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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Elms Elementary School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | Elementary | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 802 | Folsom Elementary School Folsom · Folsom Borough School District | Elementary | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 803 | Ocean Road Elementary School POINT PLEASANT · Point Pleasant Borough School District | Elementary | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 804 | Taunton Elementary School HOWELL · Howell Township Public School District | Elementary | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 805 | Franklin Elementary School RAHWAY · Rahway Public School District | Elementary | 46.2% | -6.9pp |
| 806 | Maurice River Township School PORT ELIZABETH · Maurice River Township School District | Elementary | 46.2% | -6.9pp |
| 807 | Robert Waters Elementary School UNION CITY · Union City School District | Elementary | 46.2% | -6.9pp |
| 808 | Pauline J. Petway Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 809 | Woodbine Avenue Elementary School AVENEL · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 810 | Martin Luther King Jr. School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 811 | Solve D'Ippolito Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 812 | Cedar Grove Elementary School TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 813 | Marlton Elementary MARLTON · Evesham Township School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 814 | Perry L. Drew Elementary School EAST WINDSOR · East Windsor Regional School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 815 | Washington Elementary School HAWTHORNE · Hawthorne Public School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 816 | Beatrice Gilmore School Woodland Park · Woodland Park School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 817 | Joyce Kilmer Elementary School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 818 | Harmony Township School PHILLIPSBURG · Harmony Township School District | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 819 | Robert Fulton Elementary School NORTH BERGEN · North Bergen School District | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 820 | The Ethical Community Charter School JERSEY CITY · The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 821 | Heywood Avenue Elementary School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -7.6pp |
| 822 | Madison Elementary School RAHWAY · Rahway Public School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -7.6pp |
| 823 | Memorial School MAYWOOD · Maywood School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -7.6pp |
| 824 | Elmora School No. 12 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 45.4% | -7.7pp |
| 825 | Land O'Pines Elementary School HOWELL · Howell Township Public School District | Elementary | 45.3% | -7.8pp |
| 826 | Franklin School SADDLE BROOK · Saddle Brook School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 827 | Lenox School POMPTON LAKES · Pompton Lakes School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 828 | School #3 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 829 | Belleville PS7 BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | Elementary | 45.1% | -8.0pp |
| 830 | Jersey City Community Charter School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Community Charter School | Elementary | 45.1% | -8.0pp |
| 831 | Main Road School NEWFIELD · Township of Franklin School District | Elementary | 45.1% | -8.0pp |
| 832 | Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 45.0% | -8.1pp |
| 833 | Somerdale Park School SOMERDALE · Somerdale School District | Elementary | 44.9% | -8.2pp |
| 834 | Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 835 | Eldridge Park School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Elementary | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 836 | Robert Gordon Elementary School ROSELLE PARK · Roselle Park Public School District | Elementary | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 837 | Whitehall Elementary School WILLIAMSTOWN · Monroe Township Public School District | Elementary | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 838 | Bobby's Run Elementary School LUMBERTON · Lumberton Township Board of Education | Elementary | 44.7% | -8.4pp |
| 839 | John F Kennedy Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD · South Plainfield School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -8.4pp |
| 840 | Sixteenth Avenue School ELMWOOD PARK · Elmwood Park School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -8.4pp |
| 841 | Englewood on the Palisades Charter School ENGLEWOOD · Englewood on the Palisades Charter School | Elementary | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 842 | Frog Pond Elementary School LITTLE EGG HARBOR · Little Egg Harbor Township School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 843 | Thomas Sharp Elementary School WEST COLLINGSWOOD · Collingswood Public School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 844 | Winslow Township Elementary School Two Sicklerville · Winslow Township School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 845 | John F. Kennedy Primary School Raritan · Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District | Elementary | 44.5% | -8.6pp |
| 846 | School #14 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 44.5% | -8.6pp |
| 847 | John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 848 | Lanes Mill Elementary School BRICK · Brick Township Public School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 849 | Langston Hughes Elementary School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 850 | Pohatcong Township School PHILLIPSBURG · Pohatcong Township School District | Elementary | 44.3% | -8.8pp |
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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.