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

Across Union County, New Jersey, 92 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School leads the list at 10.7%, against a median of 33.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Union County, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

10.7%

Median % Proficient

33.7%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	85.9%	816	10.7%
2	Benjamin Franklin School No. 13	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	88.0%	392	12.8%
3	Washington Community School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	87.6%	557	14.4%
4	Evergreen Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	75.1%	398	14.6%
5	Winfield Scott School No. 2	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	82.4%	630	16.0%
6	Charles H. Stillman Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	87.4%	317	16.2%
7	Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	84.1%	667	16.3%
8	Jerome Dunn Academy No 9	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	92.2%	856	17.5%
9	Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	87.3%	1,001	17.6%
10	Clinton Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	83.9%	386	18.7%
11	Jefferson Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	82.5%	383	19.2%
12	Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	83.2%	423	19.6%
13	Number 2	LINDEN, NJ	Linden Public School District	Elementary	78.7%	602	19.6%
14	Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	84.0%	767	19.7%
15	Cedarbrook Elementary School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	69.2%	671	21.0%
16	Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	89.7%	765	21.6%
17	Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	90.0%	878	21.8%
18	Sonia Sotomayor School No 25	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	90.5%	591	22.2%
19	John Marshal School No. 20	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	87.6%	452	22.4%
20	George Washington Academy School No. 1	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	87.6%	595	23.8%
21	Roosevelt Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	Elementary	59.0%	608	24.1%
22	Christopher Columbus School No. 15	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	86.3%	672	24.4%
23	Madison Monroe School No. 16	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	78.9%	644	24.6%
24	Number 8	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	Elementary	68.3%	334	24.9%
25	Number 1	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	Elementary	75.6%	454	25.2%
26	Abraham Lincoln School No. 14	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	84.5%	793	25.4%
27	Washington Elementary School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	Elementary	75.1%	397	25.6%
28	Deanna G. Taylor Academy	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	Elementary	72.8%	202	26.7%
29	Franklin Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	Elementary	63.6%	453	27.3%
30	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Plainfield, NJ	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Elementary	82.4%	621	27.4%
31	Number 6	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	Elementary	63.8%	320	27.6%
32	Number 4	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	Elementary	77.9%	447	27.6%
33	Woodrow Wilson School No. 19	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	87.7%	563	27.8%
34	Joseph Battin School No 4	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	85.2%	757	28.5%
35	Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	82.8%	934	28.6%
36	Number 5	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	Elementary	75.9%	319	28.7%
37	Dr. Charles C. Polk School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	Elementary	75.2%	315	28.9%
38	Grover Cleveland Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	Elementary	66.7%	453	29.0%
39	Emerson Community School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Elementary	72.7%	414	29.4%
40	iPrep Academy School No 8	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	90.2%	397	29.5%
41	Madison Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	Elementary	49.2%	384	31.1%
42	Number 10	Linden, NJ	Linden Public School District	Elementary	64.2%	299	31.4%
43	Franklin Elementary School	RAHWAY, NJ	Rahway Public School District	Elementary	72.2%	658	31.6%
44	Elmora School No. 12	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	81.3%	658	31.9%
45	Robert Gordon Elementary School	ROSELLE PARK, NJ	Roselle Park Public School District	Elementary	49.5%	325	33.0%
46	Robert Morris School No. 18	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	87.3%	471	33.7%
47	Battle Hill Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	Elementary	46.4%	414	33.7%
48	Hannah Caldwell Elementary	UNION, NJ	Township of Union School District	Elementary	39.8%	812	33.9%
49	Ola Edwards Community School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	Elementary	82.9%	391	34.3%
50	Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26	ELIZABETH, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	Elementary	83.0%	718	34.9%

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