Several Schools In Caldwells Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

CALDWELLS, NJ — Several elementary schools in the Caldwells have been ranked among the best in New Jersey, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Gould/Mountain Elementary School as the highest in the state among schools in the Caldwells, according to the new list. Gould/Mountain was ranked 34.

Here’s a look at how other highly ranked local schools ranked compared with others in the state:

• 44, Grandview Elementary School, North Caldwell School District
• 335, Lincoln Elementary School, Caldwell-West Caldwell School District

And among middle schools was:

• 132 West Essex Middle School, North Caldwell

Find more using the links below.

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Schools were also ranked by district. Elementary and middle schools were also ranked by U.S. News (see the link below).

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.

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