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Schools in Franklin Lakes · Franklin Lakes Borough School District, Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional School District

Franklin Lakes’s public schools outscore 81% of New Jersey districts

On the state math tests, 54% of Franklin Lakes’s students scored proficient, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Franklin Lakes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#69of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
67%
▲ 18 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
▲ 19 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 8 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$35.2K
▲ 24% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional
Students per teacher
9.0
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
7
2,331 students on the public path
In brief

Franklin Lakes’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 111 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Franklin Lakes’s, its schools beat 47%, lower than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Franklin Lakes runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Franklin Avenue Middle School (6–8) is Franklin Lakes’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional School District with Oakland and Wyckoff: Ramapo High School. The high school’s own results earn a B+. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 67% and math 54% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Franklin Lakes Borough spends $36,726 per student and Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional $35,164, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament (private) and St. Albans Preschool (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Franklin Lakes’s grade

A− Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 81% of New Jersey school districts, #69 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Jersey average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 81%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (111)Better than 47%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,192 test results and a graduating class of 552 could put Franklin Lakes anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Franklin Lakes’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,187 in math, 1,196 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Franklin Lakes, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–8Franklin Avenue Middle SchoolFranklin Lakes Borough School DistrictA−
9–12Ramapo High SchoolRamapo-Indian Hill Regional School DistrictB+

Franklin Lakes runs its own schools through grade 8 (Franklin Lakes Borough School District). From grade 9, students attend the Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional School District, shared with Oakland and Wyckoff. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Franklin Lakes

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Franklin Lakes Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,165 students · 8.1 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$36,726NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A
Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 1,834 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$35,164NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Franklin Lakes Borough School District68%
State average 48.6% · 748 students tested
Math · PK–8, Franklin Lakes Borough School District59%
State average 35.5% · 748 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional School District65%
State average 48.6% · 448 students tested
Math · 9–12, Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional School District46%
State average 35.5% · 439 students tested

Franklin Lakes vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Franklin Lakes’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Franklin LakesA−Franklin Lakes Borough PK–8 · Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional 9–12
MahwahA−Mahwah Township
OaklandA−Oakland Borough PK–8 · Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional 9–12
WyckoffA−Wyckoff Township PK–8 · Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional 9–12
WayneB+Wayne Township
North HaledonC+North Haledon Borough PK–8 · Passaic County Manchester Regional 9–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional with Franklin Lakes for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Franklin Lakes

7 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).

District schools in Franklin Lakesby address
High Mountain Road School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
301 students9:1Rate it →
Colonial Road School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
231 students7:1Rate it →
Woodside Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
264 students10:1Rate it →
Franklin Avenue Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
369 students7:1Rate it →
Ramapo High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
1,166 students10:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
78 students15:1Rate it →
St. Albans Preschool
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Oakland
Private · Nonsectarian
65 studentsRate it →

Questions about Franklin Lakes’s schools

Are Franklin Lakes’s schools good?

By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Franklin Lakes children attend outscore 81% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #69 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Franklin Lakes in?

Two districts: Franklin Lakes Borough School District runs grades PK–8, and Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Oakland and Wyckoff.

Where do Franklin Lakes kids go to high school?

Ramapo High School, with 1,166 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Franklin Lakes’s graduation rate?

98% of the class of 2023 in Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Franklin Lakes spend per student?

$36,726 in Franklin Lakes Borough School District and $35,164 in Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Franklin Lakes?

Yes: Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament (Catholic, grades PK–8, 78 students) and St. Albans Preschool (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 65 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) 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.