Best Palisades Park Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public schools serving 1,786 students in Palisades Park, NJ (there are 2 private schools, serving 429 private students). 81% of all K-12 students in Palisades Park, NJ are educated in public schools (compared to the NJ state average of 86%).

The top-ranked public schools in Palisades Park, NJ are Lindbergh Elementary School and Palisades Park Jr-sr High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Palisades Park, NJ public schools have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the New Jersey public school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 49% statewide average). Schools in Palisades Park have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New Jersey public schools.

Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).