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The highest-performing public high schools in science in Essex County, New Jersey

Across Essex County, New Jersey, 39 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Millburn High School leads the list at 80.1%, against a median of 16.7% 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
39
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % Proficient (Science)
80.1%
Median % Proficient (Science)
16.7%
BEST IN SCIENCE · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Science)
1Millburn High SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School DistrictHigh1,38080.1%
2Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh96470.7%
3Livingston High SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School DistrictHigh2,08164.6%
4Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictHigh1,98560.8%
5STEM Innovation Academy of the OrangesSouth Orange, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh18058.7%
6Verona High SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictHigh59357.1%
7Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictHigh1,92547.9%
8Glen Ridge High SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School DistrictHigh79947.8%
9Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh66245.5%
10Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh41440.2%
11James Caldwell High SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictHigh74940.0%
12Nutley High SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictHigh1,22236.6%
13West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsHigh2,10632.8%
14West Essex High SchoolNORTH CALDWELL, NJWest Essex Regional School DistrictHigh1,06132.2%
15Cedar Grove High SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictHigh42125.4%
16Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictHigh2,05524.8%
17East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh64624.6%
18Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh39523.1%
19Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh1,23021.3%
20Essex County West Caldwell TechWest Caldwell, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh35316.7%
21Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh61113.1%
22Belleville High SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictHigh1,59012.5%
23Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh70111.7%
24University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh42611.3%
25Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictHigh1,9139.5%
26Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh6069.1%
27East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh2,0468.7%
28Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh5918.1%
29Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh1,3687.5%
30Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,0515.9%
31Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1554.7%
32Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh5924.0%
33West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh5413.8%
34East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh1,7983.3%
35Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh5312.7%
36American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh3862.6%
37Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,8942.6%
38Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh3772.4%
39Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh2752.0%
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