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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Essex County, New Jersey

Across Essex County, New Jersey, 197 public schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Glenwood School leads the list at 93.7%, against a median of 39.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
197
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % Proficient
93.7%
Median % Proficient
39.0%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Glenwood SchoolSHORT HILLS, NJMillburn Township School DistrictElementary1.0%31593.7%
2South Mountain SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictElementary2.9%27885.4%
3Wyoming SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictElementary2.6%34684.2%
4Hartshorn SchoolSHORT HILLS, NJMillburn Township School DistrictElementary0.8%39283.5%
5Harrison Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary0.6%52282.9%
6Millburn High SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictHigh1.9%1,38082.0%
7Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictMiddle4.0%53081.5%
8Washington SchoolMillburn, NJMillburn Township School DistrictMiddle2.2%36380.8%
9Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary0.7%40780.3%
10Hillside Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary2.7%47680.2%
11Ridgewood Avenue SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School DistrictElementary0.6%54079.6%
12Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh68.0%96478.2%
13Oak View Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary14.5%39977.0%
14Millburn Middle SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictMiddle2.4%1,10676.9%
15North End Elementary SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictElementary11.3%30976.6%
16The Gray Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJGray Charter SchoolElementary72.9%31776.4%
17Marshall Elementary SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary8.5%50475.4%
18Burnet Hill Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary2.1%42575.1%
19Collins Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary0.9%44075.1%
20Lester C NoeckerROSELAND, NJRoseland School DistrictElementary6.4%45173.8%
21STEM Innovation Academy of the OrangesSouth Orange, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh71.1%18073.1%
22Riker Hill Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary4.0%47772.6%
23South End Elementary SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictElementary7.2%34972.4%
24Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictMiddle2.3%99471.8%
25Livingston High SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictHigh2.2%2,08171.5%
26Brookdale Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary12.6%34271.3%
27Tuscan Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary7.2%53170.6%
28St. Cloud Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary14.7%43668.0%
29Gregory Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary18.8%48468.0%
30Bradford Elementary SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary8.2%38867.5%
31Glen Ridge High SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School DistrictHigh0.4%79966.8%
32Watchung Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary9.1%40665.9%
33Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary32.7%34965.9%
34Hillside Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary13.5%68465.9%
35Yantacaw SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary7.2%51265.8%
36Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary85.4%19865.2%
37Charles H. Bullock SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary12.6%43864.8%
38Delia Bolden Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary8.5%51864.5%
39Spring Garden SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary7.9%60664.2%
40Edgemont Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary17.1%25163.3%
41South Mountain Elementary SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary5.5%61363.0%
42Redwood Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary30.7%44662.9%
43Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh80.4%66261.9%
44Laning Avenue SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictElementary1.1%26160.6%
45Washington SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary23.4%53459.7%
46Lincoln Elementary SchoolCALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary14.2%25358.6%
47West Essex Middle SchoolNORTH CALDWELL, NJWest Essex Regional School DistrictMiddle4.8%55858.6%
48Henry B. Whitehorne Middle SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictMiddle1.9%70258.1%
49Clinton Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary22.9%54257.8%
50Grover Cleveland Middle SchoolCALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictMiddle12.6%61057.7%
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