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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Bartle Elementary School HIGHLAND PARK · Highland Park Boro School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 702 | Centre City Elementary School MANTUA · Mantua Township School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 703 | Chelsea Heights School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 704 | Clarendon School SECAUCUS · Secaucus School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 705 | Dr. Paul Rafalides School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 706 | Elsinboro Township School SALEM · Elsinboro Township School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 707 | James F. Murray School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 708 | Lavallette Elementary School Lavallette · Lavallette Borough School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 709 | Mercerville Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 710 | Number 9 Linden · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 711 | Osbornville Elementary School BRICK · Brick Township Public School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 712 | Robert Erskine School RINGWOOD · Ringwood School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 713 | Robert Mascenik Elementary School ISELIN · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 714 | Washington Memorial Elementary School WASHINGTON · Washington Borough School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 715 | Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson Paterson · Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson | Elementary | 49.9% | -3.2pp |
| 716 | Charles J. Riley/ School 9 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 49.8% | -3.3pp |
| 717 | Washington Elementary School LITTLE FERRY · Little Ferry Public School District | Elementary | 49.7% | -3.4pp |
| 718 | Edith M. Griebling Elementary School FARMINGDALE · Howell Township Public School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -3.5pp |
| 719 | Francis Lore Elementary School EWING · Ewing Township School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -3.5pp |
| 720 | Lafayette Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -3.5pp |
| 721 | Memorial Elementary School NORTH HALEDON · North Haledon School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -3.5pp |
| 722 | Fort Dix Elementary School FORT DIX · Pemberton Township School District | Elementary | 49.5% | -3.6pp |
| 723 | Gibbsboro Elementary School GIBBSBORO · Gibbsboro Elementary School District | Elementary | 49.4% | -3.7pp |
| 724 | School 2 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 49.4% | -3.7pp |
| 725 | Shelia Y. Oliver Academy EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 49.4% | -3.7pp |
| 726 | Union Valley Elementary School SICKLERVILLE · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elementary | 49.4% | -3.7pp |
| 727 | Philip's Academy Charter School Newark · Phillip's Academy Charter School | Elementary | 49.3% | -3.8pp |
| 728 | Gloucester Township Elementary School BLACKWOOD · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elementary | 49.2% | -3.9pp |
| 729 | Lawrenceville Elementary School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Elementary | 49.2% | -3.9pp |
| 730 | Clara B. Worth Elementary School BAYVILLE · Berkeley Township School District | Elementary | 49.1% | -4.0pp |
| 731 | Alfred Zampella School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 49.0% | -4.1pp |
| 732 | Franklin Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD · South Plainfield School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -4.1pp |
| 733 | Hudson Arts and Science Charter School Kearny · Hudson Arts and Science Charter School | Elementary | 49.0% | -4.1pp |
| 734 | Robert Morris School No. 18 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 49.0% | -4.1pp |
| 735 | Weymouth Township Elementary School DOROTHY · Weymouth Township School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -4.1pp |
| 736 | Woodrow Wilson Elementary School SAYREVILLE · Sayreville School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -4.1pp |
| 737 | Horace Mann Community School BAYONNE · Bayonne School District | Elementary | 48.9% | -4.2pp |
| 738 | Roosevelt Elementary School KEARNY · Kearny | Elementary | 48.9% | -4.2pp |
| 739 | Dionne Warwick Institute EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 48.8% | -4.3pp |
| 740 | Ramtown Elementary School HOWELL · Howell Township Public School District | Elementary | 48.8% | -4.3pp |
| 741 | Charles E. Trefurt School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 48.7% | -4.4pp |
| 742 | Greenwich School STEWARTSVILLE · Greenwich Township School District | Elementary | 48.6% | -4.5pp |
| 743 | Lafayette Township School LAFAYETTE · Lafayette Township School District | Elementary | 48.6% | -4.5pp |
| 744 | Alice Costello Elementary School BROOKLAWN · Brooklawn Public School District | Elementary | 48.5% | -4.6pp |
| 745 | Hainesport Township School HAINESPORT · Hainesport Township School District | Elementary | 48.5% | -4.6pp |
| 746 | McKenzie School EAST RUTHERFORD · East Rutherford School District | Elementary | 48.5% | -4.6pp |
| 747 | Robert Morris School South Bound Brook · South Bound Brook Public School District | Elementary | 48.5% | -4.6pp |
| 748 | Forest Street Community Elementary School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -4.7pp |
| 749 | Parkway Elementary School MOUNT LAUREL · Mount Laurel Township School District | Elementary | 48.4% | -4.7pp |
| 750 | Olivet Elementary School PITTSGROVE · Pittsgrove Township School District | Elementary | 48.3% | -4.8pp |
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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.