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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Newark, New Jersey, drawn from 19 qualifying public high schools. Barringer High School leads the list at 2.8%, against a median of 12.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Newark, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

2.8%

Median % Proficient

12.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Barringer High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	59.7%	1,894	2.8%
2	West Side High School	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	81.1%	541	5.6%
3	Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	82.6%	155	5.7%
4	Central High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	74.5%	1,051	6.3%
5	Weequahic High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	70.4%	592	6.6%
6	Malcolm X Shabazz High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	70.4%	531	9.3%
7	American History High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	78.5%	386	10.7%
8	Newark School of Fashion & Design	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	88.0%	275	10.9%
9	Newark School of Global Studies	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	83.6%	377	12.8%
10	East Side High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	77.2%	2,046	12.9%
11	Newark Vocational High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	86.6%	591	17.5%
12	Arts High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	68.2%	611	30.2%
13	University High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	82.2%	426	30.5%
14	Essex County Newark Tech	Newark, NJ	Essex County Schools of Technology	High	86.1%	606	31.4%
15	Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	79.5%	414	33.3%
16	Bard Early College High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	62.5%	395	36.5%
17	Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology	NEWARK, NJ	Essex County Schools of Technology	High	73.4%	1,230	43.0%
18	Technology High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	80.4%	662	61.9%
19	Science Park High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	68.0%	964	78.2%

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