New Jersey schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 389 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 26.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Clifton High School CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | High | 15.7% | -11.1pp |
| 302 | Clayton High School CLAYTON · Clayton Public School District | High | 15.4% | -11.4pp |
| 303 | Oakcrest High School MAYS LANDING · Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District | High | 15.4% | -11.4pp |
| 304 | William L Dickinson High School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 15.4% | -11.4pp |
| 305 | Gateway Regional High School WOODBURY HTS · Gateway Regional High School District | High | 15.3% | -11.5pp |
| 306 | South River High School SOUTH RIVER · South River Public School District | High | 15.3% | -11.5pp |
| 307 | Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School WOOD RIDGE · Wood-Ridge School District | High | 15.3% | -11.5pp |
| 308 | David Brearley Middle/High School Kenilworth · Kenilworth School District | High | 15.2% | -11.6pp |
| 309 | Academy of Technology Design Jersey City · Hudson County Schools of Technology School District | High | 15.1% | -11.7pp |
| 310 | Palmyra High School PALMYRA · Palmyra Public School District | High | 15.1% | -11.7pp |
| 311 | Hamilton West-Watson HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 14.8% | -12.0pp |
| 312 | Passaic Valley Regional High School LITTLE FALLS · Passaic Valley Regional High School District | High | 14.8% | -12.0pp |
| 313 | Washington Township High School SEWELL · Washington Township School District | High | 14.8% | -12.0pp |
| 314 | OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy Toms River · Ocean County Vocational Technical School District | High | 14.5% | -12.3pp |
| 315 | Dover High School DOVER · Dover Public School District | High | 14.4% | -12.4pp |
| 316 | Keansburg High School KEANSBURG · Keansburg School District | High | 14.4% | -12.4pp |
| 317 | Hopatcong High School Hopatcong · Hopatcong Borough School District | High | 14.2% | -12.6pp |
| 318 | Lincoln High School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 14.1% | -12.7pp |
| 319 | Lakewood High School LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District | High | 14.0% | -12.8pp |
| 320 | Memorial High School WEST NEW YORK · West New York School District | High | 13.9% | -12.9pp |
| 321 | Vineland Senior High School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | High | 13.6% | -13.2pp |
| 322 | Glassboro High School Glassboro · Glassboro School District | High | 13.3% | -13.5pp |
| 323 | Middle Township High School CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE · Middle Township Public School District | High | 13.2% | -13.6pp |
| 324 | Arts High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 13.1% | -13.7pp |
| 325 | Garfield High School GARFIELD · Garfield Public School District | High | 13.1% | -13.7pp |
| 326 | Creative Arts High School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | High | 13.0% | -13.8pp |
| 327 | Belleville High School BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | High | 12.5% | -14.3pp |
| 328 | Academy of Career and Technical Education Secaucus · Hudson County Schools of Technology School District | High | 12.3% | -14.5pp |
| 329 | Harrison High School HARRISON · Harrison Public Schools | High | 12.3% | -14.5pp |
| 330 | Woodbury Jr-Sr High School Woodbury · Woodbury City Public School District | High | 11.9% | -14.9pp |
| 331 | Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | High | 11.7% | -15.1pp |
| 332 | Hillside High School HILLSIDE · Hillside Public School District | High | 11.7% | -15.1pp |
| 333 | Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 11.4% | -15.4pp |
| 334 | University High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 11.3% | -15.5pp |
| 335 | Carteret High School CARTERET · Carteret Public School District | High | 11.2% | -15.6pp |
| 336 | Neptune High School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | High | 10.7% | -16.1pp |
| 337 | Penns Grove High School CARNEYS POINT · Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | High | 10.7% | -16.1pp |
| 338 | Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 10.6% | -16.2pp |
| 339 | Union City High School Union City · Union City School District | High | 10.6% | -16.2pp |
| 340 | Woodbridge High School WOODBRIDGE · Woodbridge Township School District | High | 10.6% | -16.2pp |
| 341 | Perth Amboy High School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | High | 10.2% | -16.6pp |
| 342 | North Plainfield High School North Plainfield · North Plainfield School District | High | 10.1% | -16.7pp |
| 343 | Long Branch High School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | High | 9.9% | -16.9pp |
| 344 | Toms River High School South TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | High | 9.7% | -17.1pp |
| 345 | Irvington High School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | High | 9.5% | -17.3pp |
| 346 | Riverside High School RIVERSIDE · Riverside Township School District | High | 9.4% | -17.4pp |
| 347 | Cumberland Regional High School BRIDGETON · Cumberland Regional School District | High | 9.2% | -17.6pp |
| 348 | Essex County Newark Tech Newark · Essex County Schools of Technology | High | 9.1% | -17.7pp |
| 349 | Achievers Early College Prep Charter School Trenton · Achievers Early College Prep Charter School | High | 8.7% | -18.1pp |
| 350 | East Side High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 8.7% | -18.1pp |
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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 Science 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.