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

Across Hudson County, New Jersey, 118 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Polk Street School leads the list at 3.7%, against a median of 35.3% 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

118

Hudson County, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

3.7%

Median % Proficient

35.3%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Polk Street School	North Bergen, NJ	North Bergen School District	Elementary	91.5%	213	3.7%
2	Ezra L. Nolan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	84.0%	250	6.0%
3	Whitney M. Young Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	86.7%	623	6.5%
4	Ollie Culbreth Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	85.4%	335	9.0%
5	Martin Center for the Arts	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	84.4%	359	10.1%
6	Henry Snyder High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	78.1%	729	11.0%
7	Lincoln High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	75.6%	767	11.4%
8	Chaplain Charles Watters School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	83.8%	586	12.7%
9	President Barack Obama Elementary School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	84.0%	425	13.3%
10	William L Dickinson High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	76.6%	1,786	14.6%
11	East Newark Elementary School	E NEWARK, NJ	East Newark School District	Elementary	88.1%	176	15.0%
12	Alexander D. Sullivan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	81.3%	638	15.3%
13	Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	74.4%	320	17.0%
14	University Academy Charter High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	University Academy Charter High School	High	80.2%	429	17.9%
15	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Elementary	77.3%	383	18.9%
16	North Bergen High School	N BERGEN, NJ	North Bergen School District	High	66.1%	2,328	18.9%
17	James J Ferris High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	72.1%	1,364	20.1%
18	Washington Elementary School	KEARNY, NJ	Kearny	Elementary	83.5%	557	23.9%
19	Gladys Nunery School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	84.5%	251	24.8%
20	Harrison High School	HARRISON, NJ	Harrison Public Schools	High	90.1%	795	25.0%
21	Franklin L. Williams School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	81.9%	906	25.5%
22	Memorial High School	WEST NEW YORK, NJ	West New York School District	High	84.4%	2,345	25.5%
23	Garfield Elementary School	KEARNY, NJ	Kearny	Elementary	75.5%	428	26.1%
24	McKinley Elementary School	NORTH BERGEN, NJ	North Bergen School District	Elementary	69.9%	296	26.5%
25	Kearny High School	KEARNY, NJ	Kearny	High	70.4%	1,825	27.4%
26	Lincoln Middle School	KEARNY, NJ	Kearny	Middle	72.5%	763	28.2%
27	Mahatma K. Gandhi School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	78.4%	821	28.2%
28	Franklin Elementary School	N BERGEN, NJ	North Bergen School District	Elementary	76.8%	509	28.3%
29	Jersey City Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Community Charter School	Elementary	82.5%	561	28.5%
30	Julia A. Barnes School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	70.7%	433	28.6%
31	Lincoln Elementary School	HARRISON, NJ	Harrison Public Schools	Elementary	83.0%	306	28.6%
32	Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	79.0%	613	29.1%
33	Union City High School	Union City, NJ	Union City School District	High	73.2%	3,147	29.4%
34	Horace Mann Elementary School	NORTH BERGEN, NJ	North Bergen School District	Elementary	72.1%	978	29.5%
35	John F Kennedy Elementary School	N BERGEN, NJ	North Bergen School District	Elementary	77.1%	576	29.5%
36	The Ethical Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	Elementary	54.1%	357	30.1%
37	Weehawken High School	WEEHAWKEN, NJ	Weehawken Public School District	High	52.8%	604	30.6%
38	Franklin Elementary School	KEARNY, NJ	Kearny	Elementary	73.4%	950	30.7%
39	Public School Number One	WEST NEW YORK, NJ	West New York School District	Elementary	92.1%	758	30.9%
40	Innovation High School	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	69.8%	301	31.0%
41	Anna L. Klein	GUTTENBERG, NJ	Guttenberg School District	Elementary	82.8%	977	31.4%
42	Public School Number Five	WEST NEW YORK, NJ	West New York School District	Elementary	94.2%	570	31.9%
43	Joseph H. Brensinger School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	86.0%	926	32.3%
44	Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	77.1%	607	32.5%
45	George Washington Elementary School	UNION CITY, NJ	Union City School District	Elementary	82.0%	776	32.6%
46	West New York Middle School	WEST NEW YORK, NJ	West New York School District	Middle	91.4%	1,087	32.7%
47	Washington Middle School	HARRISON, NJ	Harrison Public Schools	Middle	85.0%	466	33.0%
48	Bayonne High School	BAYONNE, NJ	Bayonne School District	High	67.8%	2,830	33.3%
49	Harry L Bain	WEST NEW YORK, NJ	West New York School District	Elementary	86.0%	599	33.6%
50	James F. Murray School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	77.4%	642	33.7%

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