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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Evergreen Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 9.0% | -17.8pp |
| 802 | Wilson Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 9.0% | -17.8pp |
| 803 | Haledon Public School HALEDON · Haledon Public School District | Elementary | 8.9% | -17.9pp |
| 804 | Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Elementary | 8.8% | -18.0pp |
| 805 | Brighton Avenue School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 8.8% | -18.0pp |
| 806 | R. M. Bacon Elementary School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Elementary | 8.6% | -18.2pp |
| 807 | Benjamin Banneker Academy EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 8.5% | -18.3pp |
| 808 | Joseph H. Brensinger School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 8.5% | -18.3pp |
| 809 | Lalor Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 8.5% | -18.3pp |
| 810 | Whitney E. Houston Academy EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 8.5% | -18.3pp |
| 811 | Forest Street Community Elementary School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Elementary | 8.4% | -18.4pp |
| 812 | Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson Paterson · Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson | Elementary | 8.4% | -18.4pp |
| 813 | Philip's Academy Charter School Newark · Phillip's Academy Charter School | Elementary | 8.3% | -18.5pp |
| 814 | Chessie Dentley Roberts Academy School No. 30 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 8.2% | -18.6pp |
| 815 | Clifton Ave Grade School LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District | Elementary | 8.2% | -18.6pp |
| 816 | Millville Public Charter School Millville · Millville Public Charter School District | Elementary | 8.2% | -18.6pp |
| 817 | South Toms River Elementary School SOUTH TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 8.2% | -18.6pp |
| 818 | Gregory Elementary School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | Elementary | 8.1% | -18.7pp |
| 819 | Jersey City Community Charter School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Community Charter School | Elementary | 8.1% | -18.7pp |
| 820 | Chancellor Avenue Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 8.0% | -18.8pp |
| 821 | Clinton Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 8.0% | -18.8pp |
| 822 | Emerson Community School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 8.0% | -18.8pp |
| 823 | Link Community Charter School Newark · Link Community Charter School | Elementary | 8.0% | -18.8pp |
| 824 | Paul W Carleton PENNS GROVE · Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | Elementary | 8.0% | -18.8pp |
| 825 | Silver Run Elementary School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Elementary | 8.0% | -18.8pp |
| 826 | Berkeley Terrace Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 7.9% | -18.9pp |
| 827 | Elliott Street Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 7.8% | -19.0pp |
| 828 | Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 7.7% | -19.1pp |
| 829 | University Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 7.7% | -19.1pp |
| 830 | Woodrow Wilson NEPTUNE CITY · Neptune City School District | Elementary | 7.7% | -19.1pp |
| 831 | East Dover Elementary School TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 7.6% | -19.2pp |
| 832 | Chancellor Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 7.5% | -19.3pp |
| 833 | Joseph Battin School No 4 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 7.5% | -19.3pp |
| 834 | Park Elementary School Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 7.5% | -19.3pp |
| 835 | Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 7.4% | -19.4pp |
| 836 | Langston Hughes Elementary School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 7.3% | -19.5pp |
| 837 | Lincoln Elementary School NORTH BERGEN · North Bergen School District | Elementary | 7.3% | -19.5pp |
| 838 | Oak Street Elem School LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District | Elementary | 7.3% | -19.5pp |
| 839 | Octavius V. Catto Community Family School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 7.3% | -19.5pp |
| 840 | School #12 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 7.3% | -19.5pp |
| 841 | Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 7.2% | -19.6pp |
| 842 | Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 7.2% | -19.6pp |
| 843 | Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Elementary | 7.2% | -19.6pp |
| 844 | Cedarbrook Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 7.1% | -19.7pp |
| 845 | Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 7.1% | -19.7pp |
| 846 | Alexander Hamilton Academy PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 7.0% | -19.8pp |
| 847 | Elmora School No. 12 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 6.8% | -20.0pp |
| 848 | Horace Mann Elementary School NORTH BERGEN · North Bergen School District | Elementary | 6.8% | -20.0pp |
| 849 | Texas Avenue School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 6.8% | -20.0pp |
| 850 | Washington Avenue Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | Elementary | 6.8% | -20.0pp |
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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 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.