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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading 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 in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. School 28 leads the list at 97.7%, against a median of 39.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
87
Passaic County, New Jersey
Top % Proficient (Reading)
97.7%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
39.2%
BEST IN READING · PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1School 28PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary46397.7%
2Theunis Dey Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary45978.9%
3Albert Payson Terhune ElementaryWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary34775.6%
4Lincoln SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJPompton Lakes School DistrictElementary34474.8%
5James Fallon Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary37073.4%
6Peter Cooper SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictElementary23570.4%
7Randall Carter Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary35170.2%
8John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary38768.0%
9Eleanor G. HewittRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictElementary20867.9%
10Lafayette Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary32167.8%
11Packanack Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary40867.8%
12School #9CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary30667.2%
13Paradise Knoll Elementary SchoolOAK RIDGE, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary19665.3%
14Pines Lake Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary35663.6%
15Wanaque Elementary SchoolWANAQUE, NJWanaque School DistrictElementary50662.9%
16Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictElementary26461.7%
17Little Falls Township Public School # 3LITTLE FALLS, NJLittle Falls Township Public School DistrictElementary21760.4%
18Apshawa Elementary SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary26660.3%
19School 1PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary21759.3%
20Roosevelt Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictElementary52158.8%
21Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary SchoolHEWITT, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary25057.8%
22Norman S. WeirPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary27257.4%
23Haskell Elementary SchoolHASKELL, NJWanaque School DistrictElementary38255.9%
24Marshall Hill Elementary SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary28352.3%
25Ryerson Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJWayne Township Public School DistrictElementary25052.2%
26Samuel R. Donald Elementary SchoolBLOOMINGDALE, NJBloomingdale School DistrictElementary23252.1%
27School #2CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary40151.7%
28John P. Holland Charter SchoolWoodland, NJJohn P Holland Charter School School DistrictElementary78751.4%
29Maple Road Elementary SchoolWEST MILFORD, NJWest Milford Township Public School DistrictElementary30350.8%
30Robert Erskine SchoolRINGWOOD, NJRingwood School DistrictElementary16950.0%
31Philip's Academy Charter School of PatersonPaterson, NJPhilip's Academy Charter School of PatersonElementary68349.9%
32Charles J. Riley/ School 9PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary68249.8%
33Memorial Elementary SchoolNORTH HALEDON, NJNorth Haledon School DistrictElementary34949.6%
34School 2PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary47349.4%
35School #16CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary20147.2%
36School 19PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary28847.0%
37Washington Elementary SchoolHAWTHORNE, NJHawthorne Public School DistrictElementary25345.8%
38Beatrice Gilmore SchoolWoodland Park, NJWoodland Park School DistrictElementary35945.7%
39School #3CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary25745.2%
40Lenox SchoolPOMPTON LAKES, NJPompton Lakes School DistrictElementary35545.2%
41School #14CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary35544.5%
42School #5CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary39843.1%
43School #13CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary44339.6%
44School #17CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary50139.2%
45Community Charter School of PatersonPATERSON, NJCommunity Charter School of PatersonElementary89638.9%
46Haledon Public SchoolHALEDON, NJHaledon Public School DistrictElementary99637.6%
47School #1CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary25537.0%
48School #15CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary28235.9%
49School 7PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary25035.7%
50School #12CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary56034.2%
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