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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Woodmont School PINE BROOK · Montville Township School District | Elementary | 79.1% | +26.0pp |
| 102 | Burnet Hill Elementary School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Elementary | 79.0% | +25.9pp |
| 103 | Highland Elementary School MIDLAND PARK · Midland Park School District | Elementary | 79.0% | +25.9pp |
| 104 | Riker Hill Elementary School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Elementary | 79.0% | +25.9pp |
| 105 | Cranberry Pines Elementary MEDFORD · Medford Township School District | Elementary | 78.9% | +25.8pp |
| 106 | Hillside Elementary School CLOSTER · Closter Public School District | Elementary | 78.9% | +25.8pp |
| 107 | Theunis Dey Elementary School WAYNE · Wayne Township Public School District | Elementary | 78.9% | +25.8pp |
| 108 | Hillside Elementary School Allendale · Allendale Public School District | Elementary | 78.8% | +25.7pp |
| 109 | Franklin Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 78.7% | +25.6pp |
| 110 | Viola L Sickles School FAIR HAVEN · Fair Haven School District | Elementary | 78.7% | +25.6pp |
| 111 | South Mountain School MILLBURN · Millburn Township School District | Elementary | 78.6% | +25.5pp |
| 112 | Cherry Hill School RIVER EDGE · River Edge School District | Elementary | 78.5% | +25.4pp |
| 113 | Ridge Ranch Elementary School PARAMUS · Paramus Public School District | Elementary | 78.5% | +25.4pp |
| 114 | Central Avenue School MADISON · Madison Public School District | Elementary | 78.4% | +25.3pp |
| 115 | Dogwood Hill Elementary School OAKLAND · Oakland Public School District | Elementary | 78.4% | +25.3pp |
| 116 | Bedminster Township Public School Bedminster · Bedminster Township Public School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +25.2pp |
| 117 | South Valley Elementary School MOORESTOWN · Moorestown Township Public School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +25.2pp |
| 118 | Holland Brook School WHITEHOUSE STATION · Readington Township School District | Elementary | 78.2% | +25.1pp |
| 119 | Wanamassa Elementary School WANAMASSA · Township of Ocean School District | Elementary | 78.2% | +25.1pp |
| 120 | Berkeley Elementary WESTWOOD · Westwood Regional School District | Elementary | 78.1% | +25.0pp |
| 121 | Norwood Public School NORWOOD · Norwood Public School District | Elementary | 78.1% | +25.0pp |
| 122 | Robert L. Craig School MOONACHIE · Moonachie School District | Elementary | 78.1% | +25.0pp |
| 123 | School No. 1 FORT LEE · Fort Lee School District | Elementary | 78.0% | +24.9pp |
| 124 | Monmouth Beach Elementary School MONMOUTH BEACH · Monmouth Beach School District | Elementary | 77.9% | +24.8pp |
| 125 | East Brook Elementary School PARK RIDGE · Park Ridge School District | Elementary | 77.8% | +24.7pp |
| 126 | Spring Lake Heights Elementary School SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS · Spring Lake Heights School District | Elementary | 77.8% | +24.7pp |
| 127 | Jefferson Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 77.7% | +24.6pp |
| 128 | Parkway Elementary School PARAMUS · Paramus Public School District | Elementary | 77.7% | +24.6pp |
| 129 | Woodside Avenue School Franklin Lakes · Franklin Lakes School District | Elementary | 77.7% | +24.6pp |
| 130 | Mount Tabor Elementary School MOUNT TABOR · Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +24.4pp |
| 131 | Valley View School MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP · Montville Township School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +24.4pp |
| 132 | Hawes Elementary School RIDGEWOOD · Ridgewood Public School District | Elementary | 77.4% | +24.3pp |
| 133 | Lafayette Avenue School CHATHAM · School District of the Chathams | Elementary | 77.3% | +24.2pp |
| 134 | St. Cloud Elementary School W ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | Elementary | 77.3% | +24.2pp |
| 135 | Robertsville Elementary School MORGANVILLE · Marlboro Township School District | Elementary | 77.2% | +24.1pp |
| 136 | Ralph S Maugham School TENAFLY · Tenafly Public School District | Elementary | 77.1% | +24.0pp |
| 137 | Grandview Elementary School N CALDWELL · North Caldwell School District | Elementary | 77.0% | +23.9pp |
| 138 | J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School SCOTCH PLAINS · Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +23.7pp |
| 139 | Jefferson Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +23.7pp |
| 140 | Brayton Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 76.6% | +23.5pp |
| 141 | Malcolm S Mackay School TENAFLY · Tenafly Public School District | Elementary | 76.6% | +23.5pp |
| 142 | Navesink Elementary School ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS · Middletown Township Public School District | Elementary | 76.6% | +23.5pp |
| 143 | Clark Mills School MANALAPAN · Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District | Elementary | 76.5% | +23.4pp |
| 144 | Tamaques Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 76.5% | +23.4pp |
| 145 | Woodbrook Elementary School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Elementary | 76.4% | +23.3pp |
| 146 | Deane-Porter Elementary School RUMSON · Rumson Borough School District | Elementary | 76.3% | +23.2pp |
| 147 | Michelle Obama Elementary School Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 76.2% | +23.1pp |
| 148 | Bear Tavern Elementary School TITUSVILLE · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 76.1% | +23.0pp |
| 149 | J Spencer Smith School TENAFLY · Tenafly Public School District | Elementary | 76.1% | +23.0pp |
| 150 | George Washington School MAHWAH · Mahwah Township Public School District | Elementary | 76.0% | +22.9pp |
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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.