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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Essex County, New Jersey, drawn from 27 qualifying public middle schools. John L. Costley Middle School leads the list at 7.6%, against a median of 52.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Essex County, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

7.6%

Median % Proficient

52.0%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	John L. Costley Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	Middle	9.9%	334	7.6%
2	Patrick F. Healy Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	Middle	14.0%	322	8.3%
3	Sojourner Truth Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	Middle	27.3%	264	9.3%
4	University Middle School	IRVINGTON, NJ	Irvington Public School District	Middle	76.8%	719	14.4%
5	Union Avenue Middle School	IRVINGTON, NJ	Irvington Public School District	Middle	79.9%	735	23.1%
6	Belleville Middle School	BELLEVILLE, NJ	Belleville Public School District	Middle	71.5%	685	25.6%
7	Rosa Parks Community School	ORANGE, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	Middle	84.1%	593	29.1%
8	Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation	ORANGE, NJ	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	Middle	65.7%	397	30.7%
9	Bloomfield Middle School	Bloomfield, NJ	Bloomfield Township School District	Middle	50.1%	944	39.7%
10	Pride Academy Charter School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	Pride Academy Charter School District	Middle	78.3%	300	40.6%
11	Liberty Middle School	WEST ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	Middle	46.2%	559	44.5%
12	Roosevelt Middle School	W ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	Middle	43.8%	457	46.2%
13	Maplewood Middle School	MAPLEWOOD, NJ	South Orange-Maplewood School District	Middle	18.6%	762	48.2%
14	Buzz Aldrin Middle School	UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ	Montclair Public School District	Middle	17.2%	618	52.0%
15	South Orange Middle School	S ORANGE, NJ	South Orange-Maplewood School District	Middle	11.6%	752	52.4%
16	Memorial Middle School	Cedar Grove, NJ	Cedar Grove Township School District	Middle	9.4%	468	54.9%
17	Edison Middle School	W ORANGE, NJ	West Orange Public Schools	Middle	42.6%	477	55.3%
18	John H. Walker Middle School	NUTLEY, NJ	Nutley Public School District	Middle	17.9%	637	56.3%
19	Glenfield Middle School	MONTCLAIR, NJ	Montclair Public School District	Middle	19.9%	512	56.4%
20	Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building	MONTCLAIR, NJ	Montclair Public School District	Middle	15.3%	203	57.2%
21	Grover Cleveland Middle School	CALDWELL, NJ	Caldwell-West School District	Middle	12.6%	610	57.7%
22	Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School	VERONA, NJ	Verona Public School District	Middle	1.9%	702	58.1%
23	West Essex Middle School	NORTH CALDWELL, NJ	West Essex Regional School District	Middle	4.8%	558	58.6%
24	Heritage Middle School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	Livingston Board of Education School District	Middle	2.3%	994	71.8%
25	Millburn Middle School	MILLBURN, NJ	Millburn Township School District	Middle	2.4%	1,106	76.9%
26	Washington School	Millburn, NJ	Millburn Township School District	Middle	2.2%	363	80.8%
27	Mount Pleasant Middle School	LIVINGSTON, NJ	Livingston Board of Education School District	Middle	4.0%	530	81.5%

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