New Jersey schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 1,314 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | School 28 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 97.7% | +44.6pp |
| 2 | Sara M. Gilmore Academy Union City · Union City School District | Elementary | 96.3% | +43.2pp |
| 3 | Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | Elementary | 95.8% | +42.7pp |
| 4 | Princeton Charter School PRINCETON · Princeton Charter School | Elementary | 94.6% | +41.5pp |
| 5 | Glenwood School SHORT HILLS · Millburn Township School District | Elementary | 94.5% | +41.4pp |
| 6 | Cornelia F. Bradford School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 94.1% | +41.0pp |
| 7 | Meadowbrook HILLSDALE · Hillsdale School District | Elementary | 93.2% | +40.1pp |
| 8 | H W Mountz Elementary School Spring Lake · Spring Lake Borough | Elementary | 92.7% | +39.6pp |
| 9 | Hoboken Dual Language Charter School HOBOKEN · Hoboken Dual Language Charter School | Elementary | 92.6% | +39.5pp |
| 10 | Hilldale School PINE BROOK · Montville Township School District | Elementary | 91.4% | +38.3pp |
| 11 | Soaring Heights Charter School JERSEY CITY · Soaring Heights Charter School | Elementary | 91.4% | +38.3pp |
| 12 | Washington Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 90.8% | +37.7pp |
| 13 | Betsy Ross Elementary MAHWAH · Mahwah Township Public School District | Elementary | 90.7% | +37.6pp |
| 14 | Hatikvah International Academy Charter School East Brunswick · Hatikvah International Academy Charter School | Elementary | 90.1% | +37.0pp |
| 15 | Central School HADDONFIELD · Haddonfield School District | Elementary | 89.9% | +36.8pp |
| 16 | Franklin Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 89.7% | +36.6pp |
| 17 | Alpine Elementary School ALPINE · Alpine Public School District | Elementary | 89.4% | +36.3pp |
| 18 | Salt Brook School NEW PROVIDENCE · New Providence School District | Elementary | 89.1% | +36.0pp |
| 19 | Somerville Elementary School RIDGEWOOD · Ridgewood Public School District | Elementary | 89.1% | +36.0pp |
| 20 | Milton Avenue School CHATHAM · School District of the Chathams | Elementary | 88.9% | +35.8pp |
| 21 | Essex Fells Elementary School ESSEX FELLS · Essex Fells School District | Elementary | 88.8% | +35.7pp |
| 22 | Mount Prospect Elementary School Basking Ridge · Bernards Township School District | Elementary | 88.4% | +35.3pp |
| 23 | Torey J. Sabatini School MADISON · Madison Public School District | Elementary | 88.2% | +35.1pp |
| 24 | Wilson Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 88.0% | +34.9pp |
| 25 | Bay Head Elementary BAY HEAD · Bay Head Borough School District | Elementary | 87.9% | +34.8pp |
| 26 | Hillside Elementary School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Elementary | 87.9% | +34.8pp |
| 27 | Zane North Elementary School COLLINGSWOOD · Collingswood Public School District | Elementary | 87.8% | +34.7pp |
| 28 | The Gray Charter School NEWARK · Gray Charter School | Elementary | 87.5% | +34.4pp |
| 29 | Sea Girt Elementary School Sea Girt · Sea Girt Borough School District | Elementary | 87.4% | +34.3pp |
| 30 | Calvin Coolidge Elementary School WYCKOFF · Wyckoff Township Public School District | Elementary | 87.3% | +34.2pp |
| 31 | Wildwood Elementary School Mountain Lakes · Mountain Lakes Public School District | Elementary | 87.1% | +34.0pp |
| 32 | Harrison Elementary School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Elementary | 86.7% | +33.6pp |
| 33 | Wandell School SADDLE RIVER · Saddle River School District | Elementary | 86.5% | +33.4pp |
| 34 | Alexander Hamilton School GLEN ROCK · Glen Rock Public School District | Elementary | 86.4% | +33.3pp |
| 35 | Point Road School LITTLE SILVER · Little Silver Boro School District | Elementary | 86.0% | +32.9pp |
| 36 | Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 85.9% | +32.8pp |
| 37 | Liberty Corner School Liberty Corner · Bernards Township School District | Elementary | 85.5% | +32.4pp |
| 38 | Avon Elementary School AVON · Avon Boro School District | Elementary | 85.3% | +32.2pp |
| 39 | Orchard Elementary School RIDGEWOOD · Ridgewood Public School District | Elementary | 85.3% | +32.2pp |
| 40 | Washington Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 85.3% | +32.2pp |
| 41 | Harding Township School NEW VERNON · Harding Township School District | Elementary | 85.1% | +32.0pp |
| 42 | Wyoming School MILLBURN · Millburn Township School District | Elementary | 85.1% | +32.0pp |
| 43 | Haworth Public School HAWORTH · Haworth Public School District | Elementary | 84.7% | +31.6pp |
| 44 | Ho-Ho-Kus Public School HO HO KUS · Ho-Ho-Kus School District | Elementary | 84.7% | +31.6pp |
| 45 | Luther Lee Emerson School DEMAREST · Demarest School District | Elementary | 84.7% | +31.6pp |
| 46 | J. Fithian Tatem School HADDONFIELD · Haddonfield School District | Elementary | 84.6% | +31.5pp |
| 47 | Walter Stillman School TENAFLY · Tenafly Public School District | Elementary | 84.5% | +31.4pp |
| 48 | Jessie F. George Elementary TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON · Westwood Regional School District | Elementary | 84.4% | +31.3pp |
| 49 | Collins Elementary School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Elementary | 84.1% | +31.0pp |
| 50 | Midland Elementary School PARAMUS · Paramus Public School District | Elementary | 84.1% | +31.0pp |
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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.