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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Passaic County, New Jersey, drawn from 129 qualifying public schools. School 28 leads the list at 97.7%, against a median of 44.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
129
Passaic County, New Jersey
Top % Proficient (Reading)
97.7%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
44.5%
BEST IN READING · PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1School 28PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary46397.7%
2Passaic County Technical Institute STEM AcademyWayne, NJPassaic County Technical-Vocational School DistrictHigh1,04091.2%
3Passaic Academy for Science and EngineeringPassaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh65079.7%
4Theunis Dey Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary45978.9%
5Schuyler Colfax Middle SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictMiddle65078.8%
6Little Falls Township Public School # 1LITTLE FALLS, NJLittle Falls Township Public School DistrictMiddle39275.6%
7Albert Payson Terhune ElementaryWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary34775.6%
8Lincoln SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJPompton Lakes School DistrictElementary34474.8%
9Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictMiddle74274.3%
10Lakeside SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJPompton Lakes School DistrictMiddle37073.4%
11James Fallon Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary37073.4%
12Lincoln Middle SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictMiddle52272.6%
13Anthony Wayne Middle SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictMiddle61770.6%
14Peter Cooper SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictElementary23570.4%
15Randall Carter Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary35170.2%
16Wayne Hills High SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictHigh1,16269.2%
17John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary38768.0%
18Eleanor G. HewittRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictElementary20867.9%
19Lafayette Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary32167.8%
20Packanack Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary40867.8%
21School #9CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary30667.2%
22George Washington Middle SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictMiddle49367.1%
23Paradise Knoll Elementary SchoolOAK RIDGE, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary19665.3%
24Passaic County Technical InstituteWAYNE, NJPassaic County Technical-Vocational School DistrictHigh3,56563.8%
25Pines Lake Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary35663.6%
26High Mountain SchoolNORTH HALEDON, NJNorth Haledon School DistrictMiddle25963.5%
27Wanaque Elementary SchoolWANAQUE, NJWanaque School DistrictElementary50662.9%
28Passaic Preparatory AcademyPassaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh71062.5%
29Washington Park SchoolTOTOWA, NJTotowa Public School DistrictMiddle48562.1%
30Pompton Lakes High SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJPompton Lakes School DistrictHigh61062.0%
31Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictElementary26461.7%
32Little Falls Township Public School # 3LITTLE FALLS, NJLittle Falls Township Public School DistrictElementary21760.4%
33Apshawa Elementary SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary26660.3%
34School 1PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary21759.3%
35Wayne Valley High SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictHigh1,20159.2%
36Roosevelt Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictElementary52158.8%
37Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary SchoolHEWITT, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary25057.8%
38Norman S. WeirPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary27257.4%
39Haskell Elementary SchoolHASKELL, NJWanaque School DistrictElementary38255.9%
40Martin J. Ryerson SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictMiddle34555.6%
41Memorial Middle SchoolWoodland Park, NJWoodland Park School DistrictMiddle37454.5%
42Classical Academy Charter School of CliftonCLIFTON, NJClassical Academy Charter School of CliftonMiddle18553.3%
43Marshall Hill Elementary SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary28352.3%
44Ryerson Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary25052.2%
45Samuel R. Donald Elementary SchoolBLOOMINGDALE, NJBloomingdale School DistrictElementary23252.1%
46Walter T. Bergen Middle SchoolBLOOMINGDALE, NJBloomingdale School DistrictMiddle23851.7%
47School #2CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary40151.7%
48John P. Holland Charter SchoolWoodland, NJJohn P Holland Charter School School DistrictElementary78751.4%
49Lakeland Regional High SchoolWANAQUE, NJLakeland Regional High School DistrictHigh82351.3%
50Maple Road Elementary SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary30350.8%
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