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Awesome post!! My wife and I grew up in working class families and went to public schools that are consistantly placed at the bottom of the NJ Monthly School rankings. However, our parents put great emphasis on education and didn't "play" when it came to school. Nowadays, we are solidly middle-class, arguably upper middle-class.
We obviously want a better education for our children, but at the same time we simply don't understand when parents obsess over putting their kids through districts like Ridgewood or Millburn.
I find it funny people don't think there are any middle class , lower middle or even working class people living in Millburn or Ridgewood.
I find it funny people don't think there are any middle class , lower middle or even working class people living in Millburn or Ridgewood.
Well there is 1 percent qualifying for reduced priced lunches so there are around a dozen or so kids in those 2 districts who fall into the lower income category. That is a very small percentage.
Well there is 1 percent qualifying for reduced priced lunches so there are around a dozen or so kids in those 2 districts who fall into the lower income category. That is a very small percentage.
And I would HATE to be the "poorest" family in a town like Millburn or Ridgewood. I have met people who were in that situation and they were ostracized at best. What would be the point to buy the cheapest house in a wealthy top-school system ranked town and have your kids bullied everyday for not having the latest fashions, electronics or a BMW for their 17th birthday.
And I would HATE to be the "poorest" family in a town like Millburn or Ridgewood. I have met people who were in that situation and they were ostracized at best. What would be the point to buy the cheapest house in a wealthy top-school system ranked town and have your kids bullied everyday for not having the latest fashions, electronics or a BMW for their 17th birthday.
Some live in house's that their grandparents had bought and have been passed down from one generation to another.They struggle to make ends meet but at the same time they want what is best for their kids and there are many in that situation in Millburn.
Agree with a lot of what was said here. Unfortunately, wealth tends to correlate with high performing schools for a number of reasons. Happy to see Cranford at number 54, my wife and I are happy with the schools.
I'm not sure what is methodology used by NJMonthly to rank the schools but if you look at the SAT data, Millburn is not number one. If you look at the YOY data, it's not hard to understand which towns are on the upward trend.
Town Avg. Composite SAT Score(njdoe) 75th percentile Avg.SAT(njeasite) %scoring 1550 in SAT(njdoe)
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N.Edison 1813 2113 77.5
West Windsor-North 1871 2120 82.6
West Windsor-South 1853 2100 80.4
Montgomery 1840 2070 82.3
Chatham 1767 1970 74.4
Millburn 1861 2090 78.6
Tenafly 1823 2060 80.6
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