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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | New Milford High School NEW MILFORD · New Milford Public School District | High | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
| 652 | Osage School VOORHEES · Voorhees Township School District | Elementary | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
| 653 | Rosa International Middle School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Middle | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
| 654 | Warnsdorfer Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK · East Brunswick Township School District | Elementary | 65.9% | +12.8pp |
| 655 | Central Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK · East Brunswick Township School District | Elementary | 65.8% | +12.7pp |
| 656 | Lenape Meadows MAHWAH · Mahwah Township Public School District | Elementary | 65.8% | +12.7pp |
| 657 | Ridgewood High School RIDGEWOOD · Ridgewood Public School District | High | 65.8% | +12.7pp |
| 658 | Round Valley LEBANON · Clinton Township School District | Elementary | 65.8% | +12.7pp |
| 659 | Valley Road School CLARK · Clark Township Public School District | Elementary | 65.8% | +12.7pp |
| 660 | Van Holten Primary School Bridgewater · Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District | Elementary | 65.8% | +12.7pp |
| 661 | Woodland School Monroe Township · Monroe Township School District | Elementary | 65.8% | +12.7pp |
| 662 | Clinton Public School CLINTON · Clinton-Glen Gardner School District | Elementary | 65.7% | +12.6pp |
| 663 | Columbus School LODI · Lodi School District | Elementary | 65.7% | +12.6pp |
| 664 | Eisenhower Intermediate School Bridgewater · Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District | Middle | 65.7% | +12.6pp |
| 665 | Roy W. Brown Middle School BERGENFIELD · Bergenfield Borough School District | Middle | 65.7% | +12.6pp |
| 666 | Dumont High School DUMONT · Dumont Public School District | High | 65.6% | +12.5pp |
| 667 | Mark Newbie Elementary School COLLINGSWOOD · Collingswood Public School District | Elementary | 65.6% | +12.5pp |
| 668 | Van Sciver Elementary School HADDONFIELD · Haddon Township School District | Elementary | 65.6% | +12.5pp |
| 669 | Grant Elementary School DUMONT · Dumont Public School District | Elementary | 65.5% | +12.4pp |
| 670 | Hopewell Valley Central High School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | High | 65.5% | +12.4pp |
| 671 | Laning Avenue School VERONA · Verona Public School District | Elementary | 65.5% | +12.4pp |
| 672 | Tinc Rd. Elementary School FLANDERS · Mount Olive Township School District | Elementary | 65.5% | +12.4pp |
| 673 | Byram Intermediate School STANHOPE · Byram Township School District | Middle | 65.4% | +12.3pp |
| 674 | Knollwood Elementary School Lake Hiawatha · Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District | Elementary | 65.4% | +12.3pp |
| 675 | Millstone River School PLAINSBORO · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | Elementary | 65.4% | +12.3pp |
| 676 | Stony Brook Elementary School ROCKAWAY · Rockaway Township School District | Elementary | 65.4% | +12.3pp |
| 677 | Franklin Elementary School BERGENFIELD · Bergenfield Borough School District | Elementary | 65.3% | +12.2pp |
| 678 | Green Hills School GREENDELL · Green Township School District | Elementary | 65.3% | +12.2pp |
| 679 | Paradise Knoll Elementary School OAK RIDGE · West Milford Township Public School District | Elementary | 65.3% | +12.2pp |
| 680 | Community Park School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Elementary | 65.2% | +12.1pp |
| 681 | Mahwah High School MAHWAH · Mahwah Township Public School District | High | 65.2% | +12.1pp |
| 682 | Salem Drive School WHIPPANY · Hanover Township School District | Elementary | 65.2% | +12.1pp |
| 683 | Southern Regional Middle School MANAHAWKIN · Southern Regional School District | Middle | 65.2% | +12.1pp |
| 684 | Whippany Park High School WHIPPANY · Hanover Park Regional High School District | High | 65.2% | +12.1pp |
| 685 | The Queen City Academy Charter School PLAINFIELD · The Queen City Academy Charter School District | Combined | 65.0% | +11.9pp |
| 686 | Wall High School WALL · Wall Township Public School District | High | 65.0% | +11.9pp |
| 687 | Central Elementary School GREAT MEADOWS · Great Meadows Regional School District | Elementary | 64.9% | +11.8pp |
| 688 | Chestnut Ridge Middle School SEWELL · Washington Township School District | Middle | 64.9% | +11.8pp |
| 689 | Conover Road Elementary School COLTS NECK · Colts Neck Township School District | Elementary | 64.9% | +11.8pp |
| 690 | East Orange STEM Academy High School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | High | 64.9% | +11.8pp |
| 691 | Edison Middle School W ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | Middle | 64.9% | +11.8pp |
| 692 | Florence M. Burd NEWTON · Andover Regional School District | Elementary | 64.9% | +11.8pp |
| 693 | Ironia School RANDOLPH · Randolph Township School District | Elementary | 64.9% | +11.8pp |
| 694 | Howell Township Middle School North FARMINGDALE · Howell Township Public School District | Middle | 64.8% | +11.7pp |
| 695 | Southern Boulevard School CHATHAM · School District of the Chathams | Elementary | 64.8% | +11.7pp |
| 696 | Stony Brook School Branchburg · Branchburg Township School District | Elementary | 64.8% | +11.7pp |
| 697 | Frank Antonides School West Long Branch · West Long Branch School District | Middle | 64.7% | +11.6pp |
| 698 | Laura Donovan School FREEHOLD · Freehold Township School District | Elementary | 64.7% | +11.6pp |
| 699 | Washington Elementary School TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON · Westwood Regional School District | Elementary | 64.7% | +11.6pp |
| 700 | Laurel Springs School LAUREL SPRINGS · Laurel Springs School District | Elementary | 64.6% | +11.5pp |
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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.