The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a school district which have placed in the top 5% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Statewide Range: 33%
100%
Avg. Statewide: 57%
Top Ranked School Districts in New Jersey (2025)
School District
% of Schools in
Top 5% Statewide
Top 5% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
100%
(8 out of 8)
(8 out of 8)
- Wyoming School
Rank: #85 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - Deerfield School
Rank: #105 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%) - Glenwood School
Rank: #105 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Millburn Township School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #22.
83%
(5 out of 6)
(5 out of 6)
- Walter Stillman School
Rank: #154 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 80-84%) - Ralph S Maugham School
Rank: #215 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 81%) - Tenafly Middle School
Rank: #238 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 80%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Tenafly Public School District (NJ) Schools
63%
(5 out of 8)
(5 out of 8)
- High Technology High School
Rank: #7 of 2,201 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Monmouth County Academy Of Allied Health And Science
Rank: #7 of 2,201 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Biotechnology High School
Rank: #20 of 2,201 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Monmouth County Vocational School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #4-54 - 5.
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
- Bergen County Academies
Rank: #2 of 2,201 (Top 1%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: ≥99%) - Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro
Rank: #12 of 2,201 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%) - Applied Technology High School
Rank: #60 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Bergen County Vocational Technical School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #4-54 - 5.
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
- Central School
Rank: #111 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 84%) - Elizabeth Haddon School
Rank: #179 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - J. Fithian Tatem School
Rank: #223 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 81%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Haddonfield School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #66.
56%
(5 out of 9)
(5 out of 9)
- Lincoln-hubbard Elementary School
Rank: #58 of 2,201 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%) - Brayton Elementary School
Rank: #179 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - Franklin Elementary School
Rank: #179 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Summit Public School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #7-87 - 8.
50%
(5 out of 10)
(5 out of 10)
- Orchard Elementary School
Rank: #58 of 2,201 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%) - Willard Elementary School
Rank: #148 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 83%) - Ridge Elementary School
Rank: #154 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 78% | Reading: 84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Ridgewood Public School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #7-87 - 8.
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
- Alexander Hamilton School
Rank: #105 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%) - Clara E Coleman School
Rank: #190 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%) - Richard E Byrd School
Rank: #190 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Glen Rock Public School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #99.
43%
(3 out of 7)
(3 out of 7)
- Hilldale School
Rank: #132 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%) - Woodmont School
Rank: #179 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - Cedar Hill School
Rank: #249 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Montville Township School District (NJ) Schools
38%
(3 out of 8)
(3 out of 8)
- Academy For Allied Health Sciences
Rank: #20 of 2,201 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%) - Union County Magnet High School
Rank: #20 of 2,201 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%) - Academy For Information Technology
Rank: #50 of 2,201 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Union County Vocational-Technical School District (NJ) Schools
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
- Harrison Elementary School
Rank: #132 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 87%) - Burnet Hill Elementary School
Rank: #179 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - Hillside Elementary School
Rank: #249 of 2,201 (Top 5%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 82%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Livingston Board Of Education School District (NJ) Schools
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