New Jersey schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 2,173 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academy For Allied Health Sciences SCOTCH PLAINS · Union County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 100.0% | +46.9pp |
| 2 | Academy For Information Technology SCOTCH PLAINS · Union County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 100.0% | +46.9pp |
| 3 | Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering ROCKAWAY · Morris County Vocational School District | High | 100.0% | +46.9pp |
| 4 | Biotechnology High School FREEHOLD · Monmouth County Vocational School District | High | 100.0% | +46.9pp |
| 5 | High Technology High School LINCROFT · Monmouth County Vocational School District | High | 100.0% | +46.9pp |
| 6 | Infinity Institute Jersey City · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 100.0% | +46.9pp |
| 7 | Union County Magnet High School SCOTCH PLAINS · Union County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 100.0% | +46.9pp |
| 8 | Dr Ronald McNair High School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 99.4% | +46.3pp |
| 9 | Bergen County Academies Hackensack · Bergen County Vocational Technical School District | High | 99.3% | +46.2pp |
| 10 | Union County Tech SCOTCH PLAINS · Union County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 98.3% | +45.2pp |
| 11 | Jose Marti STEM Academy UNION CITY · Union City School District | High | 97.7% | +44.6pp |
| 12 | School 28 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 97.7% | +44.6pp |
| 13 | Communications High School WALL · Monmouth County Vocational School District | High | 97.6% | +44.5pp |
| 14 | Mendham Township Middle School BROOKSIDE · Mendham Township School District | Middle | 97.2% | +44.1pp |
| 15 | Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro Teterboro · Bergen County Vocational Technical School District | High | 96.5% | +43.4pp |
| 16 | Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 96.4% | +43.3pp |
| 17 | Sara M. Gilmore Academy Union City · Union City School District | Elementary | 96.3% | +43.2pp |
| 18 | Marine Academy of Science and Technology Highlands · Monmouth County Vocational School District | High | 95.8% | +42.7pp |
| 19 | Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | Elementary | 95.8% | +42.7pp |
| 20 | Science Park High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 95.5% | +42.4pp |
| 21 | Academy For Performing Arts SCOTCH PLAINS · Union County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 95.0% | +41.9pp |
| 22 | Hunterdon County Academies Annandale · Hunterdon County Vocational School District | High | 94.8% | +41.7pp |
| 23 | Markham Place School LITTLE SILVER · Little Silver Boro School District | Middle | 94.8% | +41.7pp |
| 24 | Princeton Charter School PRINCETON · Princeton Charter School | Elementary | 94.6% | +41.5pp |
| 25 | Glenwood School SHORT HILLS · Millburn Township School District | Elementary | 94.5% | +41.4pp |
| 26 | High Tech High School Secaucus · Hudson County Schools of Technology School District | High | 94.5% | +41.4pp |
| 27 | Cornelia F. Bradford School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 94.1% | +41.0pp |
| 28 | Academy I JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Middle | 93.4% | +40.3pp |
| 29 | Applied Technology High School Paramus · Bergen County Vocational Technical School District | High | 93.3% | +40.2pp |
| 30 | Meadowbrook HILLSDALE · Hillsdale School District | Elementary | 93.2% | +40.1pp |
| 31 | Bergen County Institute for Science and Technology Demarest · Bergen County Vocational Technical School District | High | 93.1% | +40.0pp |
| 32 | H W Mountz Elementary School Spring Lake · Spring Lake Borough | Elementary | 92.7% | +39.6pp |
| 33 | Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science NEPTUNE · Monmouth County Vocational School District | High | 92.7% | +39.6pp |
| 34 | Hoboken Dual Language Charter School HOBOKEN · Hoboken Dual Language Charter School | Elementary | 92.6% | +39.5pp |
| 35 | Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School Somerset · Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School | Combined | 92.2% | +39.1pp |
| 36 | Forrestdale School RUMSON · Rumson Borough School District | Middle | 91.9% | +38.8pp |
| 37 | Briarcliff Middle School Mountain Lakes · Mountain Lakes Public School District | Middle | 91.8% | +38.7pp |
| 38 | Gould/Mountain Elementary School N CALDWELL · North Caldwell School District | Middle | 91.5% | +38.4pp |
| 39 | Hilldale School PINE BROOK · Montville Township School District | Elementary | 91.4% | +38.3pp |
| 40 | Soaring Heights Charter School JERSEY CITY · Soaring Heights Charter School | Elementary | 91.4% | +38.3pp |
| 41 | Passaic County Technical Institute STEM Academy Wayne · Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District | High | 91.2% | +38.1pp |
| 42 | County Prep High School JERSEY CITY · Hudson County Schools of Technology School District | High | 91.0% | +37.9pp |
| 43 | Liberty High School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 90.9% | +37.8pp |
| 44 | Mountain View School MENDHAM · Mendham Borough School District | Middle | 90.9% | +37.8pp |
| 45 | Washington Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 90.8% | +37.7pp |
| 46 | Betsy Ross Elementary MAHWAH · Mahwah Township Public School District | Elementary | 90.7% | +37.6pp |
| 47 | STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges South Orange · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | High | 90.7% | +37.6pp |
| 48 | Hillside Innovation Academy Hillside · Hillside Public School District | Middle | 90.5% | +37.4pp |
| 49 | Explore Middle School JERSEY CITY · Hudson County Schools of Technology School District | Middle | 90.1% | +37.0pp |
| 50 | Hatikvah International Academy Charter School East Brunswick · Hatikvah International Academy Charter School | Elementary | 90.1% | +37.0pp |
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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). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in New Jersey, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.