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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 951 | East Dover Elementary School TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 39.0% | -14.1pp |
| 952 | Jackson Avenue HACKENSACK · Hackensack School District | Elementary | 39.0% | -14.1pp |
| 953 | Community Charter School of Paterson PATERSON · Community Charter School of Paterson | Elementary | 38.9% | -14.2pp |
| 954 | Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School BARNEGAT · Barnegat Township School District | Elementary | 38.9% | -14.2pp |
| 955 | Lake Tract Elementary School DEPTFORD · Deptford Township Public School District | Elementary | 38.8% | -14.3pp |
| 956 | Lindeneau Elementary School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Elementary | 38.7% | -14.4pp |
| 957 | Mullica Township Primary School ELWOOD · Mullica Township School District | Elementary | 38.7% | -14.4pp |
| 958 | Belleville PS4 BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | Elementary | 38.6% | -14.5pp |
| 959 | E Raymond Appleby Elementary School SPOTSWOOD · Spotswood Public School District | Elementary | 38.6% | -14.5pp |
| 960 | William L Antheil Elementary School EWING · Ewing Township School District | Elementary | 38.6% | -14.5pp |
| 961 | Blairstown Elementary School BLAIRSTOWN · Blairstown Elementary Township School District | Elementary | 38.5% | -14.6pp |
| 962 | Chews Elementary School BLACKWOOD · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elementary | 38.5% | -14.6pp |
| 963 | Cold Springs School GLOUCESTER CITY · Gloucester City Public School District | Elementary | 38.3% | -14.8pp |
| 964 | Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities TRENTON · Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities | Elementary | 38.3% | -14.8pp |
| 965 | Smithville Elementary School GALLOWAY · Galloway Township Public School District | Elementary | 38.3% | -14.8pp |
| 966 | Franklin Elementary School N BERGEN · North Bergen School District | Elementary | 38.2% | -14.9pp |
| 967 | Wilbur Watts Intermediate School BURLINGTON · Burlington City Public School District | Elementary | 38.2% | -14.9pp |
| 968 | Woodlynne Boro Public School WOODLYNNE · Woodlynne School District | Elementary | 38.2% | -14.9pp |
| 969 | Elliott Street Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 38.1% | -15.0pp |
| 970 | South Street Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 38.1% | -15.0pp |
| 971 | Mt Vernon Place School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 38.0% | -15.1pp |
| 972 | Roosevelt School Manville · Manville School District | Elementary | 38.0% | -15.1pp |
| 973 | Lopatcong Elementary School PHILLIPSBURG · Lopatcong Township School District | Elementary | 37.9% | -15.2pp |
| 974 | Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP · Egg Harbor Township School District | Elementary | 37.8% | -15.3pp |
| 975 | Herma S. Simmons Elementary School CLAYTON · Clayton Public School District | Elementary | 37.8% | -15.3pp |
| 976 | Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School Willingboro · Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School | Elementary | 37.7% | -15.4pp |
| 977 | Dane Barse Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 37.7% | -15.4pp |
| 978 | Franklin Elementary School SUCCASUNNA · Roxbury Township School District | Elementary | 37.7% | -15.4pp |
| 979 | H & M Potter School BAYVILLE · Berkeley Township School District | Elementary | 37.6% | -15.5pp |
| 980 | Haledon Public School HALEDON · Haledon Public School District | Elementary | 37.6% | -15.5pp |
| 981 | Broad Street Elementary School GIBBSTOWN · Greenwich Township School District | Elementary | 37.4% | -15.7pp |
| 982 | Erial Elementary School SICKLERVILLE · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elementary | 37.4% | -15.7pp |
| 983 | Deanna G. Taylor Academy HILLSIDE · Hillside Public School District | Elementary | 37.3% | -15.8pp |
| 984 | Brighton Avenue School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 985 | Manchester Township Elementary School MANCHESTER · Manchester Township School District | Elementary | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 986 | South River Elementary School SOUTH RIVER · South River Public School District | Elementary | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 987 | Anthony Rossi Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 37.1% | -16.0pp |
| 988 | International Charter School TRENTON · International Charter School of Trenton | Elementary | 37.0% | -16.1pp |
| 989 | School #1 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 37.0% | -16.1pp |
| 990 | Whitehouse School WHITEHOUSE STATION · Readington Township School District | Elementary | 37.0% | -16.1pp |
| 991 | Hillside Elementary School MOUNT LAUREL · Mount Laurel Township School District | Elementary | 36.9% | -16.2pp |
| 992 | Louise A. Spencer Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 36.9% | -16.2pp |
| 993 | South Amboy Elementary SOUTH AMBOY · South Amboy School District | Elementary | 36.9% | -16.2pp |
| 994 | Grandview Elementary School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -16.3pp |
| 995 | New Hanover Township School WRIGHTSTOWN · New Hanover Township | Elementary | 36.7% | -16.4pp |
| 996 | Clifton Ave Grade School LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District | Elementary | 36.6% | -16.5pp |
| 997 | Abraham Lincoln School No. 14 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 36.5% | -16.6pp |
| 998 | East Orange Community Charter School EAST ORANGE · East Orange Community Charter School | Elementary | 36.5% | -16.6pp |
| 999 | Bellmawr Park Elementary School BELLMAWR · Bellmawr Public School District | Elementary | 36.4% | -16.7pp |
| 1000 | Madison Monroe School No. 16 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 36.4% | -16.7pp |
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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.