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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851 | Green Brook Middle School Green Brook · Green Brook Township Public School District | Middle | 60.3% | +7.2pp |
| 852 | John Hill School BOONTON · Boonton Town Public School District | Middle | 60.3% | +7.2pp |
| 853 | Link Community Charter School Newark · Link Community Charter School | Elementary | 60.3% | +7.2pp |
| 854 | MacAfee Road School Somerset · Franklin Township Public School District | Elementary | 60.3% | +7.2pp |
| 855 | Washington Elementary School BERGENFIELD · Bergenfield Borough School District | Elementary | 60.3% | +7.2pp |
| 856 | Mary Bray Elementary School MOUNT EPHRAIM · Mt. Ephraim School District | Elementary | 60.2% | +7.1pp |
| 857 | Swimming River School TINTON FALLS · Tinton Falls School District | Elementary | 60.2% | +7.1pp |
| 858 | Toms River High School East TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | High | 60.2% | +7.1pp |
| 859 | Holland Township Elementary School MILFORD · Holland Township School District | Elementary | 60.1% | +7.0pp |
| 860 | Marlton Middle MARLTON · Evesham Township School District | Middle | 60.1% | +7.0pp |
| 861 | Middletown High School North MIDDLETOWN · Middletown Township Public School District | High | 60.1% | +7.0pp |
| 862 | Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School MAPLEWOOD · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Elementary | 60.1% | +7.0pp |
| 863 | Thorne Middle School PORT MONMOUTH · Middletown Township Public School District | Middle | 60.1% | +7.0pp |
| 864 | Gantner Avenue School ELMWOOD PARK · Elmwood Park School District | Elementary | 60.0% | +6.9pp |
| 865 | Hilltop School LODI · Lodi School District | Elementary | 60.0% | +6.9pp |
| 866 | Thomas Paine Elementary School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Elementary | 60.0% | +6.9pp |
| 867 | West Cape May Elementary School West Cape May · West Cape May School District | Elementary | 60.0% | +6.9pp |
| 868 | Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School West Berlin · Berlin Township School District | Middle | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 869 | Forest Avenue School VERONA · Verona Public School District | Elementary | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 870 | Quibbletown Middle School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Middle | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 871 | Theodore Schor Middle School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Middle | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 872 | Wolf Hill School OCEANPORT · Oceanport School District | Elementary | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 873 | Woodbury Heights Elementary WOODBURY HTS · Woodbury Heights Public School District | Elementary | 59.8% | +6.7pp |
| 874 | Demarest Elementary School Bloomfield · Bloomfield Township School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 875 | General Charles G. Harker School Woolwich Township · Swedesboro-Woolwich School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 876 | Montague Township School MONTAGUE · Montague Township School District | Elementary | 59.7% | +6.6pp |
| 877 | Chesterfield Township Elementary School Chesterfield · Chesterfield Township School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 878 | J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School MANTUA · Mantua Township School District | Middle | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 879 | Washington Elementary UNION · Township of Union School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 880 | Wenonah Elementary School WENONAH · Wenonah Boro School District | Elementary | 59.6% | +6.5pp |
| 881 | Belleville PS5 BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | Elementary | 59.5% | +6.4pp |
| 882 | Frances DeMasi Elementary School MARLTON · Evesham Township School District | Elementary | 59.5% | +6.4pp |
| 883 | Marshall W. Errickson School FREEHOLD · Freehold Township School District | Elementary | 59.5% | +6.4pp |
| 884 | William A. Miller Elementary School OLD BRIDGE · Old Bridge Township School District | Elementary | 59.5% | +6.4pp |
| 885 | Woodglen School CALIFON · Lebanon Township School District | Middle | 59.5% | +6.4pp |
| 886 | Kittatinny Regional High School NEWTON · Kittatinny Regional School District | High | 59.4% | +6.3pp |
| 887 | Stafford Intermediate School Manahawkin · Stafford Township School District | Middle | 59.4% | +6.3pp |
| 888 | Ventnor Elementary School VENTNOR · Ventnor City School District | Elementary | 59.4% | +6.3pp |
| 889 | Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School GARFIELD · Bergen Arts and Science Charter School | Combined | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 890 | Harrison Township Elementary School MULLICA HILL · Harrison Township School District | Elementary | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 891 | Leonardo Elementary School LEONARDO · Middletown Township Public School District | Elementary | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 892 | Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School COLONIA · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 893 | School 1 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 59.3% | +6.2pp |
| 894 | Ridgefield Memorial High School RIDGEFIELD · Ridgefield School District | High | 59.2% | +6.1pp |
| 895 | Wayne Valley High School WAYNE · Wayne Township Public School District | High | 59.2% | +6.1pp |
| 896 | Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | High | 59.1% | +6.0pp |
| 897 | Delsea Regional Middle School FRANKLINVILLE · Delsea Regional High School District | Middle | 59.1% | +6.0pp |
| 898 | Arts High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
| 899 | Chittick Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK · East Brunswick Township School District | Elementary | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
| 900 | Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School WALLINGTON · Wallington Boro School District | Elementary | 59.0% | +5.9pp |
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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.