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Upper School

Public Grades 3-8

67^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 91% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Upper School is a 264-student school serving grades 3–8 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Its 2025–2026 results were generally well above state levels, but strengths vary by grade and subject. The most important concern is Algebra I: the school’s result fell from 90% in 2022–2023 to 69% in 2025–2026, and its grade 8 score was 6 percentage points below the state’s.

The school is especially strong in ELA and grade 5 science compared with the state and nearby schools. Its average ELA proficiency for grades 6–8 was 86%, ahead of Tenafly Middle School at 83%; grade 5 science was 78%, compared with 54% at Lewis F. Cole Middle School. Across grades 3–7, math results ranged from 77% to 85%, versus 38% to 49% statewide. Grade 8 science is a weaker point: 43%, though still above the state’s 19%. Tenafly scored 53% in that grade. Reported district results match the school’s in every test entry, so there is no school–district gap in those comparisons.

Results have shifted over time: grade 5 science rose 22 percentage points from 2022–2023, while grade 8 science fell 29 points and ELA averages across grades 3–8 declined 5 points. SchoolDigger ranks Upper 67th of 743 schools, at the 91st percentile with 5 stars; it is second among nearby schools with reported rankings, behind Tenafly. Its 6.8:1 student-teacher ratio is the lowest reported among nearby schools. The school reported 1% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2022–2023; nearby figures are from 2024–2025, so the years differ. One SchoolDigger subgroup result stands out: its statewide effectiveness percentile for White students was 63 in 2025–2026, down from 74 in 2024–2025 and below the school’s overall 91st percentile.

264

Students ?

6.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,468

Per pupil spending ?

1.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2022-23) ?

143 Charlotte Pl
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

(201) 567-7292

District: Englewood Cliffs School District

Feeder schools for Upper School:

Elementary:

North Cliff School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

59.5%

White:

25.4%

Hispanic:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (78% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg78%

New Jersey avg43%

Elementary school

22^nd of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

67^th of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 607Englewood Cliffs School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	96.0	22 of 1331	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.7	13 of 1347	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	49 of 1338	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	49 of 1342	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	4 of 1345	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	11 of 1317	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	11 of 1360	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	12 of 1353	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	38 of 1352	97.2%	★★★★★
2016	81.2	245 of 1346	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	85.9	178 of 1357	86.9%	★★★★☆
2014	85.7	93 of 1363	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	83.3	137 of 1367	90.0%	★★★★★
2012	87.0	34 of 1363	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.7	24 of 1360	98.2%	★★★★★
2010	88.1	19 of 1354	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	87.0	49 of 1346	96.4%	★★★★★
2008	88.8	1 of 1338	99.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.3	6 of 1329	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	86.1	13 of 1314	99.0%	★★★★★
2005	83.8	70 of 1303	94.6%	★★★★★
2004	79.1	210 of 1298	83.8%	★★★★☆
2003	77.3	294 of 1204	75.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	18 of 341	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	85.3	18 of 330	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	27 of 340	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	21 of 346	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	16 of 348	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	38 of 339	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	35 of 370	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	33 of 370	91.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	99.8	4 of 581	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	99.7	2 of 597	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	34 of 1311	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	11 of 1326	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	108 of 1317	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	84 of 1318	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	10 of 1326	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	19 of 1290	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	11 of 1331	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	13 of 1333	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	20 of 1306	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	21 of 1318	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	30 of 1313	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	46 of 1315	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	11 of 1324	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	10 of 1297	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	25 of 1335	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	27 of 1334	98.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	99.7	5 of 970	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.7	35 of 1023	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	136 of 989	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	357 of 958	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	93.9	39 of 1001	96.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	181 of 951	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	147 of 970	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	275 of 963	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	386 of 975	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.9	149 of 976	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	183 of 964	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	97 of 1023	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	110 of 1022	89.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	67 of 743	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	29 of 752	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	24 of 743	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	9 of 748	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	9 of 745	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	6 of 652	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	35 of 745	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	27 of 716	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	82.2	100 of 712	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	87.0	41 of 713	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	87.3	44 of 713	93.8%	★★★★★
2014	86.8	40 of 717	94.4%	★★★★★
2013	87.8	32 of 704	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	89.1	15 of 677	97.8%	★★★★★
2011	91.2	4 of 684	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	89.4	9 of 677	98.7%	★★★★★
2009	88.3	13 of 664	98.0%	★★★★★
2008	85.9	31 of 640	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	77.9	132 of 631	79.1%	★★★★☆
2006	85.0	54 of 615	91.2%	★★★★★
2005	82.4	81 of 599	86.5%	★★★★☆
2004	83.6	73 of 588	87.6%	★★★★☆
2003	75.0	164 of 574	71.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	9 of 192	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.4	4 of 204	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	4 of 200	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	2 of 201	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	5 of 200	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	21 of 147	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	14 of 199	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	9 of 200	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	93.9	29 of 716	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	59 of 728	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	47 of 717	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	2 of 720	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	2 of 726	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	6 of 625	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	31 of 703	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	26 of 680	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	36 of 714	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	18 of 726	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	14 of 719	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	4 of 718	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	4 of 730	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	3 of 635	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	12 of 697	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	17 of 675	97.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	56 of 482	88.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	180 of 490	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.8	129 of 502	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	145 of 510	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	93.3	13 of 509	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	8 of 512	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	11 of 435	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	32 of 504	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	57 of 497	88.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2026)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)95th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)96th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2026)95th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)95th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts86%+35 vs state

