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Schools in Upper Greenwood Lake

Upper Greenwood Lake’s public schools

West Milford Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Upper Greenwood Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/7schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.7K
▲ 4% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
0
2,920 students on the public path
In brief

Upper Greenwood Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Upper Greenwood Lake’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Apshawa Elementary School places highest (better than 57%); Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Upper Greenwood Lake, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: West Milford High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Upper Greenwood Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–8Macopin Middle Schoolin West MilfordC+
9–12West Milford High Schoolin West MilfordC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Milford Township School District.

The district

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

West Milford Township School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,920 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$29,655NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 48.6% · 1633 students tested
Math32%
State average 35.5% · 1648 students tested

Upper Greenwood Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Upper Greenwood Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Upper Greenwood Lake—West Milford Township
West MilfordB−West Milford Township

Every school in Upper Greenwood Lake

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).

Also serving Upper Greenwood Lakein other towns
Maple Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Milford
C+
303 students13:1Rate it →
Marshall Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Milford
C+
283 students13:1Rate it →
Apshawa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Milford
B
266 students12:1Rate it →
Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hewitt
C+
250 students12:1Rate it →
Paradise Knoll Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oak Ridge
B−
196 students11:1Rate it →
Macopin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Milford
C+
675 students11:1Rate it →
West Milford High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Milford
C+
947 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Upper Greenwood Lake’s schools

Are Upper Greenwood Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Upper Greenwood Lake. West Milford Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Upper Greenwood Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Upper Greenwood Lake in?

West Milford Township School District.

Where do Upper Greenwood Lake kids go to high school?

West Milford High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.