Essex County schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 38 schools in Essex County, New Jersey with reported Mathematics scores. New Jersey state average: 41.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Science Park High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 80.6% | +39.0pp |
| 2 | Millburn High School MILLBURN · Millburn Township School District | High | 79.6% | +38.0pp |
| 3 | Glen Ridge High School GLEN RIDGE · Glen Ridge Public School District | High | 79.0% | +37.4pp |
| 4 | Livingston High School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | High | 69.7% | +28.1pp |
| 5 | STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges South Orange · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | High | 62.9% | +21.3pp |
| 6 | Technology High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 60.6% | +19.0pp |
| 7 | West Essex High School NORTH CALDWELL · West Essex Regional School District | High | 57.7% | +16.1pp |
| 8 | James Caldwell High School WEST CALDWELL · Caldwell-West School District | High | 54.9% | +13.3pp |
| 9 | Cedar Grove High School Cedar Grove · Cedar Grove Township School District | High | 47.4% | +5.8pp |
| 10 | Verona High School VERONA · Verona Public School District | High | 44.2% | +2.6pp |
| 11 | Montclair High School MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | High | 39.4% | -2.2pp |
| 12 | Nutley High School NUTLEY · Nutley Public School District | High | 39.0% | -2.6pp |
| 13 | Columbia High School MAPLEWOOD · South Orange-Maplewood School District | High | 38.8% | -2.8pp |
| 14 | Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology NEWARK · Essex County Schools of Technology | High | 37.2% | -4.4pp |
| 15 | Bard Early College High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 35.9% | -5.7pp |
| 16 | Bloomfield High School Bloomfield · Bloomfield Township School District | High | 34.2% | -7.4pp |
| 17 | West Orange High School WEST ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | High | 33.4% | -8.2pp |
| 18 | Essex County West Caldwell Tech West Caldwell · Essex County Schools of Technology | High | 29.4% | -12.2pp |
| 19 | East Orange STEM Academy High School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | High | 26.9% | -14.7pp |
| 20 | Essex County Newark Tech Newark · Essex County Schools of Technology | High | 26.0% | -15.6pp |
| 21 | University High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 23.4% | -18.2pp |
| 22 | Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 20.8% | -20.8pp |
| 23 | Arts High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 15.0% | -26.6pp |
| 24 | Orange High School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | High | 15.0% | -26.6pp |
| 25 | Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | High | 10.0% | -31.6pp |
| 26 | East Side High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 9.6% | -32.0pp |
| 27 | Belleville High School BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | High | 8.0% | -33.6pp |
| 28 | Newark School of Fashion & Design Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 5.9% | -35.7pp |
| 29 | Newark Vocational High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 5.6% | -36.0pp |
| 30 | Irvington High School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | High | 5.3% | -36.3pp |
| 31 | American History High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 4.7% | -36.9pp |
| 32 | Newark School of Global Studies Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 4.2% | -37.4pp |
| 33 | Malcolm X Shabazz High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 3.4% | -38.2pp |
| 34 | Central High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 3.3% | -38.3pp |
| 35 | East Orange Campus High School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | High | 3.3% | -38.3pp |
| 36 | West Side High School Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 2.9% | -38.7pp |
| 37 | Barringer High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 2.1% | -39.5pp |
| 38 | Weequahic High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 0.9% | -40.7pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NJSLA % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations threshold on the latest available NJSLA Mathematics test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Essex County, New Jersey with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the New Jersey statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full New Jersey ranking.