Bergen County schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 49 schools in Bergen County, New Jersey with reported English Language Arts scores. New Jersey state average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergen County Academies Hackensack · Bergen County Vocational Technical School District | High | 99.3% | +46.2pp |
| 2 | Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro Teterboro · Bergen County Vocational Technical School District | High | 96.5% | +43.4pp |
| 3 | Applied Technology High School Paramus · Bergen County Vocational Technical School District | High | 93.3% | +40.2pp |
| 4 | Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology Demarest · Bergen County Vocational Technical School District | High | 93.1% | +40.0pp |
| 5 | Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School MIDLAND PARK · Midland Park School District | High | 84.9% | +31.8pp |
| 6 | Pascack Hills High School Montvale · Pascack Valley Regional High School District | High | 84.1% | +31.0pp |
| 7 | River Dell Regional High School ORADELL · River Dell Regional School District | High | 81.7% | +28.6pp |
| 8 | Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest Demarest · Northern Valley Regional High School District | High | 79.9% | +26.8pp |
| 9 | Tenafly High School TENAFLY · Tenafly Public School District | High | 79.9% | +26.8pp |
| 10 | Pascack Valley High School Hillsdale · Pascack Valley Regional High School District | High | 79.5% | +26.4pp |
| 11 | Park Ridge High School PARK RIDGE · Park Ridge School District | High | 79.0% | +25.9pp |
| 12 | Waldwick High School WALDWICK · Waldwick School District | High | 78.3% | +25.2pp |
| 13 | Hasbrouck Heights High School HASBROUCK HEIGHTS · Hasbrouck Heights School District | High | 77.4% | +24.3pp |
| 14 | Northern Highlands Regional High School ALLENDALE · Northern Highlands Regional High School District | High | 76.4% | +23.3pp |
| 15 | Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan Old Tappan · Northern Valley Regional High School District | High | 75.9% | +22.8pp |
| 16 | Paramus High School PARAMUS · Paramus Public School District | High | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 17 | Glen Rock High School GLEN ROCK · Glen Rock Public School District | High | 70.6% | +17.5pp |
| 18 | Indian Hills High School OAKLAND · Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District | High | 70.4% | +17.3pp |
| 19 | Leonia High School Leonia · Leonia Public School District | High | 70.2% | +17.1pp |
| 20 | Fort Lee High School FORT LEE · Fort Lee School District | High | 70.1% | +17.0pp |
| 21 | Fair Lawn High School FAIR LAWN · Fair Lawn Public School District | High | 69.1% | +16.0pp |
| 22 | Bogota Jr./Sr. High School BOGOTA · Bogota Public School District | High | 67.9% | +14.8pp |
| 23 | New Milford High School NEW MILFORD · New Milford Public School District | High | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
| 24 | Ridgewood High School RIDGEWOOD · Ridgewood Public School District | High | 65.8% | +12.7pp |
| 25 | Dumont High School DUMONT · Dumont Public School District | High | 65.6% | +12.5pp |
| 26 | Mahwah High School MAHWAH · Mahwah Township Public School District | High | 65.2% | +12.1pp |
| 27 | Ramapo High School FRANKLIN LAKES · Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District | High | 64.1% | +11.0pp |
| 28 | Ramsey High School RAMSEY · Ramsey School District | High | 63.9% | +10.8pp |
| 29 | Rutherford High School RUTHERFORD · Rutherford School District | High | 63.9% | +10.8pp |
| 30 | Lyndhurst High School LYNDHURST · Lyndhurst Public School District | High | 63.7% | +10.6pp |
| 31 | Saddle Brook Middle/High School SADDLE BROOK · Saddle Brook School District | High | 61.4% | +8.3pp |
| 32 | Wallington Junior Senior High School WALLINGTON · Wallington Boro School District | High | 61.2% | +8.1pp |
| 33 | Bergenfield High School BERGENFIELD · Bergenfield Borough School District | High | 60.7% | +7.6pp |
| 34 | Ridgefield Memorial High School RIDGEFIELD · Ridgefield School District | High | 59.2% | +6.1pp |
| 35 | Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School WOOD RIDGE · Wood-Ridge School District | High | 58.9% | +5.8pp |
| 36 | Henry P. Becton Regional High School EAST RUTHERFORD · Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District | High | 57.5% | +4.4pp |
| 37 | Lodi High School LODI · Lodi School District | High | 57.2% | +4.1pp |
| 38 | Emerson Jr Sr High Emerson · Emerson Public School District | High | 56.6% | +3.5pp |
| 39 | North Arlington High School North Arlington · North Arlington School District | High | 55.5% | +2.4pp |
| 40 | Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School RIDGEFIELD PARK · Ridgefield Park Public School District | High | 53.6% | +0.5pp |
| 41 | Cresskill High School Cresskill · Cresskill Public School District | High | 53.5% | +0.4pp |
| 42 | Memorial Senior High School ELMWOOD PARK · Elmwood Park School District | High | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 43 | Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood ENGLEWOOD · Englewood Public School District | High | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 44 | Westwood Regional High School TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON · Westwood Regional School District | High | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 45 | Cliffside Park High School CLIFFSIDE PARK · Cliffside Park School District | High | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 46 | Teaneck High School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | High | 40.4% | -12.7pp |
| 47 | Hackensack High School HACKENSACK · Hackensack School District | High | 38.1% | -15.0pp |
| 48 | Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School PALISADES PARK · Palisades Park School District | High | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 49 | Garfield High School GARFIELD · Garfield Public School District | High | 29.1% | -24.0pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NJSLA % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations threshold on the latest available NJSLA English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Bergen County, New Jersey with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the New Jersey statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full New Jersey ranking.