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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School Elmer · Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School | Middle | 39.1% | -14.0pp |
| 352 | Christopher Columbus Middle School CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Middle | 39.0% | -14.1pp |
| 353 | Russell O. Brackman Middle School BARNEGAT · Barnegat Township School District | Middle | 39.0% | -14.1pp |
| 354 | Janis E. Dismus Middle School ENGLEWOOD · Englewood Public School District | Middle | 38.9% | -14.2pp |
| 355 | Lincoln Middle School DUNELLEN · Dunellen Public School District | Middle | 38.4% | -14.7pp |
| 356 | Franklin L. Williams School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Middle | 38.1% | -15.0pp |
| 357 | Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus Somerset · Franklin Township Public School District | Middle | 38.0% | -15.1pp |
| 358 | Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School Vineland · Vineland Public School District | Middle | 38.0% | -15.1pp |
| 359 | Joseph E. Soehl Middle School Linden · Linden Public School District | Middle | 37.6% | -15.5pp |
| 360 | Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School JAMESBURG · Jamesburg Public School District | Middle | 37.5% | -15.6pp |
| 361 | Community Middle School Bound Brook · Bound Brook School District | Middle | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 362 | Neptune Middle School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | Middle | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 363 | Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School MAPLE SHADE · Maple Shade School District | Middle | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 364 | Samuel M Ridgway Middle School EDGEWATER PARK · Edgewater Park Township School District | Middle | 36.9% | -16.2pp |
| 365 | Myles J. McManus MIddle School Linden · Linden Public School District | Middle | 36.6% | -16.5pp |
| 366 | F. W. Holbein Middle School MOUNT HOLLY · Mount Holly Township Public School District | Middle | 36.5% | -16.6pp |
| 367 | Thomas E. Bowe Middle School Glassboro · Glassboro School District | Middle | 36.5% | -16.6pp |
| 368 | Alexander Batcho Intermediate School Manville · Manville School District | Middle | 36.1% | -17.0pp |
| 369 | Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School ENGLEWOOD · Englewood Public School District | Middle | 36.1% | -17.0pp |
| 370 | Linwood School NORTH BRUNSWICK · North Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 36.0% | -17.1pp |
| 371 | Richard C Crockett Middle School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Middle | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 372 | Hackensack Middle School Hackensack · Hackensack School District | Middle | 35.7% | -17.4pp |
| 373 | Pennsville Middle School PENNSVILLE · Pennsville School District | Middle | 35.5% | -17.6pp |
| 374 | Phillipsburg Middle School PHILLIPSBURG · Phillipsburg School District | Middle | 34.6% | -18.5pp |
| 375 | Galloway Township Middle School GALLOWAY · Galloway Township Public School District | Middle | 34.5% | -18.6pp |
| 376 | Lakewood Middle School LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District | Middle | 34.1% | -19.0pp |
| 377 | Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School HILLSIDE · Hillside Public School District | Middle | 34.1% | -19.0pp |
| 378 | Buena Regional Middle School BUENA · Buena Regional School District | Middle | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 379 | Jordan Road Elementary School Somers Point · Somers Point School District | Middle | 33.7% | -19.4pp |
| 380 | Joseph A. Taub School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Middle | 33.7% | -19.4pp |
| 381 | Woodruff Middle School Seabrook · Upper Deerfield Township School District | Middle | 33.5% | -19.6pp |
| 382 | William C. McGinnis Middle School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 33.2% | -19.9pp |
| 383 | Avenel Middle School AVENEL · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 33.1% | -20.0pp |
| 384 | Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School Pemberton · Pemberton Township School District | Middle | 33.1% | -20.0pp |
| 385 | Grace Wilday Junior High School ROSELLE · Roselle Public School District | Middle | 33.0% | -20.1pp |
| 386 | North Plainfield Middle School North Plainfield · North Plainfield School District | Middle | 32.6% | -20.5pp |
| 387 | Helen A. Fort Middle School PEMBERTON · Pemberton Township School District | Middle | 32.5% | -20.6pp |
| 388 | Fords Middle School FORDS · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 31.8% | -21.3pp |
| 389 | Winslow Township Middle School ATCO · Winslow Township School District | Middle | 31.7% | -21.4pp |
| 390 | Samuel E. Shull Middle School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 31.6% | -21.5pp |
| 391 | Long Branch Middle School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | Middle | 31.3% | -21.8pp |
| 392 | Union Avenue Middle School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Middle | 30.9% | -22.2pp |
| 393 | Pine Hill Middle School PINE HILL · Pine Hill School District | Middle | 30.6% | -22.5pp |
| 394 | Willingboro Memorial Middle School WILLINGBORO · Willingboro Public School District | Middle | 30.2% | -22.9pp |
| 395 | Somerset School North Plainfield · North Plainfield School District | Middle | 30.0% | -23.1pp |
| 396 | Winslow Township Elementary School Six SICKLERVILLE · Winslow Township School District | Middle | 29.2% | -23.9pp |
| 397 | Florence Riverfront School FLORENCE · Florence Township School District | Middle | 28.8% | -24.3pp |
| 398 | Riverside Middle School RIVERSIDE · Riverside Township School District | Middle | 28.6% | -24.5pp |
| 399 | Smalley Elementary School Bound Brook · Bound Brook School District | Middle | 28.6% | -24.5pp |
| 400 | South River Middle School SOUTH RIVER · South River Public School District | Middle | 28.0% | -25.1pp |
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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.