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

397 public high schools in New Jersey appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Newcomers High School leads the list at 0.0%, against a median of 37.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

397

New Jersey

Best % Proficient

0.0%

Median % Proficient

37.2%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Newcomers High School	Paterson, NJ	Paterson Public School District	High	49.1%	106	0.0%
2	Trenton Central High School - Main Campus	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	High	70.9%	2,097	2.0%
3	Barringer High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	59.7%	1,894	2.8%
4	Eastside High School	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	High	58.3%	2,073	3.2%
5	Camden High School	CAMDEN, NJ	Camden City School District	High	54.4%	425	3.7%
6	Eastside High School	CAMDEN, NJ	Camden City School District	High	37.3%	512	4.6%
7	John F. Kennedy High School	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	High	60.2%	1,846	4.8%
8	Passaic High School No. 12	Passaic, NJ	Passaic City School District	High	98.4%	2,484	5.5%
9	West Side High School	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	81.1%	541	5.6%
10	Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	82.6%	155	5.7%
11	Paulsboro High School	PAULSBORO, NJ	Paulsboro School District	High	65.6%	390	5.7%
12	Bridgeton High School	BRIDGETON, NJ	Bridgeton City School District	High	91.6%	1,641	6.2%
13	Central High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	74.5%	1,051	6.3%
14	Weequahic High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	70.4%	592	6.6%
15	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Perth Amboy, NJ	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	High	89.2%	259	6.7%
16	East Orange Campus High School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	High	8.5%	1,798	7.8%
17	Pleasantville High School	PLEASANTVILLE, NJ	Pleasantville Public School District	High	72.6%	997	8.2%
18	Camden Big Picture Learning Academy	CAMDEN, NJ	Camden City School District	High	49.3%	150	8.4%
19	Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	High	59.7%	258	8.4%
20	Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	High	64.7%	890	8.7%
21	Willingboro High School	WILLINGBORO, NJ	Willingboro Public School District	High	69.0%	845	9.1%
22	Malcolm X Shabazz High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	70.4%	531	9.3%
23	Plainfield High School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	High	75.4%	2,077	9.5%
24	Millville High School	MILLVILLE, NJ	Millville School District	High	72.0%	1,687	9.6%
25	Vineland Senior High School	VINELAND, NJ	Vineland Public School District	High	61.7%	2,736	9.9%
26	American History High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	78.5%	386	10.7%
27	Newark School of Fashion & Design	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	88.0%	275	10.9%
28	Henry Snyder High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	78.1%	729	11.0%
29	Irvington High School	IRVINGTON, NJ	Irvington Public School District	High	62.5%	1,913	11.2%
30	Lincoln High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	75.6%	767	11.4%
31	Riverside High School	RIVERSIDE, NJ	Riverside Township School District	High	58.4%	464	11.7%
32	Penns Grove High School	CARNEYS POINT, NJ	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	High	69.5%	632	11.9%
33	Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School	CAMDEN, NJ	Camden City School District	High	57.0%	179	12.0%
34	Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	81.4%	1,272	12.2%
35	John E. Dwyer Technology Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	82.0%	1,348	12.6%
36	Newark School of Global Studies	Newark, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	83.6%	377	12.8%
37	East Side High School	NEWARK, NJ	Newark Public School District	High	77.2%	2,046	12.9%
38	Lindenwold High School	Lindenwold, NJ	Lindenwold Public School District	High	82.3%	802	13.0%
39	Creative Arts High School	CAMDEN, NJ	Camden City School District	High	46.9%	209	13.0%
40	Academy Charter High School	LAKE COMO, NJ	Academy Charter High School	High	86.1%	166	13.2%
41	Paterson STEAM High School	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	High	64.6%	379	13.4%
42	Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School	Ewing, NJ	Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School	High	24.6%	562	13.4%
43	Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy	Elizabeth, NJ	Elizabeth Public Schools	High	86.9%	842	13.5%
44	Salem High School	SALEM, NJ	Salem City School District	High	63.1%	393	13.8%
45	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	SOMERS POINT, NJ	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	High	74.7%	253	14.0%
46	Abraham Clark High School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	High	75.4%	926	14.1%
47	The Barack Obama Green Charter School	Plainfield, NJ	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	High	78.2%	358	14.2%
48	Cumberland Regional High School	BRIDGETON, NJ	Cumberland Regional School District	High	37.0%	1,161	14.3%
49	William L Dickinson High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	76.6%	1,786	14.6%
50	Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School	HALEDON, NJ	Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District	High	62.8%	803	14.8%

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