Bloomfield Ranks High On ‘Best Schools’ List

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — If you’ve got kids going to public school in the Bloomfield Public School District, you've chosen wisely as a parent, according to a recent study.

Niche.com recently released its annual rankings of the best school districts in the country, listing the Bloomfield Public School District at #83 in New Jersey. Don’t forget to visit the Patch Bloomfield Facebook page here.

Other Essex County school districts to place on the top #100 list in New Jersey included Millburn, Livingston, Montclair, South Orange-Maplewood, Verona, West Orange, the West Essex Regional School District in North Caldwell and the Caldwell-West Caldwell School District.

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Niche’s data for its K-12 school district rankings comes from various sources, including the U.S. Department of Education, the National Center for Education Statistics and the Civil Rights Data Collection.

The rankings also rely on data that is self-reported by Niche users and schools. (Click here to learn more about where Niche’s data comes from.)

WHY ARE BLOOMFIELD'S SCHOOLS SO GOOD?

Check out some past Patch coverage of Bloomfield public schools here.

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