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Best Public Schools in Paramus, NJ

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At a glance

Schools

4,878

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedApplied Technology High School13^th of 434 New Jersey high schools

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Biggest riser

Memorial Elementary School up 110 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Behavioral Continuum 5.9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Career Innovation High School

SchoolDigger ratings

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10 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Paramus has 17 school listings—five elementary schools, two middle schools, four high schools and six alternative schools—covering students from elementary grades through high school and specialized programs. The area’s clearest strengths are in its reported elementary and middle-school results: in 2025–2026, every reported Grade 3–4 elementary ELA and math result and every reported Grade 5–8 middle-school ELA, math and science result was above the state comparison. The most important takeaway is that local results are generally above state levels, but the size of the advantage—and the differences between schools—varies sharply by grade and subject.

Memorial Elementary School led the elementary schools in Grade 3 ELA (76%), Grade 4 ELA (72%) and Grade 4 math (80%); Ridge Ranch Elementary School led Grade 3 math at 75%. East Brook Middle School outscored West Brook Middle School in all eight current ELA and math grade comparisons, with the widest gap in Grade 8 math: 74% versus 36%, a 38-point difference. Among the high schools with current results, Applied Technology High School led Paramus High School by 29 points in Grade 9 ELA and 47 points in Grade 9 Algebra I. A separate listing for Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus (288 students) was a striking low outlier in 2024–2025: Grade 9 ELA was 10%, versus 72% at Paramus High and 93% at Applied Technology; the data do not explain the difference.

Area averages fell from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: elementary results across four grade-subject comparisons declined 7 points, and middle-school results across matched measures declined 2 points. Individual schools moved differently: Memorial Elementary School’s four-score average rose 4 points, while Midland Elementary School’s fell 19; East Brook Middle School’s average rose 8 points. SchoolDigger rankings also improved for East Brook (68th to 45th statewide) and Paramus High (137th to 98th), but fell for Midland (139th to 378th). As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 15.9% at East Brook and 15.0% at West Brook; their student-teacher ratios were 9.8 and 8.8. Paramus High had a 16% chronic absenteeism rate in 2024–2025, above the state’s 14%, alongside a 97% graduation rate, above the state’s 89%.

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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)				NJSLA Algebra II (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 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bergen Regional School	Public, Alternative	6-12	374 E Ridgewood Ave	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-6230	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bergen County Jdc	Public	9-12	296 E Ridgewood Ave	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 599-6185	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Autistic Continuum	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Farview Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	199	65	3.0	18.1%	55 (27.6%)	24 (12.1%)	90 (45.2%)	23 (11.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)								(n/a)																													$68,299		$68,299
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Continuum	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Farview Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	134	22	6.0	14.9%	37 (27.6%)	7 (5.2%)	75 (56.0%)	13 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$68,534		$68,534
Behavioral Continuum	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Farview Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	124	21	5.9	25.8%	33 (26.6%)	32 (25.8%)	50 (40.3%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)								(n/a)																													$65,473	$275	$65,198
Life Skills Continuum	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Farview Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	64	9	7.1	12.5%	29 (45.3%)	7 (10.9%)	24 (37.5%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$50,951		$50,951
N. A. Bleshman Regional Day School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	333 East Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	97	14	6.9	19.6%	24 (24.7%)	14 (14.4%)	44 (45.4%)	12 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Multiple Disabilities Continuum	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Farview Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	55	8	6.8	25.5%	20 (36.4%)	5 (9.1%)	26 (47.3%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$66,708		$66,708
Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus	Public	9-12	E.285 Pascack Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 343-6000	288	46	6.2	35.1%	129 (44.8%)	31 (10.8%)	119 (41.3%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$35,893	$3,840	$32,053
Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus	Public	9-12	E.285 Pascack Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	14	20	.7	57.1%	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$31,397	$450	$30,947
Applied Technology High School	Public	9-12	400 Paramus Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	348	20	17.4	22.1%	156 (44.8%)	21 (6.0%)	97 (27.9%)	69 (19.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	91.8	13^th of 434 public high schools	97.0%		90.9	11^th of 434 public high schools	97.5%	2					66.3							87.5								82.9	82.9			72.9	72.9				$16,525	$428	$16,097
Career Innovation High School	Public	9-12	295 Pascack Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(201) 343-6000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	44.2	234^th of 434 public high schools	46.1%					(n/a)												59.2								24.4	24.4
Midland Elementary School	Public	K-4	241 West Midland Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	200	21	9.7	20.0%	73 (36.5%)	5 (2.5%)	53 (26.5%)	55 (27.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	73.6	378^th of 1331 public elementary schools	71.6%		92.1	77^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.3%	301						69.4	50.0						61.1	66.7															$26,612	$429	$26,183
Paramus High School	Public	9-12	99 East Century Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	1,153	102	11.2	19.2%	527 (45.7%)	34 (2.9%)	234 (20.3%)	317 (27.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	35 (3.0%)	68.9	98^th of 434 public high schools	77.4%		66.3	111^th of 434 public high schools	74.4%	13	85.3	74.8			37.9							58.5								35.9	35.9		81.3		77.8				$17,711	$156	$17,555
West Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	560 Roosevelt Boulevard	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	500	57	8.8	15.0%	215 (43.0%)	13 (2.6%)	97 (19.4%)	152 (30.4%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (3.0%)	81.1	111^th of 743 public middle schools	85.1%		81.3	114^th of 752 public middle schools	84.8%	3			40.5	39.8				55.6	66.1	67.8	66.9				46.8	54.6	64.0	36.0	97.6		97.6								$16,497	$110	$16,387
East Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	190 Spring Valley Road	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	555	56	9.8	15.9%	224 (40.4%)	16 (2.9%)	87 (15.7%)	190 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.1%)	90.4	45^th of 743 public middle schools	93.9%		89.5	54^th of 752 public middle schools	92.8%	9			39.8	42.9				59.0	72.8	78.1	73.0				61.1	62.7	76.1	74.2	100.0		100.0								$15,716	$98	$15,618
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	East 203 Midland Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-7800	289	22	12.9	13.5%	123 (42.6%)	15 (5.2%)	51 (17.6%)	89 (30.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	89.8	111^th of 1331 public elementary schools	91.7%		83.7	221^st of 1347 public elementary schools	83.6%	110						76.4	72.1						72.4	80.3															$17,286	$304	$16,982
Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	145 E. Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	297	27	11.0	15.8%	134 (45.1%)	11 (3.7%)	64 (21.5%)	78 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	80.6	272^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	79.6%		91.4	92^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	93.2%	180						69.8	71.4						57.8	66.7															$20,715	$114	$20,601
Ridge Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-4	345 Lockwood Drive	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	338	26	13.0	18.9%	130 (38.5%)	7 (2.1%)	54 (16.0%)	133 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)	84.4	216^th of 1331 public elementary schools	83.8%		86.7	177^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.9%	39						69.8	70.3						74.6	64.0															$16,962	$330	$16,632
Stony Lane Elementary School	Public	K-4	W 110 Ridgewood Avenue	Paramus	07652	Bergen County	Paramus Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 261-7800	223	20	11.1	13.9%	106 (47.5%)	6 (2.7%)	36 (16.1%)	66 (29.6%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	70	423^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	68.2%		73.9	366^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.8%	57						63.4	51.0						63.4	60.4															$22,542	$237	$22,305

Cities Near Paramus

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oradell	1.76 mi	2	24^th
River Edge	1.82 mi	3	28^th
Ridgewood	1.97 mi	10	25^th
Fair Lawn	2.01 mi	9	53^rd
Township Of Washington	2.28 mi	3	125^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.