New Jersey schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 440 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | West Deptford Middle School WEST DEPTFORD · West Deptford Township School District | Middle | 63.4% | +10.3pp |
| 202 | Lawrence Middle School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Middle | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 203 | Cove Road School HAZLET · Hazlet Township Public School District | Middle | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 204 | Toms River Intermediate School East TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Middle | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 205 | Cinnaminson Middle School CINNAMINSON · Cinnaminson Township School District | Middle | 62.7% | +9.6pp |
| 206 | Veterans Middle School North Arlington · North Arlington School District | Middle | 62.7% | +9.6pp |
| 207 | Hartford Upper Elementary School MOUNT LAUREL · Mount Laurel Township School District | Middle | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 208 | Iselin Middle School ISELIN · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 209 | Lopatcong Township Middle School PHILLIPSBURG · Lopatcong Township School District | Middle | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 210 | Carl Sandburg Middle School OLD BRIDGE · Old Bridge Township School District | Middle | 62.2% | +9.1pp |
| 211 | Ethel Hoppock Middle School ASBURY · Bethlehem Township School District | Middle | 62.1% | +9.0pp |
| 212 | Washington Park School TOTOWA · Totowa Public School District | Middle | 62.1% | +9.0pp |
| 213 | Woodland Middle School BARRINGTON · Barrington School District | Middle | 62.0% | +8.9pp |
| 214 | Hardyston Township Middle School HAMBURG · Hardyston Township School District | Middle | 61.9% | +8.8pp |
| 215 | Bordentown Regional Middle School BORDENTOWN · Bordentown Regional School District | Middle | 61.7% | +8.6pp |
| 216 | Frelinghuysen Middle School MORRISTOWN · Morris School District | Middle | 61.7% | +8.6pp |
| 217 | Middle School # 4 JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Middle | 61.7% | +8.6pp |
| 218 | Mount Olive Middle School BUDD LAKE · Mount Olive Township School District | Middle | 61.0% | +7.9pp |
| 219 | Liberty Middle School WEST ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | Middle | 60.9% | +7.8pp |
| 220 | Clearview Regional Middle School MULLICA HILL · Clearview Regional High School District | Middle | 60.7% | +7.6pp |
| 221 | Howell Township Middle School South HOWELL · Howell Township Public School District | Middle | 60.5% | +7.4pp |
| 222 | Green Brook Middle School Green Brook · Green Brook Township Public School District | Middle | 60.3% | +7.2pp |
| 223 | John Hill School BOONTON · Boonton Town Public School District | Middle | 60.3% | +7.2pp |
| 224 | Marlton Middle MARLTON · Evesham Township School District | Middle | 60.1% | +7.0pp |
| 225 | Thorne Middle School PORT MONMOUTH · Middletown Township Public School District | Middle | 60.1% | +7.0pp |
| 226 | Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School West Berlin · Berlin Township School District | Middle | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 227 | Quibbletown Middle School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Middle | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 228 | Theodore Schor Middle School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Middle | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 229 | J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School MANTUA · Mantua Township School District | Middle | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 230 | Woodglen School CALIFON · Lebanon Township School District | Middle | 59.5% | +6.4pp |
| 231 | Stafford Intermediate School Manahawkin · Stafford Township School District | Middle | 59.4% | +6.3pp |
| 232 | Delsea Regional Middle School FRANKLINVILLE · Delsea Regional High School District | Middle | 59.1% | +6.0pp |
| 233 | Great Meadows Regional Middle School GREAT MEADOWS · Great Meadows Regional School District | Middle | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
| 234 | Raymond W. Kershaw School MOUNT EPHRAIM · Mt. Ephraim School District | Middle | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
| 235 | Veterans Memorial Middle School BRICK TOWN · Brick Township Public School District | Middle | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
| 236 | Slocum Skewes School RIDGEFIELD · Ridgefield School District | Middle | 58.8% | +5.7pp |
| 237 | John A. Carusi Middle School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Middle | 58.7% | +5.6pp |
| 238 | Logan Middle School Logan Township · Logan Township School District | Middle | 58.6% | +5.5pp |
| 239 | Sussex Middle School SUSSEX · Sussex-Wantage Regional School District | Middle | 58.5% | +5.4pp |
| 240 | Secaucus Middle School SECAUCUS · Secaucus School District | Middle | 58.3% | +5.2pp |
| 241 | Herbert Hoover Middle School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Middle | 58.1% | +5.0pp |
| 242 | Hammonton Middle School HAMMONTON · Hammonton School District | Middle | 57.5% | +4.4pp |
| 243 | Reading-Fleming Intermediate School FLEMINGTON · Flemington-Raritan Regional School District | Middle | 57.2% | +4.1pp |
| 244 | Glen Landing Middle School BLACKWOOD · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Middle | 57.1% | +4.0pp |
| 245 | Deptford Township Middle School SEWELL · Deptford Township Public School District | Middle | 56.9% | +3.8pp |
| 246 | School #6/Middle School CLIFFSIDE PARK · Cliffside Park School District | Middle | 56.6% | +3.5pp |
| 247 | North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School WRIGHTSTOWN · North Hanover Township School District | Middle | 56.5% | +3.4pp |
| 248 | Memorial Middle School LITTLE FERRY · Little Ferry Public School District | Middle | 56.4% | +3.3pp |
| 249 | Pittsgrove Township Middle School PITTSGROVE · Pittsgrove Township School District | Middle | 56.4% | +3.3pp |
| 250 | Township of Ocean Intermediate School OCEAN · Township of Ocean School District | Middle | 56.3% | +3.2pp |
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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 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.