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BERGEN COUNTY -- Here are the top schools and districts in grades 3 though 11 for math and language arts categories in Bergen County for the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) exams.
The PARCC test results placed students in five categories. These rankings reflect the schools or districts in each category that had the highest percent of students in Level 5, defined as "Exceeding Expectations."
Language Arts scores run straight through grades 3-11. Math runs through grades 3-7 and then largely shifts to subject areas.
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BERGEN COUNTY MATH
Third grade, school: Fair Lawn, Lyncrest Elementary School, 40.7%
Third grade, district: Saddle River, 39.3%
Fourth grade, school: Cresskill, Merritt Memorial, 25%
Fourth grade, district: Closter, 22.6%
Fifth grade, school: Alpine, Alpine Elementary School, 30%
Fifth grade, district: Alpine, 30%
Sixth grade, school: Englewood Cliffs, Upper School, 34.7%
Sixth grade, district: Englewood Cliffs, 34.7%
Seventh grade, school: Closter, Tenakill Middle School, 32%
Seventh grade, district: Closter, 32%
Geometry, school: Oakland, Valley Middle School, 78.6%
Geometry, district: Oakland, 78.6%
Algebra I, school: Closter, Tenakill Middle School, 52.7%
Algebra I, district: Closter, 52.7%
Algebra II, school: Fair Lawn, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 23.8%
Algebra II, district: Mahwah, 6.6%
BERGEN COUNTY LANGUAGE ARTS
Third grade, school: Fair Lawn, Lyncrest Elementary School, 33.3%
Third grade, district: Demarest, 28.2%
Fourth grade, school: Ridgewood, Ridge Elementary School, 53.1%
Fourth grade, district: Closter, 49%
Fifth grade, school: Berkeley Elementary, 34.8%
Fifth grade, district: Allendale, 31.5%
Sixth grade, school: Englewood Cliffs, Upper School, 49%
Sixth grade, district: Englewood Cliffs, 49%
Seventh grade, school: Closter, Tenakill Middle School, 68.8%
Seventh grade, district: Closter, 68.8%
Eighth grade, school: Haworth, Haworth Public School, 58.3%
Eighth grade, district: Haworth, 58.3%
Ninth grade, school: Bergen County Academies, 57.9%
Ninth grade, district: Bergen County Vocational, 47%
Tenth grade, school: Bergen County Academies, 65.9%
Tenth grade, district: Bergen County Vocational, 48.2%
Eleventh grade, school: Bergen County Academies, 73.2%
Eleventh grade, district: Bergen County Vocational, 51.4%