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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | South Main Street Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | Elementary | 36.4% | -16.7pp |
| 1002 | Lucy N. Holman Elementary School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | Elementary | 36.3% | -16.8pp |
| 1003 | Matthew Jago Elementary School SEWAREN · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 36.3% | -16.8pp |
| 1004 | Maud Abrams School CAPE MAY · Lower Township Elementary School District | Elementary | 36.3% | -16.8pp |
| 1005 | Benjamin Banneker Academy EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 36.2% | -16.9pp |
| 1006 | Number 10 Linden · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 36.2% | -16.9pp |
| 1007 | Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 36.1% | -17.0pp |
| 1008 | Grace N. Rogers Elementary School HIGHTSTOWN · East Windsor Regional School District | Elementary | 36.1% | -17.0pp |
| 1009 | Hannah Caldwell Elementary UNION · Township of Union School District | Elementary | 36.1% | -17.0pp |
| 1010 | John Marshal School No. 20 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 36.1% | -17.0pp |
| 1011 | Emma Havens Young Elementary School BRICK · Brick Township Public School District | Elementary | 36.0% | -17.1pp |
| 1012 | Mahatma K. Gandhi School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 36.0% | -17.1pp |
| 1013 | Principle Academy Charter School Egg Harbor Township · Principle Academy Charter School | Elementary | 36.0% | -17.1pp |
| 1014 | Dr. John Grieco Elementary School Englewood · Englewood Public School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 1015 | Newell Elementary School ALLENTOWN · Upper Freehold Regional School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 1016 | School #15 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 1017 | Swift-Slaybaugh Complex EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP · Egg Harbor Township School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 1018 | Clarence B. Lamb Elementary School WRIGHTSTOWN · North Hanover Township School District | Elementary | 35.7% | -17.4pp |
| 1019 | School 7 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 35.7% | -17.4pp |
| 1020 | Franklin Elementary UNION · Township of Union School District | Elementary | 35.5% | -17.6pp |
| 1021 | Roosevelt Elementary School RAHWAY · Rahway Public School District | Elementary | 35.4% | -17.7pp |
| 1022 | John H. Winslow Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 35.2% | -17.9pp |
| 1023 | Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 35.2% | -17.9pp |
| 1024 | Number 8 Linden · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 35.2% | -17.9pp |
| 1025 | North Main Street Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | Elementary | 35.1% | -18.0pp |
| 1026 | Lincoln Elementary School ROCKAWAY · Rockaway Borough School District | Elementary | 34.9% | -18.2pp |
| 1027 | Christopher Columbus School No. 15 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 34.8% | -18.3pp |
| 1028 | Marie Durand Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 34.8% | -18.3pp |
| 1029 | Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 34.8% | -18.3pp |
| 1030 | George L. Hess Educational Complex MAYS LANDING · Hamilton Township School District | Elementary | 34.7% | -18.4pp |
| 1031 | James W. Lilley Elementary School ERIAL · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elementary | 34.7% | -18.4pp |
| 1032 | Jefferson Elementary School UNION CITY · Union City School District | Elementary | 34.5% | -18.6pp |
| 1033 | Oldmans Township School PEDRICKTOWN · Oldmans Township School District | Elementary | 34.3% | -18.8pp |
| 1034 | Middle Township Elementary #2 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE · Middle Township Public School District | Elementary | 34.2% | -18.9pp |
| 1035 | Roseville Community Charter School NEWARK · Roseville Community Charter School | Elementary | 34.2% | -18.9pp |
| 1036 | School #12 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 34.2% | -18.9pp |
| 1037 | Hawthorne Park Elementary School WILLINGBORO · Willingboro Public School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -19.0pp |
| 1038 | Hopewell Crest BRIDGETON · Hopewell Township School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -19.0pp |
| 1039 | National Park School NATIONAL PARK · National Park Boro School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -19.0pp |
| 1040 | Blackwood Elementary School BLACKWOOD · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elementary | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 1041 | Ecole Toussaint Louverture EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 1042 | James J. Flynn Elementary School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 1043 | John F Kennedy Elementary School N BERGEN · North Bergen School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 1044 | Lincoln Avenue Elementary School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 1045 | Pine Beach Elementary School PINE BEACH · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 1046 | School #4 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 1047 | Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 1048 | Abington Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 33.7% | -19.4pp |
| 1049 | Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School MINOTOLA · Buena Regional School District | Elementary | 33.4% | -19.7pp |
| 1050 | School 18 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 33.4% | -19.7pp |
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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.