New Jersey schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 962 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 26.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Magnolia MAGNOLIA · Magnolia School District | Elementary | 13.8% | -13.0pp |
| 702 | Memorial School SOUTH HACKENSACK · South Hackensack School District | Elementary | 13.8% | -13.0pp |
| 703 | Pennsauken Intermediate School PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | Elementary | 13.8% | -13.0pp |
| 704 | Robert Waters Elementary School UNION CITY · Union City School District | Elementary | 13.8% | -13.0pp |
| 705 | Thomas A Edison Elementary School UNION CITY · Union City School District | Elementary | 13.8% | -13.0pp |
| 706 | Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School ROSELLE PARK · Roselle Park Public School District | Elementary | 13.7% | -13.1pp |
| 707 | Horace Mann Community School BAYONNE · Bayonne School District | Elementary | 13.7% | -13.1pp |
| 708 | Jefferson Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 13.7% | -13.1pp |
| 709 | Alexander Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 13.6% | -13.2pp |
| 710 | Lafayette Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 13.5% | -13.3pp |
| 711 | James J. Flynn Elementary School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Elementary | 13.4% | -13.4pp |
| 712 | Alice Costello Elementary School BROOKLAWN · Brooklawn Public School District | Elementary | 13.3% | -13.5pp |
| 713 | Public School Number Five WEST NEW YORK · West New York School District | Elementary | 13.2% | -13.6pp |
| 714 | Keyport Central School KEYPORT · Keyport School District | Elementary | 13.1% | -13.7pp |
| 715 | Mt Vernon Place School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 13.1% | -13.7pp |
| 716 | School #14 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 13.1% | -13.7pp |
| 717 | A A Anastasia Elementary School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | Elementary | 13.0% | -13.8pp |
| 718 | Charles J. Riley/ School 9 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 12.9% | -13.9pp |
| 719 | Franklin Borough School FRANKLIN · Franklin Borough School District | Elementary | 12.8% | -14.0pp |
| 720 | Belleville PS4 BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | Elementary | 12.7% | -14.1pp |
| 721 | Belleville PS8 BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | Elementary | 12.7% | -14.1pp |
| 722 | Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities TRENTON · Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities | Elementary | 12.6% | -14.2pp |
| 723 | School 27 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 12.6% | -14.2pp |
| 724 | Academy Street Elementary School DOVER · Dover Public School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -14.3pp |
| 725 | Middle Township Elementary #2 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE · Middle Township Public School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -14.3pp |
| 726 | National Park School NATIONAL PARK · National Park Boro School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -14.3pp |
| 727 | Anna L. Klein GUTTENBERG · Guttenberg School District | Elementary | 12.4% | -14.4pp |
| 728 | Mario Drago School No. 3 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 12.4% | -14.4pp |
| 729 | Downe Township Elementary School NEWPORT · Downe Township School District | Elementary | 12.2% | -14.6pp |
| 730 | Greenwood Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 12.2% | -14.6pp |
| 731 | Dionne Warwick Institute EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 12.1% | -14.7pp |
| 732 | Dr. William Mennies Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 12.1% | -14.7pp |
| 733 | University Heights Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 12.1% | -14.7pp |
| 734 | Vineland Public Charter School VINELAND · Vineland Public Charter School | Elementary | 12.1% | -14.7pp |
| 735 | iPrep Academy School No 8 Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 12.0% | -14.8pp |
| 736 | Glenwood Avenue Elementary School WILDWOOD · Wildwood City School District | Elementary | 11.8% | -15.0pp |
| 737 | Montague Township School MONTAGUE · Montague Township School District | Elementary | 11.8% | -15.0pp |
| 738 | Red Bank Charter School RED BANK · Red Bank Charter School | Elementary | 11.8% | -15.0pp |
| 739 | Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Elementary | 11.8% | -15.0pp |
| 740 | School 7 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 11.8% | -15.0pp |
| 741 | Washington Community School #9 BAYONNE · Bayonne School District | Elementary | 11.8% | -15.0pp |
| 742 | Beverly City School District BEVERLY · Beverly City School District | Elementary | 11.7% | -15.1pp |
| 743 | James W. Lilley Elementary School ERIAL · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elementary | 11.6% | -15.2pp |
| 744 | LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 11.6% | -15.2pp |
| 745 | Margaret Mace Elementary School North Wildwood · North Wildwood School District | Elementary | 11.6% | -15.2pp |
| 746 | Matthew Jago Elementary School SEWAREN · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 11.6% | -15.2pp |
| 747 | Abraham Lincoln School No. 14 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 11.5% | -15.3pp |
| 748 | Englewood on the Palisades Charter School ENGLEWOOD · Englewood on the Palisades Charter School | Elementary | 11.4% | -15.4pp |
| 749 | Franklin Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 11.4% | -15.4pp |
| 750 | Hudson Arts and Science Charter School Kearny · Hudson Arts and Science Charter School | Elementary | 11.4% | -15.4pp |
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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 Science 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.