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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Memorial Elementary School Montvale · Montvale Board of Education School District | Elementary | 73.3% | +20.2pp |
| 202 | Yantacaw School NUTLEY · Nutley Public School District | Elementary | 73.3% | +20.2pp |
| 203 | Island Heights Elementary School ISLAND HEIGHTS · Island Heights School District | Elementary | 73.1% | +20.0pp |
| 204 | Thomas G. Connors Elementary School HOBOKEN · Hoboken Public School District | Elementary | 73.1% | +20.0pp |
| 205 | Central School GLEN ROCK · Glen Rock Public School District | Elementary | 73.0% | +19.9pp |
| 206 | Unity Charter School MORRISTOWN · Unity Charter School | Elementary | 72.9% | +19.8pp |
| 207 | Yardville Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 72.9% | +19.8pp |
| 208 | Frank Defino Central Elementary School MARLBORO · Marlboro Township School District | Elementary | 72.8% | +19.7pp |
| 209 | Hillside Elementary School MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Elementary | 72.8% | +19.7pp |
| 210 | Littlebrook School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Elementary | 72.8% | +19.7pp |
| 211 | Kirby's Mill Elementary School MEDFORD · Medford Township School District | Elementary | 72.7% | +19.6pp |
| 212 | Benedict A. Cucinella School LONG VALLEY · Washington Township School District | Elementary | 72.6% | +19.5pp |
| 213 | Manasquan Elementary School Manasquan · Manasquan School District | Elementary | 72.6% | +19.5pp |
| 214 | William J. McGinn Elementary School SCOTCH PLAINS · Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District | Elementary | 72.6% | +19.5pp |
| 215 | Menlo Park Elementary School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Elementary | 72.4% | +19.3pp |
| 216 | Brookside Elementary School WESTWOOD · Westwood Regional School District | Elementary | 72.3% | +19.2pp |
| 217 | Frederic W. Cook Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 72.3% | +19.2pp |
| 218 | Thomas A. Edison Elementary School WESTMONT · Haddon Township School District | Elementary | 72.3% | +19.2pp |
| 219 | Wayside Elementary School OCEAN · Township of Ocean School District | Elementary | 72.3% | +19.2pp |
| 220 | Center Grove School RANDOLPH · Randolph Township School District | Elementary | 72.2% | +19.1pp |
| 221 | Marlboro Elementary School MARLBORO · Marlboro Township School District | Elementary | 72.2% | +19.1pp |
| 222 | South Mountain Elementary School S ORANGE · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Elementary | 72.2% | +19.1pp |
| 223 | Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School LONG VALLEY · Washington Township School District | Elementary | 72.1% | +19.0pp |
| 224 | Kingwood Township School FRENCHTOWN · Kingwood Township School District | Elementary | 72.1% | +19.0pp |
| 225 | West Belmar Elementary School WALL · Wall Township Public School District | Elementary | 72.0% | +18.9pp |
| 226 | Hillsborough Township Elementary School Hillsborough · Hillsborough Township Public School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +18.7pp |
| 227 | Kresson School VOORHEES · Voorhees Township School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +18.7pp |
| 228 | Oak Tree Road Elementary School ISELIN · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +18.7pp |
| 229 | Hillside Avenue School CRANFORD · Cranford Public School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 230 | North Boulevard School Pompton Plains · Pequannock Township School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 231 | Richard E Byrd School GLEN ROCK · Glen Rock Public School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 232 | West Freehold School FREEHOLD · Freehold Township School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 233 | Riverview Elementary School DENVILLE · Denville Township K-8 School District | Elementary | 71.6% | +18.5pp |
| 234 | Edward T. Hamilton VOORHEES · Voorhees Township School District | Elementary | 71.5% | +18.4pp |
| 235 | Washington School LODI · Lodi School District | Elementary | 71.5% | +18.4pp |
| 236 | Central School Warren · Warren Township School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +18.3pp |
| 237 | Merritt Memorial CRESSKILL · Cresskill Public School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +18.3pp |
| 238 | A. Russell Knight Elementary School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Elementary | 71.3% | +18.2pp |
| 239 | Cambridge Elementary School KENDALL PARK · South Brunswick School District | Elementary | 71.3% | +18.2pp |
| 240 | Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School WOOD RIDGE · Wood-Ridge School District | Elementary | 71.3% | +18.2pp |
| 241 | Pace Charter School of Hamilton HAMILTON TWP · Pace Charter School of Hamilton | Elementary | 71.3% | +18.2pp |
| 242 | Brielle Elementary School BRIELLE · Brielle Boro School District | Elementary | 71.2% | +18.1pp |
| 243 | Brooklake School FLORHAM PARK · Florham Park School District | Elementary | 71.2% | +18.1pp |
| 244 | Katharine D Malone Elementary School ROCKAWAY · Rockaway Township School District | Elementary | 71.2% | +18.1pp |
| 245 | Edgemont Elementary School MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Elementary | 71.1% | +18.0pp |
| 246 | Marian E. McKeown Elementary School NEWTON · Hampton Township School District | Elementary | 71.1% | +18.0pp |
| 247 | Lincoln Elementary School BERGENFIELD · Bergenfield Borough School District | Elementary | 70.9% | +17.8pp |
| 248 | Old Farmers Road School LONG VALLEY · Washington Township School District | Elementary | 70.8% | +17.7pp |
| 249 | Stephen J. Gerace School Pequannock · Pequannock Township School District | Elementary | 70.8% | +17.7pp |
| 250 | Brooks Crossing Elementary School MONMOUTH JUNCTION · South Brunswick School District | Elementary | 70.7% | +17.6pp |
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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.