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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in New Jersey · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in New Jersey. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
101Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School DistrictHigh62.5%1,91311.2%
102Lincoln High SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsHigh75.6%76711.4%
103Livingston Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary93.3%34211.4%
104Rafael Hernandez SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary82.9%71311.5%
105West Avenue SchoolBRIDGETON, NJBridgeton City School DistrictElementary93.2%52811.5%
106Riverside High SchoolRIVERSIDE, NJRiverside Township School DistrictHigh58.4%46411.7%
107School 8PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary78.3%41111.8%
108Dr. E. Alma Flagg SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary94.2%57011.8%
109Dr Martin Luther King Jr School ComplexAtlantic City, NJAtlantic City School DistrictElementary91.0%54411.8%
110Forest Hill SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School DistrictElementary63.7%33911.9%
111Penns Grove High SchoolCARNEYS POINT, NJPenns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School DistrictHigh69.5%63211.9%
112Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School DistrictHigh57.0%17912.0%
113Silver Run Elementary SchoolMILLVILLE, NJMillville School DistrictElementary87.2%46012.0%
114Ellen Ochoa School Number 22Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictMiddle99.7%61312.0%
115Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary77.7%48512.0%
116James A Cotten Intermediate SchoolWillingboro, NJWillingboro Public School DistrictMiddle73.4%54212.0%
117Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary79.3%42012.1%
118Midtown Community Elementary SchoolNEPTUNE, NJNeptune Township School DistrictElementary90.2%43712.2%
119Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety AcademyElizabeth, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsHigh81.4%1,27212.2%
120Gregory Elementary SchoolLONG BRANCH, NJLONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL DistrictElementary84.8%57312.4%
121Egg Harbor City Community SchoolEGG HARBOR CITY, NJEgg Harbor City School DistrictMiddle79.3%26612.4%
122John E. Dwyer Technology AcademyElizabeth, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsHigh82.0%1,34812.6%
123East Ward Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary88.8%85412.6%
124Chaplain Charles Watters SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary83.8%58612.7%
125Benjamin Franklin School No. 13ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary88.0%39212.8%
126Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh83.6%37712.8%
127Carroll Robbins Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary85.2%45912.8%
128Gloria M Sabater Elementary SchoolVINELAND, NJVineland Public School DistrictElementary83.2%67812.9%
129East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh77.2%2,04612.9%
130Lindenwold High SchoolLindenwold, NJLindenwold Public School DistrictHigh82.3%80213.0%
131Creative Arts High SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School DistrictHigh46.9%20913.0%
132Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle SchoolVINELAND, NJVineland Public School DistrictMiddle75.4%69513.1%
133Academy Charter High SchoolLAKE COMO, NJAcademy Charter High SchoolHigh86.1%16613.2%
134President Barack Obama Elementary SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary84.0%42513.3%
135Penns Grove Middle SchoolPENNS GROVE, NJPenns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School DistrictMiddle75.4%45213.3%
136Millville Public Charter SchoolMillville, NJMillville Public Charter School DistrictElementary15.0%32713.4%
137Paterson STEAM High SchoolPATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictHigh64.6%37913.4%
138Paul W CarletonPENNS GROVE, NJPenns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School DistrictElementary74.5%32213.4%
139Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter SchoolEwing, NJTrenton STEM-to-Civics Charter SchoolHigh24.6%56213.4%
140Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical AcademyElizabeth, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsHigh86.9%84213.5%
141Loudenslager Elementary SchoolPAULSBORO, NJPaulsboro School DistrictElementary81.2%33013.5%
142Benjamin C Gregory Elementary SchoolTRENTON, NJTrenton Public School DistrictElementary91.0%31113.5%
143Hawkins Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary89.4%66013.5%
144Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary76.9%32113.5%
145School 15PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary75.0%57713.7%
146Salem High SchoolSALEM, NJSalem City School DistrictHigh63.1%39313.8%
147Lindenwold School FourLINDENWOLD, NJLindenwold Public School DistrictElementary88.9%65713.8%
148Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary75.8%50814.0%
149Chartertech High School for the Performing ArtsSOMERS POINT, NJChartertech High School for the Performing ArtsHigh74.7%25314.0%
150Abraham Clark High SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School DistrictHigh75.4%92614.1%
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