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

433 public middle schools in New Jersey appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School leads the list at 2.7%, against a median of 45.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

433

New Jersey

Best % Proficient

2.7%

Median % Proficient

45.0%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	78.4%	329	2.7%
2	Battle Monument Intermediate School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	87.8%	499	3.4%
3	Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	82.2%	546	4.9%
4	Morgan Village Middle School	Camden, NJ	Camden City School District	Middle	69.0%	203	5.0%
5	Grant Intermediate School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	87.2%	610	5.4%
6	Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	78.0%	668	5.7%
7	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School	ASBURY PARK, NJ	Asbury Park School District	Middle	77.4%	195	6.0%
8	Ezra L. Nolan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	84.0%	250	6.0%
9	Arthur J. Holland Middle School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	82.7%	474	6.5%
10	Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	75.8%	650	6.6%
11	Grace A Dunn Middle School	TRENTON, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	77.1%	703	7.0%
12	John L. Costley Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	Middle	9.9%	334	7.6%
13	Paulsboro Junior High School	Paulsboro, NJ	Paulsboro School District	Middle	81.9%	155	7.8%
14	Muhammad Ali School Number 23	Passaic, NJ	Passaic City School District	Middle	99.3%	442	7.9%
15	Patrick F. Healy Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	Middle	14.0%	322	8.3%
16	New Roberto Clemente	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	Middle	63.0%	473	8.4%
17	Clara Parker Intermediate School	Trenton, NJ	Trenton Public School District	Middle	88.2%	583	9.2%
18	Sojourner Truth Middle School	EAST ORANGE, NJ	East Orange School District	Middle	27.3%	264	9.3%
19	Salem Middle School	SALEM, NJ	Salem City School District	Middle	80.1%	472	9.3%
20	Wildwood Middle School	WILDWOOD, NJ	Wildwood City School District	Middle	87.9%	157	9.4%
21	Lindenwold Middle School	LINDENWOLD, NJ	Lindenwold Public School District	Middle	86.3%	896	10.4%
22	Ellen Ochoa School Number 22	Passaic, NJ	Passaic City School District	Middle	99.7%	613	12.0%
23	James A Cotten Intermediate School	Willingboro, NJ	Willingboro Public School District	Middle	73.4%	542	12.0%
24	Egg Harbor City Community School	EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ	Egg Harbor City School District	Middle	79.3%	266	12.4%
25	Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School	VINELAND, NJ	Vineland Public School District	Middle	75.4%	695	13.1%
26	Penns Grove Middle School	PENNS GROVE, NJ	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	Middle	75.4%	452	13.3%
27	University Middle School	IRVINGTON, NJ	Irvington Public School District	Middle	76.8%	719	14.4%
28	Veterans Memorial Middle	VINELAND, NJ	Vineland Public School District	Middle	72.0%	603	14.6%
29	Leonard V Moore Middle School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	Middle	74.6%	485	15.1%
30	Pleasantville Middle School	PLEASANTVILLE, NJ	Pleasantville Public School District	Middle	82.6%	847	16.0%
31	New Brunswick Middle School	NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ	New Brunswick School District	Middle	94.8%	829	16.3%
32	Riverside Middle School	RIVERSIDE, NJ	Riverside Township School District	Middle	68.0%	316	16.4%
33	Maxson Middle School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Middle	76.7%	721	16.8%
34	Willingboro Memorial Middle School	WILLINGBORO, NJ	Willingboro Public School District	Middle	70.4%	550	16.8%
35	Walnut Street School	DELANCO, NJ	Delanco Township School District	Middle	40.6%	128	17.2%
36	Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School	HILLSIDE, NJ	Hillside Public School District	Middle	73.1%	323	17.8%
37	Lakeside Middle School	MILLVILLE, NJ	Millville School District	Middle	79.2%	929	18.1%
38	Alexander Batcho Intermediate School	Manville, NJ	Manville School District	Middle	66.5%	510	18.1%
39	Somerset School	North Plainfield, NJ	North Plainfield School District	Middle	82.1%	485	18.5%
40	Joseph R. Bolger Middle School	KEANSBURG, NJ	Keansburg School District	Middle	76.4%	318	19.1%
41	Lincoln School	FAIRVIEW, NJ	Fairview Public School District	Middle	76.1%	635	19.6%
42	Hubbard Middle School	PLAINFIELD, NJ	Plainfield Public School District	Middle	86.4%	737	19.7%
43	Woodbridge Middle School	WOODBRIDGE, NJ	Woodbridge Township School District	Middle	56.7%	513	19.7%
44	William C. McGinnis Middle School	PERTH AMBOY, NJ	Perth Amboy Public School District	Middle	78.8%	984	20.5%
45	Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School	MAPLE SHADE, NJ	Maple Shade School District	Middle	56.9%	355	20.6%
46	Grace Wilday Junior High School	ROSELLE, NJ	Roselle Public School District	Middle	73.4%	482	20.9%
47	Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School	Pemberton, NJ	Pemberton Township School District	Middle	49.2%	309	21.4%
48	North Plainfield Middle School	North Plainfield, NJ	North Plainfield School District	Middle	78.6%	538	21.7%
49	Smalley Elementary School	Bound Brook, NJ	Bound Brook School District	Middle	81.6%	424	21.9%
50	Joseph A. Taub School	PATERSON, NJ	Paterson Public School District	Middle	67.9%	976	21.9%

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