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

Across Essex County, New Jersey, 131 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Glenwood School leads the list at 93.7%, against a median of 38.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
131
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % Proficient
93.7%
Median % Proficient
38.7%
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%
6Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary0.7%40780.3%
7Hillside Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary2.7%47680.2%
8Ridgewood Avenue SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School DistrictElementary0.6%54079.6%
9Oak View Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary14.5%39977.0%
10North End Elementary SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictElementary11.3%30976.6%
11The Gray Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJGray Charter SchoolElementary72.9%31776.4%
12Marshall Elementary SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary8.5%50475.4%
13Burnet Hill Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary2.1%42575.1%
14Collins Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary0.9%44075.1%
15Lester C NoeckerROSELAND, NJRoseland School DistrictElementary6.4%45173.8%
16Riker Hill Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary4.0%47772.6%
17South End Elementary SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictElementary7.2%34972.4%
18Brookdale Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary12.6%34271.3%
19Tuscan Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary7.2%53170.6%
20St. Cloud Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary14.7%43668.0%
21Gregory Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary18.8%48468.0%
22Bradford Elementary SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary8.2%38867.5%
23Watchung Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary9.1%40665.9%
24Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary32.7%34965.9%
25Hillside Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary13.5%68465.9%
26Yantacaw SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary7.2%51265.8%
27Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary85.4%19865.2%
28Charles H. Bullock SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary12.6%43864.8%
29Delia Bolden Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary8.5%51864.5%
30Spring Garden SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary7.9%60664.2%
31Edgemont Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary17.1%25163.3%
32South Mountain Elementary SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary5.5%61363.0%
33Redwood Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary30.7%44662.9%
34Laning Avenue SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictElementary1.1%26160.6%
35Washington SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary23.4%53459.7%
36Lincoln Elementary SchoolCALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary14.2%25358.6%
37Clinton Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary22.9%54257.8%
38Radcliffe SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary13.5%34257.6%
39Wilson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary9.3%21456.9%
40Frederic N. Brown Elementary SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictElementary1.2%24755.7%
41Winston S. Churchill SchoolFAIRFIELD, NJFairfield Public School DistrictElementary2.7%40155.0%
42Washington Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary7.6%40953.4%
43Northeast Elementary SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary19.2%39152.3%
44Belleville PS10BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary61.6%16452.3%
45Jefferson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary17.9%24652.2%
46Robert Treat Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRobert Treat Academy Charter SchoolElementary79.1%70251.5%
47Franklin Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary47.7%35251.0%
48Belleville PS9BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary76.8%13850.8%
49Demarest Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary34.4%48249.7%
50Hazel Avenue Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary58.7%33448.4%
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