Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Englewood Cliffs’s public schools outscore almost every New Jersey district
On the state math tests, 82% of Englewood Cliffs’s students scored proficient, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Englewood Cliffs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.
From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Englewood Cliffs’s schools, in brief
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 93% and math 82% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $36,165 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Upper School. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Japanese Children's Society (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Englewood Cliffs’s grade
A+: better than 100% of New Jersey school districts, #1 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Englewood Cliffs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Englewood Cliffs
North Cliff School
Grades PK–2 · 149 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Englewood Cliffs
North Cliff School
Grades PK–2 · 149 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Englewood Cliffs
North Cliff School
Grades PK–2 · 149 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Englewood Cliffs
North Cliff School
Grades PK–2 · 149 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Englewood Cliffs
Upper School
Grades 3–8 · 264 students · 7:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Englewood Cliffs
Upper School
Grades 3–8 · 264 students · 7:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Englewood Cliffs
Upper School
Grades 3–8 · 264 students · 7:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Englewood Cliffs
Upper School
Grades 3–8 · 264 students · 7:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Englewood Cliffs
Upper School
Grades 3–8 · 264 students · 7:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Englewood Cliffs
Upper School
Grades 3–8 · 264 students · 7:1 students per teacher
Englewood Cliffs’s public schools are run by Englewood Cliffs Borough School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Englewood Cliffs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Englewood Cliffs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Englewood Cliffs | A+ | Englewood Cliffs Borough |
| Englewood | C− | Englewood City |
| Fort Lee | A− | Fort Lee Borough |
| Tenafly | A | Tenafly Borough |
Every school in Englewood Cliffs
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Englewood Cliffs’s schools
Are Englewood Cliffs’s schools good?
By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Englewood Cliffs children attend outscore 100% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #1 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Englewood Cliffs in?
Englewood Cliffs Borough School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 413 students in 2 schools (2024–25).
How much does Englewood Cliffs spend per student?
$36,165 in Englewood Cliffs Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Englewood Cliffs?
Yes: Japanese Children's Society (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 123 students).
Parents talk
What Englewood Cliffs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Englewood Cliffs → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.