Ranking Lists Cranford In NJ's Top 25 School Districts

CRANFORD, NJ - Data compiler Niche has ranked New Jersey's best school districts for the 2019-2020 school year. The rankings were released Monday as part of the website's 2020 K-12 rankings.

The top-ranked school district in New Jersey is Princeton. Niche gave Princeton an A or an A+ in all categories except for diversity (B+), sports and food (B). This year, Cranford sits at number 23.

Cranford received a letter grade in the following categories:

• Academics: A+
• Diversity: C
• Teachers: A+
• College Prep: A+
• Clubs & Activities: A
• Health & Safety: A+
• Administration: A
• Sports: A
• Food: B+
• Resources & Facilities: B+

The site notes that Cranford has 3,802 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 12 to 1. According to state test scores, 60 percent of students are at least proficient in math and 76 percent in reading.

The site also ranks Cranford as number eight out of 377 districts in the Districts with the Best Teachers category and eight out of 377 in the Safest School District in New Jersey category.

To arrive at the rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data, and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the methodology on their website.)

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District had one of the steepest drops from last year, falling from 3rd to 11th. You can read more about the schools from around the state in our NJ overview story.

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