Monmouth County schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 35 schools in Monmouth County, New Jersey with reported English Language Arts scores. New Jersey state average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markham Place School LITTLE SILVER · Little Silver Boro School District | Middle | 94.8% | +41.7pp |
| 2 | Forrestdale School RUMSON · Rumson Borough School District | Middle | 91.9% | +38.8pp |
| 3 | Cedar Drive Middle School COLTS NECK · Colts Neck Township School District | Middle | 88.3% | +35.2pp |
| 4 | William R. Satz School HOLMDEL · Holmdel Township School District | Middle | 84.3% | +31.2pp |
| 5 | Knollwood School FAIR HAVEN · Fair Haven School District | Middle | 83.7% | +30.6pp |
| 6 | Maple Place Middle School OCEANPORT · Oceanport School District | Middle | 81.2% | +28.1pp |
| 7 | Indian Hill School HOLMDEL · Holmdel Township School District | Middle | 81.0% | +27.9pp |
| 8 | Pine Brook School Manalapan · Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District | Middle | 80.3% | +27.2pp |
| 9 | Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Manalapan · Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District | Middle | 78.8% | +25.7pp |
| 10 | Thompson Middle School MIDDLETOWN · Middletown Township Public School District | Middle | 78.2% | +25.1pp |
| 11 | Marlboro Memorial Middle School MORGANVILLE · Marlboro Township School District | Middle | 75.2% | +22.1pp |
| 12 | Wall Intermediate School WALL · Wall Township Public School District | Middle | 74.5% | +21.4pp |
| 13 | Beers Street School HAZLET · Hazlet Township Public School District | Middle | 72.7% | +19.6pp |
| 14 | Marlboro Middle School MARLBORO · Marlboro Township School District | Middle | 72.7% | +19.6pp |
| 15 | Bayshore Middle School LEONARDO · Middletown Township Public School District | Middle | 72.5% | +19.4pp |
| 16 | Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School CLIFFWOOD · Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District | Middle | 70.5% | +17.4pp |
| 17 | Tinton Falls Middle School TINTON FALLS · Tinton Falls School District | Middle | 70.3% | +17.2pp |
| 18 | Clifton T. Barkalow School FREEHOLD · Freehold Township School District | Middle | 69.9% | +16.8pp |
| 19 | Dwight D. Eisenhower School FREEHOLD · Freehold Township School District | Middle | 69.4% | +16.3pp |
| 20 | Stonebridge Middle School Allentown · Upper Freehold Regional School District | Middle | 68.9% | +15.8pp |
| 21 | Millstone Township Middle School Millstone Township · Millstone Township School District | Middle | 68.1% | +15.0pp |
| 22 | Howell Township Middle School North FARMINGDALE · Howell Township Public School District | Middle | 64.8% | +11.7pp |
| 23 | Frank Antonides School West Long Branch · West Long Branch School District | Middle | 64.7% | +11.6pp |
| 24 | Cove Road School HAZLET · Hazlet Township Public School District | Middle | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 25 | Howell Township Middle School South HOWELL · Howell Township Public School District | Middle | 60.5% | +7.4pp |
| 26 | Thorne Middle School PORT MONMOUTH · Middletown Township Public School District | Middle | 60.1% | +7.0pp |
| 27 | Township of Ocean Intermediate School OCEAN · Township of Ocean School District | Middle | 56.3% | +3.2pp |
| 28 | Memorial Middle School EATONTOWN · Eatontown Public School District | Middle | 55.9% | +2.8pp |
| 29 | Hazlet Middle School HAZLET · Hazlet Township Public School District | Middle | 53.6% | +0.5pp |
| 30 | Red Bank Middle School RED BANK · Red Bank Borough Public School District | Middle | 48.9% | -4.2pp |
| 31 | Freehold Intermediate School FREEHOLD · Freehold Borough School District | Middle | 39.8% | -13.3pp |
| 32 | Neptune Middle School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | Middle | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 33 | Long Branch Middle School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | Middle | 31.3% | -21.8pp |
| 34 | Joseph R. Bolger Middle School KEANSBURG · Keansburg School District | Middle | 27.5% | -25.6pp |
| 35 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School ASBURY PARK · Asbury Park School District | Middle | 12.6% | -40.5pp |
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 English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Monmouth 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.