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

Across Passaic County, New Jersey, 129 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Newcomers High School leads the list at 0.0%, against a median of 32.9% 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
129
Passaic County, New Jersey
Best % Proficient
0.0%
Median % Proficient
32.9%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Newcomers High SchoolPaterson, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh49.1%1060.0%
2Eastside High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh58.3%2,0733.2%
3John F. Kennedy High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh60.2%1,8464.8%
4Senator Frank Lautenberg SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary70.2%6055.3%
5Passaic High School No. 12Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictHigh98.4%2,4845.5%
6School 21PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary64.5%6655.6%
7School 10PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary62.0%4746.2%
8Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary70.5%4916.8%
9Etta Gero School No. 9Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary98.9%3527.6%
10School 20PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary61.8%3437.7%
11Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary99.1%9037.8%
12Muhammad Ali School Number 23Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictMiddle99.3%4427.9%
13School 12PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary78.7%4748.1%
14School 26PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary58.0%4198.2%
15New Roberto ClementePATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictMiddle63.0%4738.4%
16Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing ArtsPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh59.7%2588.4%
17School 13PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary69.9%4998.5%
18Prospect Park School No. 1PROSPECT PARK, NJProspect Park Public School DistrictElementary30.2%62010.3%
19Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary99.5%75410.3%
20Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary100%36911.0%
21Sonia Sotomayor School #21Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary100%49911.0%
22Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational ComplexPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary66.1%51311.0%
23Brilla New Jersey Charter SchoolPATERSON, NJBrilla New Jersey Charter SchoolElementary81.5%36211.1%
24School 8PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary78.3%41111.8%
25Ellen Ochoa School Number 22Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictMiddle99.7%61312.0%
26Paterson STEAM High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh64.6%37913.4%
27School 15PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary75.0%57713.7%
28Passaic County-Manchester Regional High SchoolHALEDON, NJPassaic County Manchester Regional High School DistrictHigh62.8%80314.8%
29William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary99.6%80515.3%
30Edward W. KilpatrickPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary71.9%29515.5%
31School 3PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary95.2%16715.9%
32School 24PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary85.0%66816.4%
33School 16PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary70.6%81317.4%
34Mario Drago School No. 3Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary97.6%77618.7%
35School 25PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary88.2%52618.7%
36Roberto ClementePATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary85.0%25419.3%
37Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary99.8%59019.6%
38School 7PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary89.6%25021.0%
39Paterson P-TECH High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh54.4%19321.1%
40International High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh76.6%65021.1%
41School 18PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary68.4%60121.5%
42Thomas Jefferson School No. 1Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary98.1%42321.6%
43Alexander Hamilton AcademyPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary67.7%43921.8%
44Joseph A. Taub SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictMiddle67.9%97621.9%
45Prospect Park Middle SchoolProspect Park, NJProspect Park Public School DistrictMiddle51.7%14322.6%
46School 2PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary84.6%47323.7%
47School 27PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary80.8%64124.1%
48Dr. Hani Awadallah SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary84.2%57524.3%
49School #11CLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary76.3%37624.7%
50Clifton High SchoolCLIFTON, NJClifton Public School DistrictHigh66.9%3,15025.0%
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