Best Public Schools in Zip Code 07071

The seven schools in zip code 07071—five elementary schools, one middle school and one high school—are all part of Lyndhurst Public School District. Results vary by grade and subject, with younger-grade schools Franklin, Washington and Columbus having no test scores in the data. The clearest concern is regular mathematics at Lyndhurst Middle: its three-grade average was 25% proficient, compared with 34% statewide, while eighth-grade Algebra I was 100% versus 75% statewide and its separate end-of-course result was 100% versus 40%.

Among elementary schools with scores, Roosevelt and Jefferson trade strengths: Jefferson led in third- and fourth-grade ELA and fifth-grade science, while Roosevelt led in fifth-grade ELA and mathematics in all three tested grades. Their average ELA and math results were close to statewide averages. At the high school, geometry was above state results, and the graduation rate was 95% versus 89% statewide. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 rankings put Lyndhurst High highest among the schools with current rankings, at the 54th percentile (3 stars); Jefferson was at the 50th (3 stars), the middle school at the 48th (2 stars), and Roosevelt at the 46th (2 stars).

Results changed in different directions: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, average elementary ELA fell 8 points, from 56% to 48%, while math rose 4 points, from 43% to 48%. Middle-school ELA fell 17 points to 53%; eighth-grade math improved 9 points, but the school’s regular math scores remained below state results in every grade. High-school results were mixed, including a 11-point decline in ninth-grade ELA and a 10-point rise in ninth-grade Algebra I. School context also differs: student-teacher ratios range from 9.5:1 at Washington to 14:1 at Franklin and the middle school. The schools report free/reduced lunch eligible shares for 2024–25, from 33% at Washington to 47% at Jefferson; these are context measures, not explanations for results. Washington’s chronic absenteeism was 18%, the highest reported, compared with 6% at the middle school.