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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Essex County, New Jersey · page 3

Ranks 101–150 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
101Carteret Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary72.6%38339.1%
102First Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary85.9%1,08439.1%
103East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School DistrictHigh19.0%64639.5%
104Oliver Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary83.0%1,03439.6%
105Bloomfield Middle SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictMiddle50.1%94439.7%
106Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary82.7%74739.7%
107Maria Varisco Rogers Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJMaria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter SchoolElementary88.5%57239.9%
108Washington Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary74.6%41440.4%
109Pride Academy Charter SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJPride Academy Charter School DistrictMiddle78.3%30040.6%
110Newark Educators Community Charter SchoolNewark, NJNewark Educators Community Charter SchoolElementary81.0%14240.7%
111Philip's Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJPhillip's Academy Charter SchoolElementary71.2%73040.9%
112Cedar Grove High SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictHigh6.4%42142.2%
113Fairview Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary50.1%49942.2%
114Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh73.4%1,23043.0%
115Sir Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary73.3%22543.1%
116Liberty Middle SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsMiddle46.2%55944.5%
117Nutley High SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictHigh15.4%1,22245.8%
118Roosevelt Middle SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsMiddle43.8%45746.2%
119Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary22.7%42346.9%
120Kelly Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary43.0%45147.8%
121Lincoln SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary26.7%44648.1%
122Maplewood Middle SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictMiddle18.6%76248.2%
123Hazel Avenue Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsElementary58.7%33448.4%
124Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictHigh17.9%1,92549.4%
125Demarest Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary34.4%48249.7%
126Belleville PS9BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary76.8%13850.8%
127Franklin Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School DistrictElementary47.7%35251.0%
128Robert Treat Academy Charter SchoolNEWARK, NJRobert Treat Academy Charter SchoolElementary79.1%70251.5%
129Buzz Aldrin Middle SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictMiddle17.2%61852.0%
130Jefferson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary17.9%24652.2%
131Belleville PS10BELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School DistrictElementary61.6%16452.3%
132Northeast Elementary SchoolUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictElementary19.2%39152.3%
133South Orange Middle SchoolS ORANGE, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictMiddle11.6%75252.4%
134Washington Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary7.6%40953.4%
135Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictHigh18.2%1,98554.0%
136Verona High SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictHigh0.5%59354.5%
137Memorial Middle SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School DistrictMiddle9.4%46854.9%
138Winston S. Churchill SchoolFAIRFIELD, NJFairfield Public School DistrictElementary2.7%40155.0%
139Edison Middle SchoolW ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public SchoolsMiddle42.6%47755.3%
140Frederic N. Brown Elementary SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictElementary1.2%24755.7%
141West Essex High SchoolNORTH CALDWELL, NJWest Essex Regional School DistrictHigh3.3%1,06155.8%
142John H. Walker Middle SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictMiddle17.9%63756.3%
143Glenfield Middle SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictMiddle19.9%51256.4%
144James Caldwell High SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictHigh11.5%74956.4%
145Wilson Elementary SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictElementary9.3%21456.9%
146Renaissance Middle School at the Rand BuildingMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School DistrictMiddle15.3%20357.2%
147Radcliffe SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School DistrictElementary13.5%34257.6%
148Grover Cleveland Middle SchoolCALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School DistrictMiddle12.6%61057.7%
149Clinton Elementary SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School DistrictElementary22.9%54257.8%
150Henry B. Whitehorne Middle SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School DistrictMiddle1.9%70258.1%
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