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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Shongum School RANDOLPH · Randolph Township School District | Elementary | 68.5% | +15.4pp |
| 302 | Village School HOLMDEL · Holmdel Township School District | Elementary | 68.5% | +15.4pp |
| 303 | Riverbank Charter School of Excellence Roebling · Riverbank Charter School of Excellence | Elementary | 68.4% | +15.3pp |
| 304 | Thomas Jefferson Elementary School North Arlington · North Arlington School District | Elementary | 68.4% | +15.3pp |
| 305 | Charles H. Bullock School MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Elementary | 68.2% | +15.1pp |
| 306 | Woodfern Elementary School Hillsborough · Hillsborough Township Public School District | Elementary | 68.2% | +15.1pp |
| 307 | Heights Elementary School OAKLAND · Oakland Public School District | Elementary | 68.1% | +15.0pp |
| 308 | Sandshore Rd. Elementary School BUDD LAKE · Mount Olive Township School District | Elementary | 68.1% | +15.0pp |
| 309 | Washington Avenue School CHATHAM · School District of the Chathams | Elementary | 68.1% | +15.0pp |
| 310 | Hamilton Primary School Basking Ridge · Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District | Elementary | 68.0% | +14.9pp |
| 311 | John F. Kennedy Elementary School WAYNE · Wayne Township Public School District | Elementary | 68.0% | +14.9pp |
| 312 | John M. Bailey Community School BAYONNE · Bayonne School District | Elementary | 68.0% | +14.9pp |
| 313 | Lincoln Community School #5 BAYONNE · Bayonne School District | Elementary | 68.0% | +14.9pp |
| 314 | McKinley Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 68.0% | +14.9pp |
| 315 | Signal Hill School VOORHEES · Voorhees Township School District | Elementary | 68.0% | +14.9pp |
| 316 | Eleanor G. Hewitt RINGWOOD · Ringwood School District | Elementary | 67.9% | +14.8pp |
| 317 | Mansion Avenue School AUDUBON · Audubon Public School District | Elementary | 67.9% | +14.8pp |
| 318 | Lafayette Elementary School WAYNE · Wayne Township Public School District | Elementary | 67.8% | +14.7pp |
| 319 | Packanack Elementary School WAYNE · Wayne Township Public School District | Elementary | 67.8% | +14.7pp |
| 320 | Thomas Jefferson School #9 Garfield · Garfield Public School District | Elementary | 67.8% | +14.7pp |
| 321 | Thomas P. Hughes School BERKELEY HTS · Berkeley Heights School District | Elementary | 67.7% | +14.6pp |
| 322 | Alan B. Shepard Elementary School OLD BRIDGE · Old Bridge Township School District | Elementary | 67.6% | +14.5pp |
| 323 | Colonial Road School Franklin Lakes · Franklin Lakes School District | Elementary | 67.6% | +14.5pp |
| 324 | Frank K. Hehnly CLARK · Clark Township Public School District | Elementary | 67.6% | +14.5pp |
| 325 | Selzer Elementary\Middle School DUMONT · Dumont Public School District | Elementary | 67.6% | +14.5pp |
| 326 | Abraham Lincoln Elementary School WYCKOFF · Wyckoff Township Public School District | Elementary | 67.5% | +14.4pp |
| 327 | Nut Swamp Elementary School MIDDLETOWN · Middletown Township Public School District | Elementary | 67.5% | +14.4pp |
| 328 | Milford Brook School Manalapan · Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District | Elementary | 67.4% | +14.3pp |
| 329 | Washington Irving School #4 GARFIELD · Garfield Public School District | Elementary | 67.4% | +14.3pp |
| 330 | T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School OLD TAPPAN · Old Tappan Public School District | Elementary | 67.3% | +14.2pp |
| 331 | Union Township Elementary School HAMPTON · Union Township School District | Elementary | 67.3% | +14.2pp |
| 332 | School #9 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 67.2% | +14.1pp |
| 333 | Whitman Elementary School TURNERSVILLE · Washington Township School District | Elementary | 67.2% | +14.1pp |
| 334 | Theodore Roosevelt School WEEHAWKEN · Weehawken Public School District | Elementary | 67.1% | +14.0pp |
| 335 | Yardville Heights Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 67.1% | +14.0pp |
| 336 | Rockaway Meadow Elementary School PARSIPPANY · Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District | Elementary | 67.0% | +13.9pp |
| 337 | Normandy Park School MORRISTOWN · Morris School District | Elementary | 66.9% | +13.8pp |
| 338 | Sunnymead Elementary School Hillsborough · Hillsborough Township Public School District | Elementary | 66.9% | +13.8pp |
| 339 | Hurffville Elementary School SEWELL · Washington Township School District | Elementary | 66.8% | +13.7pp |
| 340 | Califon Public School CALIFON · Califon Borough School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 341 | Richard Stockton Elementary School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 342 | Riverton School District RIVERTON · Riverton School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 343 | Stow Creek Township School BRIDGETON · Stow Creek Township School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 344 | William P Tatem Elementary School COLLINGSWOOD · Collingswood Public School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 345 | Bragg Elementary School Chester · Chester Township School District | Elementary | 66.6% | +13.5pp |
| 346 | Alexandria Township School Pittstown · Alexandria Township School District | Elementary | 66.5% | +13.4pp |
| 347 | Old Mill Elementary School SEA GIRT · Wall Township Public School District | Elementary | 66.5% | +13.4pp |
| 348 | Seaview Elementary School LINWOOD · Linwood City School District | Elementary | 66.4% | +13.3pp |
| 349 | Toll Gate Grammar School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 66.4% | +13.3pp |
| 350 | Eastlake Elementary School Parsippany · Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District | Elementary | 66.3% | +13.2pp |
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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.