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Verona Ranks High On ‘Best Schools’ List

If you've got kids going to public school in Verona, you've chosen wisely as a parent, according to a recent study.

VERONA, NJ — If you’ve got kids going to public school in the Verona Public School District, you've chosen wisely as a parent, according to a recent study.

Niche.com recently released its annual rankings of the best school districts in the country, listing the Verona Public School District at #70 in New Jersey. Don’t forget to visit the Patch Verona-Cedar Grove Facebook page here.

Other Essex County school districts to place on the top #100 list in New Jersey included Millburn, Livingston, Montclair, South Orange-Maplewood, West Orange, Bloomfield, the West Essex Regional School District in North Caldwell and the Caldwell-West Caldwell School District.

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Not to worry, Cedar Grove parents. The district came in just behind Verona at #102.

Niche’s data for its K-12 school district rankings comes from various sources, including the U.S. Department of Education, the National Center for Education Statistics and the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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The rankings also rely on data that is self-reported by Niche users and schools. (Click here to learn more about where Niche’s data comes from.)

WHY ARE VERONA'S SCHOOLS SO GOOD?

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