Englewood Cliffs School District

The Englewood Cliffs School District has two schools serving preschool through grade 8: North Cliff School serves PK–2, and Upper School serves grades 3–8. Upper’s 2025–26 proficiency results are above New Jersey rates in every reported grade and subject with a numeric school result; its ELA results range from 74% to 92.7%, grades 3–7 math from 77.1% to 84.6%, and science from 43.1% to 78%, compared with lower state rates in each corresponding grade. The clearest takeaway is that Upper performs well above state levels on the reported measures.

Upper is the standout in the available test results, but the data do not establish a top or bottom school-to-school performer: North Cliff has no supplied test scores, and the schools serve different grades. Upper’s largest reported 2025–26 state advantage was in 5th-grade science, at 78% versus 27% statewide, a 51-point gap; its smallest was in 8th-grade ELA, at 74% versus 53% statewide, a 21-point gap. SchoolDigger ranks Upper 67th of 743 schools, in the 91st percentile with five stars; it ranked 24th of 743 in 2023–24 and 29th of 752 in 2024–25.

Upper’s averages declined year over year, though results varied by grade. Its ELA average fell 4 points, to 86%, and its matched-grade math average fell 2 points, to 81%; the science average fell 8 points, to 61%. The sharpest drops were in 8th-grade science, down 27 points to 43%, and Algebra I, down 23 points to 69%; both remained above their corresponding state rates. In contrast, 5th-grade science rose 12 points to 78%, and 7th-grade math rose 12 points. As context, Upper has 264 students and a 6.8 student-teacher ratio, compared with North Cliff’s 149 students and 13.2 ratio. Both report free/reduced lunch eligible (FRL) for 2022–2023: 1% at Upper and 2% at North Cliff.