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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | School #5 CLIFFSIDE PARK · Cliffside Park School District | Elementary | 61.6% | +8.5pp |
| 452 | Frederic N. Brown Elementary School VERONA · Verona Public School District | Elementary | 61.5% | +8.4pp |
| 453 | Roosevelt Elementary School RIDGEFIELD PARK · Ridgefield Park Public School District | Elementary | 61.5% | +8.4pp |
| 454 | Anna C. Scott Elementary School Leonia · Leonia Public School District | Elementary | 61.4% | +8.3pp |
| 455 | Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School North Arlington · North Arlington School District | Elementary | 61.4% | +8.3pp |
| 456 | Glenview Avenue HADDON HEIGHTS · HADDON HEIGHTS School District | Elementary | 61.4% | +8.3pp |
| 457 | Roosevelt School #7 GARFIELD · Garfield Public School District | Elementary | 61.4% | +8.3pp |
| 458 | Dr. Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 61.3% | +8.2pp |
| 459 | Taunton Forge Elementary School MEDFORD · Medford Township School District | Elementary | 61.3% | +8.2pp |
| 460 | Memorial Elementary School LAURENCE HARBOR · Old Bridge Township School District | Elementary | 61.2% | +8.1pp |
| 461 | Rafael Cordero y Molina JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 61.2% | +8.1pp |
| 462 | Joseph J Catena School FREEHOLD · Freehold Township School District | Elementary | 61.1% | +8.0pp |
| 463 | Colin Powell Elementary School Union City · Union City School District | Elementary | 60.9% | +7.8pp |
| 464 | Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School Bernardsville · Somerset Hills Regional School District | Elementary | 60.9% | +7.8pp |
| 465 | Upper Township Elementary School MARMORA · Upper Township School District | Elementary | 60.8% | +7.7pp |
| 466 | Wilson Elementary School WEST CALDWELL · Caldwell-West School District | Elementary | 60.8% | +7.7pp |
| 467 | Constable Elementary School KENDALL PARK · South Brunswick School District | Elementary | 60.7% | +7.6pp |
| 468 | Indian Mills Elementary School SHAMONG · Shamong Township School District | Elementary | 60.7% | +7.6pp |
| 469 | Knollwood Elementary School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Elementary | 60.7% | +7.6pp |
| 470 | Millington Elementary School Millington · Long Hill Township School District | Elementary | 60.7% | +7.6pp |
| 471 | Deal Elementary School DEAL · Deal Boro School District | Elementary | 60.6% | +7.5pp |
| 472 | Frenchtown Elementary FRENCHTOWN · Frenchtown Borough School District | Elementary | 60.5% | +7.4pp |
| 473 | Indian Fields Elementary School DAYTON · South Brunswick School District | Elementary | 60.5% | +7.4pp |
| 474 | Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School OLD BRIDGE · Old Bridge Township School District | Elementary | 60.5% | +7.4pp |
| 475 | Claremont Avenue Elementary School COLONIA · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 60.4% | +7.3pp |
| 476 | Little Falls Township Public School # 3 LITTLE FALLS · Little Falls Township Public School District | Elementary | 60.4% | +7.3pp |
| 477 | Thomas Jefferson School MORRISTOWN · Morris School District | Elementary | 60.4% | +7.3pp |
| 478 | Apshawa Elementary School WEST MILFORD · West Milford Township Public School District | Elementary | 60.3% | +7.2pp |
| 479 | Carlstadt Public School CARLSTADT · Carlstadt Public School District | Elementary | 60.3% | +7.2pp |
| 480 | Link Community Charter School Newark · Link Community Charter School | Elementary | 60.3% | +7.2pp |
| 481 | MacAfee Road School Somerset · Franklin Township Public School District | Elementary | 60.3% | +7.2pp |
| 482 | Washington Elementary School BERGENFIELD · Bergenfield Borough School District | Elementary | 60.3% | +7.2pp |
| 483 | Mary Bray Elementary School MOUNT EPHRAIM · Mt. Ephraim School District | Elementary | 60.2% | +7.1pp |
| 484 | Swimming River School TINTON FALLS · Tinton Falls School District | Elementary | 60.2% | +7.1pp |
| 485 | Holland Township Elementary School MILFORD · Holland Township School District | Elementary | 60.1% | +7.0pp |
| 486 | Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School MAPLEWOOD · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Elementary | 60.1% | +7.0pp |
| 487 | Gantner Avenue School ELMWOOD PARK · Elmwood Park School District | Elementary | 60.0% | +6.9pp |
| 488 | Hilltop School LODI · Lodi School District | Elementary | 60.0% | +6.9pp |
| 489 | Thomas Paine Elementary School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Elementary | 60.0% | +6.9pp |
| 490 | West Cape May Elementary School West Cape May · West Cape May School District | Elementary | 60.0% | +6.9pp |
| 491 | Forest Avenue School VERONA · Verona Public School District | Elementary | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 492 | Wolf Hill School OCEANPORT · Oceanport School District | Elementary | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 493 | Woodbury Heights Elementary WOODBURY HTS · Woodbury Heights Public School District | Elementary | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 494 | Demarest Elementary School Bloomfield · Bloomfield Township School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 495 | General Charles G. Harker School Woolwich Township · Swedesboro-Woolwich School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 496 | Montague Township School MONTAGUE · Montague Township School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 497 | Chesterfield Township Elementary School Chesterfield · Chesterfield Township School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 498 | Washington Elementary UNION · Township of Union School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 499 | Wenonah Elementary School WENONAH · Wenonah Boro School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 500 | Belleville PS5 BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | Elementary | 59.5% | +6.4pp |
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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.