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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1151 | Harriet Tubman Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 26.9% | -26.2pp |
| 1152 | Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Elementary | 26.8% | -26.3pp |
| 1153 | East End School North Plainfield · North Plainfield School District | Elementary | 26.7% | -26.4pp |
| 1154 | Franklin Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 26.6% | -26.5pp |
| 1155 | Park Avenue Elementary School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Elementary | 26.6% | -26.5pp |
| 1156 | Mario Drago School No. 3 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 26.5% | -26.6pp |
| 1157 | Sussex Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 26.5% | -26.6pp |
| 1158 | Avon Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 26.4% | -26.7pp |
| 1159 | Lincoln Elementary School HARRISON · Harrison Public Schools | Elementary | 26.4% | -26.7pp |
| 1160 | Howard C. Johnson Elementary School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | Elementary | 26.3% | -26.8pp |
| 1161 | Mount Pleasant Elementary School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Elementary | 26.3% | -26.8pp |
| 1162 | School 24 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 26.3% | -26.8pp |
| 1163 | Benjamin Franklin Elementary School PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | Elementary | 26.2% | -26.9pp |
| 1164 | Evergreen Avenue Elementary School Woodbury · Woodbury City Public School District | Elementary | 26.1% | -27.0pp |
| 1165 | Grove Street Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 26.0% | -27.1pp |
| 1166 | Lakehurst Elementary School LAKEHURST · Lakehurst School District | Elementary | 25.8% | -27.3pp |
| 1167 | Chancellor Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 25.7% | -27.4pp |
| 1168 | Number 2 LINDEN · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 25.6% | -27.5pp |
| 1169 | Riverside Elementary School RIVERSIDE · Riverside Township School District | Elementary | 25.6% | -27.5pp |
| 1170 | Parkway Elementary School EWING · Ewing Township School District | Elementary | 25.5% | -27.6pp |
| 1171 | School #8 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 25.4% | -27.7pp |
| 1172 | Delair Elementary School DELAIR · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | Elementary | 25.3% | -27.8pp |
| 1173 | Ocean Gate Elementary School OCEAN GATE · Ocean Gate School District | Elementary | 25.0% | -28.1pp |
| 1174 | Winslow Township Elementary School One BLUE ANCHOR · Winslow Township School District | Elementary | 25.0% | -28.1pp |
| 1175 | Field Street School CARNEYS POINT · Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | Elementary | 24.8% | -28.3pp |
| 1176 | Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP · Egg Harbor Township School District | Elementary | 24.7% | -28.4pp |
| 1177 | Indian Ave School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 24.7% | -28.4pp |
| 1178 | Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 24.5% | -28.6pp |
| 1179 | Lindenwold School Five LINDENWOLD · Lindenwold Public School District | Elementary | 24.5% | -28.6pp |
| 1180 | Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 24.4% | -28.7pp |
| 1181 | Memorial School TOTOWA · Totowa Public School District | Elementary | 24.4% | -28.7pp |
| 1182 | Ironbound Academy Elementary School Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 24.2% | -28.9pp |
| 1183 | Burch Charter School of Excellence IRVINGTON · Burch Charter School of Excellence | Elementary | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 1184 | Grover Cleveland Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 1185 | Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 1186 | Woodrow Wilson NEPTUNE CITY · Neptune City School District | Elementary | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 1187 | Millville Public Charter School Millville · Millville Public Charter School District | Elementary | 23.7% | -29.4pp |
| 1188 | North Dover Elementary School DOVER · Dover Public School District | Elementary | 23.7% | -29.4pp |
| 1189 | Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 23.7% | -29.4pp |
| 1190 | Glenwood Avenue Elementary School WILDWOOD · Wildwood City School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -29.5pp |
| 1191 | Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -29.5pp |
| 1192 | McKinley Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -29.5pp |
| 1193 | George E. Wilson Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 23.5% | -29.6pp |
| 1194 | Grade Downing Elementary School RUNNEMEDE · Runnemede Public School District | Elementary | 23.5% | -29.6pp |
| 1195 | President Barack Obama Elementary School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 23.5% | -29.6pp |
| 1196 | Belmont Runyon Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 23.4% | -29.7pp |
| 1197 | Dorothy L. Bullock School Glassboro · Glassboro School District | Elementary | 23.4% | -29.7pp |
| 1198 | Roberto Clemente PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 23.4% | -29.7pp |
| 1199 | Jefferson Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 23.3% | -29.8pp |
| 1200 | Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 23.2% | -29.9pp |
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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.