Best Schools for White Students in New Jersey (2026)

These are the New Jersey public schools where white students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested white students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	George Washington School Mahwah	95%	95%	32	A+
2	Cornelia F. Bradford School Jersey City	95%	95%	44	A+
3	Mendham Township Elementary School Brookside	92%	92%	120	A+
4	Washington Elementary School Summit	92%	92%	127	A
5	Henry B. Milnes Elementary School Fair Lawn	92%	92%	183	A+
6	Washington Elementary School Bergenfield	90%	90%	26	B
7	Milltown Primary School Bridgewater	90%	90%	30	A+
8	James A. Garfield Elementary School Collingswood	90%	90%	30	A
9	Roosevelt School Lodi	90%	90%	24	B+
10	Stone Harbor Elementary School Stone Harbor	90%	90%	25	A+
11	Ridge Elementary School Ridgewood	92%	87%	141	B+
12	Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School Summit	92%	87%	134	A+
13	George C. Baker Elementary School Moorestown	92%	87%	76	A+
14	Clara E Coleman School Glen Rock	87%	87%	114	A+
15	Central School Glen Rock	87%	87%	138	A
16	Viola L Sickles School Fair Haven	82%	92%	105	A+
17	Riverview Elementary School Denville	92%	82%	151	B+
18	Glenwood School Short Hills	87%	87%	61	A+
19	Washington School Millburn	92%	82%	213	A+
20	Washington Elementary School Westfield	87%	87%	168	A+
21	Redwood Elementary School W Orange	87%	87%	72	A
22	Deane-Porter Elementary School Rumson	82%	92%	100	A+
23	Woodmont School Pine Brook	92%	82%	66	A+
24	Joseph F Brandt Elementary School Hoboken	75%	95%	32	B
25	Zane North Elementary School Collingswood	85%	85%	56	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Mendham Township Middle School Brookside	98%	92%	263	A+
2	Princeton Charter School Princeton	92%	92%	122	A
3	Markham Place School Little Silver	94%	89%	345	A+
4	Alpine Elementary School Alpine	95%	85%	60	A
5	Academy I Jersey City	95%	85%	58	C+
6	Forrestdale School Rumson	92%	85%	583	A+
7	Brookside School Allendale	92%	83%	382	A+
8	William F. Halloran School No.22 Elizabeth	98%	77%	111	B
9	Hoboken Dual Language Charter School Hoboken	92%	82%	137	A+
10	Gould/Mountain Elementary School N Caldwell	92%	82%	255	A+
11	Sea Girt Elementary School Sea Girt	92%	82%	96	A+
12	Terence C. Reilly School No 7 Elizabeth	92%	82%	94	A+
13	Knollwood School Fair Haven	87%	85%	541	A
14	Dover Middle School Dover	95%	75%	35	B+
15	Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School Summit	90%	79%	573	A+
16	Teaneck Community Charter school Teaneck	85%	85%	49	C
17	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School East Brunswick	87%	82%	186	A+
18	Demarest Middle School Demarest	87%	82%	190	A+
19	Essex Fells Elementary School Essex Fells	87%	82%	111	A
20	Harding Township School New Vernon	92%	77%	134	A
21	Mountain View School Mendham	87%	82%	227	A+
22	Briarcliff Middle School Mountain Lakes	92%	77%	202	B
23	Woodcliff Middle School Woodcliff Lake	92%	77%	220	B+
24	Johnstone Elementary School Vineland	92%	77%	80	D
25	Ho-Ho-Kus Public School Ho Ho Kus	85%	81%	319	A+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Bergen County Academies Hackensack	98%	98%	217	A+
2	Communications High School Wall	98%	98%	130	A+
3	Biotechnology High School Freehold	98%	95%	62	A+
4	Academy For Information Technology Scotch Plains	98%	95%	62	A+
5	Academy For Allied Health Sciences Scotch Plains	95%	95%	50	A+
6	Union County Magnet High School Scotch Plains	95%	95%	57	A+
7	High Technology High School Lincroft	95%	95%	56	A+
8	Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science Neptune	98%	92%	84	A+
9	Union County Tech Scotch Plains	98%	92%	112	A+
10	Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro Teterboro	98%	92%	134	A+
11	Hunterdon County Academies Annandale	98%	92%	84	A+
12	Dr Ronald McNair High School Jersey City	95%	92%	47	A+
13	Marine Academy of Science and Technology Highlands	98%	87%	123	A+
14	Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science Manahawkin	90%	—	20	A+
15	Morris County School of Technology Denville	98%	82%	212	A+
16	Infinity Institute Jersey City	95%	85%	41	A+
17	Summit High School Summit	88%	84%	372	A+
18	Technology High School Newark	95%	75%	48	A+
19	Science Park High School Newark	98%	72%	70	A+
20	Academy For Performing Arts Scotch Plains	98%	67%	62	A+
21	Academy for Performing Arts Rockaway	90%	70%	25	A
22	Academy for Environmental Science Oak Ridge	90%	70%	21	B
23	North Star Academy Charter School Newark	85%	75%	60	B
24	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School Somerset	85%	75%	47	A+
25	Glen Ridge High School Glen Ridge	82%	77%	429	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

Best Schools for White Students in New Jersey (2026)

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