Glen Rock Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

GLEN ROCK, NJ — Several elementary and middle schools in Glen Rock 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 Clara E. Coleman School as the highest in the state among schools in Glen Rock, according to the new list. Clara E. Coleman was ranked 15.

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

Elementary

15: Clara E. Coleman School, Glen Rock Public Schools
53: Alexander Hamilton School, Glen Rock Public Schools
60: Central School, Glen Rock Public Schools
198: Richard Byrd, Glen Rock Public Schools

Middle

37: Glen Rock Middle School, Glen Rock Public Schools

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.

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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