Best Elementary and Middle Schools in NJ
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19. Markham Place School
Location: Little Silver
Score: 93.68 | Percentile: 99th
18. Essex Fells Elementary School
Location: Essex Fells
Score: 93.91 | Percentile: 99th
17. Zane North Elementary School
Location: Collingswood
Score: 93.93 | Percentile: 99th
16. Clark Mills Schools
Location: Manapalan
Score: 94.00| Percentile: 99th
15. Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School
Location: Summit
Score: 94.05 | Percentile: 99th
14. Mendham Township Middle School
Location: Brookside
Score: 94.84 | Percentile: 99th
13. The Gray Charter School
Location: Newark
Score: 95.04| Percentile: 99th
12. Alexander Hamilton School
Location: Glen Rock
Score: 95.19 | Percentile: 99th
11. Edith A. Bogert Elementary School
Location: Upper Saddle River
Score: 95.22 | Percentile: 99th
10. Washington Elementary School
Location: Westfield
Score: 95.27 | Percentile: 99th
9. Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School
Location: Somerset
Score: 95.49 | Percentile: 100th
8. Woodmont School
Location: Pine Brook
Score: 95.53 | Percentile: 100th
7. Upper School
Location: Englewood Cliffs
Score: 95.79 | Percentile: 100th
6. Little Falls Township Public School No. 3
Location: Little Falls
Score: 96.17 | Percentile: 100th
5. School No. 1
Location: Fort Lee
Score: 96.24 | Percentile: 100th
4. Mendham Township Elementary School
Location: Brookside
Score: 96.31 | Percentile: 100th
3. Knollwood School
Location: Fair Haven
Score: 96.73 | Percentile: 100th
2. Wyoming School
Location: Millburn
Score: 97.05 | Percentile: 100th
1. Edward H. Bryan School
Location: Cresskill
Score: 97.47 | Percentile: 100th
Best Elementary and Middle Schools in NJ
I know you care about schools, so here we go!
Rankings based on New Jersey state's Ratings
by Sharleen Yuan
More than 50% of home buyers with children under 18 years old consider the quality of school as a major factor influencing their decision on a neighborhood, according to the report “Profile of HomeBuyers and Sellers” from National Association of Realtors (NAR).
The quality of school is ranked more important than affordability, or proximity to friends and family. Only distance to the workplace is slightly more important than school quality. However, comparing the performance of elementary and middle schools is not easy, especially given ranking school systems with vastly different resources and curriculum could be more subjective than objective than you imagine. Nonetheless, New Jersey is trying.
How the Ratings were Calculated
High schools: Four-year graduation rate (20 percent), five-year graduation rate (20 percent), progress toward English language proficiency (20 percent) English proficiency (15 percent), math proficiency (15 percent), chronic absenteeism (10 percent)
Elementary and middle schools: English language arts growth (20 percent), math growth (20 percent), progress toward English language proficiency (20 percent), English language arts proficiency (15 percent), math proficiency (15 percent), chronic absenteeism (10 percent)
Here are the Top 50 Elementary and Middle Schools
50. Lincoln School
Location: Pompton Lakes
Score: 88.58 | Percentile: 97th
49. Old Farmers Road School
Location: Long Valley
Score: 88.59 | Percentile: 97th
48. Cherry Hill School
Location: River Edge
Score: 88.65 | Percentile: 97th
47. Woodland School
Location: Warren
Score: 88.89 | Percentile: 97th
46. Barley Sheaf Elementary School
Location: Flemington
Score: 89.09 | Percentile: 97th
45. Yardville Elementary School
Location: Hamilton
Score: 89.11 | Percentile: 97th
44. Crim Primary School
Location: Bridgewater
Score: 89.18 | Percentile: 97th
43. Riverview Elementary School
Location: Denville
Score: 89.35 | Percentile: 98th
42. Lakeview Elementary School
Location: Denville
Score: 89.49 | Percentile: 98th
41. Brookside School
Location: Allendale
Score: 89.52 | Percentile: 98th
40. Stony Brook Elementary
Location: Pennington
Score: 89.67 | Percentile: 98th
39. Soaring Heights Charter School
Location: Jersey City
Score: 89.78 | Percentile: 98th
38. Highland Elementary School
Location: Midland Park
Score: 89.93 | Percentile: 98th
37. Terrence C. Reilly School
Location: Elizabeth
Score: 90.21 | Percentile: 98th
36. School No. 3
Location: Cliffside Park
Score: 90.27 | Percentile: 98th
35. St. Cloud Elementary School
Location: West Orange
Score: 90.34 | Percentile: 98th
34. Hamilton Primary School
Location: Basking Ridge
Score: 90.37 | Percentile: 98th
33. Hillsborough Township Elementary School
Location: Hillsborough
Score: 90.61 | Percentile: 98th
32. Lyncrest Elementary School
Location: Fair Lawn
Score: 90.61 | Percentile: 98th
31. Warren Point Elementary School
Location: Fair Lawn
Score: 90.63 | Percentile: 98th
30. Brayton Elementary School
Location: Summit
Score: 90.74 | Percentile: 98th
29. Hatikvah International Academy
Location: East Brunswick
Score: 90.75 | Percentile: 98th
28. Hillside Elementary School
Location: Closter
Score: 90.86 | Percentile: 98th
27. Pace Charter School of Hamilton
Location: Hamilton
Score: 91.18 | Percentile: 98th
26. Radburn Elementary School
Location: Fair Lawn
Score: 91.35 | Percentile: 98th
25. Hillview School
Location: Pompton Plains
Score: 91.38 | Percentile: 99th
24. Glenwood School
Location: Short Hills
Score: 91.61 | Percentile: 99th
23. Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School
Location: Cherry Hill
Score: 92.72 | Percentile: 99th
22. Merritt Memorial
Location: Cresskill
Score: 93.36 | Percentile: 99th
21. Henry B. Milnes Elementary School
Location: Fair Lawn
Score: 93.37 | Percentile: 99th
20. Cornelia F. Bradford School
Location: Jersey City
Score: 93.61 | Percentile: 99th