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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Joseph R. Bolger Middle School KEANSBURG · Keansburg School District | Middle | 27.5% | -25.6pp |
| 402 | Howard M. Phifer Middle School PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | Middle | 27.4% | -25.7pp |
| 403 | Prospect Park Middle School Prospect Park · Prospect Park Public School District | Middle | 27.3% | -25.8pp |
| 404 | New Brunswick Middle School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Middle | 27.2% | -25.9pp |
| 405 | Lakeside Middle School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Middle | 25.8% | -27.3pp |
| 406 | Leonard V Moore Middle School ROSELLE · Roselle Public School District | Middle | 24.9% | -28.2pp |
| 407 | Woodbridge Middle School WOODBRIDGE · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 24.7% | -28.4pp |
| 408 | Young Men's Academy Paterson · Paterson Public School District | Middle | 24.3% | -28.8pp |
| 409 | Lincoln School FAIRVIEW · Fairview Public School District | Middle | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 410 | Maxson Middle School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Middle | 23.4% | -29.7pp |
| 411 | Wildwood Middle School WILDWOOD · Wildwood City School District | Middle | 23.2% | -29.9pp |
| 412 | Muhammad Ali School Number 23 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Middle | 21.3% | -31.8pp |
| 413 | Hubbard Middle School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Middle | 21.2% | -31.9pp |
| 414 | Veterans Memorial Middle VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Middle | 21.2% | -31.9pp |
| 415 | Egg Harbor City Community School EGG HARBOR CITY · Egg Harbor City School District | Middle | 20.9% | -32.2pp |
| 416 | University Middle School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Middle | 20.4% | -32.7pp |
| 417 | Pleasantville Middle School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | Middle | 20.0% | -33.1pp |
| 418 | Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Middle | 19.2% | -33.9pp |
| 419 | James A Cotten Intermediate School Willingboro · Willingboro Public School District | Middle | 18.9% | -34.2pp |
| 420 | Sojourner Truth Middle School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Middle | 18.6% | -34.5pp |
| 421 | Lindenwold Middle School LINDENWOLD · Lindenwold Public School District | Middle | 17.7% | -35.4pp |
| 422 | Penns Grove Middle School PENNS GROVE · Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | Middle | 16.1% | -37.0pp |
| 423 | Salem Middle School SALEM · Salem City School District | Middle | 15.2% | -37.9pp |
| 424 | Ezra L. Nolan School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Middle | 14.0% | -39.1pp |
| 425 | Paulsboro Junior High School Paulsboro · Paulsboro School District | Middle | 13.8% | -39.3pp |
| 426 | Patrick F. Healy Middle School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Middle | 12.8% | -40.3pp |
| 427 | Clara Parker Intermediate School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 12.7% | -40.4pp |
| 428 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School ASBURY PARK · Asbury Park School District | Middle | 12.6% | -40.5pp |
| 429 | John L. Costley Middle School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Middle | 11.4% | -41.7pp |
| 430 | Ellen Ochoa School Number 22 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Middle | 11.3% | -41.8pp |
| 431 | New Roberto Clemente PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Middle | 11.3% | -41.8pp |
| 432 | Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 11.0% | -42.1pp |
| 433 | Grace A Dunn Middle School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 9.9% | -43.2pp |
| 434 | Arthur J. Holland Middle School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 9.5% | -43.6pp |
| 435 | Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 8.8% | -44.3pp |
| 436 | Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 8.8% | -44.3pp |
| 437 | Grant Intermediate School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 7.3% | -45.8pp |
| 438 | Morgan Village Middle School Camden · Camden City School District | Middle | 5.9% | -47.2pp |
| 439 | Battle Monument Intermediate School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 4.4% | -48.7pp |
| 440 | Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 4.0% | -49.1pp |
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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.