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

69 public schools in Newark, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Barringer High School leads the list at 2.8%, against a median of 20.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
69
Newark, New Jersey
Best % Proficient
2.8%
Median % Proficient
20.1%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh59.7%1,8942.8%
2West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh81.1%5415.6%
3Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh82.6%1555.7%
4Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh74.5%1,0516.3%
5Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh70.4%5926.6%
6Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh70.4%5319.3%
7Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary68.7%8339.4%
8Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary84.4%7069.7%
9George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary63.6%7369.7%
10Camden Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.0%68510.4%
11American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh78.5%38610.7%
12Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh88.0%27510.9%
13Rafael Hernandez SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary82.9%71311.5%
14Dr. E. Alma Flagg SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary94.2%57011.8%
15Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary77.7%48512.0%
16Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary79.3%42012.1%
17East Ward Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88.8%85412.6%
18Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh83.6%37712.8%
19East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh77.2%2,04612.9%
20Hawkins Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary89.4%66013.5%
21Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary76.9%32113.5%
22Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary75.8%50814.0%
23Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary79.5%63514.2%
24Dr. William H. Horton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88.3%69014.8%
25Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary74.5%44415.7%
26Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88.3%60716.3%
27Sussex Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.2%54516.3%
28McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary85.1%91717.3%
29Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary84.2%29817.4%
30Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh86.6%59117.5%
31Ironbound Academy Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary80.9%32518.2%
32Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary89.1%52518.4%
33LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.7%81819.6%
34New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter SchoolElementary99.2%37019.9%
35SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary87.0%51620.1%
36Franklin Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary91.2%72521.0%
37Roberto Clemente Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.7%74221.2%
38Louise A. Spencer Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.2%77421.4%
39South 17th Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary90.8%36821.6%
40Elliott Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary87.5%88022.0%
41Abington Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary89.4%84224.1%
42South Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88.0%86624.9%
43Mt Vernon Place SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary76.1%90527.1%
44Roseville Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRoseville Community Charter SchoolElementary90.5%28530.0%
45Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh68.2%61130.2%
46University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh82.2%42630.5%
47Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary72.3%48830.6%
48Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh86.1%60631.4%
49Wilson Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary85.7%1,00631.7%
50Ridge Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary81.5%59331.9%
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