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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | Bridgeton Public Charter School Bridgeton · Bridgeton Public Charter School | Elementary | 17.3% | -35.8pp |
| 1252 | Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 17.3% | -35.8pp |
| 1253 | Loudenslager Elementary School PAULSBORO · Paulsboro School District | Elementary | 17.3% | -35.8pp |
| 1254 | Franklin Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elementary | 17.2% | -35.9pp |
| 1255 | Green Grove Elementary School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | Elementary | 17.2% | -35.9pp |
| 1256 | Washington Community School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 17.1% | -36.0pp |
| 1257 | Edward W. Kilpatrick PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 17.0% | -36.1pp |
| 1258 | Holly Heights Elementary School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Elementary | 17.0% | -36.1pp |
| 1259 | Number Three School FAIRVIEW · Fairview Public School District | Elementary | 17.0% | -36.1pp |
| 1260 | Broad Street School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 16.8% | -36.3pp |
| 1261 | Charles H. Stillman Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 16.4% | -36.7pp |
| 1262 | Paul W Carleton PENNS GROVE · Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | Elementary | 16.4% | -36.7pp |
| 1263 | Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 16.2% | -36.9pp |
| 1264 | Uptown School Complex Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 16.1% | -37.0pp |
| 1265 | Madison Avenue IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 15.9% | -37.2pp |
| 1266 | Belvidere Elementary School BELVIDERE · Belvidere School District | Elementary | 15.7% | -37.4pp |
| 1267 | Sonia Sotomayor School #21 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 15.7% | -37.4pp |
| 1268 | Ollie Culbreth Jr. School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 15.6% | -37.5pp |
| 1269 | Hazelwood Elementary School MIDDLESEX · Middlesex Borough School District | Elementary | 15.4% | -37.7pp |
| 1270 | School 26 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 15.4% | -37.7pp |
| 1271 | George L Catrambone Long Branch · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | Elementary | 15.1% | -38.0pp |
| 1272 | Quarter Mile Lane School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 15.1% | -38.0pp |
| 1273 | School 15 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 15.0% | -38.1pp |
| 1274 | Lindenwold School Four LINDENWOLD · Lindenwold Public School District | Elementary | 14.8% | -38.3pp |
| 1275 | George Washington Carver Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 14.1% | -39.0pp |
| 1276 | West Avenue School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 14.0% | -39.1pp |
| 1277 | School 12 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 13.9% | -39.2pp |
| 1278 | Martin Center for the Arts JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 13.7% | -39.4pp |
| 1279 | Thomas H. Dudley Family School Camden · Camden City School District | Elementary | 13.6% | -39.5pp |
| 1280 | Cooper's Poynt Family School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 13.4% | -39.7pp |
| 1281 | R. M. Bacon Elementary School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Elementary | 13.3% | -39.8pp |
| 1282 | Rafael Hernandez School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 13.3% | -39.8pp |
| 1283 | New York Avenue School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 12.8% | -40.3pp |
| 1284 | Henry B. Wilson Family School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -40.6pp |
| 1285 | School 20 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -40.6pp |
| 1286 | Bradley Elementary School ASBURY PARK · Asbury Park School District | Elementary | 12.2% | -40.9pp |
| 1287 | Evergreen Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 12.1% | -41.0pp |
| 1288 | Fairfield Township School BRIDGETON · Fairfield Township School District | Elementary | 12.0% | -41.1pp |
| 1289 | Gregory Elementary School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | Elementary | 11.8% | -41.3pp |
| 1290 | Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 11.7% | -41.4pp |
| 1291 | Whitney M. Young Jr. School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 11.6% | -41.5pp |
| 1292 | Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 11.3% | -41.8pp |
| 1293 | Silver Run Elementary School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Elementary | 11.1% | -42.0pp |
| 1294 | Prospect Park School No. 1 PROSPECT PARK · Prospect Park Public School District | Elementary | 10.6% | -42.5pp |
| 1295 | School 10 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 10.1% | -43.0pp |
| 1296 | Buckshutem Road School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 10.0% | -43.1pp |
| 1297 | Cherry Street School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 9.5% | -43.6pp |
| 1298 | Senator Frank Lautenberg School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 9.4% | -43.7pp |
| 1299 | Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 8.9% | -44.2pp |
| 1300 | Charles L. Spragg School EGG HARBOR CITY · Egg Harbor City School District | Elementary | 8.6% | -44.5pp |
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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.