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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | John H. Glenn School PINE HILL · Pine Hill School District | Elementary | 30.0% | -23.1pp |
| 1102 | Parsons NORTH BRUNSWICK · North Brunswick Township School District | Elementary | 30.0% | -23.1pp |
| 1103 | Red Bank Primary School RED BANK · Red Bank Borough Public School District | Elementary | 30.0% | -23.1pp |
| 1104 | School 16 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 30.0% | -23.1pp |
| 1105 | Wantage Elementary School WANTAGE · Sussex-Wantage Regional School District | Elementary | 30.0% | -23.1pp |
| 1106 | Dawes Avenue Elementary School Somers Point · Somers Point School District | Elementary | 29.8% | -23.3pp |
| 1107 | Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 29.7% | -23.4pp |
| 1108 | Chancellor Avenue Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 29.5% | -23.6pp |
| 1109 | Number 4 Linden · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 29.5% | -23.6pp |
| 1110 | Rose M. Lopez Elementary School Perth Amboy · Perth Amboy Public School District | Elementary | 29.5% | -23.6pp |
| 1111 | Woodbine Elementary School WOODBINE · Woodbine School District | Elementary | 29.5% | -23.6pp |
| 1112 | Shady Lane Elementary School WESTVILLE · Deptford Township Public School District | Elementary | 29.3% | -23.8pp |
| 1113 | Pennsylvania Ave School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 29.2% | -23.9pp |
| 1114 | Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School MAPLE SHADE · Maple Shade School District | Elementary | 29.1% | -24.0pp |
| 1115 | Pennsauken Intermediate School PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | Elementary | 29.1% | -24.0pp |
| 1116 | Cedarbrook Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 29.0% | -24.1pp |
| 1117 | Dr. Hani Awadallah School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 29.0% | -24.1pp |
| 1118 | Atlantic Community Charter School Galloway · Atlantic Community Charter School | Elementary | 28.9% | -24.2pp |
| 1119 | Leeds Avenue Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | Elementary | 28.9% | -24.2pp |
| 1120 | Phillipsburg Elementary School PHILLIPSBURG · Phillipsburg School District | Elementary | 28.9% | -24.2pp |
| 1121 | M. Joan Pearson School DELANCO · Delanco Township School District | Elementary | 28.8% | -24.3pp |
| 1122 | University Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 28.8% | -24.3pp |
| 1123 | South 17th Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 28.7% | -24.4pp |
| 1124 | West End Memorial Elementary School Woodbury · Woodbury City Public School District | Elementary | 28.7% | -24.4pp |
| 1125 | Deerfield Township Elementary School ROSENHAYN · Deerfield Township School District | Elementary | 28.6% | -24.5pp |
| 1126 | Parkview Elementary School WESTVILLE · Westville Boro Public School District | Elementary | 28.6% | -24.5pp |
| 1127 | Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 28.5% | -24.6pp |
| 1128 | Mckinley Community School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 28.5% | -24.6pp |
| 1129 | Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 28.5% | -24.6pp |
| 1130 | School 3 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 28.5% | -24.6pp |
| 1131 | Washington Elementary School KEARNY · Kearny | Elementary | 28.5% | -24.6pp |
| 1132 | School #11 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 28.4% | -24.7pp |
| 1133 | Woodrow Wilson Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 28.4% | -24.7pp |
| 1134 | School 25 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 28.3% | -24.8pp |
| 1135 | William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 28.1% | -25.0pp |
| 1136 | Arthur Rann Elementary School GALLOWAY · Galloway Township Public School District | Elementary | 28.0% | -25.1pp |
| 1137 | Number 1 Linden · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 28.0% | -25.1pp |
| 1138 | Aline Bingham Elementary School RUNNEMEDE · Runnemede Public School District | Elementary | 27.9% | -25.2pp |
| 1139 | Hawthorne Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 27.9% | -25.2pp |
| 1140 | Texas Avenue School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 27.9% | -25.2pp |
| 1141 | A A Anastasia Elementary School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | Elementary | 27.8% | -25.3pp |
| 1142 | Clinton Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 27.8% | -25.3pp |
| 1143 | G.H. Carson Elementary School PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | Elementary | 27.7% | -25.4pp |
| 1144 | Twin Hills Elementary School WILLINGBORO · Willingboro Public School District | Elementary | 27.7% | -25.4pp |
| 1145 | Lawnside School District LAWNSIDE · Lawnside School District | Elementary | 27.6% | -25.5pp |
| 1146 | Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School Jersey City · Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School | Elementary | 27.5% | -25.6pp |
| 1147 | Denbo Crichton School Browns Mills · Pemberton Township School District | Elementary | 27.4% | -25.7pp |
| 1148 | LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 27.3% | -25.8pp |
| 1149 | Walnut Street Elementary School TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 27.1% | -26.0pp |
| 1150 | Winfield Scott School No. 2 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 27.0% | -26.1pp |
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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.