Common Core has been controversial, to say the least. One argument suggests standardized evaluation is necessary to mark the abilities of large groups of students, while the other says it’s akin to judging a fish’s ability by asking it to climb a tree.(Editor’s note: This report was updated at 1:30 p.m. Thursday with additional information.)
Common Core has been controversial, to say the least. One argument suggests standardized evaluation is necessary to mark the abilities of large groups of students, while the other says it’s akin to judging a fish’s ability by asking it to climb a tree.
Supporters of either side will still no doubt be interested to see the first scores of the exam, which have just been posted by district.
The scores rate the districts on five levels, with Level 1 representing the percentage of students not yet meeting state expectations and Level 5 representing those exceeding expectations.
The results are also divided by grade level.
One of the most interesting results is that the schools with the highest percentage of students who scored at Level 5 are all county vocational schools. They include Morris, Middlesex and Monmouth counties’ schools.
Below is the top ten districts for each grade and subject, accompanied by their mean scale score.
3rd grade English:
- Demarest Boro; 789
- Boonton Township; 785
- Saddle River Boro; 783
- Millburn Township; 782
- Harding Township; 782
- Allendale; 781
- Alpine; 781
- Rumson; 781
- Mendham Township; 780
- Bay Head; 780
4th grade English:
- Mendham Township; 788
- Closter; 787
- Demarest; 787
- Alpine; 786
- Essex Fells; 786
- Little Silver; 784
- Ridgewood; 783
- Cresskill; 782
- Allendale; 781
- Cranbury; 781
5th grade English:
- Mendham Township; 791
- Spring Lake; 788
- Cranbury; 781
- Mendham; 781
- Mountain Lakes; 781
- Bernards Township; 781
- Allendale; 780
- Saddle River; 780
- Essex Fells; 780
- Alpine; 779
6th grade English:
- Essex Fells Boro; 790
- Englewood Cliffs; 784
- Closter; 782
- Cranbury; 782
- Mendham Township; 782
- Mountain Lakes; 782
- Spring Lake; 781
- North Caldwell; 780
- Tewksbury; 780
- Woodcliff Lake; 778
7th grade English:
- Closter; 796
- Cranbury; 795
- Alpine; 794
- Mendham Township; 794
- Avon; 793
- Spring Lake; 793
- Little Silver; 787
- Mountain Lakes; 786
- Margate; 784
- Monmouth Beach; 784
8th grade English:
- Alpine; 798
- Mendham Township; 796
- Haworth; 795
- Linwood; 789
- Montvale; 789
- Union Township; 789
- Woodcliff Lake; 788
- Closter; 786
- Little Silver; 786
- Mountain Lakes; 786
9th grade English:
- Glen Ridge Boro; 776
- Millburn; 775
- Bernards Township; 773
- West Morris Regional; 772
- Ridgewood; 770
- Summit; 770
- New Milford; 769
- Montclair; 769
- Verona; 768
- Northern Highlands Regional; 767
10th grade English:
- Bernards Township; 786
- Glen Ridge; 772
- West Morris Regional;778
- Chatham; 776
- Mahwah; 775
- Midland Park; 775
- Princeton Regional; 775
- Mountain Lakes; 773
- Leonia; 772
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional; 770
11th grade English:
- Montgomery Township; 786
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Township; 783
- Leonia; 777
- Chatham; 777
- Mahwah; 775
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Township; 775
- Bernards 775
- Parsippany-Troy Hills Township; 774
- Elizabeth; 774
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional; 774
3rd grade math:
- Spring Lake Boro; 786
- Harding Township; 780
- Saddle River; 777
- Millburn; 774
- Bernards Township; 773
- Woodcliff Lake; 772
- Mendham Township; 772
- Windsor-Plainsboro Regional; 771
- Rumson Boro; 771
- Chatham; 771
4th grade math:
- Closter; 778
- Spring Lake; 775
- Essex Fells; 773
- Mendham Township 772
- Saddle River; 770
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional; 770
- Bernards Township; 770
- Cresskill Boro; 768
- Millburn Township; 768
- Allendale Boro; 767
5th grade math:
- Essex Fells; 778
- Allendale; 774
- Bernards Township; 774
- Mendham Township; 773
- Alpine; 771
- Glen Ridge; 771
- Morris Plains; 770
- Upper Saddler River; 769
- Mendham Boro; 769
- Demarest; 768
6th grade math:
- Essex Fells Boro; 780
- Tenafly; 774
- Closter; 770
- Cranbury; 770
- Mendham Boro; 770
- Alpine; 769
- Mountain Lakes; 769
- Sea Girt; 768
- Bernards Township; 768
- Englewood Cliffs; 767
7th grade math:
- Closter; 774
- Alpine; 772
- Englewood Cliffs; 771
- Avon; 769
- Upper Saddle River; 768
- Glen Rock; 767
- West Windsor-Plaisboro Regional; 767
- Demarest; 765
- Madison; 765
- River Dell Regional; 764
8th grade math:
- Woodcliff Lake Boro 774
- Mendham Township; 771
- Hope; 770
- Riverton; 768
- Union Township (Hunterdon); 768
- North Wildwood City; 763
- Little Silver; 762
- Rochelle Park Township; 757
- Harrington Park; 756
- Upper Saddle River; 756
Algebra I:
- Closter; 805
- Franklin Township (Hunterdon) 805
- Old Tappan; 802
- Northvale; 798
- Harrington Park; 797
- Little Silver; 795
- Mendham Township; 795
- Central Regional; 795
- Ho-Ho-Kus Boro; 794
- Upper Saddle River; 794
Geometry:
- Oakland Boro; 798
- Warren Township; 797
- Princeton; 792
- Marlboro; 791
- Cranbury; 784
- Chester; 784
- Wyckoff; 782
- Mendham Boro; 781
- Millstone; 780
- Franklin Lakes; 779
Algebra II:
- Readington; 773
- Bernards Township; 770
- Livingston; 768
- Princeton Regional; 768
- North Hunterdon/Vorhees Regional; 766
- Montgomery Township; 764
- Summit; 764
- River Dell Regional; 763
- Ridgewood; 762
- Madison; 762
To see the complete 2015 results, go to the state Department of Education website.
