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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | Roebling Elementary School ROEBLING · Florence Township School District | Elementary | 23.2% | -29.9pp |
| 1202 | Dr. William Mennies Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 23.1% | -30.0pp |
| 1203 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 23.0% | -30.1pp |
| 1204 | Peshine Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 23.0% | -30.1pp |
| 1205 | Alexander D. Sullivan School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 22.9% | -30.2pp |
| 1206 | John F Kennedy Elementary School West Berlin · Berlin Township School District | Elementary | 22.5% | -30.6pp |
| 1207 | Octavius V. Catto Community Family School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 22.5% | -30.6pp |
| 1208 | Kisthardt Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 22.2% | -30.9pp |
| 1209 | Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 22.2% | -30.9pp |
| 1210 | Midtown Community Elementary School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | Elementary | 22.1% | -31.0pp |
| 1211 | School 8 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 21.8% | -31.3pp |
| 1212 | Thurgood Marshall Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 21.8% | -31.3pp |
| 1213 | Gershom Mott Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elementary | 21.7% | -31.4pp |
| 1214 | Lord Stirling Community School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 21.6% | -31.5pp |
| 1215 | Stony Brook School North Plainfield · North Plainfield School District | Elementary | 21.6% | -31.5pp |
| 1216 | South Toms River Elementary School SOUTH TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 21.2% | -31.9pp |
| 1217 | Academy Street Elementary School DOVER · Dover Public School District | Elementary | 20.7% | -32.4pp |
| 1218 | W. R. James Sr. Elementary School WILLINGBORO · Willingboro Public School District | Elementary | 20.7% | -32.4pp |
| 1219 | Forest Hill School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 20.6% | -32.5pp |
| 1220 | Hope Community Charter School Camden · Hope Community Charter School | Elementary | 20.6% | -32.5pp |
| 1221 | Joseph C. Caruso School KEANSBURG · Keansburg School District | Elementary | 20.4% | -32.7pp |
| 1222 | Elizabeth F. Moore School SEABROOK · Upper Deerfield Township School District | Elementary | 20.3% | -32.8pp |
| 1223 | Yorkship Elementary School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 20.2% | -32.9pp |
| 1224 | Lafayette Elementary School Bound Brook · Bound Brook School District | Elementary | 20.0% | -33.1pp |
| 1225 | Roosevelt Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 20.0% | -33.1pp |
| 1226 | Berkeley Terrace Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 1227 | Central Park Elementary School PENNSVILLE · Pennsville School District | Elementary | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 1228 | Florence Avenue Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 1229 | Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 19.6% | -33.5pp |
| 1230 | Thirteenth Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 19.3% | -33.8pp |
| 1231 | Hawkins Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 19.2% | -33.9pp |
| 1232 | Lincoln Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 19.2% | -33.9pp |
| 1233 | Ross Street Elementary School WOODBRIDGE · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 19.2% | -33.9pp |
| 1234 | Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 19.0% | -34.1pp |
| 1235 | Lincoln Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 19.0% | -34.1pp |
| 1236 | East Newark Elementary School E NEWARK · East Newark School District | Elementary | 18.9% | -34.2pp |
| 1237 | Lalor Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 18.6% | -34.5pp |
| 1238 | Dr. E. Alma Flagg School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 18.5% | -34.6pp |
| 1239 | Nelson Mandela Elementary School Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 18.5% | -34.6pp |
| 1240 | Kuser Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 18.4% | -34.7pp |
| 1241 | Quitman Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 18.4% | -34.7pp |
| 1242 | Camden Street Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 18.3% | -34.8pp |
| 1243 | School 13 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 18.3% | -34.8pp |
| 1244 | Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elementary | 18.2% | -34.9pp |
| 1245 | Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 18.2% | -34.9pp |
| 1246 | East Ward Elementary School Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 18.1% | -35.0pp |
| 1247 | Livingston Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 18.1% | -35.0pp |
| 1248 | Chaplain Charles Watters School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 17.9% | -35.2pp |
| 1249 | Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 17.7% | -35.4pp |
| 1250 | Washington Avenue Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | Elementary | 17.7% | -35.4pp |
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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.