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

Across Essex County, New Jersey, 197 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Barringer High School leads the list at 2.8%, against a median of 39.0% 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
197
Essex County, New Jersey
Best % Proficient
2.8%
Median % Proficient
39.0%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ESSEX COUNTY, 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%
6John L. Costley Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictMiddle9.9%3347.6%
7East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh8.5%1,7987.8%
8Patrick F. Healy Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictMiddle14.0%3228.3%
9Sojourner Truth Middle SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictMiddle27.3%2649.3%
10Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh70.4%5319.3%
11Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary68.7%8339.4%
12Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary84.4%7069.7%
13George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary63.6%7369.7%
14Camden Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.0%68510.4%
15American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh78.5%38610.7%
16Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh88.0%27510.9%
17Madison AvenueIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary69.8%52411.1%
18Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictHigh62.5%1,91311.2%
19Rafael Hernandez SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary82.9%71311.5%
20Dr. E. Alma Flagg SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary94.2%57011.8%
21Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary77.7%48512.0%
22Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary79.3%42012.1%
23East Ward Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88.8%85412.6%
24Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh83.6%37712.8%
25East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh77.2%2,04612.9%
26Hawkins Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary89.4%66013.5%
27Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary76.9%32113.5%
28Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary75.8%50814.0%
29Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary79.5%63514.2%
30University Middle SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictMiddle76.8%71914.4%
31Dr. William H. Horton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88.3%69014.8%
32Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary86.6%69414.9%
33Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary72.2%46415.2%
34Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary74.5%44415.7%
35Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictHigh64.8%1,36816.0%
36Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88.3%60716.3%
37Sussex Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.2%54516.3%
38McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary85.1%91717.3%
39Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary84.2%29817.4%
40Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh86.6%59117.5%
41Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary63.0%60517.9%
42Ironbound Academy Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary80.9%32518.2%
43Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary90.3%44318.3%
44Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary89.1%52518.4%
45Belleville High SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictHigh69.9%1,59018.6%
46Oakwood Avenue Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary75.0%27219.1%
47Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary70.2%39319.3%
48LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.7%81819.6%
49Belleville PS8BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary80.6%50519.8%
50University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary80.2%38419.9%
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