, NJ	Emerson Public School District	Middle	240	67.1%
40	Roy W. Brown Middle School	BERGENFIELD, NJ	Bergenfield Borough School District	Middle	761	65.7%
41	Bogota Middle School	Bogota, NJ	Bogota Public School District	Middle	166	64.1%
42	Veterans Middle School	North Arlington, NJ	North Arlington School District	Middle	426	62.7%
43	Slocum Skewes School	RIDGEFIELD, NJ	Ridgefield School District	Middle	654	58.8%
44	School #6/Middle School	CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ	Cliffside Park School District	Middle	679	56.6%
45	Memorial Middle School	LITTLE FERRY, NJ	Little Ferry Public School District	Middle	353	56.4%
46	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	TEANECK, NJ	Teaneck School District	Middle	463	56.2%
47	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	TEANECK, NJ	Teaneck School District	Middle	510	54.6%
48	Memorial Middle School	ELMWOOD PARK, NJ	Elmwood Park School District	Middle	569	50.1%
49	Garfield Middle School	GARFIELD, NJ	Garfield Public School District	Middle	971	44.9%
50	Janis E. Dismus Middle School	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	Englewood Public School District	Middle	342	38.9%

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