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

Across Bergen County, New Jersey, 52 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Lincoln School leads the list at 19.6%, against a median of 61.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Bergen County, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

19.6%

Median % Proficient

61.3%

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	Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	Englewood Public School District	Middle	80.2%	489	25.6%
3	Janis E. Dismus Middle School	ENGLEWOOD, NJ	Englewood Public School District	Middle	81.3%	342	25.6%
4	Hackensack Middle School	Hackensack, NJ	Hackensack School District	Middle	70.7%	1,399	26.9%
5	Memorial Middle School	ELMWOOD PARK, NJ	Elmwood Park School District	Middle	53.3%	569	29.7%
6	Garfield Middle School	GARFIELD, NJ	Garfield Public School District	Middle	66.6%	971	33.9%
7	Memorial Middle School	LITTLE FERRY, NJ	Little Ferry Public School District	Middle	45.3%	353	38.4%
8	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	TEANECK, NJ	Teaneck School District	Middle	52.3%	463	40.0%
9	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	TEANECK, NJ	Teaneck School District	Middle	48.0%	510	41.1%
10	School #6/Middle School	CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ	Cliffside Park School District	Middle	68.3%	679	41.7%
11	Lyndhurst Middle School	Lyndhurst, NJ	Lyndhurst Public School District	Middle	38.7%	610	42.3%
12	Veterans Middle School	North Arlington, NJ	North Arlington School District	Middle	43.7%	426	46.1%
13	Roy W. Brown Middle School	BERGENFIELD, NJ	Bergenfield Borough School District	Middle	43.4%	761	47.7%
14	Slocum Skewes School	RIDGEFIELD, NJ	Ridgefield School District	Middle	49.2%	654	48.8%
15	Alfred S. Faust Middle School	East Rutherford, NJ	East Rutherford School District	Middle	51.7%	240	52.1%
16	Bogota Middle School	Bogota, NJ	Bogota Public School District	Middle	66.3%	166	53.0%
17	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	LODI, NJ	Lodi School District	Middle	65.9%	686	53.3%
18	Hasbrouck Heights Middle School	HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ	Hasbrouck Heights School District	Middle	21.8%	417	54.6%
19	David E. Owens Middle School	NEW MILFORD, NJ	New Milford Public School District	Middle	20.7%	523	54.6%
20	Westwood Regional Middle School	WESTWOOD, NJ	Westwood Regional School District	Middle	14.3%	656	54.9%
21	Ramapo Ridge	MAHWAH, NJ	Mahwah Township Public School District	Middle	14.0%	642	57.3%
22	West Brook Middle School	PARAMUS, NJ	Paramus Public School District	Middle	15.0%	500	58.4%
23	Cresskill Middle School	Cresskill, NJ	Cresskill Public School District	Middle	4.0%	421	58.6%
24	Memorial Middle School	FAIR LAWN, NJ	Fair Lawn Public School District	Middle	25.6%	655	60.0%
25	Wood-Ridge Intermediate School	WOOD-RIDGE, NJ	Wood-Ridge School District	Middle	19.5%	256	60.8%
26	Patrick M Villano School	Emerson, NJ	Emerson Public School District	Middle	11.3%	240	61.0%
27	Franklin Avenue Middle School	Franklin Lakes, NJ	Franklin Lakes School District	Middle	3.3%	369	61.5%
28	Maywood Avenue School	MAYWOOD, NJ	Maywood School District	Middle	25.3%	561	61.9%
29	Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School	WYCKOFF, NJ	Wyckoff Township Public School District	Middle	0.5%	607	61.9%
30	Union School	RUTHERFORD, NJ	Rutherford School District	Middle	6.8%	399	62.6%
31	Leonia Middle School	Leonia, NJ	Leonia Public School District	Middle	21.2%	661	62.7%
32	Lewis F. Cole Middle School	FORT LEE, NJ	Fort Lee School District	Middle	25.1%	1,227	63.6%
33	Valley Middle School	OAKLAND, NJ	Oakland Public School District	Middle	8.5%	446	63.9%
34	Waldwick Middle School	WALDWICK, NJ	Waldwick School District	Middle	1.0%	401	64.2%
35	Eric S. Smith Middle School	RAMSEY, NJ	Ramsey School District	Middle	5.7%	613	64.6%
36	Fieldstone Middle School	Montvale, NJ	Montvale Board of Education School District	Middle	9.5%	443	64.7%
37	Pierrepont School	RUTHERFORD, NJ	Rutherford School District	Middle	6.3%	569	65.7%
38	George G White	HILLSDALE, NJ	Hillsdale School District	Middle	10.6%	490	65.9%
39	East Brook Middle School	PARAMUS, NJ	Paramus Public School District	Middle	15.9%	555	65.9%
40	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	RIDGEWOOD, NJ	Ridgewood Public School District	Middle	2.6%	627	66.1%
41	Glen Rock Middle School	GLEN ROCK, NJ	Glen Rock Public School District	Middle	1.1%	642	66.6%
42	Holdrum Middle School	RIVER VALE, NJ	River Vale Public School District	Middle	0.9%	347	67.9%
43	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	FAIR LAWN, NJ	Fair Lawn Public School District	Middle	16.6%	1,100	68.4%
44	River Dell Middle School	River Edge, NJ	River Dell Regional School District	Middle	0.7%	573	69.2%
45	George Washington Middle School	RIDGEWOOD, NJ	Ridgewood Public School District	Middle	1.9%	644	69.6%
46	Demarest Middle School	DEMAREST, NJ	Demarest School District	Middle	0.8%	359	71.7%
47	Tenakill Middle School	CLOSTER, NJ	Closter Public School District	Middle	2.4%	593	72.2%
48	Woodcliff Middle School	WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ	Woodcliff Lake School District	Middle	1.7%	238	73.5%
49	Emil A. Cavallini Middle School	UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ	Upper Saddle River School District	Middle	0.8%	389	73.9%
50	Tenafly Middle School	TENAFLY, NJ	Tenafly Public School District	Middle	4.8%	916	73.9%

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