10 Bergen County Middle Schools Rank Among Best In State, U.S. News Says

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — New rankings of middle schools, released by U.S. News and World Report on Tuesday, put 10 schools in Bergen County near the top.

This is a separate list from their elementary school list, which included 21 Bergen County schools among the top 100 in the state.

The 2027 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings report includes about 46,000 public elementary schools and more than 24,000 middle schools across the country. They included a list for each state.

In New Jersey, ten Bergen County schools appeared in the top 50.

Those schools are:

• 13. Brookside School, Allendale
• 22. Woodcliff Lake Middle School
• 25. Tenafly Middle School
• 26. George Washington Middle School, Ridgewood
• 40. Tenakill Middle School, Closter
• 41. Emil A. Cavallini Middle School, Upper Saddle River
• 42. Demarest Middle School
• 43. Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Ridgewood
• 44. Union School, Rutherford
• 46. Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Fair Lawn

River Dell Middle School in River Edge almost made the list, coming in at 54.

Many of the schools in the top 10 are magnet or charter schools.

The rankings come from public data from state agencies and the U.S. Department of Education, including reading and math performance, the magazine said.

"By incorporating direct state data across all proficiency levels, the 2027 rankings offer a richer, more complete picture of how elementary and middle schools are driving student growth," said Eric Brooks, U.S. News director of education data analysis.

Read more about the new 2027 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings report look up your school here.

This list uses different methodology than the recent rankings by a company called Niche, which considers reviews and other factors. Read about that list here.

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See the separate elementary school list here.