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

148 public schools in Union County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Plainfield High School leads the list at 9.5%, against a median of 34.1% 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

148

Union County, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

9.5%

Median % Proficient

34.1%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Plainfield High School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	High	75.4%	2,077	9.5%
2	Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	85.9%	816	10.7%
3	Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	81.4%	1,272	12.2%
4	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	82.0%	1,348	12.6%
5	Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	88.0%	392	12.8%
6	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	86.9%	842	13.5%
7	Abraham Clark High School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	High	75.4%	926	14.1%
8	The Barack Obama Green Charter School	Plainfield, NJ	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	High	78.2%	358	14.2%
9	Washington Community School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	87.6%	557	14.4%
10	Evergreen Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	75.1%	398	14.6%
11	Leonard V Moore Middle School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	Middle	74.6%	485	15.1%
12	Winfield Scott School No. 2	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	82.4%	630	16.0%
13	Charles H. Stillman Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	87.4%	317	16.2%
14	Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	84.1%	667	16.3%
15	Hillside High School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	High	66.5%	911	16.7%
16	Maxson Middle School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Middle	76.7%	721	16.8%
17	Rahway High School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	High	63.2%	1,286	17.3%
18	Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	92.2%	856	17.5%
19	Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	87.3%	1,001	17.6%
20	Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	Middle	73.1%	323	17.8%
21	Clinton Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	83.9%	386	18.7%
22	Jefferson Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	82.5%	383	19.2%
23	Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	83.2%	423	19.6%
24	Number 2	LINDEN, NJ	Linden Public School District	Elementary	78.7%	602	19.6%
25	Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	84.0%	767	19.7%
26	Hubbard Middle School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Middle	86.4%	737	19.7%
27	Grace Wilday Junior High School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	Middle	73.4%	482	20.9%
28	Cedarbrook Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	69.2%	671	21.0%
29	Linden High School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	High	67.5%	1,934	21.0%
30	Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	89.7%	765	21.6%
31	Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	90.0%	878	21.8%
32	Joseph E. Soehl Middle School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	Middle	75.2%	710	22.1%
33	Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	90.5%	591	22.2%
34	John Marshal School No. 20	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	87.6%	452	22.4%
35	Myles J. McManus MIddle School	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	Middle	67.5%	711	23.7%
36	George Washington Academy School No. 1	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	87.6%	595	23.8%
37	Roosevelt Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	Elementary	59.0%	608	24.1%
38	Christopher Columbus School No. 15	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	86.3%	672	24.4%
39	J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	81.0%	415	24.5%
40	Madison Monroe School No. 16	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	78.9%	644	24.6%
41	Number 8	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	Elementary	68.3%	334	24.9%
42	Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	Middle	62.3%	701	24.9%
43	Number 1	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	Elementary	75.6%	454	25.2%
44	Abraham Lincoln School No. 14	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	84.5%	793	25.4%
45	Washington Elementary School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	Elementary	75.1%	397	25.6%
46	Union High School	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	High	51.2%	2,410	25.8%
47	Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	80.5%	1,144	25.9%
48	Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	High	77.3%	357	26.0%
49	Deanna G. Taylor Academy	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	Elementary	72.8%	202	26.7%
50	Franklin Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	Elementary	63.6%	453	27.3%

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