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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Central School HADDONFIELD · Haddonfield School District | Elementary | 89.9% | +36.8pp |
| 52 | Haddonfield Middle School HADDONFIELD · Haddonfield School District | Middle | 89.9% | +36.8pp |
| 53 | Franklin Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 89.7% | +36.6pp |
| 54 | Technology High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 89.7% | +36.6pp |
| 55 | Upper School ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS · Englewood Cliffs School District | Middle | 89.5% | +36.4pp |
| 56 | Alpine Elementary School ALPINE · Alpine Public School District | Elementary | 89.4% | +36.3pp |
| 57 | Salt Brook School NEW PROVIDENCE · New Providence School District | Elementary | 89.1% | +36.0pp |
| 58 | Somerville Elementary School RIDGEWOOD · Ridgewood Public School District | Elementary | 89.1% | +36.0pp |
| 59 | Academy for Performing Arts Rockaway · Morris County Vocational School District | High | 88.9% | +35.8pp |
| 60 | Milton Avenue School CHATHAM · School District of the Chathams | Elementary | 88.9% | +35.8pp |
| 61 | Essex Fells Elementary School ESSEX FELLS · Essex Fells School District | Elementary | 88.8% | +35.7pp |
| 62 | Mount Prospect Elementary School Basking Ridge · Bernards Township School District | Elementary | 88.4% | +35.3pp |
| 63 | Cedar Drive Middle School COLTS NECK · Colts Neck Township School District | Middle | 88.3% | +35.2pp |
| 64 | Torey J. Sabatini School MADISON · Madison Public School District | Elementary | 88.2% | +35.1pp |
| 65 | Morris County School of Technology DENVILLE · Morris County Vocational School District | High | 88.1% | +35.0pp |
| 66 | Wilson Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 88.0% | +34.9pp |
| 67 | Bay Head Elementary BAY HEAD · Bay Head Borough School District | Elementary | 87.9% | +34.8pp |
| 68 | Hillside Elementary School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Elementary | 87.9% | +34.8pp |
| 69 | Charles DeWolf Middle School OLD TAPPAN · Old Tappan Public School District | Middle | 87.8% | +34.7pp |
| 70 | Emil A. Cavallini Middle School UPPER SADDLE RIVER · Upper Saddle River School District | Middle | 87.8% | +34.7pp |
| 71 | Washington School Millburn · Millburn Township School District | Middle | 87.8% | +34.7pp |
| 72 | Zane North Elementary School COLLINGSWOOD · Collingswood Public School District | Elementary | 87.8% | +34.7pp |
| 73 | Brookside School Allendale · Allendale Public School District | Middle | 87.6% | +34.5pp |
| 74 | Montgomery Upper Middle School Skillman · Montgomery Township School District | Middle | 87.5% | +34.4pp |
| 75 | The Gray Charter School NEWARK · Gray Charter School | Elementary | 87.5% | +34.4pp |
| 76 | Sea Girt Elementary School Sea Girt · Sea Girt Borough School District | Elementary | 87.4% | +34.3pp |
| 77 | Calvin Coolidge Elementary School WYCKOFF · Wyckoff Township Public School District | Elementary | 87.3% | +34.2pp |
| 78 | New Providence Middle School NEW PROVIDENCE · New Providence School District | Middle | 87.2% | +34.1pp |
| 79 | Academy of Technology Design Jersey City · Hudson County Schools of Technology School District | High | 87.1% | +34.0pp |
| 80 | Terence C. Reilly School No 7 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Middle | 87.1% | +34.0pp |
| 81 | Wildwood Elementary School Mountain Lakes · Mountain Lakes Public School District | Elementary | 87.1% | +34.0pp |
| 82 | Benjamin Franklin Middle School RIDGEWOOD · Ridgewood Public School District | Middle | 87.0% | +33.9pp |
| 83 | Heritage Middle School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Middle | 86.9% | +33.8pp |
| 84 | John Adams Middle School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Middle | 86.9% | +33.8pp |
| 85 | Millburn Middle School MILLBURN · Millburn Township School District | Middle | 86.9% | +33.8pp |
| 86 | Harrison Elementary School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Elementary | 86.7% | +33.6pp |
| 87 | Woodcliff Middle School WOODCLIFF LAKE · Woodcliff Lake School District | Middle | 86.6% | +33.5pp |
| 88 | Wandell School SADDLE RIVER · Saddle River School District | Elementary | 86.5% | +33.4pp |
| 89 | Alexander Hamilton School GLEN ROCK · Glen Rock Public School District | Elementary | 86.4% | +33.3pp |
| 90 | William Annin Middle School Basking Ridge · Bernards Township School District | Middle | 86.2% | +33.1pp |
| 91 | Metuchen High School METUCHEN · Metuchen Public School District | High | 86.1% | +33.0pp |
| 92 | George Washington Middle School RIDGEWOOD · Ridgewood Public School District | Middle | 86.0% | +32.9pp |
| 93 | Point Road School LITTLE SILVER · Little Silver Boro School District | Elementary | 86.0% | +32.9pp |
| 94 | Fieldstone Middle School Montvale · Montvale Board of Education School District | Middle | 85.9% | +32.8pp |
| 95 | Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 85.9% | +32.8pp |
| 96 | Liberty Corner School Liberty Corner · Bernards Township School District | Elementary | 85.5% | +32.4pp |
| 97 | Glen Rock Middle School GLEN ROCK · Glen Rock Public School District | Middle | 85.4% | +32.3pp |
| 98 | Avon Elementary School AVON · Avon Boro School District | Elementary | 85.3% | +32.2pp |
| 99 | Orchard Elementary School RIDGEWOOD · Ridgewood Public School District | Elementary | 85.3% | +32.2pp |
| 100 | Princeton Middle School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Middle | 85.3% | +32.2pp |
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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.