Upper School

Upper School serves grades 3 through 8 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, enrolling 266 students in a regular public program. A student-teacher ratio of 7:1 sits well below state norms, giving teachers meaningful contact time with each student. The school earns a composite score of 9.2 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — anchored by a near-perfect academic score of 9.9 and a growth score of 8.3.

Those figures place Upper School 4th among 441 middle schools in New Jersey and 28th out of 2,463 public schools statewide, outperforming 99% of all public schools in the state. For families comparing options locally, it holds the top spot among the two public schools in Englewood Cliffs. Academic scores this high can reflect a school that serves a narrow slice of high-performers.

The growth score at 8.3 argues otherwise — students here are advancing at a rate that goes beyond starting advantage. That combination of strong outcomes and genuine year-over-year progress is harder to find than a high composite score alone. Parents evaluating middle school programs in northern New Jersey will find few public options that score as well across both dimensions.

With a student-teacher ratio of 7:1, Upper School offers a notably low ratio compared to the national average. This typically means smaller class sizes and more opportunities for one-on-one interaction between students and teachers.