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New Jersey: the lowest-performing school districts

243 districts

New Jersey public school districts ranked by the lowest enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 44.0%. Showing ranks 51 to 100.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
51Pennsville School DistrictNJ51,84627.6%
52Dunellen Public School DistrictNJ31,36328.1%
53Hamilton Township Public School DistrictNJ2312,35528.8%
54Harrison Public SchoolsNJ52,19229.0%
55Lakewood Township School DistrictNJ84,19329.1%
56Carteret Public School DistrictNJ63,90329.6%
57Clayton Public School DistrictNJ31,44529.6%
58Phillipsburg School DistrictNJ53,87629.7%
59Englewood Public School DistrictNJ52,84729.9%
60Palmyra Public School DistrictNJ41,03529.9%
61KearnyNJ75,38830.0%
62Elizabeth Public SchoolsNJ3727,58030.2%
63Gloucester City Public School DistrictNJ32,39430.8%
64West New York School DistrictNJ97,39930.8%
65Galloway Township Public School DistrictNJ63,11931.3%
66Hackensack School DistrictNJ65,37631.5%
67Clifton Public School DistrictNJ1910,51632.0%
68Manchester Township School DistrictNJ62,90432.0%
69North Brunswick Township School DistrictNJ85,70532.1%
70Runnemede Public School DistrictNJ384532.2%
71Newton Public School DistrictNJ31,44332.5%
72Spotswood Public School DistrictNJ41,63132.6%
73Franklin Township Public School DistrictNJ106,95032.9%
74Jackson Township School DistrictNJ107,62733.0%
75Egg Harbor Township School DistrictNJ77,34633.2%
76Elmwood Park School DistrictNJ52,59733.5%
77Deptford Township Public School DistrictNJ84,09633.7%
78Pittsgrove Township School DistrictNJ51,67634.7%
79Township of Union School DistrictNJ107,84534.8%
80Gloucester Township Public SchoolsNJ116,50234.9%
81Jersey City Public SchoolsNJ3924,15135.0%
82Toms River Regional School DistrictNJ1814,32335.0%
83East Windsor Regional School DistrictNJ65,00635.1%
84Barnegat Township School DistrictNJ63,60435.4%
85Woodbridge Township School DistrictNJ2413,86935.4%
86Roselle Park Public School DistrictNJ52,00736.7%
87Burlington Township School DistrictNJ43,57236.9%
88Lacey Township School DistrictNJ63,91337.1%
89Garfield Public School DistrictNJ114,76237.5%
90Brick Township Public School DistrictNJ128,22437.6%
91Bayonne School DistrictNJ1310,32537.7%
92Middlesex Borough School DistrictNJ62,02737.8%
93Plumsted Township School DistrictNJ41,44038.3%
94South Hunterdon Regional School DistrictNJ51,18138.3%
95Delran Township School DistrictNJ42,86038.5%
96Essex County Schools of TechnologyNJ32,18938.8%
97Monroe Township Public School DistrictNJ65,70338.9%
98Highland Park Boro School DistrictNJ41,57339.3%
99Cliffside Park School DistrictNJ53,13539.5%
100Somerville Public School DistrictNJ32,15639.5%

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