Great Notch’s public schools beat 57% of New Jersey districts
The public schools Great Notch’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
What Great Notch’s schools are like
Below what its incomes would suggest
Statewide, Great Notch’s schools beat 57% of districts. Among the 288 towns with similar household incomes, they beat just 31%. Most towns with comparable incomes get noticeably better results. How it compares ↓
Great Notch shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on Great Notch’s path is shared: Little Falls Township Public School # 2, Little Falls Township Public School # 3, Little Falls Township Public School # 1 and Passaic Valley Regional High School. Little Falls sends its kids to all the same schools. From grade 9, they’re joined by students from Woodland Park. The middle school earns the best grade on the path (B+); the high school earns the lowest (B−). See the path ↓
How it compares with its neighbors
Counting the two towns on its borders, Great Notch ranks 1st of 3. Woodland Park (C+) is lower. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Great Notch compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Great Notch (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Great Notch
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Above the state in reading
Great Notch vs. its neighbors
Great Notch’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New Jersey districts.
Every school in Great Notch
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Great Notch families are saying about school.
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Colleges near Great Notch
There’s no college in Great Notch, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Montclair State University in Montclair, 0.9 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Great Notch. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.