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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Essex County, New Jersey

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Essex County, New Jersey, drawn from 141 qualifying public elementary schools. Glenwood School leads the list at 94.5%, against a median of 51.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
141
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % Proficient (Reading)
94.5%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
51.4%
BEST IN READING · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Glenwood SchoolSHORT HILLS, NJMillburn Township School DistrictElementary31594.5%
2Essex Fells Elementary SchoolESSEX FELLS, NJEssex Fells School DistrictElementary25188.8%
3Hillside Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary47687.9%
4The Gray Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJGray Charter SchoolElementary31787.5%
5Harrison Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary52286.7%
6Wyoming SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictElementary34685.1%
7Collins Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary44084.1%
8Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary40783.9%
9Lester C NoeckerROSELAND, NJRoseland School DistrictElementary45182.4%
10Brookdale Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary34282.1%
11Hartshorn SchoolSHORT HILLS, NJMillburn Township School DistrictElementary39281.9%
12Oak View Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary39981.7%
13Deerfield SchoolSHORT HILLS, NJMillburn Township School DistrictElementary35880.8%
14Brookdale Avenue SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictElementary13480.0%
15Ridgewood Avenue SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School DistrictElementary54079.5%
16Marshall Elementary SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary50479.5%
17Spring Garden SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary60679.3%
18Tuscan Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary53179.2%
19Riker Hill Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary47779.0%
20Burnet Hill Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictElementary42579.0%
21South Mountain SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictElementary27878.6%
22St. Cloud Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary43677.3%
23Grandview Elementary SchoolN CALDWELL, NJNorth Caldwell School DistrictElementary42077.0%
24Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary19876.2%
25South End Elementary SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictElementary34975.7%
26Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary34975.3%
27North End Elementary SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictElementary30975.0%
28Delia Bolden Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary51874.7%
29Gregory Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary48474.4%
30Winston S. Churchill SchoolFAIRFIELD, NJFairfield Public School DistrictElementary40174.1%
31Yantacaw SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary51273.3%
32Hillside Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary68472.8%
33South Mountain Elementary SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary61372.2%
34Edgemont Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary25171.1%
35Robert Treat Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRobert Treat Academy Charter SchoolElementary70270.0%
36Maria Varisco Rogers Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJMaria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter SchoolElementary57270.0%
37Lincoln Elementary SchoolCALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary25369.9%
38Washington SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary53469.2%
39Redwood Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary44669.1%
40Watchung Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary40668.7%
41Belleville PS9BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary13868.5%
42Charles H. Bullock SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary43868.2%
43Bradford Elementary SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary38865.9%
44Clinton Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary54265.9%
45Laning Avenue SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictElementary26165.5%
46Belleville PS10BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary16464.3%
47Franklin Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary35263.3%
48Radcliffe SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary34263.1%
49Frederic N. Brown Elementary SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictElementary24761.5%
50Wilson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary21460.8%
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