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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | School #9 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 67.2% | +14.1pp |
| 602 | Whitman Elementary School TURNERSVILLE · Washington Township School District | Elementary | 67.2% | +14.1pp |
| 603 | George Washington Middle School WAYNE · Wayne Township Public School District | Middle | 67.1% | +14.0pp |
| 604 | Grover Cleveland Middle School CALDWELL · Caldwell-West School District | Middle | 67.1% | +14.0pp |
| 605 | Patrick M Villano School Emerson · Emerson Public School District | Middle | 67.1% | +14.0pp |
| 606 | Readington Middle School WHITEHOUSE STATION · Readington Township School District | Middle | 67.1% | +14.0pp |
| 607 | Theodore Roosevelt School WEEHAWKEN · Weehawken Public School District | Elementary | 67.1% | +14.0pp |
| 608 | Yardville Heights Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 67.1% | +14.0pp |
| 609 | Rockaway Meadow Elementary School PARSIPPANY · Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District | Elementary | 67.0% | +13.9pp |
| 610 | Bunker Hill Middle School SEWELL · Washington Township School District | Middle | 66.9% | +13.8pp |
| 611 | Hoboken Middle School HOBOKEN · Hoboken Public School District | Middle | 66.9% | +13.8pp |
| 612 | Normandy Park School MORRISTOWN · Morris School District | Elementary | 66.9% | +13.8pp |
| 613 | North Star Academy Charter School NEWARK · North Star Academy Charter School | Combined | 66.9% | +13.8pp |
| 614 | Sunnymead Elementary School Hillsborough · Hillsborough Township Public School District | Elementary | 66.9% | +13.8pp |
| 615 | Ventnor Middle School VENTNOR · Ventnor City School District | Middle | 66.9% | +13.8pp |
| 616 | Warren Middle School Warren · Warren Township School District | Middle | 66.9% | +13.8pp |
| 617 | Haddon Heights Jr./Sr. High School HADDON HEIGHTS · HADDON HEIGHTS School District | High | 66.8% | +13.7pp |
| 618 | Hurffville Elementary School SEWELL · Washington Township School District | Elementary | 66.8% | +13.7pp |
| 619 | Neeta School Medford Lakes · Medford Lakes School District | Middle | 66.8% | +13.7pp |
| 620 | Northfield Community Middle School NORTHFIELD · Northfield City School District | Middle | 66.8% | +13.7pp |
| 621 | Califon Public School CALIFON · Califon Borough School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 622 | Richard Stockton Elementary School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 623 | Riverton School District RIVERTON · Riverton School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 624 | Stow Creek Township School BRIDGETON · Stow Creek Township School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 625 | William P Tatem Elementary School COLLINGSWOOD · Collingswood Public School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +13.6pp |
| 626 | Bragg Elementary School Chester · Chester Township School District | Elementary | 66.6% | +13.5pp |
| 627 | Central Middle School Parsippany · Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District | Middle | 66.6% | +13.5pp |
| 628 | Morris Knolls High School ROCKAWAY · Morris Hills Regional School District | High | 66.6% | +13.5pp |
| 629 | Alexandria Township School Pittstown · Alexandria Township School District | Elementary | 66.5% | +13.4pp |
| 630 | Kawameeh Middle School UNION · Township of Union School District | Middle | 66.5% | +13.4pp |
| 631 | Old Mill Elementary School SEA GIRT · Wall Township Public School District | Elementary | 66.5% | +13.4pp |
| 632 | Orchard Valley Middle School SEWELL · Washington Township School District | Middle | 66.5% | +13.4pp |
| 633 | Seaview Elementary School LINWOOD · Linwood City School District | Elementary | 66.4% | +13.3pp |
| 634 | Toll Gate Grammar School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 66.4% | +13.3pp |
| 635 | West Essex High School NORTH CALDWELL · West Essex Regional School District | High | 66.4% | +13.3pp |
| 636 | Churchill Junior High School EAST BRUNSWICK · East Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 66.3% | +13.2pp |
| 637 | Eastlake Elementary School Parsippany · Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District | Elementary | 66.3% | +13.2pp |
| 638 | Lincoln Elementary School DUMONT · Dumont Public School District | Elementary | 66.3% | +13.2pp |
| 639 | Memorial School SOUTH HACKENSACK · South Hackensack School District | Elementary | 66.3% | +13.2pp |
| 640 | School #4 CLIFFSIDE PARK · Cliffside Park School District | Elementary | 66.3% | +13.2pp |
| 641 | Woodcrest Elementary School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Elementary | 66.3% | +13.2pp |
| 642 | Lincoln GARWOOD · Garwood Boro | Elementary | 66.2% | +13.1pp |
| 643 | Mountain View Elementary School FLANDERS · Mount Olive Township School District | Elementary | 66.2% | +13.1pp |
| 644 | Riverdale School RIVERDALE · Riverdale School District | Elementary | 66.1% | +13.0pp |
| 645 | Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School RAMSEY · Ramsey School District | Elementary | 66.1% | +13.0pp |
| 646 | Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology NEWARK · Essex County Schools of Technology | High | 66.0% | +12.9pp |
| 647 | Mannington Township Elementary School SALEM · Mannington Township School District | Elementary | 66.0% | +12.9pp |
| 648 | Bradford Elementary School UPPER MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Elementary | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
| 649 | Clinton Elementary School MAPLEWOOD · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Elementary | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
| 650 | Cranford High School CRANFORD · Cranford Public School District | High | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
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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.