New Jersey schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 2,173 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Merritt Memorial CRESSKILL · Cresskill Public School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +18.3pp |
| 452 | A. Russell Knight Elementary School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Elementary | 71.3% | +18.2pp |
| 453 | Cambridge Elementary School KENDALL PARK · South Brunswick School District | Elementary | 71.3% | +18.2pp |
| 454 | Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School WOOD RIDGE · Wood-Ridge School District | Elementary | 71.3% | +18.2pp |
| 455 | Pace Charter School of Hamilton HAMILTON TWP · Pace Charter School of Hamilton | Elementary | 71.3% | +18.2pp |
| 456 | William Allen Middle School MOORESTOWN · Moorestown Township Public School District | Middle | 71.3% | +18.2pp |
| 457 | Brielle Elementary School BRIELLE · Brielle Boro School District | Elementary | 71.2% | +18.1pp |
| 458 | Brooklake School FLORHAM PARK · Florham Park School District | Elementary | 71.2% | +18.1pp |
| 459 | Katharine D Malone Elementary School ROCKAWAY · Rockaway Township School District | Elementary | 71.2% | +18.1pp |
| 460 | South Orange Middle School S ORANGE · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Middle | 71.2% | +18.1pp |
| 461 | Edgemont Elementary School MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Elementary | 71.1% | +18.0pp |
| 462 | Marian E. McKeown Elementary School NEWTON · Hampton Township School District | Elementary | 71.1% | +18.0pp |
| 463 | Lincoln Elementary School BERGENFIELD · Bergenfield Borough School District | Elementary | 70.9% | +17.8pp |
| 464 | South Brunswick High School MONMOUTH JUNCTION · South Brunswick School District | High | 70.9% | +17.8pp |
| 465 | Old Farmers Road School LONG VALLEY · Washington Township School District | Elementary | 70.8% | +17.7pp |
| 466 | Stephen J. Gerace School Pequannock · Pequannock Township School District | Elementary | 70.8% | +17.7pp |
| 467 | Brooks Crossing Elementary School MONMOUTH JUNCTION · South Brunswick School District | Elementary | 70.7% | +17.6pp |
| 468 | George Washington Elementary School WYCKOFF · Wyckoff Township Public School District | Elementary | 70.7% | +17.6pp |
| 469 | Anthony Wayne Middle School WAYNE · Wayne Township Public School District | Middle | 70.6% | +17.5pp |
| 470 | Asher Holmes Elementary School MORGANVILLE · Marlboro Township School District | Elementary | 70.6% | +17.5pp |
| 471 | Glen Rock High School GLEN ROCK · Glen Rock Public School District | High | 70.6% | +17.5pp |
| 472 | Randolph Middle School RANDOLPH · Randolph Township School District | Middle | 70.6% | +17.5pp |
| 473 | Bridgewater-Raritan High School Bridgewater · Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District | High | 70.5% | +17.4pp |
| 474 | Crim Primary School Bridgewater · Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District | Elementary | 70.5% | +17.4pp |
| 475 | Kings Road School MADISON · Madison Public School District | Elementary | 70.5% | +17.4pp |
| 476 | Livingston Avenue School CRANFORD · Cranford Public School District | Elementary | 70.5% | +17.4pp |
| 477 | Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School CLIFFWOOD · Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District | Middle | 70.5% | +17.4pp |
| 478 | Roosevelt Middle School W ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | Middle | 70.5% | +17.4pp |
| 479 | Woodstown Middle School WOODSTOWN · Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District | Middle | 70.5% | +17.4pp |
| 480 | Chatham High School CHATHAM · School District of the Chathams | High | 70.4% | +17.3pp |
| 481 | Dr. Michael Conti School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 70.4% | +17.3pp |
| 482 | Hopewell Elementary School HOPEWELL · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 70.4% | +17.3pp |
| 483 | Indian Hills High School OAKLAND · Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District | High | 70.4% | +17.3pp |
| 484 | Peter Cooper School RINGWOOD · Ringwood School District | Elementary | 70.4% | +17.3pp |
| 485 | Lincoln Elementary School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Elementary | 70.3% | +17.2pp |
| 486 | Ocean City Intermediate School OCEAN CITY · Ocean City School District | Middle | 70.3% | +17.2pp |
| 487 | Tinton Falls Middle School TINTON FALLS · Tinton Falls School District | Middle | 70.3% | +17.2pp |
| 488 | Leonia High School Leonia · Leonia Public School District | High | 70.2% | +17.1pp |
| 489 | Lincoln Park Elementary School LINCOLN PARK · Lincoln Park School District | Elementary | 70.2% | +17.1pp |
| 490 | Mt. Horeb School Warren · Warren Township School District | Elementary | 70.2% | +17.1pp |
| 491 | Randall Carter Elementary School WAYNE · Wayne Township Public School District | Elementary | 70.2% | +17.1pp |
| 492 | Stillwater Township School STILLWATER · Stillwater Township School District | Elementary | 70.2% | +17.1pp |
| 493 | Brookside Place School CRANFORD · Cranford Public School District | Elementary | 70.1% | +17.0pp |
| 494 | Fort Lee High School FORT LEE · Fort Lee School District | High | 70.1% | +17.0pp |
| 495 | Martin Luther King Elementary School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Elementary | 70.1% | +17.0pp |
| 496 | Stony Lane Elementary School PARAMUS · Paramus Public School District | Elementary | 70.1% | +17.0pp |
| 497 | Triangle Elementary School Hillsborough · Hillsborough Township Public School District | Elementary | 70.1% | +17.0pp |
| 498 | Berkley Street School NEW MILFORD · New Milford Public School District | Elementary | 70.0% | +16.9pp |
| 499 | Conackamack Middle School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Middle | 70.0% | +16.9pp |
| 500 | Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School NEWARK · Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School | Elementary | 70.0% | +16.9pp |
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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.