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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in New Jersey

2,124 public schools in New Jersey appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Newcomers High School leads the list at 0.0%, against a median of 43.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

2,124

New Jersey

Best % Proficient

0.0%

Median % Proficient

43.0%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Newcomers High School	Paterson, NJ	Paterson Public School District	High	49.1%	106	0.0%
2	Trenton Central High School - Main Campus	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	High	70.9%	2,097	2.0%
3	Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	78.4%	329	2.7%
4	Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Elementary	85.7%	468	2.7%
5	Barringer High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	59.7%	1,894	2.8%
6	Eastside High School	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	High	58.3%	2,073	3.2%
7	Battle Monument Intermediate School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	87.8%	499	3.4%
8	Camden High School	CAMDEN, NJ	Camden City School District	High	54.4%	425	3.7%
9	Polk Street School	North Bergen, NJ	North Bergen School District	Elementary	91.5%	213	3.7%
10	Paul S. Robeson Elementary School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Elementary	81.8%	390	3.9%
11	Darlene C. McKnight Elementary	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Elementary	78.6%	350	4.5%
12	Eastside High School	CAMDEN, NJ	Camden City School District	High	37.3%	512	4.6%
13	John F. Kennedy High School	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	High	60.2%	1,846	4.8%
14	Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	82.2%	546	4.9%
15	Morgan Village Middle School	Camden, NJ	Camden City School District	Middle	69.0%	203	5.0%
16	Veterans Memorial Family School	CAMDEN, NJ	Camden City School District	Elementary	47.3%	474	5.0%
17	Patton J. Hill Elementary School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Elementary	87.2%	555	5.2%
18	Senator Frank Lautenberg School	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	Elementary	70.2%	605	5.3%
19	Grant Intermediate School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	87.2%	610	5.4%
20	Passaic High School No. 12	Passaic, NJ	Passaic City School District	High	98.4%	2,484	5.5%
21	West Side High School	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	81.1%	541	5.6%
22	School 21	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	Elementary	64.5%	665	5.6%
23	Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	82.6%	155	5.7%
24	Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	78.0%	668	5.7%
25	Paulsboro High School	PAULSBORO, NJ	Paulsboro School District	High	65.6%	390	5.7%
26	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School	ASBURY PARK, NJ	Asbury Park School District	Middle	77.4%	195	6.0%
27	Ezra L. Nolan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	84.0%	250	6.0%
28	Bridgeton High School	BRIDGETON, NJ	Bridgeton City School District	High	91.6%	1,641	6.2%
29	School 10	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	Elementary	62.0%	474	6.2%
30	Cherry Street School	BRIDGETON, NJ	Bridgeton City School District	Elementary	96.7%	522	6.2%
31	Central High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	74.5%	1,051	6.3%
32	Whitney M. Young Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	86.7%	623	6.5%
33	Arthur J. Holland Middle School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	82.7%	474	6.5%
34	Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	75.8%	650	6.6%
35	Henry B. Wilson Family School	CAMDEN, NJ	Camden City School District	Elementary	66.8%	377	6.6%
36	Weequahic High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	70.4%	592	6.6%
37	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Perth Amboy, NJ	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	High	89.2%	259	6.7%
38	Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	Elementary	70.5%	491	6.8%
39	Grace A Dunn Middle School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	77.1%	703	7.0%
40	Buckshutem Road School	BRIDGETON, NJ	Bridgeton City School District	Elementary	92.0%	653	7.5%
41	John L. Costley Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	Middle	9.9%	334	7.6%
42	New York Avenue School	Atlantic City, NJ	Atlantic City School District	Elementary	91.8%	550	7.6%
43	Etta Gero School No. 9	Passaic, NJ	Passaic City School District	Elementary	98.9%	352	7.6%
44	School 20	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	Elementary	61.8%	343	7.7%
45	East Orange Campus High School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	High	8.5%	1,798	7.8%
46	Fairfield Township School	BRIDGETON, NJ	Fairfield Township School District	Elementary	78.1%	526	7.8%
47	Paulsboro Junior High School	Paulsboro, NJ	Paulsboro School District	Middle	81.9%	155	7.8%
48	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	ASBURY PARK, NJ	Asbury Park School District	Elementary	80.1%	443	7.8%
49	Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25	Passaic, NJ	Passaic City School District	Elementary	99.1%	903	7.8%
50	Muhammad Ali School Number 23	Passaic, NJ	Passaic City School District	Middle	99.3%	442	7.9%

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