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Best Public Schools in Little Falls, NJ

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At a glance

Schools

2,045

Students

Districts

Top rankedLittle Falls Township Public School # 188^th of 743 New Jersey middle schools

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Biggest riser

Little Falls Township Public School # 1 up 49 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Little Falls has four schools serving pre-K through grade 12, with 2,045 students across the listed schools, from 217 students at [Little Falls Township Public School # 3](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NJ/schools/0873000525/school.aspx) to 1,093 at [Passaic Valley Regional High School](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NJ/schools/1257004858/school.aspx). [Little Falls Township Public School # 2](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NJ/schools/0873004824/school.aspx) serves pre-K–2, [Little Falls Township Public School # 3](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NJ/schools/0873000525/school.aspx) serves grades 3–4, [Little Falls Township Public School # 1](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NJ/schools/0873004822/school.aspx) serves grades 5–8, and Passaic Valley serves grades 9–12; no test scores are supplied for School #2. The clearest academic strength in the available results is School #1, whose grades 5–8 results are consistently above state levels, especially in mathematics.

[School #1](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NJ/schools/0873004822/school.aspx) stands out most across the tested grades: in 2025–2026, its mathematics results were 28.0–39.2 percentage points above state results, and its ELA results were 12.1–21.7 points above. Its grade 8 Algebra I result was 100% proficient, compared with 74.5% statewide for grade 8. [School #3](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NJ/schools/0873000525/school.aspx) was also above state in all supplied 2025–2026 grade 3–4 ELA and mathematics results, though its advantages ranged from 2.5 to 16.0 points. Passaic Valley’s results were more uneven: Geometry was 60% proficient, 8 points above state, while Algebra I was 13%, 27 points below. Its grade 11 science and NJGPA mathematics results were also below state; grade 11 ELA was nearly level.

Results changed differently by grade and subject, so no single upward or downward trend describes the schools. At School #1, grade 8 mathematics rose 19 points between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, while grade 8 ELA fell 10 points; at School #3, grade 4 ELA fell 17 points but remained above state. Passaic Valley’s Geometry result dropped from 85% to 60%. SchoolDigger’s latest rankings place School #1 at the 88th percentile, School #3 at the 66th, and Passaic Valley at the 35th; each is lower than its earliest listed percentile. In 2024–2025, student-teacher ratios ranged from 9.4 to 13.2, while free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 27% to 36%; these figures describe school context, not the reason for academic results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)							NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Little Falls Township Public School # 3	Public	3-4	560 MainStreet	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Little Falls Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 256-1034	217	17	12.7	35.0%	128 (59.0%)	6 (2.8%)	61 (28.1%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	68.1	448^th of 1331 public elementary schools	66.3%		64.8	482^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	64.2%	34						62.7	54.0						51.7	62.8										$21,520	$415	$21,105
Little Falls Township Public School # 1	Public	5-8	32 Stevens Avenue	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Little Falls Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 256-1033	392	42	9.4	27.6%	236 (60.2%)	7 (1.8%)	117 (29.8%)	23 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	84.1	88^th of 743 public middle schools	88.2%		78.6	137^th of 752 public middle schools	81.8%	49			28.3	25.6				69.9	72.6	69.9	65.5				73.5	69.5	67.9	61.8	100.0		100.0			$18,756	$613	$18,143
Little Falls Township Public School # 2	Public	PK, KG-2	78 Long Hill Road	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Little Falls Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 256-1386	343	30	11.6	27.1%	195 (56.9%)	8 (2.3%)	91 (26.5%)	36 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)								(n/a)																								$13,598	$264	$13,334
Passaic Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	100 East Main Street	Little Falls	07424	Passaic County	Passaic Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 890-2500	1,093	82	13.2	36.4%	530 (48.5%)	41 (3.8%)	443 (40.5%)	57 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.6%)	34.5	283^rd of 434 public high schools	34.8%		40.3	263^rd of 434 public high schools	39.4%	20	74.9	47.6			14.1							49.8								12.9	12.9	60.0	60.0	$22,470	$241	$22,229

Cities Near Little Falls

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woodland Park	0.59 mi	5	372^nd
Totowa	1.03 mi	3	392^nd
Cedar Grove	1.3 mi	4	106^th
N Caldwell	2.06 mi	2	15^th
Paterson	2.21 mi	50	495^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.