New Jersey schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Union Avenue Middle School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Middle | 3.3% | -23.5pp |
| 402 | William C. McGinnis Middle School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 3.3% | -23.5pp |
| 403 | Joseph A. Taub School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Middle | 3.2% | -23.6pp |
| 404 | Lakewood Middle School LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District | Middle | 3.2% | -23.6pp |
| 405 | Salem Middle School SALEM · Salem City School District | Middle | 3.2% | -23.6pp |
| 406 | Long Branch Middle School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | Middle | 2.9% | -23.9pp |
| 407 | Paulsboro Junior High School Paulsboro · Paulsboro School District | Middle | 2.9% | -23.9pp |
| 408 | Grace Wilday Junior High School ROSELLE · Roselle Public School District | Middle | 2.8% | -24.0pp |
| 409 | Maxson Middle School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Middle | 2.6% | -24.2pp |
| 410 | Battle Monument Intermediate School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 2.3% | -24.5pp |
| 411 | Wildwood Middle School WILDWOOD · Wildwood City School District | Middle | 2.2% | -24.6pp |
| 412 | Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Middle | 2.0% | -24.8pp |
| 413 | Hubbard Middle School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Middle | 1.7% | -25.1pp |
| 414 | New Brunswick Middle School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Middle | 1.6% | -25.2pp |
| 415 | Pleasantville Middle School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | Middle | 1.6% | -25.2pp |
| 416 | Patrick F. Healy Middle School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Middle | 1.3% | -25.5pp |
| 417 | University Middle School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Middle | 1.3% | -25.5pp |
| 418 | Arthur J. Holland Middle School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 1.2% | -25.6pp |
| 419 | Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 1.1% | -25.7pp |
| 420 | Ezra L. Nolan School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Middle | 1.0% | -25.8pp |
| 421 | Grant Intermediate School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 0.9% | -25.9pp |
| 422 | John L. Costley Middle School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Middle | 0.9% | -25.9pp |
| 423 | Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School HILLSIDE · Hillside Public School District | Middle | 0.7% | -26.1pp |
| 424 | Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 0.6% | -26.2pp |
| 425 | Muhammad Ali School Number 23 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Middle | 0.5% | -26.3pp |
| 426 | Grace A Dunn Middle School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 0.4% | -26.4pp |
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 Science 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.