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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Helen L Beeler MARLTON · Evesham Township School District | Elementary | 41.3% | -11.8pp |
| 902 | Newark Educators Community Charter School Newark · Newark Educators Community Charter School | Elementary | 41.2% | -11.9pp |
| 903 | Albio Sires Elementary School WEST NEW YORK · West New York School District | Elementary | 41.1% | -12.0pp |
| 904 | Battle Hill Elementary UNION · Township of Union School District | Elementary | 41.1% | -12.0pp |
| 905 | Watsessing Elementary School Bloomfield · Bloomfield Township School District | Elementary | 41.1% | -12.0pp |
| 906 | Livingston Park NORTH BRUNSWICK · North Brunswick Township School District | Elementary | 41.0% | -12.1pp |
| 907 | Loring Flemming Elementary School BLACKWOOD · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elementary | 41.0% | -12.1pp |
| 908 | Franklin Elementary School KEARNY · Kearny | Elementary | 40.9% | -12.2pp |
| 909 | Christopher Columbus School #8 GARFIELD · Garfield Public School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 910 | Gilbert Avenue School ELMWOOD PARK · Elmwood Park School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 911 | Joseph Battin School No 4 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 912 | McKinley Elementary School NORTH BERGEN · North Bergen School District | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 913 | Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 Jersey City · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 914 | Claremont Elementary School Franklin Park · Franklin Township Public School District | Elementary | 40.7% | -12.4pp |
| 915 | Ocean Avenue Elementary School NORTH MIDDLETOWN · Middletown Township Public School District | Elementary | 40.7% | -12.4pp |
| 916 | Avenel Street Elementary School AVENEL · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 40.6% | -12.5pp |
| 917 | E. Roy Bixby BOGOTA · Bogota Public School District | Elementary | 40.6% | -12.5pp |
| 918 | Forked River Elementary School FORKED RIVER · Lacey Township School District | Elementary | 40.6% | -12.5pp |
| 919 | Hope Township School HOPE · Hope Township School District | Elementary | 40.6% | -12.5pp |
| 920 | Park Avenue Elementary School Freehold · Freehold Borough School District | Elementary | 40.6% | -12.5pp |
| 921 | Berkeley Elementary School Bloomfield · Bloomfield Township School District | Elementary | 40.5% | -12.6pp |
| 922 | Fleetwood Elementary School MOUNT LAUREL · Mount Laurel Township School District | Elementary | 40.4% | -12.7pp |
| 923 | Klockner Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 40.4% | -12.7pp |
| 924 | Countryside Elementary School MOUNT LAUREL · Mount Laurel Township School District | Elementary | 40.3% | -12.8pp |
| 925 | John P. Faber Elementary School DUNELLEN · Dunellen Public School District | Elementary | 40.3% | -12.8pp |
| 926 | Watchung Elementary School MIDDLESEX · Middlesex Borough School District | Elementary | 40.3% | -12.8pp |
| 927 | Mildred Magowan Elementary School EDGEWATER PARK · Edgewater Park Township School District | Elementary | 40.2% | -12.9pp |
| 928 | Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 40.2% | -12.9pp |
| 929 | Cresthaven Academy Charter School Plainfield · Cresthaven Academy Charter School | Elementary | 40.1% | -13.0pp |
| 930 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Elementary | 40.1% | -13.0pp |
| 931 | Charles Street School PALMYRA · Palmyra Public School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 932 | Fairmount HACKENSACK · Hackensack School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 933 | Green-Fields Elementary School WOODBURY · West Deptford Township School District | Elementary | 40.0% | -13.1pp |
| 934 | Commercial Township School PORT NORRIS · Commercial Township School District | Elementary | 39.9% | -13.2pp |
| 935 | Public School Number Five WEST NEW YORK · West New York School District | Elementary | 39.9% | -13.2pp |
| 936 | Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School SALEM · The Lower Alloways Creek School District | Elementary | 39.8% | -13.3pp |
| 937 | Public School Number One WEST NEW YORK · West New York School District | Elementary | 39.8% | -13.3pp |
| 938 | Ella G Clarke Elementary School LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District | Elementary | 39.7% | -13.4pp |
| 939 | Hope Academy Charter School ASBURY PARK · Hope Academy Charter School | Elementary | 39.7% | -13.4pp |
| 940 | John Adams NORTH BRUNSWICK · North Brunswick Township School District | Elementary | 39.7% | -13.4pp |
| 941 | Oak Valley Elementary School WENONAH · Deptford Township Public School District | Elementary | 39.7% | -13.4pp |
| 942 | George Washington Academy School No. 1 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 39.6% | -13.5pp |
| 943 | School #13 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 39.6% | -13.5pp |
| 944 | East Dover Elementary School DOVER · Dover Public School District | Elementary | 39.3% | -13.8pp |
| 945 | Walter F. Robinson Community School BAYONNE · Bayonne School District | Elementary | 39.3% | -13.8pp |
| 946 | Pine Grove Manor School Somerset · Franklin Township Public School District | Elementary | 39.2% | -13.9pp |
| 947 | School #17 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 39.2% | -13.9pp |
| 948 | West End School North Plainfield · North Plainfield School District | Elementary | 39.2% | -13.9pp |
| 949 | Hamilton Intermediate School HARRISON · Harrison Public Schools | Elementary | 39.1% | -14.0pp |
| 950 | Nixon Elementary School LANDING · Roxbury Township School District | Elementary | 39.1% | -14.0pp |
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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 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.