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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | High | 19.5% | -33.6pp |
| 352 | Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School HALEDON · Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District | High | 19.4% | -33.7pp |
| 353 | Lincoln High School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 19.2% | -33.9pp |
| 354 | Henry Snyder High School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 19.1% | -34.0pp |
| 355 | Newark School of Fashion & Design Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 18.8% | -34.3pp |
| 356 | Paterson STEAM High School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 18.7% | -34.4pp |
| 357 | Malcolm X Shabazz High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 18.6% | -34.5pp |
| 358 | The Barack Obama Green Charter School Plainfield · The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District | High | 18.6% | -34.5pp |
| 359 | Wildwood High School WILDWOOD · Wildwood City School District | High | 18.5% | -34.6pp |
| 360 | Cape May County Technical High School CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE · Cape May County Technical High School District | High | 17.7% | -35.4pp |
| 361 | Creative Arts High School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | High | 17.7% | -35.4pp |
| 362 | Bordentown Regional High School BORDENTOWN · Bordentown Regional School District | High | 17.5% | -35.6pp |
| 363 | Plainfield High School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | High | 16.5% | -36.6pp |
| 364 | American History High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 16.3% | -36.8pp |
| 365 | Irvington High School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | High | 15.7% | -37.4pp |
| 366 | Lindenwold High School Lindenwold · Lindenwold Public School District | High | 15.1% | -38.0pp |
| 367 | Willingboro High School WILLINGBORO · Willingboro Public School District | High | 14.6% | -38.5pp |
| 368 | Neptune High School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | High | 14.4% | -38.7pp |
| 369 | East Orange Campus High School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | High | 14.1% | -39.0pp |
| 370 | Oakcrest High School MAYS LANDING · Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District | High | 14.1% | -39.0pp |
| 371 | Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School Perth Amboy · Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School | High | 13.8% | -39.3pp |
| 372 | Buena Regional High School BUENA · Buena Regional School District | High | 13.0% | -40.1pp |
| 373 | Penns Grove High School CARNEYS POINT · Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | High | 12.8% | -40.3pp |
| 374 | Central High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 11.6% | -41.5pp |
| 375 | Riverside High School RIVERSIDE · Riverside Township School District | High | 11.2% | -41.9pp |
| 376 | Asbury Park High School ASBURY PARK · Asbury Park School District | High | 10.9% | -42.2pp |
| 377 | Pleasantville High School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | High | 10.9% | -42.2pp |
| 378 | Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy Trenton · Trenton Public School District | High | 10.5% | -42.6pp |
| 379 | Millville High School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | High | 10.3% | -42.8pp |
| 380 | Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts SOMERS POINT · Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts | High | 10.2% | -42.9pp |
| 381 | Paulsboro High School PAULSBORO · Paulsboro School District | High | 9.3% | -43.8pp |
| 382 | Vineland Senior High School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | High | 8.2% | -44.9pp |
| 383 | John F. Kennedy High School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 7.9% | -45.2pp |
| 384 | Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 7.5% | -45.6pp |
| 385 | Weequahic High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 7.3% | -45.8pp |
| 386 | Passaic High School No. 12 Passaic · Passaic City School District | High | 6.9% | -46.2pp |
| 387 | West Side High School Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 6.7% | -46.4pp |
| 388 | Salem High School SALEM · Salem City School District | High | 6.2% | -46.9pp |
| 389 | Eastside High School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | High | 6.0% | -47.1pp |
| 390 | Camden High School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | High | 5.7% | -47.4pp |
| 391 | Barringer High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 5.4% | -47.7pp |
| 392 | Bridgeton High School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | High | 5.3% | -47.8pp |
| 393 | Eastside High School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 3.1% | -50.0pp |
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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.