Best Public Schools in North Bergen, NJ

Summary:

The North Bergen School District in New Jersey consists of 8 schools, including 7 elementary schools and 1 high school, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district faces some challenges, with significant performance gaps between the top-performing and lowest-performing schools.

Lincoln Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, consistently ranking in the top 2 stars out of 5 on the SchoolDigger scale. It has strong test scores, particularly in English Language Arts, with over 50% proficiency in several grade levels. In contrast, Polk Street School is the lowest-performing, ranking in the bottom 0 stars out of 5 and having very low proficiency rates across all subject areas and grade levels.

Across the district, students struggle more with math and science proficiency compared to English Language Arts. Additionally, the district faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and significant funding disparities, with spending per student ranging from $4,189 to $7,659. Addressing these issues, such as strengthening math and science instruction and tackling chronic absenteeism, will be crucial for the North Bergen School District to improve overall student performance and ensure equity across its schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Total
North Bergen High School	Public	8-12	7417 Kennedy Blvd	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 295-2800	2,328	158	14.7	66.1%	138 (5.9%)	24 (1.0%)	2,121 (91.1%)	38 (1.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	21.8	350^th of 434 public high schools	19.4%		22.7	344^th of 429 public high schools	19.8%	6	70.2	39.4			17.2							28.9								8.5	0.0	7.4	19.7	19.7	$6,811
Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-8	5211 Columbia Avenue	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7007	509	45	11.3	76.8%	21 (4.1%)	5 (1.0%)	466 (91.6%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	21.1	1079^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.9%		22.2	1043^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	22.0%	36			13.1	5.6		20.8	48.6	31.1	35.5	42.9	46.5		30.4	32.5	17.1	19.5	24.6	19.0	70.0			70.0			$5,450
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	1-8	1215 83rd Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2880	978	70	14.0	72.1%	63 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	907 (92.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26.3	1007^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.2%		26.2	993^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.8%	14			9.7	4.4		20.5	41.7	46.8	46.3	42.5	57.4		29.1	34.7	27.5	26.8	25.5	8.6	60.0			60.0			$4,973
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	1-8	1210 11th ST	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7000	576	45	12.7	77.1%	28 (4.9%)	4 (0.7%)	517 (89.8%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36.7	860^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.2%		33.9	882^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.1%	22			35.3	14.1		32.4	51.3	35.0	22.9	34.5	30.2		48.6	43.9	35.7	12.0	17.2	5.3							$6,067
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1206 63rd St	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2850	1,193	103	11.6	72.8%	106 (8.9%)	12 (1.0%)	1,049 (87.9%)	18 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	33.4	903^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.0%		31.8	916^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.5%	13			9.7	5.3		39.7	40.6	45.2	46.3	61.7	48.8		36.2	44.3	35.3	30.4	34.7	19.7	70.0			70.0			$7,656
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-8	3110 Liberty Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7020	296	35	8.4	69.9%	19 (6.4%)	7 (2.4%)	254 (85.8%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20.7	1086^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.4%		27.5	973^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	27.3%	113			7.4	2.7		33.3	31.6	27.5	55.2	46.4	51.1		33.3	28.9	14.0	20.0	23.3	27.0							$7,659
Robert Fulton Elementary School	Public	1-8	7407 Hudson Ave	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2900	938	71	13.1	66.7%	70 (7.5%)	5 (0.5%)	841 (89.7%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	29.9	960^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.7%		43.2	754^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.6%	206			18.0	11.7		34.3	37.1	45.7	47.6	51.9	55.1		38.2	20.1	38.1	27.3	35.2	17.6	76.0			76.0			$4,189
Polk Street School	Public	K-8	7111 Polk Street	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 295-2920	213	18	11.8	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.7	1338^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.4	1277^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.6%	61			0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8		18.2	12.5	0.0	0.0	3.8	6.9

Cities Near North Bergen

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West New York	0.35 mi	9	430^th
Guttenberg	0.75 mi	1	414^th
Union City	1.03 mi	14	275^th
Weehawken	1.21 mi	3	349^th
Secaucus	1.64 mi	6	254^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.

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