100 New Jersey Schools With The Best Teachers, State Data Says

The New Jersey Department of Education has released a list of the number of "effective" teachers at school in the state. The list was developed under a relatively new teacher and administrator evaluation system.

Patch has compiled a list of schools with the highest amount of teachers deemed "effective" and "highly effective" by the state (see list below).

The state also identified the number of teachers in each school deemed "partially effective" and "ineffective" and released the list of schools and districts last week. Read more: New Jersey Teacher Report Cards Released: See Which District Has 'Effective,' 'Ineffective' Teachers

The evaluation system began after the state legislature passed a teacher tenure system five years ago that ultimately sought to identify the weakest and the best teachers. State law now requires every district to use a standardized evaluation system based on observed classroom practices and some measure of student performance.

Not all districts were listed. If nine or fewer staff received a rating of ineffective, the record was "suppressed" and not part of the data file. Records with 100 percent staff in one performance level were suppressed, as per state law. In this case, any viewer would know each educator's evaluation rating.

Below is the list of top 100 schools with the most effective teachers (see entire list at bottom):

1. PASSAIC CO TECH INSTITUTE, PASSAIC COUNTY VOCATIONAL, PASSAIC 279
2. CLIFTON HIGH, CLIFTON, PASSAIC 257
3. HUNTERDON CENTRAL, HIGH HUNTERDON CENTRAL REG, HUNTERDON 233
4. BRDGWTR-RARITN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET 227
5. BAYONNE HIGH, BAYONNE, HUDSON 224
6. PERTH AMBOY HIGH, PERTH AMBOY, MIDDLESEX 200
7. OLD BRIDGE HIGH, OLD BRIDGE TWP, MIDDLESEX 191
8. EGG HARBOR TWP H S, EGG HARBOR TWP, ATLANTIC 191
9. VINELAND HIGH SCHOOL, VINELAND, CUMBERLAND 191
10. WASHINGTON TWP H S, WASHINGTON TWP, GLOUCESTER 189
11. SOUTH BRUNSWICK HIGH, SOUTH BRUNSWICK, MIDDLESEX 188
12. HILLSBOROUGH HIGH, HILLSBOROUGH, SOMERSET 183
13. PASSAIC HIGH, PASSAIC CITY PASSAIC 183
14. CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL, LENAPE REGIONAL BURLINGTON 177
15. UNION SENIOR HIGH, UNION TWP, UNION 176
16. UNION CITY HIGH SCHL, UNION CITY, HUDSON 174
17. WEST ORANGE HIGH, WEST ORANGE, ESSEX 174
18. MONROE TWP HIGH, MONROE TWP, MIDDLESEX 166
19. WATCHUNG HILLS REG H S, WATCHUNG HILLS REGIONAL, SOMERSET 164
20. FRANKLIN TWP HIGH, FRANKLIN TWP, SOMERSET 161
21. BLOOMFIELD HIGH, BLOOMFIELD TWP, ESSEX 157
22. EAST BRUNSWICK HIGH, EAST BRUNSWICK TWP, MIDDLESEX 154
23. WESTFIELD SENIOR HIGH, WESTFIELD, UNION 153
24. TOMS RIVER HIGH NORTH, TOMS RIVER REGIONAL, OCEAN 152
25. EDISON HIGH, EDISON TWP, MIDDLESEX 152
26. LIVINGSTON SR. HIGH, LIVINGSTON TWP, ESSEX 151
27. NORTH BERGEN HIGH, NORTH BERGEN TWP, HUDSON 151
28. NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP HIGH, NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP, MIDDLESEX 150
29. J P STEVENS HIGH, EDISON TWP, MIDDLESEX 148
30. LENAPE HIGH SCHOOL, LENAPE REGIONAL, BURLINGTON 147
31. MEMORIAL HIGH, WEST NEW YORK, HUDSON 146
32. SOUTHERN REG HIGH, SOUTHERN REGIONAL, OCEAN 145
33. HOWELL HIGH, FREEHOLD REGIONAL, MONMOUTH 145
34. MONTCLAIR HIGH, MONTCLAIR, ESSEX 144
35. PISCATAWAY TWP HIGH, PISCATAWAY TWP, MIDDLESEX 144
36. RIDGE HIGH, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET 141
37. FREEHOLD TWP HIGH, FREEHOLD REGIONAL, MONMOUTH 141
38. ATLANTIC CITY HIGH, ATLANTIC CITY, ATLANTIC 140
39. WILLIAMSTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL, MONROE TWP, GLOUCESTER 140
