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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Benjamin Franklin Middle School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | Middle | 56.2% | +3.1pp |
| 252 | Memorial Middle School EATONTOWN · Eatontown Public School District | Middle | 55.9% | +2.8pp |
| 253 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Middle | 55.9% | +2.8pp |
| 254 | Melvin H. Kreps Middle School EAST WINDSOR · East Windsor Regional School District | Middle | 55.7% | +2.6pp |
| 255 | Emma C Attales ABSECON · Absecon Public Schools District | Middle | 55.6% | +2.5pp |
| 256 | Martin J. Ryerson School RINGWOOD · Ringwood School District | Middle | 55.6% | +2.5pp |
| 257 | Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School COLUMBUS · Northern Burlington County Regional School District | Middle | 55.5% | +2.4pp |
| 258 | T. E. Harrington Middle School MOUNT LAUREL · Mount Laurel Township School District | Middle | 55.5% | +2.4pp |
| 259 | Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School BELLMAWR · Bellmawr Public School District | Middle | 55.4% | +2.3pp |
| 260 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School ROCKAWAY · Rockaway Borough School District | Middle | 55.3% | +2.2pp |
| 261 | Lacey Township Middle School FORKED RIVER · Lacey Township School District | Middle | 55.1% | +2.0pp |
| 262 | Lake Riviera Middle School BRICK · Brick Township Public School District | Middle | 55.0% | +1.9pp |
| 263 | South Plainfield Middle School SOUTH PLAINFIELD · South Plainfield School District | Middle | 55.0% | +1.9pp |
| 264 | Glen Meadow Middle School VERNON · Vernon Township School District | Middle | 54.9% | +1.8pp |
| 265 | J.P. Case Middle School FLEMINGTON · Flemington-Raritan Regional School District | Middle | 54.7% | +1.6pp |
| 266 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | Middle | 54.6% | +1.5pp |
| 267 | Hackettstown Middle School HACKETTSTOWN · Hackettstown Public School District | Middle | 54.5% | +1.4pp |
| 268 | Memorial Middle School Woodland Park · Woodland Park School District | Middle | 54.5% | +1.4pp |
| 269 | Highland Park Middle School HIGHLAND PARK · Highland Park Boro School District | Middle | 54.2% | +1.1pp |
| 270 | Frances DeMasi Middle School MARLTON · Evesham Township School District | Middle | 54.0% | +0.9pp |
| 271 | Jefferson Township Middle School OAK RIDGE · Jefferson Township Public School District | Middle | 54.0% | +0.9pp |
| 272 | Sayreville Middle School PARLIN · Sayreville School District | Middle | 53.9% | +0.8pp |
| 273 | Hazlet Middle School HAZLET · Hazlet Township Public School District | Middle | 53.6% | +0.5pp |
| 274 | Caroline L. Reutter School FRANKLINVILLE · Township of Franklin School District | Middle | 53.5% | +0.4pp |
| 275 | Pride Academy Charter School EAST ORANGE · Pride Academy Charter School District | Middle | 53.4% | +0.3pp |
| 276 | Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton CLIFTON · Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton | Middle | 53.3% | +0.2pp |
| 277 | Joyce Kilmer School Milltown · Milltown School District | Middle | 53.3% | +0.2pp |
| 278 | Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School STRATFORD · Stratford School District | Middle | 53.1% | -0.0pp |
| 279 | Sussex County Technology Charter School SPARTA · Sussex County Technology Charter School | Middle | 53.1% | -0.0pp |
| 280 | Dual Language School Fords · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 52.9% | -0.2pp |
| 281 | Bloomfield Middle School Bloomfield · Bloomfield Township School District | Middle | 52.2% | -0.9pp |
| 282 | Somerville Middle School Somerville · Somerville Public School District | Middle | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 283 | Walter T. Bergen Middle School BLOOMINGDALE · Bloomingdale School District | Middle | 51.7% | -1.4pp |
| 284 | Warren Hills Regional Middle School WASHINGTON · Warren Hills Regional School District | Middle | 51.6% | -1.5pp |
| 285 | Halsted Middle School NEWTON · Newton Public School District | Middle | 51.4% | -1.7pp |
| 286 | Lawrence Intermediate School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Middle | 51.1% | -2.0pp |
| 287 | Edward Johnstone Middle School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Middle | 50.9% | -2.2pp |
| 288 | Allamuchy Township School ALLAMUCHY · Allamuchy Township School District | Middle | 50.8% | -2.3pp |
| 289 | Kenneth R. Olson Middle School TABERNACLE · Tabernacle Township School District | Middle | 50.7% | -2.4pp |
| 290 | Westampton Township Middle School WESTAMPTON · Westampton Township Public School District | Middle | 50.6% | -2.5pp |
| 291 | Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School Wharton · Wharton Borough School District | Middle | 50.4% | -2.7pp |
| 292 | Mullica Township Middle School ELWOOD · Mullica Township School District | Middle | 50.4% | -2.7pp |
| 293 | Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus Somerset · Franklin Township Public School District | Middle | 50.2% | -2.9pp |
| 294 | Roselle Park Middle School ROSELLE PARK · Roselle Park Public School District | Middle | 50.2% | -2.9pp |
| 295 | Memorial Middle School ELMWOOD PARK · Elmwood Park School District | Middle | 50.1% | -3.0pp |
| 296 | Berkeley Township Elementary School BAYVILLE · Berkeley Township School District | Middle | 49.8% | -3.3pp |
| 297 | Macopin Middle School WEST MILFORD · West Milford Township Public School District | Middle | 49.7% | -3.4pp |
| 298 | Delran Middle School DELRAN · Delran Township School District | Middle | 49.3% | -3.8pp |
| 299 | Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy RAHWAY · Rahway Public School District | Middle | 49.3% | -3.8pp |
| 300 | Colonia Middle School COLONIA · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 49.1% | -4.0pp |
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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.