Bergen County schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 252 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Emerson Jr Sr High Emerson · Emerson Public School District | High | 56.6% | +3.5pp |
| 202 | Memorial School Emerson · Emerson Public School District | Elementary | 56.6% | +3.5pp |
| 203 | Midland School #1 ROCHELLE PARK · Rochelle Park School District | Elementary | 56.6% | +3.5pp |
| 204 | School #6/Middle School CLIFFSIDE PARK · Cliffside Park School District | Middle | 56.6% | +3.5pp |
| 205 | Memorial Middle School LITTLE FERRY · Little Ferry Public School District | Middle | 56.4% | +3.3pp |
| 206 | Jefferson School LYNDHURST · Lyndhurst Public School District | Elementary | 56.3% | +3.2pp |
| 207 | Benjamin Franklin Middle School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | Middle | 56.2% | +3.1pp |
| 208 | North Arlington High School North Arlington · North Arlington School District | High | 55.5% | +2.4pp |
| 209 | Lillian M. Steen BOGOTA · Bogota Public School District | Elementary | 55.3% | +2.2pp |
| 210 | Roosevelt School LYNDHURST · Lyndhurst Public School District | Elementary | 55.2% | +2.1pp |
| 211 | School No. 4 FORT LEE · Fort Lee School District | Elementary | 55.0% | +1.9pp |
| 212 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | Middle | 54.6% | +1.5pp |
| 213 | Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | Elementary | 54.0% | +0.9pp |
| 214 | Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School RIDGEFIELD PARK · Ridgefield Park Public School District | High | 53.6% | +0.5pp |
| 215 | Cresskill High School Cresskill · Cresskill Public School District | High | 53.5% | +0.4pp |
| 216 | Washington School RUTHERFORD · Rutherford School District | Elementary | 53.4% | +0.3pp |
| 217 | Grant Elementary School RIDGEFIELD PARK · Ridgefield Park Public School District | Elementary | 51.8% | -1.3pp |
| 218 | Memorial Senior High School ELMWOOD PARK · Elmwood Park School District | High | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 219 | Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood ENGLEWOOD · Englewood Public School District | High | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 220 | James Russell Lowell Elementary School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 221 | Helen I. Smith School SADDLE BROOK · Saddle Brook School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 222 | Westwood Regional High School TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON · Westwood Regional School District | High | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 223 | Fanny Meyer Hillers HACKENSACK · Hackensack School District | Elementary | 50.4% | -2.7pp |
| 224 | Memorial Middle School ELMWOOD PARK · Elmwood Park School District | Middle | 50.1% | -3.0pp |
| 225 | Washington Elementary School LITTLE FERRY · Little Ferry Public School District | Elementary | 49.7% | -3.4pp |
| 226 | McKenzie School EAST RUTHERFORD · East Rutherford School District | Elementary | 48.5% | -4.6pp |
| 227 | George Washington Elementary School North Arlington · North Arlington School District | Elementary | 47.5% | -5.6pp |
| 228 | Abraham Lincoln School #6 GARFIELD · Garfield Public School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 229 | Memorial School MAYWOOD · Maywood School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -7.6pp |
| 230 | Franklin School SADDLE BROOK · Saddle Brook School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 231 | Garfield Middle School GARFIELD · Garfield Public School District | Middle | 44.9% | -8.2pp |
| 232 | Sixteenth Avenue School ELMWOOD PARK · Elmwood Park School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -8.4pp |
| 233 | Englewood on the Palisades Charter School ENGLEWOOD · Englewood on the Palisades Charter School | Elementary | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 234 | John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 235 | Nellie K. Parker HACKENSACK · Hackensack School District | Elementary | 42.0% | -11.1pp |
| 236 | Cliffside Park High School CLIFFSIDE PARK · Cliffside Park School District | High | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 237 | Christopher Columbus School #8 GARFIELD · Garfield Public School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 238 | Gilbert Avenue School ELMWOOD PARK · Elmwood Park School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 239 | E. Roy Bixby BOGOTA · Bogota Public School District | Elementary | 40.6% | -12.5pp |
| 240 | Teaneck High School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | High | 40.4% | -12.7pp |
| 241 | Fairmount HACKENSACK · Hackensack School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 242 | Jackson Avenue HACKENSACK · Hackensack School District | Elementary | 39.0% | -14.1pp |
| 243 | Janis E. Dismus Middle School ENGLEWOOD · Englewood Public School District | Middle | 38.9% | -14.2pp |
| 244 | Hackensack High School HACKENSACK · Hackensack School District | High | 38.1% | -15.0pp |
| 245 | Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School ENGLEWOOD · Englewood Public School District | Middle | 36.1% | -17.0pp |
| 246 | Dr. John Grieco Elementary School Englewood · Englewood Public School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 247 | Hackensack Middle School Hackensack · Hackensack School District | Middle | 35.7% | -17.4pp |
| 248 | Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School PALISADES PARK · Palisades Park School District | High | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 249 | Lindbergh Elementary School PALISADES PARK · Palisades Park School District | Elementary | 30.9% | -22.2pp |
| 250 | 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.