The first New Jersey school to crack the list was Alpine Middle School at No. 65.
Niche's rankings can be broken down even further to find the top public middle schools in Bergen County. They are:
- 20. Maywood Avenue School
- 19. Union School, Rutherford
- 18. Lewis F. Cole Middle School, Fort Lee
- 17. Charles DeWolf Middle School, Old Tappan
- 16. Glen Rock Middle School
- 15. Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Fair Lawn
- 14. Tenakill Middle School, Closter
- 13. Woodcliff Middle School, Woodcliff Lake
- 12. River Dell Middle School, Serves Oradell/River Edge students
- 11. George Washington Middle School, Ridgewood
- 10. Demarest Middle School
- 9. Harrington Park School District
- 8. Upper School, Englewood Cliffs
- 7. Brookside School, Allendale
- 6. Haworth Public School
- 5. Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Ridgewood
- 4. Ho-Ho-Kus Public School
- 3. Tenafly Middle School
- 2. Emil A Cavallini Middle School, Upper Saddle River
- 1. Alpine Elementary School (K-8)
To determine the "best public schools in America," Niche's ranking was "based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data from US Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users."
Click here for the complete list of top middle schools in Bergen County from Niche.
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