40. RANDOLPH HIGH, RANDOLPH, MORRIS 138
41. WILLIAM L DICKINSON, JERSEY CITY, HUDSON 137
42. EASTERN HIGH, EASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY REG, CAMDEN 136
43. RANCOCAS VALLEY REG H S, RANCOCAS VALLEY REGIONAL, BURLINGTON 134
44. RIDGEWOOD HIGH, RIDGEWOOD, BERGEN 134
45. MORRISTOWN HIGH, MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, MORRIS 132
46. MORRIS KNOLLS HIGH, MORRIS HILLS REGIONAL, MORRIS 132
47. CHERRY HILL HIGH - EAST, CHERRY HILL, CAMDEN 131
48. KEARNY HIGH, KEARNY, HUDSON 129
49. BRDGWTR-RARITN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REG, SOMERSET 128
50. WAR MEMORIAL HIGH, SAYREVILLE, MIDDLESEX 128
51. LINDEN HIGH, LINDEN, UNION 127
52. MARLBORO HIGH, FREEHOLD REGIONAL, MONMOUTH 127
53. EAST ORANGE CAMPUS HS, EAST ORANGE, ESSEX 127
54. ROXBURY HIGH, ROXBURY TWP, MORRIS 126
55. CAMDEN CO TECH-GLOUCESTER, CAMDEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL, CAMDEN 125
56. NORTH HUNTERDON REG HIGH, N HUNT/VOORHEES REGIONAL, HUNTERDON 125
57. SHAWNEE HIGH SCHOOL, LENAPE REGIONAL, BURLINGTON 123
58. HACKENSACK HIGH, HACKENSACK, BERGEN 123
59. CENTRAL HIGH, HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL, MERCER 121
60. WILLIAM ANNIN MIDDLE, BERNARDS TWP, SOMERSET 121
61. MANALAPAN HIGH, FREEHOLD REGIONAL, MONMOUTH 121
62. NEW BRUNSWICK HIGH, NEW BRUNSWICK, MIDDLESEX 121
63. PRINCETON HIGH, PRINCETON REGIONAL, MERCER 120
64. MILLBURN SR HIGH, MILLBURN, ESSEX 120
65. OCEAN TWP INTERMEDIATE, OCEAN TWP, MONMOUTH 119
66. SAYREVILLE MIDDLE, SAYREVILLE, MIDDLESEX 119
67. WILLIAMSTOWN HIGH, MONROE TWP, GLOUCESTER 119
68. NORTHERN HIGHLANDS REG H S, NORTHERN HIGHLANDS REG, BERGEN 118
69. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MIDDLE, CLIFTON, PASSAIC 117
70. NUMBER 4 LINCOLN, PASSAIC, PASSAIC 117
71. BRICK TWP MEMORIAL HIGH, BRICK, OCEAN 117
72. WWINDSOR-PLAINSBORO NORTH, W WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO REG, MERCER 116
73. MONTVILLE HIGH, MONTVILLE, MORRIS 116
74. COLUMBIA SR HIGH, SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD, ESSEX 116
75. WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, CLIFTON, PASSAIC 116
76. HIGHTSTOWN HIGH, EAST WINDSOR REGIONAL, MERCER 115
77. PEMBERTON TWP HIGH, PEMBERTON, BURLINGTON 114
78. HAMMARSKJOLD MIDDLE, EAST BRUNSWICK, MIDDLESEX 114
79. LINCOLN NO 5, NORTH BERGEN, HUDSON 114
80. HOWELL TWP M S, NORTH HOWELL, MONMOUTH 114
81. TOMS RIVER HIGH EAST, TOMS RIVER REGIONAL, OCEAN 112
82. FORT NEWCOMB MS, PEMBERTON, BURLINGTON 112
83. CLEARVIEW REG HIGH SCHOOL, CLEARVIEW REGIONAL, GLOUCESTER 111
84. GEORGE L HESS, HAMILTON TWP, ATLANTIC 111
85. MIDDLETOWN H S NORTH, MIDDLETOWN, MONMOUTH 111
86. SENECA HIGH SCHOOL, LENAPE REGIONAL, BURLINGTON 110
87. INDIAN HILLS HIGH, RAMAPO-INDIAN HILL REG, BERGEN 110
88. MONTGOMERY HIGH, MONTGOMERY TWP, SOMERSET 110
89. FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, FRANKLIN TWP, SOMERSET 110
90. CHURCHILL JR, EAST BRUNSWICK, MIDDLESEX 109
91. PARAMUS HIGH, PARAMUS, BERGEN 109
92. WINSLOW TWP HIGH SCHOOL, WINSLOW TWP, CAMDEN 109
93. BELLEVILLE SR. HIGH, BELLEVILLE, ESSEX 109
94. KINGSWAY REG HIGH, KINGSWAY REGIONAL, GLOUCESTER 109
95. BRICK TWP HIGH, BRICK, OCEAN 109
96. PHILLIPSBURG HIGH, PHILLIPSBURG, WARREN 108
97. SCOTCH PLAINS FANWOOD HS, SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD REG, UNION 108
98. LINWOOD MIDDLE, NORTH BRUNSWICK, MIDDLESEX 108
99. MAINLAND REG H S, MAINLAND REGIONAL, ATLANTIC 108
100. MIDDLE SCHOOL, HACKENSACK, BERGEN 108

See the list of ALL schools with effective and highly effective teachers by clicking here.

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