Mathematics81%+39 vs state

Algebra I69%+22 vs state

Science59%+36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Upper School	Public	3-8	143 Charlotte Pl	Englewood Cliffs	07632	Bergen County	Englewood Cliffs School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 567-7292	264	39	6.8	—	67 (25.4%)	10 (3.8%)	20 (7.6%)	157 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.0%)	87.1	67^th of 743 public middle schools	91.0%		91.8	29^th of 752 public middle schools	96.1%	38	78.0	43.1	80.6	89.4	87.8	92.7	90.7	74.0	84.6	77.1	83.0	78.1	81.8			68.8	68.8			$23,468	$1,623	$21,845
Leonia Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Broad Avenue	Leonia	07605	Bergen County	Leonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 302-5200	661	55	12.1	21.2%	143 (21.6%)	24 (3.6%)	168 (25.4%)	290 (43.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (4.7%)	79.7	121^st of 743 public middle schools	83.7%		81.7	113^th of 752 public middle schools	85.0%	8	37.4	33.0			65.6	72.8	66.7	74.4			65.8	56.4	47.7	38.9	100.0	100.0	100.0			$17,164	$317	$16,847
Lewis F. Cole Middle School	Public	5-8	467 Stillwell Avenue	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 585-4660	1,227	97	12.5	25.1%	307 (25.0%)	51 (4.2%)	250 (20.4%)	570 (46.5%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	40 (3.3%)	83.2	97^th of 743 public middle schools	86.9%		81.2	118^th of 752 public middle schools	84.3%	21	53.9	38.4			72.1	73.6	74.7	74.9			75.4	77.9	53.6	21.1	97.8	83.1	86.6	100.0	100.0	$20,152		$20,152
Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School	Public	4-6	325 Tenafly Rd	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6155	489	50	9.8	80.2%	50 (10.2%)	113 (23.1%)	304 (62.2%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.8%)								(n/a)	9.6			32.4	33.3	44.9				17.6	21.7	21.5								$15,833	$895	$14,938
Janis E. Dismus Middle School	Public	7-8	325 Tryon Avenue	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6005	342	41	8.3	81.3%	12 (3.5%)	77 (22.5%)	243 (71.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	19	612^th of 743 public middle schools	17.6%		20.3	604^th of 752 public middle schools	19.7%	8		6.3					48.7	33.5					0.9	3.5	30.0	40.0	35.3			$38,082	$2,175	$35,907
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	655 Teaneck Rd	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5471	510	47	10.7	48.0%	45 (8.8%)	142 (27.8%)	246 (48.2%)	55 (10.8%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	56.8	297^th of 743 public middle schools	60.0%		50.7	348^th of 752 public middle schools	53.7%	51	19.3	16.0			32.5	50.4	49.2	54.6			28.9	50.4	40.9	36.9		100.0	100.0			$12,973	$409	$12,564
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 Taft Road	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5451	463	52	8.8	52.3%	40 (8.6%)	162 (35.0%)	195 (42.1%)	46 (9.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.8%)	48.1	365^th of 743 public middle schools	50.9%		46.7	380^th of 752 public middle schools	49.5%	15	22.6	8.3			40.9	47.9	63.0	50.0			41.9	31.3	40.2	25.4		100.0	100.0			$14,237	$443	$13,794
Bogota Middle School	Public	6-8	131 East Fort Lee Road	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 441-4800	166	14	12.2	66.3%	14 (8.4%)	10 (6.0%)	133 (80.1%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	43.6	401^st of 743 public middle schools	46.0%		61.7	262^nd of 752 public middle schools	65.2%	139						49.1	52.3					31.4	31.4							$19,231	$739	$18,492
Slocum Skewes School	Public	3-8	650 Prospect Ave	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 943-4299	654	70	9.4	49.2%	158 (24.2%)	30 (4.6%)	324 (49.5%)	131 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	63.9	235^th of 743 public middle schools	68.4%		63.5	247^th of 752 public middle schools	67.2%	12	26.6	21.0	63.9	39.1	61.4	52.8	60.7	58.3	58.5	33.6	51.7	43.6	42.4	41.7		95.7	95.7			$16,599	$408	$16,191
Tenafly Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Sunset Lane	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 816-4530	916	76	12.0	4.8%	435 (47.5%)	14 (1.5%)	69 (7.5%)	355 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.4%)	92.6	30^th of 743 public middle schools	96.0%		91.1	34^th of 752 public middle schools	95.5%	4		52.8				82.6	78.4	86.6				84.1	73.0	56.9	100.0	95.6	97.0	100.0	100.0	$19,586	$85	$19,501

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