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

28 public middle schools in Essex County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Gould/Mountain Elementary School leads the list at 91.5%, against a median of 69.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
28
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % Proficient (Reading)
91.5%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
69.5%
BEST IN READING · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Gould/Mountain Elementary SchoolN CALDWELL, NJNorth Caldwell School DistrictMiddle27991.5%
2Washington SchoolMillburn, NJMillburn Township School DistrictMiddle36387.8%
3Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictMiddle99486.9%
4Millburn Middle SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictMiddle1,10686.9%
5Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictMiddle53083.4%
6Glenfield Middle SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictMiddle51277.8%
7Renaissance Middle School at the Rand BuildingMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictMiddle20377.4%
8West Essex Middle SchoolNORTH CALDWELL, NJWest Essex Regional School DistrictMiddle55876.9%
9Memorial Middle SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictMiddle46875.9%
10Henry B. Whitehorne Middle SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictMiddle70273.6%
11John H. Walker Middle SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictMiddle63773.1%
12Buzz Aldrin Middle SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictMiddle61872.5%
13South Orange Middle SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictMiddle75271.2%
14Roosevelt Middle SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsMiddle45770.5%
15Maplewood Middle SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictMiddle76268.5%
16Grover Cleveland Middle SchoolCALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictMiddle61067.1%
17Edison Middle SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsMiddle47764.9%
18Liberty Middle SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsMiddle55960.9%
19Pride Academy Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJPride Academy Charter School DistrictMiddle30053.4%
20Bloomfield Middle SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictMiddle94452.2%
21Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and InnovationORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictMiddle39745.1%
22Belleville Middle SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictMiddle68542.8%
23Rosa Parks Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictMiddle59341.3%
24Union Avenue Middle SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictMiddle73530.9%
25University Middle SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictMiddle71920.4%
26Sojourner Truth Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictMiddle26418.6%
27Patrick F. Healy Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictMiddle32212.8%
28John L. Costley Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictMiddle33411.4%
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