Schools in Zip Code 07401

Four schools serve grades pre-K through 12 in ZIP code 07401, enrolling 3,383 students across elementary, middle and high school. Their results vary substantially: the Brookside School is consistently strong in its tested grades, while Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School has a more mixed profile. The most important takeaway is that schools in this ZIP code do not show one consistent level of academic performance.

Brookside is the clearest broad standout: in 2025–2026, its grade 4–8 results averaged 83% in math and 82% in ELA, about 45 and 31 percentage points above state averages. It also led the listed schools in grade 5 and grade 8 science. Hillside Elementary School and Northern Highlands Regional High School also had strong results in their available comparisons: Hillside was 27 points above the state in grade 3 ELA and 30 points above in math; Northern Highlands was 33 points above in grade 9 ELA and 27 points above in grade 11 science. Bergen’s results were lower in several shared grades: in grade 6 math, it scored 30% versus Brookside’s 89%, a 59-point gap. Bergen was below the state in grade 5 ELA by 12 points.

Recent changes differ by school and subject. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Brookside’s average math result rose 4 points while its ELA average fell 5; Bergen’s ELA average fell 9 points, although its math average rose 2. Northern Highlands’ grade 9 ELA result climbed 8 points, while its grade 11 science result fell 12. SchoolDigger ranked Brookside 8 of 743 schools, Hillside 97 of 1,331 and Northern Highlands 24 of 434; the ranking pools differ. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 62% at Bergen, 1% at Northern Highlands and 2% at both Brookside and Hillside. Student-teacher ratios ranged from 11.4 at Northern Highlands to 15.0 at Hillside. Bergen also reported a 96% graduation rate and 6% chronic absenteeism in 2024–2025, alongside its mixed test results. Year-to-year scores reflect different student cohorts, not the progress of the same students.