Summary:
Haledon Public School District has one listed school, Haledon Public School, serving pre-K through grade 8 with 996 students. Most importantly, every tested grade and subject in 2025–26 was below its New Jersey comparison, with the largest average shortfall in ELA: 30% proficient versus 51% statewide, a 21-point gap.
Within Haledon Public School, grade 7 ELA was the strongest 2025–26 result at 40%, while grade 8 science was the weakest at 5%. The state results were 56% and 19%, respectively, leaving the school about 16 points behind in grade 7 ELA and 14 points behind in grade 8 science. Grade 4 mathematics (35%) and grade 5 science (15%) were other internal highs, but those results also trailed their state comparisons. Since this is the only listed school, there is no school-to-school top or bottom to compare.
Results shifted differently by subject over the two years: the ELA average fell 8 points and its gap with the state widened from 16 to 21 points; the mathematics gap widened slightly, from 14 to 15 points; and the science gap narrowed from 16 to 13 points. Grade 8 had notable declines: ELA fell 22 points and mathematics fell 10, while grade 7 mathematics improved by 6 points but remained 10 points below the state. SchoolDigger’s ranking moved down from 985 of 1,338 schools (26th percentile) in 2023–24 to 1,062 of 1,331 (20th percentile) in 2025–26. As context, in 2024–25, 68% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch; the student-teacher ratio was 10.4, and chronic absenteeism was 22%, compared with 14% statewide.
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