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: 60%
Top-Ranked School Districts in New Jersey (2025-26)
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: #64 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%) - Millburn High School
Rank: #100 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 86%) - Deerfield School
Rank: #100 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 90-94% | 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: #135 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - Ralph S Maugham School
Rank: #179 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 81%) - Malcolm S Mackay School
Rank: #212 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 78%) - 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 2,184 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Biotechnology High School
Rank: #15 of 2,184 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%) - Communications High School
Rank: #20 of 2,184 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top-Ranked Monmouth County Vocational School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #4-54 - 5.
60%
(6 out of 10)
(6 out of 10)
- Orchard Elementary School
Rank: #88 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - Somerville Elementary School
Rank: #107 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85%) - Willard Elementary School
Rank: #116 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 83%) - View Full List of Top-Ranked Ridgewood Public School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #4-54 - 5.
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
- Central School
Rank: #94 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 84%) - Elizabeth Haddon School
Rank: #189 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - J. Fithian Tatem School
Rank: #233 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 81%) - View Full List of Top-Ranked Haddonfield School District (NJ) Schools
50%
(4 out of 8)
(4 out of 8)
- Academy For Allied Health Sciences
Rank: #20 of 2,184 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥95%) - Union County Magnet High School
Rank: #33 of 2,184 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: 90-94%) - Academy For Information Technology
Rank: #210 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top-Ranked Union County Vocational-Technical School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #7-87 - 8.
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
- Harrison Elementary School
Rank: #88 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 87%) - Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Rank: #220 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 77%) - Hillside Elementary School
Rank: #246 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 82%) - View Full List of Top-Ranked Livingston Board Of Education School District (NJ) Schools
Rank: #7-87 - 8.
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
- Lincoln-hubbard Elementary School
Rank: #88 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%) - Franklin Elementary School
Rank: #135 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - Washington Elementary School
Rank: #135 of 2,184 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - View Full List of Top-Ranked Summit Public School District (NJ) Schools
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