Essex County schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 26 schools in Essex County, New Jersey with reported Science scores. New Jersey state average: 26.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington School Millburn · Millburn Township School District | Middle | 75.9% | +49.1pp |
| 2 | Gould/Mountain Elementary School N CALDWELL · North Caldwell School District | Middle | 67.4% | +40.6pp |
| 3 | Millburn Middle School MILLBURN · Millburn Township School District | Middle | 62.0% | +35.2pp |
| 4 | Heritage Middle School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Middle | 46.5% | +19.7pp |
| 5 | Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School VERONA · Verona Public School District | Middle | 40.1% | +13.3pp |
| 6 | South Orange Middle School S ORANGE · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Middle | 36.1% | +9.3pp |
| 7 | Memorial Middle School Cedar Grove · Cedar Grove Township School District | Middle | 33.4% | +6.6pp |
| 8 | Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Middle | 33.3% | +6.5pp |
| 9 | Maplewood Middle School MAPLEWOOD · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Middle | 31.5% | +4.7pp |
| 10 | Glenfield Middle School MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Middle | 30.2% | +3.4pp |
| 11 | West Essex Middle School NORTH CALDWELL · West Essex Regional School District | Middle | 29.4% | +2.6pp |
| 12 | Grover Cleveland Middle School CALDWELL · Caldwell-West School District | Middle | 27.7% | +0.9pp |
| 13 | Roosevelt Middle School W ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | Middle | 27.1% | +0.3pp |
| 14 | Discovery Charter School NEWARK · Discovery Charter School | Middle | 26.2% | -0.6pp |
| 15 | John H. Walker Middle School NUTLEY · Nutley Public School District | Middle | 25.0% | -1.8pp |
| 16 | Buzz Aldrin Middle School UPPER MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Middle | 24.0% | -2.8pp |
| 17 | Rosa Parks Community School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Middle | 17.8% | -9.0pp |
| 18 | Liberty Middle School WEST ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | Middle | 16.9% | -9.9pp |
| 19 | Bloomfield Middle School Bloomfield · Bloomfield Township School District | Middle | 15.7% | -11.1pp |
| 20 | Pride Academy Charter School EAST ORANGE · Pride Academy Charter School District | Middle | 12.7% | -14.1pp |
| 21 | Belleville Middle School BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | Middle | 9.9% | -16.9pp |
| 22 | Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Middle | 4.9% | -21.9pp |
| 23 | Union Avenue Middle School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Middle | 3.3% | -23.5pp |
| 24 | Patrick F. Healy Middle School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Middle | 1.3% | -25.5pp |
| 25 | University Middle School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Middle | 1.3% | -25.5pp |
| 26 | John L. Costley Middle School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Middle | 0.9% | -25.9pp |
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 Science 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.