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

Across New Jersey, 1,290 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School leads the list at 2.7%, against a median of 44.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,290
New Jersey
Best % Proficient
2.7%
Median % Proficient
44.6%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary SchoolTrenton, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary85.7%4682.7%
2Polk Street SchoolNorth Bergen, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary91.5%2133.7%
3Paul S. Robeson Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary81.8%3903.9%
4Darlene C. McKnight ElementaryTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary78.6%3504.5%
5Veterans Memorial Family SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School DistrictElementary47.3%4745.0%
6Patton J. Hill Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary87.2%5555.2%
7Senator Frank Lautenberg SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary70.2%6055.3%
8School 21PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary64.5%6655.6%
9School 10PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary62.0%4746.2%
10Cherry Street SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary96.7%5226.2%
11Whitney M. Young Jr. SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary86.7%6236.5%
12Henry B. Wilson Family SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School DistrictElementary66.8%3776.6%
13Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary70.5%4916.8%
14Buckshutem Road SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary92.0%6537.5%
15New York Avenue SchoolAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School DistrictElementary91.8%5507.6%
16Etta Gero School No. 9Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary98.9%3527.6%
17School 20PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary61.8%3437.7%
18Fairfield Township SchoolBRIDGETON, NJFairfield Township School DistrictElementary78.1%5267.8%
19Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolASBURY PARK, NJAsbury Park School DistrictElementary80.1%4437.8%
20Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary99.1%9037.8%
21William Harrison Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary88.5%2438.0%
22School 12PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary78.7%4748.1%
23Dr. Crosby Copeland Jr ElementaryTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary84.1%3538.1%
24School 26PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary58.0%4198.2%
25School 13PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary69.9%4998.5%
26Joseph Stokes Elementary SchoolTrenton, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary82.7%3478.5%
27Quarter Mile Lane SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary92.5%6938.8%
28Cadwalader Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary80.0%2008.8%
29Thomas H. Dudley Family SchoolCamden, NJCamden City School DistrictElementary49.2%5498.9%
30Bradley Elementary SchoolASBURY PARK, NJAsbury Park School DistrictElementary81.4%3458.9%
31Cooper's Poynt Family SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School DistrictElementary62.5%3819.0%
32Ollie Culbreth Jr. SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary85.4%3359.0%
33Charles L. Spragg SchoolEGG HARBOR CITY, NJEgg Harbor City School DistrictElementary71.6%2859.0%
34Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary68.7%8339.4%
35George Washington Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary80.1%3219.6%
36Quitman Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary84.4%7069.7%
37George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary63.6%7369.7%
38Martin Center for the ArtsJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary84.4%35910.1%
39Prospect Park School No. 1PROSPECT PARK, NJProspect Park Public School DistrictElementary30.2%62010.3%
40Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary99.5%75410.3%
41Uptown School ComplexAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School DistrictElementary90.3%51810.4%
42Yorkship Elementary SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School DistrictElementary56.8%31010.4%
43Camden Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary86.0%68510.4%
44Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School DistrictElementary44.5%51510.5%
45Charles and Anna Booker Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary85.9%81610.7%
46Broad Street SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary95.0%78410.8%
47Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary100%36911.0%
48Sonia Sotomayor School #21Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary100%49911.0%
49Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational ComplexPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary66.1%51311.0%
50Brilla New Jersey Charter SchoolPATERSON, NJBrilla New Jersey Charter SchoolElementary81.5%36211.1%
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