📊 Data: NCES CCD 2024–2025·🔄 Updated: September 2026·Editorial standards
🏆 Rankings · State Test Data (NJSLA 2024–25)

Best School Districts
in Bergen County, NJ

Bergen County has 69 rated public school districts. Ratings are percentile-ranked against every rated district in New Jersey, not just this county.

📊 What this ranking measures
Rankings are based on academic achievement — the share of students scoring proficient or above on state reading and math assessments (NJSLA 2024–25), ranked against other districts in the same state — not on spending, district size, or staffing. See full methodology →
All 69 Rated Districts in Bergen County, NJ Sorted by rating, then state percentile
County RankDistrictDistrict OfficeRatingState Percentile
#1Englewood Cliffs Borough School DistrictEnglewood Cliffs10/10  Excellent99th
#2Saddle River Borough School DistrictSaddle River10/10  Excellent99th
#3Allendale Borough School DistrictAllendale10/10  Excellent98th
#4Ho-Ho-Kus Borough School DistrictHo-Ho-Kus10/10  Excellent97th
#5Upper Saddle River Borough School DistrictUpper Saddle River10/10  Excellent96th
#6Demarest Borough School DistrictDemarest10/10  Excellent95th
#7Haworth Borough School DistrictHaworth10/10  Excellent95th
#8Ridgewood Village School DistrictRidgewood10/10  Excellent95th
#9Glen Rock Borough School DistrictGlen Rock10/10  Excellent94th
#10Alpine Borough School DistrictAlpine10/10  Excellent93rd
#11Oradell Borough School DistrictOradell10/10  Excellent93rd
#12River Edge Borough School DistrictRiver Edge10/10  Excellent93rd
#13Tenafly Borough School DistrictTenafly10/10  Excellent93rd
#14Woodcliff Lake Borough School DistrictWoodcliff Lake10/10  Excellent93rd
#15Closter Borough School DistrictCloster10/10  Excellent92nd
#16Old Tappan Borough School DistrictOld Tappan10/10  Excellent92nd
#17River Dell Regional School DistrictRiver Edge10/10  Excellent91st
#18Franklin Lakes Borough School DistrictFranklin Lakes10/10  Excellent90th
#19Harrington Park Borough School DistrictHarrington Park10/10  Excellent90th
#20River Vale Township School DistrictRiver Vale10/10  Excellent90th
#21Hillsdale Borough School DistrictHillsdale9/10  Excellent89th
#22Montvale Borough School DistrictMontvale9/10  Excellent89th
#23Cresskill Borough School DistrictCresskill9/10  Excellent88th
#24Fair Lawn Borough School DistrictFair Lawn9/10  Excellent88th
#25Norwood Borough School DistrictNorwood9/10  Excellent86th
#26Park Ridge Borough School DistrictPark Ridge9/10  Excellent86th
#27Fort Lee Borough School DistrictFort Lee9/10  Excellent85th
#28Midland Park Borough School DistrictMidland Park9/10  Excellent85th
#29Ramsey Borough School DistrictRamsey9/10  Excellent85th
#30Rutherford Borough School DistrictRutherford9/10  Excellent85th
#31Wyckoff Township School DistrictWyckoff9/10  Excellent84th
#32Paramus Borough School DistrictParamus9/10  Excellent83rd
#33Moonachie Borough School DistrictMoonachie9/10  Excellent80th
#34Oakland Borough School DistrictOakland9/10  Excellent80th
#35Waldwick Borough School DistrictWaldwick9/10  Excellent80th
#36Westwood Regional School DistrictTownship Of Washington9/10  Excellent80th
#37Hasbrouck Heights Borough School DistrictHasbrouck Heights8/10  Good78th
#38Leonia Borough School DistrictLeonia8/10  Good77th
#39Mahwah Township School DistrictMahwah8/10  Good77th
#40Northvale Borough School DistrictNorthvale8/10  Good77th
#41Maywood Borough School DistrictMaywood8/10  Good74th
#42New Milford Borough School DistrictNew Milford8/10  Good74th
#43Emerson Borough School DistrictEmerson8/10  Good73rd
#44Wood-Ridge Borough School DistrictWood-Ridge8/10  Good71st
#45Edgewater Borough School DistrictEdgewater8/10  Good70th
#46Dumont Borough School DistrictDumont7/10  Good69th
#47Lodi Borough School DistrictLodi7/10  Good68th
#48Bergenfield Borough School DistrictBergenfield7/10  Good64th
#49Wallington Borough School DistrictWallington7/10  Good64th
#50East Rutherford Borough School DistrictEast Rutherford7/10  Good63rd
#51North Arlington Borough School DistrictNorth Arlington6/10  Average58th
#52Ridgefield Park Township School DistrictRidgefield Park6/10  Average56th
#53Carlstadt Borough School DistrictCarlstadt6/10  Average55th
#54Cliffside Park Borough School DistrictCliffside Park6/10  Average55th
#55South Hackensack Township School DistrictSouth Hackensack6/10  Average55th
#56Ridgefield Borough School DistrictRidgefield6/10  Average54th
#57Saddle Brook Township School DistrictSaddle Brook6/10  Average53rd
#58Bogota Borough School DistrictBogota6/10  Average51st
#59Lyndhurst Township School DistrictLyndhurst6/10  Average50th
#60Rochelle Park Township School DistrictRochelle Park5/10  Average48th
#61Teaneck Township School DistrictTeaneck5/10  Average42nd
#62Little Ferry Borough School DistrictLittle Ferry5/10  Average41st
#63Garfield City School DistrictGarfield5/10  Average40th
#64Carlstadt-East Rutherford School DistrictEast Rutherford4/10  Below Average33rd
#65Elmwood Park Borough School DistrictElmwood Park3/10  Below Average29th
#66Hackensack City School DistrictHackensack2/10  Poor18th
#67Palisades Park Borough School DistrictPalisades Park2/10  Poor17th
#68Englewood City School DistrictEnglewood2/10  Poor12th
#69Fairview Borough School DistrictFairview1/10  Poor6th

Best School Districts in Bergen County, New Jersey (2026)

This page lists the 69 public school districts headquartered in Bergen County, New Jersey that have a SchoolDistrictFinder rating, scored using NJSLA 2024–25 state assessment data. The county rank is simply their order here; the state percentile compares each district with every rated district in New Jersey, which is how the 1–10 rating is set. Ratings are not comparable with districts in other states.

Districts are placed in the county of their NCES directory listing. A district's boundaries can cross county lines, and a home in Bergen County may be served by a district headquartered next door — search your address or zip code to confirm.

Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best-rated school district in Bergen County, New Jersey? ▼
Among the 69 rated districts in Bergen County, New Jersey, 2 share the top position at 10/10 (Excellent), 99th percentile of New Jersey districts on NJSLA 2024–25 reading and math proficiency: Englewood Cliffs Borough School District (Englewood Cliffs); Saddle River Borough School District (Saddle River).
How are these rankings calculated? ▼
Each district's rating comes from the share of its students scoring proficient or above on state reading and math assessments (NJSLA 2024–25), percentile-ranked against all rated districts in New Jersey and converted to a 1–10 scale. Full methodology here.
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