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

Across Essex County, New Jersey, 131 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Thirteenth Avenue School leads the list at 9.4%, against a median of 38.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
131
Essex County, New Jersey
Best % Proficient
9.4%
Median % Proficient
38.7%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary68.7%8339.4%
2Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary84.4%7069.7%
3George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary63.6%7369.7%
4Camden Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.0%68510.4%
5Madison AvenueIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary69.8%52411.1%
6Rafael Hernandez SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary82.9%71311.5%
7Dr. E. Alma Flagg SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary94.2%57011.8%
8Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary77.7%48512.0%
9Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary79.3%42012.1%
10East Ward Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88.8%85412.6%
11Hawkins Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary89.4%66013.5%
12Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary76.9%32113.5%
13Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary75.8%50814.0%
14Peshine Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary79.5%63514.2%
15Dr. William H. Horton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88.3%69014.8%
16Florence Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary86.6%69414.9%
17Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary72.2%46415.2%
18Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary74.5%44415.7%
19Chancellor Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88.3%60716.3%
20Sussex Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.2%54516.3%
21McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary85.1%91717.3%
22Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary84.2%29817.4%
23Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary63.0%60517.9%
24Ironbound Academy Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary80.9%32518.2%
25Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary90.3%44318.3%
26Speedway Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary89.1%52518.4%
27Oakwood Avenue Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary75.0%27219.1%
28Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary70.2%39319.3%
29LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.7%81819.6%
30Belleville PS8BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary80.6%50519.8%
31University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary80.2%38419.9%
32New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter SchoolElementary99.2%37019.9%
33SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary87.0%51620.1%
34Franklin Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary91.2%72521.0%
35Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary85.3%45521.0%
36Roberto Clemente Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.7%74221.2%
37Louise A. Spencer Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.2%77421.4%
38South 17th Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary90.8%36821.6%
39Lincoln Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary71.8%72821.6%
40Belleville PS4BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary78.1%43821.7%
41Ecole Toussaint LouvertureEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary21.9%26921.9%
42Elliott Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary87.5%88022.0%
43Park Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary65.2%42322.1%
44Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTON, NJBurch Charter School of ExcellenceElementary66.0%33522.1%
45Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary12.7%24522.3%
46Cleveland Street Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary75.3%25522.9%
47Abington Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary89.4%84224.1%
48South Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88.0%86624.9%
49Berkeley Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary68.2%45326.9%
50Whitney E. Houston AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary14.0%38527.1%
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