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

Across Essex County, New Jersey, 39 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Millburn High School leads the list at 82.0%, against a median of 33.3% 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

Essex County, New Jersey

Top % Proficient

82.0%

Median % Proficient

33.3%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Millburn High School	MILLBURN, NJ	Millburn Township School District	High	1.9%	1,380	82.0%
2	Science Park High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	68.0%	964	78.2%
3	STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	South Orange, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	High	71.1%	180	73.1%
4	Livingston High School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	Livingston Board of Education School District	High	2.2%	2,081	71.5%
5	Glen Ridge High School	GLEN RIDGE, NJ	Glen Ridge Public School District	High	0.4%	799	66.8%
6	Technology High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	80.4%	662	61.9%
7	James Caldwell High School	WEST CALDWELL, NJ	Caldwell-West School District	High	11.5%	749	56.4%
8	West Essex High School	NORTH CALDWELL, NJ	West Essex Regional School District	High	3.3%	1,061	55.8%
9	Verona High School	VERONA, NJ	Verona Public School District	High	0.5%	593	54.5%
10	Columbia High School	MAPLEWOOD, NJ	South Orange-Maplewood School District	High	18.2%	1,985	54.0%
11	Montclair High School	MONTCLAIR, NJ	Montclair Public School District	High	17.9%	1,925	49.4%
12	Nutley High School	NUTLEY, NJ	Nutley Public School District	High	15.4%	1,222	45.8%
13	Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology	NEWARK, NJ	Essex County Schools of Technology	High	73.4%	1,230	43.0%
14	Cedar Grove High School	Cedar Grove, NJ	Cedar Grove Township School District	High	6.4%	421	42.2%
15	East Orange STEM Academy High School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	High	19.0%	646	39.5%
16	West Orange High School	WEST ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	High	44.0%	2,106	39.0%
17	Bloomfield High School	Bloomfield, NJ	Bloomfield Township School District	High	50.3%	2,055	36.9%
18	Essex County West Caldwell Tech	West Caldwell, NJ	Essex County Schools of Technology	High	66.0%	353	36.8%
19	Bard Early College High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	62.5%	395	36.5%
20	Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	79.5%	414	33.3%
21	Essex County Newark Tech	Newark, NJ	Essex County Schools of Technology	High	86.1%	606	31.4%
22	University High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	82.2%	426	30.5%
23	Arts High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	68.2%	611	30.2%
24	Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	High	12.6%	701	27.0%
25	Belleville High School	BELLEVILLE, NJ	Belleville Public School District	High	69.9%	1,590	18.6%
26	Newark Vocational High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	86.6%	591	17.5%
27	Orange High School	ORANGE, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	High	64.8%	1,368	16.0%
28	East Side High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	77.2%	2,046	12.9%
29	Newark School of Global Studies	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	83.6%	377	12.8%
30	Irvington High School	IRVINGTON, NJ	Irvington Public School District	High	62.5%	1,913	11.2%
31	Newark School of Fashion & Design	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	88.0%	275	10.9%
32	American History High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	78.5%	386	10.7%
33	Malcolm X Shabazz High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	70.4%	531	9.3%
34	East Orange Campus High School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	High	8.5%	1,798	7.8%
35	Weequahic High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	70.4%	592	6.6%
36	Central High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	74.5%	1,051	6.3%
37	Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	82.6%	155	5.7%
38	West Side High School	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	81.1%	541	5.6%
39	Barringer High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	59.7%	1,894	2.8%

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