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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Jefferson School LYNDHURST · Lyndhurst Public School District | Elementary | 56.3% | +3.2pp |
| 1002 | Township of Ocean Intermediate School OCEAN · Township of Ocean School District | Middle | 56.3% | +3.2pp |
| 1003 | Whiting Elementary School WHITING · Manchester Township School District | Elementary | 56.3% | +3.2pp |
| 1004 | Benjamin Franklin Middle School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | Middle | 56.2% | +3.1pp |
| 1005 | Delaware Township School SERGEANTSVILLE · Delaware Township School District | Elementary | 56.2% | +3.1pp |
| 1006 | Ogdensburg Borough School OGDENSBURG · Ogdensburg Borough School District | Elementary | 56.2% | +3.1pp |
| 1007 | South Harrison Elementary School HARRISONVILLE · South Harrison Township School District | Elementary | 56.2% | +3.1pp |
| 1008 | Alexander Hamilton MORRISTOWN · Morris School District | Elementary | 56.0% | +2.9pp |
| 1009 | Betty McElmon Elementary School West Long Branch · West Long Branch School District | Elementary | 56.0% | +2.9pp |
| 1010 | Essex County Newark Tech Newark · Essex County Schools of Technology | High | 55.9% | +2.8pp |
| 1011 | Haskell Elementary School HASKELL · Wanaque School District | Elementary | 55.9% | +2.8pp |
| 1012 | Memorial Middle School EATONTOWN · Eatontown Public School District | Middle | 55.9% | +2.8pp |
| 1013 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Middle | 55.9% | +2.8pp |
| 1014 | Hammonton High School HAMMONTON · Hammonton School District | High | 55.8% | +2.7pp |
| 1015 | Mac Farland Intermediate BORDENTOWN · Bordentown Regional School District | Elementary | 55.8% | +2.7pp |
| 1016 | Ocean Township High School OAKHURST · Township of Ocean School District | High | 55.8% | +2.7pp |
| 1017 | Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School LAYTON · Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District | Elementary | 55.8% | +2.7pp |
| 1018 | Melvin H. Kreps Middle School EAST WINDSOR · East Windsor Regional School District | Middle | 55.7% | +2.6pp |
| 1019 | Burlington County Institute of Technology - Westampton Westampton · Burlington County Institute of Technology School District | High | 55.6% | +2.5pp |
| 1020 | Emma C Attales ABSECON · Absecon Public Schools District | Middle | 55.6% | +2.5pp |
| 1021 | Martin J. Ryerson School RINGWOOD · Ringwood School District | Middle | 55.6% | +2.5pp |
| 1022 | North Arlington High School North Arlington · North Arlington School District | High | 55.5% | +2.4pp |
| 1023 | Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School COLUMBUS · Northern Burlington County Regional School District | Middle | 55.5% | +2.4pp |
| 1024 | T. E. Harrington Middle School MOUNT LAUREL · Mount Laurel Township School District | Middle | 55.5% | +2.4pp |
| 1025 | Bell Oaks Upper Elementary School BELLMAWR · Bellmawr Public School District | Middle | 55.4% | +2.3pp |
| 1026 | Cape May City Elementary School CAPE MAY · Cape May City School District | Elementary | 55.4% | +2.3pp |
| 1027 | Ivy Hill Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 55.4% | +2.3pp |
| 1028 | Secaucus High School SECAUCUS · Secaucus School District | High | 55.4% | +2.3pp |
| 1029 | Edward V. Walton Primary School Springfield · Springfield Public School District | Elementary | 55.3% | +2.2pp |
| 1030 | Hudson Elementary School UNION CITY · Union City School District | Elementary | 55.3% | +2.2pp |
| 1031 | Lillian M. Steen BOGOTA · Bogota Public School District | Elementary | 55.3% | +2.2pp |
| 1032 | Nutley High School NUTLEY · Nutley Public School District | High | 55.3% | +2.2pp |
| 1033 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School ROCKAWAY · Rockaway Borough School District | Middle | 55.3% | +2.2pp |
| 1034 | Roosevelt School LYNDHURST · Lyndhurst Public School District | Elementary | 55.2% | +2.1pp |
| 1035 | Winfield Township WINFIELD · Winfield Township | Elementary | 55.2% | +2.1pp |
| 1036 | Lacey Township Middle School FORKED RIVER · Lacey Township School District | Middle | 55.1% | +2.0pp |
| 1037 | Franklin Park School Franklin Park · Franklin Township Public School District | Elementary | 55.0% | +1.9pp |
| 1038 | Lake Riviera Middle School BRICK · Brick Township Public School District | Middle | 55.0% | +1.9pp |
| 1039 | Lenape High School MEDFORD · Lenape Regional High School District | High | 55.0% | +1.9pp |
| 1040 | School No. 4 FORT LEE · Fort Lee School District | Elementary | 55.0% | +1.9pp |
| 1041 | South Plainfield Middle School SOUTH PLAINFIELD · South Plainfield School District | Middle | 55.0% | +1.9pp |
| 1042 | Union City High School Union City · Union City School District | High | 55.0% | +1.9pp |
| 1043 | Colts Neck High School COLTS NECK · Freehold Regional High School District | High | 54.9% | +1.8pp |
| 1044 | Glen Meadow Middle School VERNON · Vernon Township School District | Middle | 54.9% | +1.8pp |
| 1045 | J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 54.9% | +1.8pp |
| 1046 | Lincoln School NUTLEY · Nutley Public School District | Elementary | 54.9% | +1.8pp |
| 1047 | Park Elementary School Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 54.9% | +1.8pp |
| 1048 | Wedgwood Elementary School SEWELL · Washington Township School District | Elementary | 54.9% | +1.8pp |
| 1049 | Jefferson Elementary School WEST CALDWELL · Caldwell-West School District | Elementary | 54.8% | +1.7pp |
| 1050 | Ardena Elementary School FARMINGDALE · Howell Township Public School District | Elementary | 54.7% | +1.6pp |
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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.