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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Essex County, New Jersey · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Essex County, New Jersey. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
51New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJNew Horizons Community Charter SchoolElementary99.2%37019.9%
52SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary87.0%51620.1%
53Franklin Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary91.2%72521.0%
54Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictElementary85.3%45521.0%
55Roberto Clemente Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.7%74221.2%
56Louise A. Spencer Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.2%77421.4%
57South 17th Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary90.8%36821.6%
58Lincoln Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary71.8%72821.6%
59Belleville PS4BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary78.1%43821.7%
60Ecole Toussaint LouvertureEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary21.9%26921.9%
61Elliott Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary87.5%88022.0%
62Park Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary65.2%42322.1%
63Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTON, NJBurch Charter School of ExcellenceElementary66.0%33522.1%
64Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary12.7%24522.3%
65Cleveland Street Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary75.3%25522.9%
66Union Avenue Middle SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictMiddle79.9%73523.1%
67Abington Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary89.4%84224.1%
68South Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88.0%86624.9%
69Belleville Middle SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictMiddle71.5%68525.6%
70Berkeley Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary68.2%45326.9%
71Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh12.6%70127.0%
72Whitney E. Houston AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary14.0%38527.1%
73Mt Vernon Place SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary76.1%90527.1%
74Belleville PS7BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary58.6%42528.7%
75Rosa Parks Community SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictMiddle84.1%59329.1%
76East Orange Community Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange Community Charter SchoolElementary84.8%41429.8%
77Roseville Community Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRoseville Community Charter SchoolElementary90.5%28530.0%
78Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh68.2%61130.2%
79University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh82.2%42630.5%
80Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary72.3%48830.6%
81Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and InnovationORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictMiddle65.7%39730.7%
82Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh86.1%60631.4%
83Wilson Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary85.7%1,00631.7%
84Shelia Y. Oliver AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary14.8%41331.9%
85Ridge Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary81.5%59331.9%
86Forest Street Community Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary70.1%38432.7%
87Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh79.5%41433.3%
88Lafayette Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary87.3%1,21334.0%
89Link Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJLink Community Charter SchoolElementary72.3%34335.4%
90Nelson Mandela Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary87.1%25635.6%
91Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. AcademyEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictElementary50.4%12936.5%
92Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh62.5%39536.5%
93Essex County West Caldwell TechWest Caldwell, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh66.0%35336.8%
94Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictHigh50.3%2,05536.9%
95Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School DistrictElementary58.1%36337.0%
96Watsessing Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary52.9%33338.6%
97Belleville PS5BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary64.9%36238.7%
98Belleville PS3BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary67.7%33438.8%
99West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsHigh44.0%2,10639.0%
100Ann Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary83.2%1,29439.0%
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