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340696000520
21
Haworth Public School
Public
PK, KG-8
205 Valley Rd
Haworth
07641
Bergen County
Haworth Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(201) 384-5526
424
48
8.8
0.7%
305 (71.9%)
2 (0.5%)
20 (4.7%)
62 (14.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
35 (8.3%)
$17,223
$17,223
92.9
90.4
42
21
340672004260
22
Harding Township School
Public
PK, KG-8
34 Lees Hill Road
New Vernon
07976
Morris County
Harding Township School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(973) 267-6398
285
44
6.4
2.8%
239 (83.9%)
2 (0.7%)
8 (2.8%)
18 (6.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (6.3%)
$20,191
$755
$19,436
92.6
93.9
20
2
341218000674
23
Charles DeWolf Middle School
Public
5-8
275 Old Tappan Rd
Old Tappan
07675
Bergen County
Old Tappan Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(201) 664-1475
358
30
11.9
0.8%
192 (53.6%)
2 (0.6%)
11 (3.1%)
142 (39.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (3.1%)
$9,136
$9,136
92.5
91.9
33
10
341269004924
24
School 28
Public
PK, KG-8
200 Presidential Boulevard
Paterson
07522
Passaic County
Paterson Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(973) 321-0281
484
34
14.4
77.5%
34 (7.0%)
115 (23.8%)
272 (56.2%)
61 (12.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
$9,579
$9,579
92.3
92.5
31
7
341662000880
25
Emil A. Cavallini Middle School
Public
6-8
392 W Saddle River Rd
Upper Saddle River
07458
Bergen County
Upper Saddle River School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(201) 961-6400
381
40
9.5
0.8%
241 (63.3%)
9 (2.4%)
37 (9.7%)
76 (19.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
17 (4.5%)
$15,979
$51
$15,928
92.2
93.5
23
2
340381000334
26
Demarest Middle School
Public
5-8
568 Piermont Rd
Demarest
07627
Bergen County
Demarest School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(201) 768-6060
325
35
9.2
0.9%
194 (59.7%)
3 (0.9%)
24 (7.4%)
93 (28.6%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (3.1%)
$12,207
$16
$12,191
91.8
94.5
18
8
340123004568
27
Bay Head Elementary
Public
K-8
145 Grove Street
Bay Head
08742
Ocean County
Bay Head Borough School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(732) 892-0668
123
14
8.5
2.4%
111 (90.2%)
2 (1.6%)
6 (4.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.3%)
$17,883
$586
$17,297
91.8
78
135
108
340003600309
28
Soaring Heights Charter School
Public, Charter
K-8
1 Romar Avenue
Jersey City
07305
Hudson County
Soaring Heights Charter School
Yes
(n/a)
No
Yes
(201) 434-4800
270
15
18.2
38.1%
31 (11.5%)
70 (25.9%)
33 (12.2%)
118 (43.7%)
1 (0.4%)
5 (1.9%)
12 (4.4%)
$8,696
$1,133
$7,563
91.5
81
115
87
340087000228
29
Alpine Elementary School
Public
K-8
500 Hillside Avenue
Alpine
07620
Bergen County
Alpine Public School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(201) 768-8255
165
22
7.6
1.8%
103 (62.4%)
5 (3.0%)
8 (4.8%)
40 (24.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (5.5%)
$27,835
$860
$26,975
91.4
97.7
4
25
341226000788
30
River Dell Middle School
Public
7-8
230 Woodland Avenue
River Edge
07661
Bergen County
River Dell Regional School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(201) 599-7246
589
49
12
1.9%
324 (55.0%)
9 (1.5%)
54 (9.2%)
190 (32.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (2.0%)
$15,095
$247
$14,848
91.3
92.6
30
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
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