Millburn Schools Score High In State Rankings

MILLBURN, NJ — As is often the case, the Millburn/Short Hills schools were highly ranked when test scores were compared on several lists recently.

This week, New Jersey released a list of ratings of every school on the state, compiled using a controversial 1-100 point system. All 2,100 schools in the state were scored individually, but some educators believe the system doesn't paint the full picture of each school, and compares apples to oranges.

The rankings include private, public, and charter schools, magnet schools, high schools, and elementary schools together. The total score is based on state test scores, absenteeism, graduation rates, and more.

The ratings were established to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaced the controversial No Child Left Behind Act. Read More: Every NJ School Graded 2020.

In Millburn, the Wyoming School, an elementary school, ranked highest, coming in at 19 with a 99.17 score. Several of the schools ahead of it are magnet schools.

To see the other schools and where they fall, click here, and feel free to comment below.

Meanwhile, last week, Patch crunched the SAT scores of every secondary school that reported them to the state.

The Millburn School District ranked third overall, behind the Monmouth County Vocational School District and Bergen County Vocational Technical School District, two magnet schools.

The average reported score in Millburn was 1344, on a scale that goes up to 1600.

The Millburn schools also came up fifth for the average math score and third for reading/writing, with 686 out of 800 in math and 658 out of 800 in reading/writing. Those lists are after the main list here.

Back to school

Last Thursday, the district's superintendent announced that the schools will open with remote education on Sept. 8 (see the current calendar) and will may open on-site Nov. 9.

Superintendent of Schools Christine Burton said in a letter to the district on Aug. 20 that the district will attempt to phase in students with special needs and younger students earlier than Nov. 9.

Follow the Millburn Return to School site for news and updates.

Burton has advised parents with an interest in the state safety recommendations to read this new state document: NJ DOH COVID Recommendations for Schools.pdf.

Six Millburn residents in total have passed away since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

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