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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Belleville High School BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | High | 31.9% | -21.2pp |
| 302 | West Milford High School WEST MILFORD · West Milford Township Public School District | High | 31.5% | -21.6pp |
| 303 | Deptford Township High School DEPTFORD · Deptford Township Public School District | High | 31.3% | -21.8pp |
| 304 | Winslow Township High School ATCO · Winslow Township School District | High | 31.2% | -21.9pp |
| 305 | Palmyra High School PALMYRA · Palmyra Public School District | High | 30.9% | -22.2pp |
| 306 | Manchester Township High School MANCHESTER · Manchester Township School District | High | 30.7% | -22.4pp |
| 307 | Florence Township Memorial High School BURLINGTON · Florence Township School District | High | 30.5% | -22.6pp |
| 308 | Dunellen High School DUNELLEN · Dunellen Public School District | High | 29.7% | -23.4pp |
| 309 | Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 29.4% | -23.7pp |
| 310 | Garfield High School GARFIELD · Garfield Public School District | High | 29.1% | -24.0pp |
| 311 | North Bergen High School N BERGEN · North Bergen School District | High | 28.9% | -24.2pp |
| 312 | South River High School SOUTH RIVER · South River Public School District | High | 28.9% | -24.2pp |
| 313 | James J Ferris High School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 28.8% | -24.3pp |
| 314 | Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 28.7% | -24.4pp |
| 315 | Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School Ewing · Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School | High | 28.7% | -24.4pp |
| 316 | Rahway High School RAHWAY · Rahway Public School District | High | 28.6% | -24.5pp |
| 317 | Hillside High School HILLSIDE · Hillside Public School District | High | 27.9% | -25.2pp |
| 318 | Kearny High School KEARNY · Kearny | High | 27.9% | -25.2pp |
| 319 | Salem County Career and Technical High School WOODSTOWN · Salem County Vocational Technical School District | High | 27.8% | -25.3pp |
| 320 | South Amboy Middle/High School SOUTH AMBOY · South Amboy School District | High | 27.4% | -25.7pp |
| 321 | Academy Charter High School LAKE COMO · Academy Charter High School | High | 27.3% | -25.8pp |
| 322 | Maple Shade High School MAPLE SHADE · Maple Shade School District | High | 27.2% | -25.9pp |
| 323 | Woodbury Jr-Sr High School Woodbury · Woodbury City Public School District | High | 27.2% | -25.9pp |
| 324 | University Academy Charter High School JERSEY CITY · University Academy Charter High School | High | 27.0% | -26.1pp |
| 325 | Absegami High School GALLOWAY · Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District | High | 26.7% | -26.4pp |
| 326 | Overbrook Senior High School PINE HILL · Pine Hill School District | High | 25.9% | -27.2pp |
| 327 | Newark School of Global Studies Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 25.5% | -27.6pp |
| 328 | Keyport High School KEYPORT · Keyport School District | High | 25.3% | -27.8pp |
| 329 | John E. Dwyer Technology Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 24.9% | -28.2pp |
| 330 | Hamilton North - Nottingham HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 24.8% | -28.3pp |
| 331 | Pennsauken High School PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | High | 24.3% | -28.8pp |
| 332 | Atlantic City High School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | High | 24.2% | -28.9pp |
| 333 | Keansburg High School KEANSBURG · Keansburg School District | High | 24.1% | -29.0pp |
| 334 | Pennsville Memorial High School PENNSVILLE · Pennsville School District | High | 24.1% | -29.0pp |
| 335 | Central Regional High School BAYVILLE · Central Regional School District | High | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 336 | New Brunswick High School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | High | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 337 | Clayton High School CLAYTON · Clayton Public School District | High | 23.7% | -29.4pp |
| 338 | Orange High School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | High | 23.6% | -29.5pp |
| 339 | Ewing High School EWING · Ewing Township School District | High | 23.4% | -29.7pp |
| 340 | Cumberland Regional High School BRIDGETON · Cumberland Regional School District | High | 22.8% | -30.3pp |
| 341 | Hopatcong High School Hopatcong · Hopatcong Borough School District | High | 22.6% | -30.5pp |
| 342 | William L Dickinson High School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 22.6% | -30.5pp |
| 343 | Woodbridge High School WOODBRIDGE · Woodbridge Township School District | High | 22.3% | -30.8pp |
| 344 | Glassboro High School Glassboro · Glassboro School District | High | 22.2% | -30.9pp |
| 345 | East Side High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 21.8% | -31.3pp |
| 346 | Manville High School Manville · Manville School District | High | 21.4% | -31.7pp |
| 347 | Colonia High School COLONIA · Woodbridge Township School District | High | 21.1% | -32.0pp |
| 348 | Long Branch High School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | High | 21.1% | -32.0pp |
| 349 | Abraham Clark High School ROSELLE · Roselle Public School District | High | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 350 | Hamilton West-Watson HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
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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.