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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Bridgeton High School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | High | 8.2% | -18.6pp |
| 352 | Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School HALEDON · Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District | High | 8.2% | -18.6pp |
| 353 | Newark Vocational High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 8.1% | -18.7pp |
| 354 | University Academy Charter High School JERSEY CITY · University Academy Charter High School | High | 8.1% | -18.7pp |
| 355 | Willingboro High School WILLINGBORO · Willingboro Public School District | High | 7.7% | -19.1pp |
| 356 | Orange High School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | High | 7.5% | -19.3pp |
| 357 | Wildwood High School WILDWOOD · Wildwood City School District | High | 7.4% | -19.4pp |
| 358 | Academy Charter High School LAKE COMO · Academy Charter High School | High | 7.3% | -19.5pp |
| 359 | International High School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 7.0% | -19.8pp |
| 360 | Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 6.7% | -20.1pp |
| 361 | Abraham Clark High School ROSELLE · Roselle Public School District | High | 6.6% | -20.2pp |
| 362 | Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | High | 6.3% | -20.5pp |
| 363 | Millville High School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | High | 6.1% | -20.7pp |
| 364 | The Barack Obama Green Charter School Plainfield · The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District | High | 6.0% | -20.8pp |
| 365 | Central High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 5.9% | -20.9pp |
| 366 | James J Ferris High School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 5.9% | -20.9pp |
| 367 | John F. Kennedy High School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 5.9% | -20.9pp |
| 368 | Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School Perth Amboy · Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School | High | 5.2% | -21.6pp |
| 369 | Passaic High School No. 12 Passaic · Passaic City School District | High | 5.2% | -21.6pp |
| 370 | Paterson STEAM High School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 5.1% | -21.7pp |
| 371 | Pleasantville High School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | High | 5.1% | -21.7pp |
| 372 | Plainfield High School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | High | 5.0% | -21.8pp |
| 373 | Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 4.7% | -22.1pp |
| 374 | J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 4.0% | -22.8pp |
| 375 | Weequahic High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 4.0% | -22.8pp |
| 376 | Eastside High School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | High | 3.9% | -22.9pp |
| 377 | Eastside High School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 3.8% | -23.0pp |
| 378 | Paulsboro High School PAULSBORO · Paulsboro School District | High | 3.8% | -23.0pp |
| 379 | Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 3.8% | -23.0pp |
| 380 | West Side High School Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 3.8% | -23.0pp |
| 381 | East Orange Campus High School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | High | 3.3% | -23.5pp |
| 382 | Camden High School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | High | 3.2% | -23.6pp |
| 383 | Malcolm X Shabazz High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 2.7% | -24.1pp |
| 384 | American History High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 2.6% | -24.2pp |
| 385 | Barringer High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 2.6% | -24.2pp |
| 386 | Newark School of Global Studies Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 2.4% | -24.4pp |
| 387 | John E. Dwyer Technology Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 2.3% | -24.5pp |
| 388 | Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School Ewing · Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School | High | 2.3% | -24.5pp |
| 389 | Newark School of Fashion & Design Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 2.0% | -24.8pp |
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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 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.