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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | Franklin Elementary School Bloomfield · Bloomfield Township School District | Elementary | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 752 | Honiss Elementary\Middle School DUMONT · Dumont Public School District | Elementary | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 753 | Lawrence Middle School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Middle | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 754 | Morgan Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 755 | Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School POINT PLEASANT · Point Pleasant Borough School District | Elementary | 63.3% | +10.2pp |
| 756 | Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School DOVER · Rockaway Township School District | Elementary | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 757 | Port Republic Elementary School District PORT REPUBLIC · Port Republic School District | Elementary | 63.2% | +10.1pp |
| 758 | Angelo L. Tomaso School Warren · Warren Township School District | Elementary | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 759 | Cove Road School HAZLET · Hazlet Township Public School District | Middle | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 760 | Julia A Traphagen School WALDWICK · Waldwick School District | Elementary | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 761 | Lake Hiawatha Elementary School Lake Hiawatha · Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District | Elementary | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 762 | Radcliffe School NUTLEY · Nutley Public School District | Elementary | 63.1% | +10.0pp |
| 763 | Gloucester County Institute of Technology Sewell · Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 764 | Lloyd Road Elementary School ABERDEEN · Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 765 | Richmond Avenue School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 766 | Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School SCOTCH PLAINS · Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District | High | 63.0% | +9.9pp |
| 767 | Montclair High School MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | High | 62.9% | +9.8pp |
| 768 | Strawbridge Elementary School WESTMONT · Haddon Township School District | Elementary | 62.9% | +9.8pp |
| 769 | Wanaque Elementary School WANAQUE · Wanaque School District | Elementary | 62.9% | +9.8pp |
| 770 | Central Elementary School WALL · Wall Township Public School District | Elementary | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 771 | Logan Township Elementary School Logan Township · Logan Township School District | Elementary | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 772 | Toms River Intermediate School East TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Middle | 62.8% | +9.7pp |
| 773 | Cinnaminson Middle School CINNAMINSON · Cinnaminson Township School District | Middle | 62.7% | +9.6pp |
| 774 | Veterans Middle School North Arlington · North Arlington School District | Middle | 62.7% | +9.6pp |
| 775 | Victor Mravlag School No. 21 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 62.7% | +9.6pp |
| 776 | Fredon Township School NEWTON · Fredon Township School District | Elementary | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 777 | Hartford Upper Elementary School MOUNT LAUREL · Mount Laurel Township School District | Middle | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 778 | Iselin Middle School ISELIN · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 779 | Lopatcong Township Middle School PHILLIPSBURG · Lopatcong Township School District | Middle | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 780 | Passaic Preparatory Academy Passaic · Passaic City School District | High | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 781 | Southwood Elementary School OLD BRIDGE · Old Bridge Township School District | Elementary | 62.5% | +9.4pp |
| 782 | Frankford Township School BRANCHVILLE · Frankford Township Consolidated School District | Elementary | 62.4% | +9.3pp |
| 783 | Samuel Mickle School MICKLETON · East Greenwich Township School District | Elementary | 62.4% | +9.3pp |
| 784 | Magnolia MAGNOLIA · Magnolia School District | Elementary | 62.3% | +9.2pp |
| 785 | OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy Toms River · Ocean County Vocational Technical School District | High | 62.3% | +9.2pp |
| 786 | Parsippany High School Parsippany · Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District | High | 62.3% | +9.2pp |
| 787 | Carl Sandburg Middle School OLD BRIDGE · Old Bridge Township School District | Middle | 62.2% | +9.1pp |
| 788 | Christa McAuliffe School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 62.2% | +9.1pp |
| 789 | John A. Forrest Elementary School FAIR LAWN · Fair Lawn Public School District | Elementary | 62.2% | +9.1pp |
| 790 | Salome H. Long Memorial School SADDLE BROOK · Saddle Brook School District | Elementary | 62.2% | +9.1pp |
| 791 | Susan B. Anthony Elementary School North Arlington · North Arlington School District | Elementary | 62.2% | +9.1pp |
| 792 | Arthur L. Johnson High School CLARK · Clark Township Public School District | High | 62.1% | +9.0pp |
| 793 | Bayberry School Watchung · Watchung Borough School District | Elementary | 62.1% | +9.0pp |
| 794 | Ethel Hoppock Middle School ASBURY · Bethlehem Township School District | Middle | 62.1% | +9.0pp |
| 795 | Washington Park School TOTOWA · Totowa Public School District | Middle | 62.1% | +9.0pp |
| 796 | Mawbey Street Elementary School WOODBRIDGE · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 62.0% | +8.9pp |
| 797 | Pompton Lakes High School POMPTON LAKES · Pompton Lakes School District | High | 62.0% | +8.9pp |
| 798 | Verona High School VERONA · Verona Public School District | High | 62.0% | +8.9pp |
| 799 | Woodland Middle School BARRINGTON · Barrington School District | Middle | 62.0% | +8.9pp |
| 800 | Hardyston Township Middle School HAMBURG · Hardyston Township School District | Middle | 61.9% | +8.8pp |
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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.