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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Red Bank Middle School RED BANK · Red Bank Borough Public School District | Middle | 48.9% | -4.2pp |
| 302 | Carl W. Goetz Middle School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | Middle | 48.7% | -4.4pp |
| 303 | Alder Avenue Middle School EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP · Egg Harbor Township School District | Middle | 48.6% | -4.5pp |
| 304 | Williamstown Middle School WILLIAMSTOWN · Monroe Township Public School District | Middle | 48.5% | -4.6pp |
| 305 | Mary E. Volz Elementary School RUNNEMEDE · Runnemede Public School District | Middle | 48.2% | -4.9pp |
| 306 | Palmyra Middle School Palmyra · Palmyra Public School District | Middle | 48.1% | -5.0pp |
| 307 | North Brunswick Twp. Middle School North Brunswick · North Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 47.7% | -5.4pp |
| 308 | Von E. Mauger Middle School MIDDLESEX · Middlesex Borough School District | Middle | 47.5% | -5.6pp |
| 309 | Clayton Middle School CLAYTON · Clayton Public School District | Middle | 47.0% | -6.1pp |
| 310 | Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School BARNEGAT · Barnegat Township School District | Middle | 46.8% | -6.3pp |
| 311 | Richard M. Teitelman Middle School CAPE MAY · Lower Cape May Regional School District | Middle | 46.5% | -6.6pp |
| 312 | Woodrow Wilson Middle School CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Middle | 46.2% | -6.9pp |
| 313 | Kindle Education Public Charter School Jersey City · Kindle Education Public Charter School | Middle | 46.1% | -7.0pp |
| 314 | Washington Middle School HARRISON · Harrison Public Schools | Middle | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 315 | Charles W. Lewis Middle School BLACKWOOD · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Middle | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 316 | Grant Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD · South Plainfield School District | Middle | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 317 | Toms River Intermediate School North TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Middle | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 318 | Lincoln/Roosevelt School SUCCASUNNA · Roxbury Township School District | Middle | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 319 | Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Middle | 45.1% | -8.0pp |
| 320 | Carteret Middle School CARTERET · Carteret Public School District | Middle | 45.0% | -8.1pp |
| 321 | Garfield Middle School GARFIELD · Garfield Public School District | Middle | 44.9% | -8.2pp |
| 322 | Burnet Middle School UNION · Township of Union School District | Middle | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 323 | Manchester Township Middle School MANCHESTER · Manchester Township School District | Middle | 44.5% | -8.6pp |
| 324 | Burlington Township Middle School at Springside BURLINGTON · Burlington Township School District | Middle | 44.2% | -8.9pp |
| 325 | Central Regional Middle School BAYVILLE · Central Regional School District | Middle | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
| 326 | Lincoln Middle School KEARNY · Kearny | Middle | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
| 327 | Spotswood Memorial Middle School SPOTSWOOD · Spotswood Public School District | Middle | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
| 328 | Dover Middle School DOVER · Dover Public School District | Middle | 44.0% | -9.1pp |
| 329 | Jefferson Elementary UNION · Township of Union School District | Middle | 43.5% | -9.6pp |
| 330 | Carteret Junior High School Carteret · Carteret Public School District | Middle | 43.3% | -9.8pp |
| 331 | Fernwood Avenue Middle School EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP · Egg Harbor Township School District | Middle | 42.9% | -10.2pp |
| 332 | Belleville Middle School BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | Middle | 42.8% | -10.3pp |
| 333 | Toms River Intermediate School South BEACHWOOD · Toms River Regional School District | Middle | 42.7% | -10.4pp |
| 334 | William Davies Middle School MAYS LANDING · Hamilton Township School District | Middle | 42.7% | -10.4pp |
| 335 | Lumberton Middle School LUMBERTON · Lumberton Township Board of Education | Middle | 42.5% | -10.6pp |
| 336 | Christa McAuliffe Middle School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | Middle | 42.2% | -10.9pp |
| 337 | West New York Middle School WEST NEW YORK · West New York School District | Middle | 42.1% | -11.0pp |
| 338 | Sandman Consolidated School CAPE MAY · Lower Township Elementary School District | Middle | 42.0% | -11.1pp |
| 339 | Gloucester City Middle School Gloucester City · Gloucester City Public School District | Middle | 41.7% | -11.4pp |
| 340 | Albert E Grice Middle School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Middle | 41.5% | -11.6pp |
| 341 | Gilmore J Fisher Middle School EWING · Ewing Township School District | Middle | 41.5% | -11.6pp |
| 342 | Emily C. Reynolds Middle School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Middle | 41.4% | -11.7pp |
| 343 | Rosa Parks Community School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Middle | 41.3% | -11.8pp |
| 344 | Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools DENNISVILLE · Dennis Township School District | Middle | 41.2% | -11.9pp |
| 345 | Freehold Intermediate School FREEHOLD · Freehold Borough School District | Middle | 39.8% | -13.3pp |
| 346 | Hopatcong Middle School Hopatcong · Hopatcong Borough School District | Middle | 39.8% | -13.3pp |
| 347 | Ann A. Mullen Middle School SICKLERVILLE · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Middle | 39.5% | -13.6pp |
| 348 | Middle Township Elementary #4 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE · Middle Township Public School District | Middle | 39.4% | -13.7pp |
| 349 | Pinelands Regional Jr. High School Little Egg Harbor · Pinelands Regional School District | Middle | 39.3% | -13.8pp |
| 350 | Winslow Township Elementary School Five BERLIN · Winslow Township School District | Middle | 39.2% | -13.9pp |
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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.