New Jersey schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 393 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Cliffside Park High School CLIFFSIDE PARK · Cliffside Park School District | High | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 252 | Phillipsburg High School PHILLIPSBURG · Phillipsburg School District | High | 41.8% | -11.3pp |
| 253 | Newark Vocational High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 41.3% | -11.8pp |
| 254 | Raritan High School HAZLET · Hazlet Township Public School District | High | 41.2% | -11.9pp |
| 255 | Egg Harbor Township High School EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP · Egg Harbor Township School District | High | 40.9% | -12.2pp |
| 256 | New Egypt High School NEW EGYPT · Plumsted Township School District | High | 40.8% | -12.3pp |
| 257 | Jackson Memorial High School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | High | 40.5% | -12.6pp |
| 258 | Teaneck High School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | High | 40.4% | -12.7pp |
| 259 | Franklin High School Somerset · Franklin Township Public School District | High | 40.2% | -12.9pp |
| 260 | Woodstown High School WOODSTOWN · Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District | High | 40.1% | -13.0pp |
| 261 | Memorial High School WEST NEW YORK · West New York School District | High | 39.5% | -13.6pp |
| 262 | Delsea Regional High School FRANKLINVILLE · Delsea Regional High School District | High | 39.2% | -13.9pp |
| 263 | Spotswood High School SPOTSWOOD · Spotswood Public School District | High | 39.1% | -14.0pp |
| 264 | South Hunterdon Regional High School Lambertville · South Hunterdon Regional School District | High | 39.0% | -14.1pp |
| 265 | Jefferson Township High School OAK RIDGE · Jefferson Township Public School District | High | 38.9% | -14.2pp |
| 266 | Triton Regional High School RUNNEMEDE · Black Horse Pike Regional School District | High | 38.3% | -14.8pp |
| 267 | Hackensack High School HACKENSACK · Hackensack School District | High | 38.1% | -15.0pp |
| 268 | Hawthorne High School HAWTHORNE · Hawthorne Public School District | High | 38.0% | -15.1pp |
| 269 | Linden High School Linden · Linden Public School District | High | 38.0% | -15.1pp |
| 270 | Hightstown High School HIGHTSTOWN · East Windsor Regional School District | High | 37.8% | -15.3pp |
| 271 | Warren Hills Regional High School WASHINGTON · Warren Hills Regional School District | High | 37.8% | -15.3pp |
| 272 | Lakewood High School LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District | High | 37.6% | -15.5pp |
| 273 | Timber Creek Regional High School ERIAL · Black Horse Pike Regional School District | High | 37.5% | -15.6pp |
| 274 | Clifton High School CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | High | 37.4% | -15.7pp |
| 275 | Burlington City High School BURLINGTON · Burlington City Public School District | High | 37.3% | -15.8pp |
| 276 | Union High School UNION · Township of Union School District | High | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 277 | Arthur P. Schalick High School PITTSGROVE · Pittsgrove Township School District | High | 37.0% | -16.1pp |
| 278 | Belvidere High School BELVIDERE · Belvidere School District | High | 37.0% | -16.1pp |
| 279 | North Plainfield High School North Plainfield · North Plainfield School District | High | 36.9% | -16.2pp |
| 280 | Warren County Vocational Technical School WASHINGTON · Warren County Vocational Technical School | High | 36.9% | -16.2pp |
| 281 | Carteret High School CARTERET · Carteret Public School District | High | 36.7% | -16.4pp |
| 282 | Gateway Regional High School WOODBURY HTS · Gateway Regional High School District | High | 36.0% | -17.1pp |
| 283 | Highland Regional High School BLACKWOOD · Black Horse Pike Regional School District | High | 35.3% | -17.8pp |
| 284 | North Brunswick Township High School NORTH BRUNSWICK · North Brunswick Township School District | High | 34.9% | -18.2pp |
| 285 | Perth Amboy Magnet School PERTH AMBOY · Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District | High | 34.9% | -18.2pp |
| 286 | Harrison High School HARRISON · Harrison Public Schools | High | 34.7% | -18.4pp |
| 287 | Bound Brook High School Bound Brook · Bound Brook School District | High | 34.3% | -18.8pp |
| 288 | Barnegat High School BARNEGAT · Barnegat Township School District | High | 34.2% | -18.9pp |
| 289 | International High School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 33.9% | -19.2pp |
| 290 | Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School PALISADES PARK · Palisades Park School District | High | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 291 | Williamstown High School WILLIAMSTOWN · Monroe Township Public School District | High | 33.6% | -19.5pp |
| 292 | Hamilton East - Steinert HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 33.5% | -19.6pp |
| 293 | Jackson Liberty High School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | High | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 294 | Perth Amboy High School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | High | 33.0% | -20.1pp |
| 295 | Seneca High School TABERNACLE · Lenape Regional High School District | High | 33.0% | -20.1pp |
| 296 | Dover High School DOVER · Dover Public School District | High | 32.7% | -20.4pp |
| 297 | Sterling High School Somerdale · Sterling Regional School District | High | 32.6% | -20.5pp |
| 298 | Rancocas Valley Regional High School MOUNT HOLLY · Rancocas Valley Regional High School District | High | 32.5% | -20.6pp |
| 299 | Middle Township High School CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE · Middle Township Public School District | High | 32.4% | -20.7pp |
| 300 | Pemberton Township High School PEMBERTON · Pemberton Township School District | High | 32.3% | -20.8pp |
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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.