Summary:
Zip code 07070 has five schools in Rutherford, spanning elementary through high school: Lincoln and Washington serve elementary grades, Pierrepont and Union serve middle grades, and Rutherford High School serves high school students. All are in the Rutherford School District, which SchoolDigger rates four stars and ranks 102nd among 607 New Jersey districts. The clearest standout is Union’s Algebra I end-of-course result.
Union scored 97% in Algebra I end of course in 2025–2026, compared with 47% at Rutherford High School and 40% statewide—a 49-point lead over the high school. Pierrepont also stands out: its fifth graders scored 84% in ELA and 57% in science, respectively 32 and 30 points above state results. Among the elementary schools, Lincoln led third-grade ELA, 80% to Washington’s 69%, while Washington led in math, 70% to Lincoln’s 66%. A notable weak spot is Rutherford High’s tenth-grade Geometry result: 3%, versus 13% statewide.
Recent results show improvement overall relative to the state, but not consistent gains in every school or subject: across 25 comparable entries, the average change in the school-versus-state gap was an improvement of 7 points. Rutherford High’s Algebra I results rebounded sharply, while Union’s seventh-grade math fell 10 points and its eighth-grade math rose 19. SchoolDigger ranks also show differing paths: Union reached the 92nd percentile, Washington rose to the 83rd, Lincoln remained at the 86th after an earlier higher rank, and Rutherford High climbed to the 73rd. In 2024–2025, student-teacher ratios ranged from 10.1 at Union and Pierrepont to 15.0 at Lincoln; free/reduced lunch eligibility ranged from 4% at Rutherford High to 7% at Lincoln. These are context, not explanations of test results; schools serve different grades, so comparisons are most useful within matching grades and tests.
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