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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Bergen County, New Jersey

Across Bergen County, New Jersey, 237 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Lincoln School leads the list at 19.6%, against a median of 60.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

237

Bergen County, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

19.6%

Median % Proficient

60.0%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Lincoln School	FAIRVIEW, NJ	Fairview Public School District	Middle	76.1%	635	19.6%
2	Number Three School	FAIRVIEW, NJ	Fairview Public School District	Elementary	79.8%	668	19.8%
3	Garfield High School	GARFIELD, NJ	Garfield Public School District	High	60.6%	1,258	20.0%
4	Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School	PALISADES PARK, NJ	Palisades Park School District	High	73.9%	747	24.4%
5	Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	Englewood Public School District	Middle	80.2%	489	25.6%
6	Janis E. Dismus Middle School	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	Englewood Public School District	Middle	81.3%	342	25.6%
7	Hackensack High School	HACKENSACK, NJ	Hackensack School District	High	63.7%	1,813	26.3%
8	Hackensack Middle School	Hackensack, NJ	Hackensack School District	Middle	70.7%	1,399	26.9%
9	Cliffside Park High School	CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ	Cliffside Park School District	High	70.2%	1,314	27.9%
10	Abraham Lincoln School #6	GARFIELD, NJ	Garfield Public School District	Elementary	67.8%	385	29.6%
11	Memorial Middle School	ELMWOOD PARK, NJ	Elmwood Park School District	Middle	53.3%	569	29.7%
12	Memorial Senior High School	ELMWOOD PARK, NJ	Elmwood Park School District	High	49.9%	823	30.2%
13	Lindbergh Elementary School	PALISADES PARK, NJ	Palisades Park School District	Elementary	79.9%	762	31.0%
14	Dr. John Grieco Elementary School	Englewood, NJ	Englewood Public School District	Elementary	78.4%	499	31.4%
15	Fairmount	HACKENSACK, NJ	Hackensack School District	Elementary	56.4%	621	31.8%
16	Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	Englewood Public School District	High	66.9%	1,083	32.5%
17	Sixteenth Avenue School	ELMWOOD PARK, NJ	Elmwood Park School District	Elementary	53.2%	410	32.8%
18	Teaneck High School	TEANECK, NJ	Teaneck School District	High	42.1%	1,244	33.2%
19	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	Elementary	46.7%	306	33.7%
20	Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School	WOOD RIDGE, NJ	Wood-Ridge School District	High	26.7%	554	33.9%
21	Garfield Middle School	GARFIELD, NJ	Garfield Public School District	Middle	66.6%	971	33.9%
22	Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School	RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ	Ridgefield Park Public School District	High	53.9%	1,159	34.2%
23	Franklin School	SADDLE BROOK, NJ	Saddle Brook School District	Elementary	34.1%	328	34.5%
24	Lodi High School	LODI, NJ	Lodi School District	High	62.5%	906	36.5%
25	E. Roy Bixby	BOGOTA, NJ	Bogota Public School District	Elementary	64.6%	314	37.5%
26	Memorial Middle School	LITTLE FERRY, NJ	Little Ferry Public School District	Middle	45.3%	353	38.4%
27	Gilbert Avenue School	ELMWOOD PARK, NJ	Elmwood Park School District	Elementary	57.7%	456	38.4%
28	Henry P. Becton Regional High School	EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ	Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District	High	40.6%	853	38.5%
29	Lyndhurst High School	LYNDHURST, NJ	Lyndhurst Public School District	High	33.2%	841	39.2%
30	Bogota Jr./Sr. High School	BOGOTA, NJ	Bogota Public School District	High	59.6%	475	39.7%
31	North Arlington High School	North Arlington, NJ	North Arlington School District	High	36.3%	634	39.9%
32	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	TEANECK, NJ	Teaneck School District	Middle	52.3%	463	40.0%
33	Jackson Avenue	HACKENSACK, NJ	Hackensack School District	Elementary	79.7%	438	40.7%
34	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	TEANECK, NJ	Teaneck School District	Middle	48.0%	510	41.1%
35	Nellie K. Parker	HACKENSACK, NJ	Hackensack School District	Elementary	63.0%	589	41.2%
36	Saddle Brook Middle/High School	SADDLE BROOK, NJ	Saddle Brook School District	High	30.9%	806	41.5%
37	Wallington Junior Senior High School	WALLINGTON, NJ	Wallington Boro School District	High	48.4%	545	41.7%
38	School #6/Middle School	CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ	Cliffside Park School District	Middle	68.3%	679	41.7%
39	Lyndhurst Middle School	Lyndhurst, NJ	Lyndhurst Public School District	Middle	38.7%	610	42.3%
40	Gantner Avenue School	ELMWOOD PARK, NJ	Elmwood Park School District	Elementary	56.9%	339	42.5%
41	Bergenfield High School	BERGENFIELD, NJ	Bergenfield Borough School District	High	39.4%	1,239	42.5%
42	Fanny Meyer Hillers	HACKENSACK, NJ	Hackensack School District	Elementary	66.1%	516	43.0%
43	John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School	TEANECK, NJ	Teaneck School District	Elementary	49.9%	361	43.4%
44	Christopher Columbus School #8	GARFIELD, NJ	Garfield Public School District	Elementary	58.5%	366	43.4%
45	Ridgefield Memorial High School	RIDGEFIELD, NJ	Ridgefield School District	High	46.7%	512	43.8%
46	Roosevelt School	LYNDHURST, NJ	Lyndhurst Public School District	Elementary	34.6%	295	44.4%
47	Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School	North Arlington, NJ	North Arlington School District	Elementary	33.3%	132	44.6%
48	Jefferson School	LYNDHURST, NJ	Lyndhurst Public School District	Elementary	47.3%	256	45.0%
49	Lillian M. Steen	BOGOTA, NJ	Bogota Public School District	Elementary	59.1%	347	45.2%
50	George Washington Elementary School	North Arlington, NJ	North Arlington School District	Elementary	37.9%	335	45.2%

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