Summary:
Zip code 07044 has six schools serving elementary through high school, all in Verona Public School District. In 2025–2026, the four elementary schools averaged 69% proficiency in ELA, compared with 47% statewide; their math average was 58%, versus 48% statewide. Those overall results mask meaningful differences among schools and subjects: the clearest area-wide takeaway is stronger elementary ELA performance, with less consistent math results.
Brookdale Avenue School led the elementary schools, averaging 71% across the four tested grade-subject results—11 points above the other three schools’ 61% average. Forest Avenue School followed at 68%, while Frederic N. Brown Elementary School was lowest at 53%, 14 points below the other three schools’ average. Forest led grade 3 ELA at 74%; Brookdale led grade 4 ELA at 83%. Brown’s math results were below state levels in both tested grades. Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School exceeded state proficiency in each reported result, with its ELA, math and science averages 16, 15 and 11 points above state averages. At Verona High School, NJGPA ELA and math were 13 and 16 points above state results, though some other tests were below state levels.
Recent elementary trends favor Forest: its four-result average rose 3 points from 2024–2025, while Brookdale’s fell 9 points and the other two schools also declined. Whitehorne’s averages fell by 5 to 6 points across subjects but remained above state averages. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking rose from 69th to 83rd for Forest and fell from 64th to 58th for Brown; Brookdale moved from 84th to 85th. Verona High pairs a 96% graduation rate in 2024–2025 with 17% chronic absenteeism, above the state’s 14%. The reported low-income measure was free/reduced lunch eligible: in 2024–2025 it was 2% at Whitehorne, 1% at Verona High, Laning and Brown; Forest and Brookdale’s older 2022–2023 figures were 1% and 2%. These figures are context, not explanations for school results.
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