Hillside Elementary School, Closter Public School District, Bergen 99.58 Milnes Elementary School, Fair Lawn Public School District, Bergen 99.70Īlexander Hamilton School, Glen Rock Public School District, Bergen 99.64 Riverview Elementary School, Denville Township K-8 School District, Morris 99.76Īcademy For Information Technology, Union County Vocational-Technical School District, Union 99.72 Jersey City Global Charter School, Jersey City Global Charter School, Charters 99.88Ĭlark Mills School, Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Schools School District, Monmouth 99.82 Markham Place School, Little Silver Boro School District, Monmouth 99.94 Mendham Township Middle School, Mendham Township School District, Morris 100.00Ĭentral Jersey College Prep Charter School, Central Jersey College Prep Charter School, Charters 100.00 Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Monmouth County Vocational School District, Monmouth 100.00 Some of the analysis gives elementary schools more weight in their scoring because they don't have the exact same criteria as high schools (like graduation rates). Some schools got a 1.84 or lower (see below). Patch obtained the 'summative determination' scores from the state Department of Education, which shows schools in Manalapan, Millburn and Cherry Hill as having the highest scores, getting a 96.75 or higher. Schools that finish in the top 20 percent are considered above average. The ratings for high schools have been based on graduation and absenteeism rates and standardized scores, while elementary and middle school scores are based on absenteeism, standardized test scores and student progress, according to the state Department of Education.īased on the reports, it appears that schools that finished with at least a 50 score could be considered average. Read more: NJ Coronavirus, Reopen Updates: Here's What You Need To Know Many districts plan to begin the coming school year with remote instruction.

The ratings were also determined before the coronavirus outbreak and the shutting of school buildings in March. Patch obtained scores that are supposed to compare all schools together, although some complain that it's unfair to rate elementary schools against high schools. The new 2020 ratings were established to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaced the controversial No Child Left Behind Act.

NEW JERSEY – For the third year in a row, New Jersey has released its controversial rating system that graded every school on a 1-100 scale - a system educators say paints an incomplete picture of the state's 2,100 schools (see entire list below).

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