Looking to buy a home in Glen Rock, NJ? You’ve chosen wisely. Glen Rock has one of the best school districts in the state of New Jersey. It’s also great for commuters with two train stations and quick access to highways.

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On Monday, October 1, the U.S. Department of Education announced the 2018 National Blue Ribbon School honorees. Glen Rock High School was a winner in the category of Exemplary High Performing School.

There were only eight public schools in NJ receiving Blue Ribbon status, including recipients in the 2nd category of Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing School.

Winners are chosen based on all student scores, subgroup student scores and graduation rates.

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Every year the U. S. Department of Education seeks out and celebrates great American schools, schools demonstrating that all students can achieve to high levels. More than 8,500 schools across the country have been presented with this coveted award. The National Blue Ribbon School award affirms the hard work of students, educators, families, and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging content.

Shortly after receiving the news, school Principal John Arlotta issued this statement: “I am very pleased to announce that Glen Rock High School has been selected as a 2018 Blue Ribbon School. This is quite an achievement and one for which we should all celebrate… Congratulations GRHS!!!”

In total, 300 public schools and 49 private schools received the award across the two categories. Glen Rock High School is the only public school in Bergen County on this year’s list of Blue Ribbon honorees.

2018 has been a banner year for Glen Rock High School. The NJ Department of Education ranked the school as the best public high school in the state. And in its September, 2018 issue, New Jersey Monthly Magazine listed Glen Rock as the state’s best non-magnet high school.

Kudos, Glen Rock High School!

As expected, the spring market in Glen Rock has been very hot. A low inventory of homes for sale combined with rising interest rates have been the drivers thus far.

The Glen Rock luxury market has been surprisingly strong. New construction homes over $1,100,000 have been selling so briskly that a few have sold privately pre-construction. One home over $1,300,000 sold in a bidding war.

The market for first time buyers has also been brisk. In the last two months, homes under $650,000 went under contract in an average of 23 days.

The Glen Rock spring market has also been aided by a recent ranking of Glen Rock High School by New Jersey Department of Education. The school is the highest ranking non-magnet high school in the state.

Glen Rock Middle School is also highly ranked.

The Otteau Valuation Group forecasts a 5% price appreciation for Glen Rock in 2018, higher than the state average. The company also foresees prices increasing through 2019 and 2020, although at a slower rate.

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For more information about buying or selling real estate in Glen Rock, call Michael Shetler, 201-421-0506 cell.

Looking for a home near Glen Rock Middle or High School? Here are all the homes currently for sale within 1/2 mile radius.

Glen Rock High School is currently the highest ranking non-magnet public high school in New Jersey. Glen Rock Middle School currently has a “9” rating on GreatSchools.com (2018).

The high school is also ranked as the 2nd best high school in New Jersey by NJ Monthly Magazine (2018) and was designated a Blue Ribbon School by the Department of Education.

FYI, if you’d like to search for homes within a different radius than a half-mile, you can do that using a map search of Glen Rock.

The local real estate market is strong according to this Glen Rock Real Estate Report. Home values are up 10% in the last year and 17% over the last five years. The supply of homes is low. And the sale price to list price ratio is nearly 100%.

So if you’re looking to buy or sell, you need a real estate agent who knows the local market like the back of his hand. Michael Shetler has been a Glen Rock resident since 2004 and a real estate agent since 2005. He’s been named one of Bergen’s Top Real Estate Agents and has earned the NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Award from 2013 through 2017.

Glen Rock continues to attract home buyers in great numbers in part because its school system is so strong. Glen Rock High School is the highest ranking public non-magnet high school in Bergen County.

The borough is also very convenient for commuters, offering two train stations, bus service and easy highway access.

Glen Rock homes start around $500,000 for a move-in ready home. On the luxury end of the market, there are new construction homes available up to approximately $2 million.

For home buyers searching for a small town atmosphere and a strong sense of community, call Michael Shetler to discuss buying real estate in Glen Rock at 201-421-0506 cell.

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The NJ Department of Education started something new this past school year – they gave every school in the state a performance score based on standardized test results, chronic absenteeism and graduation rates for high schools.

Glen Rock High School earned the highest score among non-magnet public high schools. There are more than 300 non-magnet high schools in the state.

The complete NJ school rankings and scores are available here.

The school scores are part of NJ Department of Education’s report card system for its 2,105 schools. See the state’s compilation of data for the schools that interest you.

The website for Glen Rock School District and each of its schools is Glenrocknj.org.

Other Glen Rock schools also performed extremely well. Hamilton Elementary School scored in the 98th percentile. Glen Rock Middle School scored in the 95th percentile. And Central Elementary School scored in the 92nd percentile.

Now that you know Glen Rock has great schools, it’s time to start shopping for a home! Call me at 201-421-0506 cell or 201-445-4300 x231 office. Or see all the homes on the market in Glen Rock right here on BuyingInBergen.com.

 

UPDATE: In September, New Jersey Monthly published it’s school rankings for 2018. Glen Rock High School was ranked #2 in the state, bested only by McNair Academic High School – a magnet school. New Jersey Monthly publishes the Top Public High Schools chart every two years. The chart is based on numerous factors, including student/teacher ratio; student participation in AP or International Baccalaureate classes; AP and SAT test results; and graduation rates.

For the complete rankings visit https://njmonthly.com/articles/towns-schools/the-top-new-jersey-public-high-schools-2018/.