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

Across Bergen County, New Jersey, 52 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Upper School leads the list at 67.7%, against a median of 34.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Bergen County, New Jersey

Top % Proficient (Science)

67.7%

Median % Proficient (Science)

34.8%

BEST IN SCIENCE · BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Upper School	ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ	Englewood Cliffs School District	Middle	264	67.7%
2	Brookside School	Allendale, NJ	Allendale Public School District	Middle	502	57.0%
3	Tenakill Middle School	CLOSTER, NJ	Closter Public School District	Middle	593	54.2%
4	Wood-Ridge Intermediate School	WOOD-RIDGE, NJ	Wood-Ridge School District	Middle	256	52.9%
5	Charles DeWolf Middle School	OLD TAPPAN, NJ	Old Tappan Public School District	Middle	370	52.5%
6	Tenafly Middle School	TENAFLY, NJ	Tenafly Public School District	Middle	916	50.1%
7	River Dell Middle School	River Edge, NJ	River Dell Regional School District	Middle	573	48.0%
8	Patrick M Villano School	Emerson, NJ	Emerson Public School District	Middle	240	47.6%
9	Lewis F. Cole Middle School	FORT LEE, NJ	Fort Lee School District	Middle	1,227	47.2%
10	Pierrepont School	RUTHERFORD, NJ	Rutherford School District	Middle	569	46.6%
11	Eric S. Smith Middle School	RAMSEY, NJ	Ramsey School District	Middle	613	46.5%
12	Demarest Middle School	DEMAREST, NJ	Demarest School District	Middle	359	45.2%
13	Emil A. Cavallini Middle School	UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ	Upper Saddle River School District	Middle	389	44.7%
14	Leonia Middle School	Leonia, NJ	Leonia Public School District	Middle	661	44.6%
15	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	FAIR LAWN, NJ	Fair Lawn Public School District	Middle	1,100	43.8%
16	Glen Rock Middle School	GLEN ROCK, NJ	Glen Rock Public School District	Middle	642	43.8%
17	George Washington Middle School	RIDGEWOOD, NJ	Ridgewood Public School District	Middle	644	43.0%
18	East Brook Middle School	PARAMUS, NJ	Paramus Public School District	Middle	555	42.9%
19	Valley Middle School	OAKLAND, NJ	Oakland Public School District	Middle	446	42.3%
20	Fieldstone Middle School	Montvale, NJ	Montvale Board of Education School District	Middle	443	40.3%
21	Woodcliff Middle School	WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ	Woodcliff Lake School District	Middle	238	38.7%
22	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	RIDGEWOOD, NJ	Ridgewood Public School District	Middle	627	38.4%
23	Holdrum Middle School	RIVER VALE, NJ	River Vale Public School District	Middle	347	37.0%
24	West Brook Middle School	PARAMUS, NJ	Paramus Public School District	Middle	500	36.8%
25	George G White	HILLSDALE, NJ	Hillsdale School District	Middle	490	35.5%
26	Union School	RUTHERFORD, NJ	Rutherford School District	Middle	399	35.2%
27	Cresskill Middle School	Cresskill, NJ	Cresskill Public School District	Middle	421	34.3%
28	Waldwick Middle School	WALDWICK, NJ	Waldwick School District	Middle	401	33.3%
29	Franklin Avenue Middle School	Franklin Lakes, NJ	Franklin Lakes School District	Middle	369	33.0%
30	Ramapo Ridge	MAHWAH, NJ	Mahwah Township Public School District	Middle	642	31.1%
31	Memorial Middle School	FAIR LAWN, NJ	Fair Lawn Public School District	Middle	655	30.1%
32	Slocum Skewes School	RIDGEFIELD, NJ	Ridgefield School District	Middle	654	29.1%
33	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School	WYCKOFF, NJ	Wyckoff Township Public School District	Middle	607	29.1%
34	Westwood Regional Middle School	WESTWOOD, NJ	Westwood Regional School District	Middle	656	27.9%
35	Maywood Avenue School	MAYWOOD, NJ	Maywood School District	Middle	561	26.8%
36	Memorial Middle School	LITTLE FERRY, NJ	Little Ferry Public School District	Middle	353	24.2%
37	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	TEANECK, NJ	Teaneck School District	Middle	510	20.7%
38	Alfred S. Faust Middle School	East Rutherford, NJ	East Rutherford School District	Middle	240	20.2%
39	Hasbrouck Heights Middle School	HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ	Hasbrouck Heights School District	Middle	417	19.7%
40	School #6/Middle School	CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ	Cliffside Park School District	Middle	679	19.2%
41	David E. Owens Middle School	NEW MILFORD, NJ	New Milford Public School District	Middle	523	18.5%
42	Roy W. Brown Middle School	BERGENFIELD, NJ	Bergenfield Borough School District	Middle	761	16.9%
43	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	TEANECK, NJ	Teaneck School District	Middle	463	15.8%
44	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	LODI, NJ	Lodi School District	Middle	686	14.3%
45	Hackensack Middle School	Hackensack, NJ	Hackensack School District	Middle	1,399	12.0%
46	Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	Englewood Public School District	Middle	489	11.8%
47	Lyndhurst Middle School	Lyndhurst, NJ	Lyndhurst Public School District	Middle	610	11.3%
48	Veterans Middle School	North Arlington, NJ	North Arlington School District	Middle	426	10.6%
49	Garfield Middle School	GARFIELD, NJ	Garfield Public School District	Middle	971	9.7%
50	Lincoln School	FAIRVIEW, NJ	Fairview Public School District	Middle	635	6.3%

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