allk12 · Rankings · Highest proficiency · New Jersey · Essex County · Middle schools

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

27 public middle schools in Essex County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Mount Pleasant Middle School leads the list at 81.5%, against a median of 52.0% across the ranked schools.

Use the search box to find a specific school within this ranking, sort by any column, or export the full list. Built from NCES and state data for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Essex County, New Jersey

Top % Proficient

81.5%

Median % Proficient

52.0%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Mount Pleasant Middle School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	Livingston Board of Education School District	Middle	4.0%	530	81.5%
2	Washington School	Millburn, NJ	Millburn Township School District	Middle	2.2%	363	80.8%
3	Millburn Middle School	MILLBURN, NJ	Millburn Township School District	Middle	2.4%	1,106	76.9%
4	Heritage Middle School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	Livingston Board of Education School District	Middle	2.3%	994	71.8%
5	West Essex Middle School	NORTH CALDWELL, NJ	West Essex Regional School District	Middle	4.8%	558	58.6%
6	Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School	VERONA, NJ	Verona Public School District	Middle	1.9%	702	58.1%
7	Grover Cleveland Middle School	CALDWELL, NJ	Caldwell-West School District	Middle	12.6%	610	57.7%
8	Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building	MONTCLAIR, NJ	Montclair Public School District	Middle	15.3%	203	57.2%
9	Glenfield Middle School	MONTCLAIR, NJ	Montclair Public School District	Middle	19.9%	512	56.4%
10	John H. Walker Middle School	NUTLEY, NJ	Nutley Public School District	Middle	17.9%	637	56.3%
11	Edison Middle School	W ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	Middle	42.6%	477	55.3%
12	Memorial Middle School	Cedar Grove, NJ	Cedar Grove Township School District	Middle	9.4%	468	54.9%
13	South Orange Middle School	S ORANGE, NJ	South Orange-Maplewood School District	Middle	11.6%	752	52.4%
14	Buzz Aldrin Middle School	UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ	Montclair Public School District	Middle	17.2%	618	52.0%
15	Maplewood Middle School	MAPLEWOOD, NJ	South Orange-Maplewood School District	Middle	18.6%	762	48.2%
16	Roosevelt Middle School	W ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	Middle	43.8%	457	46.2%
17	Liberty Middle School	WEST ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	Middle	46.2%	559	44.5%
18	Pride Academy Charter School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	Pride Academy Charter School District	Middle	78.3%	300	40.6%
19	Bloomfield Middle School	Bloomfield, NJ	Bloomfield Township School District	Middle	50.1%	944	39.7%
20	Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation	ORANGE, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	Middle	65.7%	397	30.7%
21	Rosa Parks Community School	ORANGE, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	Middle	84.1%	593	29.1%
22	Belleville Middle School	BELLEVILLE, NJ	Belleville Public School District	Middle	71.5%	685	25.6%
23	Union Avenue Middle School	IRVINGTON, NJ	Irvington Public School District	Middle	79.9%	735	23.1%
24	University Middle School	IRVINGTON, NJ	Irvington Public School District	Middle	76.8%	719	14.4%
25	Sojourner Truth Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	Middle	27.3%	264	9.3%
26	Patrick F. Healy Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	Middle	14.0%	322	8.3%
27	John L. Costley Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	Middle	9.9%	334	7.6%

Page 1 of 1 · top 27 of 27 ranked. NCES + state assessment data, 2024-25.↓ Download full CSV

All schools in Essex County →

Highest proficiency rankings at a wider scope

All New Jersey Nationwide

Other rankings for Essex County, New Jersey

Largest Most diverse Lowest ratio Fastest growing Highest poverty Lowest poverty Highest ratio Fastest declining Lowest proficiency Most Hispanic Most Black Most White Most Asian

All ranking categories →

DATA NOTICE

allk12 is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by NCES, the US Census Bureau, any state education agency or assessment program, or any other government agency. Source data is compiled from public records and provided "as is," without warranty of accuracy or completeness. You rely on it, and any analysis derived from it, at your own risk. See the full disclaimer.