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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Bergen County, New Jersey, drawn from 48 qualifying public high schools. Garfield High School leads the list at 20.0%, against a median of 50.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Bergen County, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

20.0%

Median % Proficient

50.2%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Garfield High School	GARFIELD, NJ	Garfield Public School District	High	60.6%	1,258	20.0%
2	Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School	PALISADES PARK, NJ	Palisades Park School District	High	73.9%	747	24.4%
3	Hackensack High School	HACKENSACK, NJ	Hackensack School District	High	63.7%	1,813	26.3%
4	Cliffside Park High School	CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ	Cliffside Park School District	High	70.2%	1,314	27.9%
5	Memorial Senior High School	ELMWOOD PARK, NJ	Elmwood Park School District	High	49.9%	823	30.2%
6	Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	Englewood Public School District	High	66.9%	1,083	32.5%
7	Teaneck High School	TEANECK, NJ	Teaneck School District	High	42.1%	1,244	33.2%
8	Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School	WOOD RIDGE, NJ	Wood-Ridge School District	High	26.7%	554	33.9%
9	Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School	RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ	Ridgefield Park Public School District	High	53.9%	1,159	34.2%
10	Lodi High School	LODI, NJ	Lodi School District	High	62.5%	906	36.5%
11	Henry P. Becton Regional High School	EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ	Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District	High	40.6%	853	38.5%
12	Lyndhurst High School	LYNDHURST, NJ	Lyndhurst Public School District	High	33.2%	841	39.2%
13	Bogota Jr./Sr. High School	BOGOTA, NJ	Bogota Public School District	High	59.6%	475	39.7%
14	North Arlington High School	North Arlington, NJ	North Arlington School District	High	36.3%	634	39.9%
15	Saddle Brook Middle/High School	SADDLE BROOK, NJ	Saddle Brook School District	High	30.9%	806	41.5%
16	Wallington Junior Senior High School	WALLINGTON, NJ	Wallington Boro School District	High	48.4%	545	41.7%
17	Bergenfield High School	BERGENFIELD, NJ	Bergenfield Borough School District	High	39.4%	1,239	42.5%
18	Ridgefield Memorial High School	RIDGEFIELD, NJ	Ridgefield School District	High	46.7%	512	43.8%
19	Rutherford High School	RUTHERFORD, NJ	Rutherford School District	High	4.0%	727	46.4%
20	Emerson Jr Sr High	Emerson, NJ	Emerson Public School District	High	14.3%	440	47.4%
21	Paramus High School	PARAMUS, NJ	Paramus Public School District	High	19.2%	1,153	48.8%
22	Ramapo High School	FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	High	0.9%	1,166	49.2%
23	New Milford High School	NEW MILFORD, NJ	New Milford Public School District	High	21.2%	584	49.4%
24	Dumont High School	DUMONT, NJ	Dumont Public School District	High	16.6%	704	49.5%
25	Westwood Regional High School	TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, NJ	Westwood Regional School District	High	15.7%	830	50.9%
26	Fort Lee High School	FORT LEE, NJ	Fort Lee School District	High	28.4%	1,170	51.9%
27	Hasbrouck Heights High School	HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ	Hasbrouck Heights School District	High	22.0%	499	52.9%
28	Leonia High School	Leonia, NJ	Leonia Public School District	High	28.6%	802	53.4%
29	Cresskill High School	Cresskill, NJ	Cresskill Public School District	High	4.5%	489	54.2%
30	Mahwah High School	MAHWAH, NJ	Mahwah Township Public School District	High	16.5%	829	54.9%
31	Indian Hills High School	OAKLAND, NJ	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	High	3.4%	668	57.1%
32	Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School	MIDLAND PARK, NJ	Midland Park School District	High	7.6%	367	58.3%
33	Park Ridge High School	PARK RIDGE, NJ	Park Ridge School District	High	11.6%	491	58.4%
34	Fair Lawn High School	FAIR LAWN, NJ	Fair Lawn Public School District	High	21.2%	1,687	59.6%
35	Waldwick High School	WALDWICK, NJ	Waldwick School District	High	1.8%	434	63.1%
36	Ramsey High School	RAMSEY, NJ	Ramsey School District	High	5.1%	739	65.5%
37	Ridgewood High School	RIDGEWOOD, NJ	Ridgewood Public School District	High	3.2%	1,740	66.1%
38	Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan	Old Tappan, NJ	Northern Valley Regional High School District	High	1.3%	1,086	67.4%
39	Pascack Hills High School	Montvale, NJ	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	High	2.0%	768	68.9%
40	Pascack Valley High School	Hillsdale, NJ	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	High	2.2%	928	69.0%
41	Glen Rock High School	GLEN ROCK, NJ	Glen Rock Public School District	High	0.6%	722	69.4%
42	River Dell Regional High School	ORADELL, NJ	River Dell Regional School District	High	2.1%	1,025	70.7%
43	Northern Highlands Regional High School	ALLENDALE, NJ	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	High	1.0%	1,257	73.8%
44	Tenafly High School	TENAFLY, NJ	Tenafly Public School District	High	3.1%	1,141	74.3%
45	Applied Technology High School	Paramus, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	22.1%	348	77.2%
46	Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest	Demarest, NJ	Northern Valley Regional High School District	High	1.3%	1,038	78.7%
47	Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro	Teterboro, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	14.4%	665	92.6%
48	Bergen County Academies	Hackensack, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	9.7%	1,130	98.0%

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