New Jersey schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 426 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 26.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Cresskill Middle School Cresskill · Cresskill Public School District | Middle | 34.3% | +7.5pp |
| 102 | Lincoln Park Middle School LINCOLN PARK · Lincoln Park School District | Middle | 34.0% | +7.2pp |
| 103 | Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School SCOTCH PLAINS · Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District | Middle | 34.0% | +7.2pp |
| 104 | Henry C. Beck Middle School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Middle | 33.8% | +7.0pp |
| 105 | Woodland Middle School BARRINGTON · Barrington School District | Middle | 33.6% | +6.8pp |
| 106 | Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Middle | 33.5% | +6.7pp |
| 107 | J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School MANTUA · Mantua Township School District | Middle | 33.4% | +6.6pp |
| 108 | Memorial Middle School Cedar Grove · Cedar Grove Township School District | Middle | 33.4% | +6.6pp |
| 109 | Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Middle | 33.3% | +6.5pp |
| 110 | Waldwick Middle School WALDWICK · Waldwick School District | Middle | 33.3% | +6.5pp |
| 111 | Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School Bridgewater · Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District | Middle | 33.1% | +6.3pp |
| 112 | Franklin Avenue Middle School Franklin Lakes · Franklin Lakes School District | Middle | 33.0% | +6.2pp |
| 113 | Marlboro Memorial Middle School MORGANVILLE · Marlboro Township School District | Middle | 33.0% | +6.2pp |
| 114 | Thompson Middle School MIDDLETOWN · Middletown Township Public School District | Middle | 32.9% | +6.1pp |
| 115 | Long Pond School NEWTON · Andover Regional School District | Middle | 32.3% | +5.5pp |
| 116 | Readington Middle School WHITEHOUSE STATION · Readington Township School District | Middle | 32.3% | +5.5pp |
| 117 | Hopatcong Middle School Hopatcong · Hopatcong Borough School District | Middle | 32.1% | +5.3pp |
| 118 | Medford Memorial Middle School MEDFORD · Medford Township School District | Middle | 32.0% | +5.2pp |
| 119 | Central Middle School Parsippany · Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District | Middle | 31.9% | +5.1pp |
| 120 | Collingswood Middle School COLLINGSWOOD · Collingswood Public School District | Middle | 31.8% | +5.0pp |
| 121 | Belhaven Middle School LINWOOD · Linwood City School District | Middle | 31.7% | +4.9pp |
| 122 | East Hanover Middle School EAST HANOVER · East Hanover Township School District | Middle | 31.6% | +4.8pp |
| 123 | Maplewood Middle School MAPLEWOOD · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Middle | 31.5% | +4.7pp |
| 124 | Roosevelt Intermediate School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Middle | 31.2% | +4.4pp |
| 125 | Ramapo Ridge MAHWAH · Mahwah Township Public School District | Middle | 31.1% | +4.3pp |
| 126 | Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School BARNEGAT · Barnegat Township School District | Middle | 31.0% | +4.2pp |
| 127 | Lawrence Intermediate School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Middle | 30.9% | +4.1pp |
| 128 | Valleyview Middle School DENVILLE · Denville Township K-8 School District | Middle | 30.4% | +3.6pp |
| 129 | William G. Rohrer Middle School WESTMONT · Haddon Township School District | Middle | 30.3% | +3.5pp |
| 130 | Glenfield Middle School MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Middle | 30.2% | +3.4pp |
| 131 | Memorial Middle School FAIR LAWN · Fair Lawn Public School District | Middle | 30.1% | +3.3pp |
| 132 | Southampton Township School #3 SOUTHAMPTON · Southampton Township School District | Middle | 30.1% | +3.3pp |
| 133 | Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Manalapan · Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District | Middle | 30.0% | +3.2pp |
| 134 | George Washington Middle School WAYNE · Wayne Township Public School District | Middle | 29.8% | +3.0pp |
| 135 | Hardyston Township Middle School HAMBURG · Hardyston Township School District | Middle | 29.7% | +2.9pp |
| 136 | Explore Middle School JERSEY CITY · Hudson County Schools of Technology School District | Middle | 29.5% | +2.7pp |
| 137 | High Bridge Middle School HIGH BRIDGE · High Bridge Borough School District | Middle | 29.5% | +2.7pp |
| 138 | Churchill Junior High School EAST BRUNSWICK · East Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 29.4% | +2.6pp |
| 139 | Township of Ocean Intermediate School OCEAN · Township of Ocean School District | Middle | 29.4% | +2.6pp |
| 140 | West Essex Middle School NORTH CALDWELL · West Essex Regional School District | Middle | 29.4% | +2.6pp |
| 141 | Stonebridge Middle School Allentown · Upper Freehold Regional School District | Middle | 29.3% | +2.5pp |
| 142 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School WYCKOFF · Wyckoff Township Public School District | Middle | 29.1% | +2.3pp |
| 143 | Slocum Skewes School RIDGEFIELD · Ridgefield School District | Middle | 29.1% | +2.3pp |
| 144 | Bayshore Middle School LEONARDO · Middletown Township Public School District | Middle | 29.0% | +2.2pp |
| 145 | Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School COLUMBUS · Northern Burlington County Regional School District | Middle | 29.0% | +2.2pp |
| 146 | Millstone Township Middle School Millstone Township · Millstone Township School District | Middle | 28.9% | +2.1pp |
| 147 | Timberlane Middle School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Middle | 28.8% | +2.0pp |
| 148 | Byram Intermediate School STANHOPE · Byram Township School District | Middle | 28.7% | +1.9pp |
| 149 | Ridgedale Middle School FLORHAM PARK · Florham Park School District | Middle | 28.1% | +1.3pp |
| 150 | Cedar Drive Middle School COLTS NECK · Colts Neck Township School District | Middle | 28.0% | +1.2pp |
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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.