Essex County schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 29 schools in Essex County, New Jersey with reported Mathematics scores. New Jersey state average: 41.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington School Millburn · Millburn Township School District | Middle | 87.4% | +45.8pp |
| 2 | Millburn Middle School MILLBURN · Millburn Township School District | Middle | 84.0% | +42.4pp |
| 3 | Heritage Middle School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Middle | 79.3% | +37.7pp |
| 4 | Mount Pleasant Middle School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Middle | 77.3% | +35.7pp |
| 5 | Gould/Mountain Elementary School N CALDWELL · North Caldwell School District | Middle | 76.8% | +35.2pp |
| 6 | Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School VERONA · Verona Public School District | Middle | 65.1% | +23.5pp |
| 7 | Memorial Middle School Cedar Grove · Cedar Grove Township School District | Middle | 59.4% | +17.8pp |
| 8 | Buzz Aldrin Middle School UPPER MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Middle | 58.7% | +17.1pp |
| 9 | West Essex Middle School NORTH CALDWELL · West Essex Regional School District | Middle | 58.7% | +17.1pp |
| 10 | Grover Cleveland Middle School CALDWELL · Caldwell-West School District | Middle | 57.4% | +15.8pp |
| 11 | South Orange Middle School S ORANGE · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Middle | 55.5% | +13.9pp |
| 12 | Maplewood Middle School MAPLEWOOD · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Middle | 55.0% | +13.4pp |
| 13 | Glenfield Middle School MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Middle | 54.8% | +13.2pp |
| 14 | Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Middle | 53.1% | +11.5pp |
| 15 | John H. Walker Middle School NUTLEY · Nutley Public School District | Middle | 52.6% | +11.0pp |
| 16 | Edison Middle School W ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | Middle | 48.4% | +6.8pp |
| 17 | Roosevelt Middle School W ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | Middle | 43.8% | +2.2pp |
| 18 | Liberty Middle School WEST ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | Middle | 42.6% | +1.0pp |
| 19 | Discovery Charter School NEWARK · Discovery Charter School | Middle | 36.4% | -5.2pp |
| 20 | Pride Academy Charter School EAST ORANGE · Pride Academy Charter School District | Middle | 33.8% | -7.8pp |
| 21 | Bloomfield Middle School Bloomfield · Bloomfield Township School District | Middle | 30.8% | -10.8pp |
| 22 | Rosa Parks Community School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Middle | 30.0% | -11.6pp |
| 23 | Belleville Middle School BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | Middle | 18.2% | -23.4pp |
| 24 | Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Middle | 12.3% | -29.3pp |
| 25 | Union Avenue Middle School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Middle | 11.1% | -30.5pp |
| 26 | University Middle School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Middle | 7.6% | -34.0pp |
| 27 | Patrick F. Healy Middle School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Middle | 7.0% | -34.6pp |
| 28 | John L. Costley Middle School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Middle | 6.8% | -34.8pp |
| 29 | Sojourner Truth Middle School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Middle | 4.4% | -37.2pp |
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.