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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Essex County, New Jersey · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the highest-performing public schools in reading in Essex County, New Jersey. Back to page 1.

BEST IN READING · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
51Buzz Aldrin Middle SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictMiddle61872.5%
52South Mountain Elementary SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary61372.2%
53South Orange Middle SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictMiddle75271.2%
54Edgemont Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary25171.1%
55Roosevelt Middle SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsMiddle45770.5%
56Robert Treat Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRobert Treat Academy Charter SchoolElementary70270.0%
57Maria Varisco Rogers Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJMaria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter SchoolElementary57270.0%
58Lincoln Elementary SchoolCALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary25369.9%
59Washington SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary53469.2%
60Redwood Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary44669.1%
61Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictHigh1,98568.8%
62Watchung Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary40668.7%
63Belleville PS9BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary13868.5%
64Maplewood Middle SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictMiddle76268.5%
65Charles H. Bullock SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary43868.2%
66Grover Cleveland Middle SchoolCALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictMiddle61067.1%
67West Essex High SchoolNORTH CALDWELL, NJWest Essex Regional School DistrictHigh1,06166.4%
68Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh1,23066.0%
69Bradford Elementary SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary38865.9%
70Clinton Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary54265.9%
71Laning Avenue SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictElementary26165.5%
72East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh64664.9%
73Edison Middle SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsMiddle47764.9%
74James Caldwell High SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictHigh74964.4%
75Belleville PS10BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary16464.3%
76Franklin Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary35263.3%
77Radcliffe SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary34263.1%
78Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictHigh1,92562.9%
79Verona High SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictHigh59362.0%
80Frederic N. Brown Elementary SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictElementary24761.5%
81Liberty Middle SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsMiddle55960.9%
82Wilson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary21460.8%
83Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter SchoolElementary34360.3%
84Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary42360.1%
85Forest Avenue SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictElementary23059.8%
86Demarest Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary48259.7%
87Belleville PS5BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary36259.5%
88Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh70159.1%
89Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh61159.0%
90Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh39558.9%
91Washington Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary40957.9%
92Cedar Grove High SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictHigh42157.7%
93Sir Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary22557.6%
94Hazel Avenue Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary33456.7%
95Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictHigh2,05556.6%
96Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh60655.9%
97Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary48855.4%
98Nutley High SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictHigh1,22255.3%
99Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary12955.0%
100Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary74754.9%
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