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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | Helen I. Smith School SADDLE BROOK · Saddle Brook School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 1202 | Lawrence High School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | High | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 1203 | Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School METUCHEN · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 1204 | Westwood Regional High School TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON · Westwood Regional School District | High | 50.5% | -2.6pp |
| 1205 | Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School Wharton · Wharton Borough School District | Middle | 50.4% | -2.7pp |
| 1206 | Endeavour Elementary School JB MDL · North Hanover Township School District | Elementary | 50.4% | -2.7pp |
| 1207 | Fanny Meyer Hillers HACKENSACK · Hackensack School District | Elementary | 50.4% | -2.7pp |
| 1208 | Mullica Township Middle School ELWOOD · Mullica Township School District | Middle | 50.4% | -2.7pp |
| 1209 | Passaic Valley Regional High School LITTLE FALLS · Passaic Valley Regional High School District | High | 50.4% | -2.7pp |
| 1210 | Sayen Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 50.4% | -2.7pp |
| 1211 | Keyport Central School KEYPORT · Keyport School District | Elementary | 50.3% | -2.8pp |
| 1212 | Aldrich Elementary School HOWELL · Howell Township Public School District | Elementary | 50.2% | -2.9pp |
| 1213 | Arbor Elementary School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Elementary | 50.2% | -2.9pp |
| 1214 | Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus Somerset · Franklin Township Public School District | Middle | 50.2% | -2.9pp |
| 1215 | Piscataway Township High School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | High | 50.2% | -2.9pp |
| 1216 | Radix Elementary WILLIAMSTOWN · Monroe Township Public School District | Elementary | 50.2% | -2.9pp |
| 1217 | Roselle Park Middle School ROSELLE PARK · Roselle Park Public School District | Middle | 50.2% | -2.9pp |
| 1218 | Schuyler Elementary School KEARNY · Kearny | Elementary | 50.2% | -2.9pp |
| 1219 | Memorial Middle School ELMWOOD PARK · Elmwood Park School District | Middle | 50.1% | -3.0pp |
| 1220 | Bartle Elementary School HIGHLAND PARK · Highland Park Boro School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1221 | Centre City Elementary School MANTUA · Mantua Township School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1222 | Chelsea Heights School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1223 | Clarendon School SECAUCUS · Secaucus School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1224 | Dr. Paul Rafalides School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1225 | Elsinboro Township School SALEM · Elsinboro Township School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1226 | James F. Murray School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1227 | K. Johnson D. Vaughan and M. Jackson STEM Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1228 | Lavallette Elementary School Lavallette · Lavallette Borough School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1229 | Lower Cape May Regional High School CAPE MAY · Lower Cape May Regional School District | High | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1230 | Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy Pennington · Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County | High | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1231 | Mercerville Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1232 | Number 9 Linden · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1233 | Osbornville Elementary School BRICK · Brick Township Public School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1234 | Point Pleasant Borough High School POINT PLEASANT · Point Pleasant Borough School District | High | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1235 | Robert Erskine School RINGWOOD · Ringwood School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1236 | Robert Mascenik Elementary School ISELIN · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1237 | Washington Memorial Elementary School WASHINGTON · Washington Borough School District | Elementary | 50.0% | -3.1pp |
| 1238 | Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson Paterson · Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson | Elementary | 49.9% | -3.2pp |
| 1239 | Berkeley Township Elementary School BAYVILLE · Berkeley Township School District | Middle | 49.8% | -3.3pp |
| 1240 | Charles J. Riley/ School 9 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 49.8% | -3.3pp |
| 1241 | Macopin Middle School WEST MILFORD · West Milford Township Public School District | Middle | 49.7% | -3.4pp |
| 1242 | Washington Elementary School LITTLE FERRY · Little Ferry Public School District | Elementary | 49.7% | -3.4pp |
| 1243 | Edith M. Griebling Elementary School FARMINGDALE · Howell Township Public School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -3.5pp |
| 1244 | Francis Lore Elementary School EWING · Ewing Township School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -3.5pp |
| 1245 | Lafayette Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -3.5pp |
| 1246 | Memorial Elementary School NORTH HALEDON · North Haledon School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -3.5pp |
| 1247 | Fort Dix Elementary School FORT DIX · Pemberton Township School District | Elementary | 49.5% | -3.6pp |
| 1248 | Gibbsboro Elementary School GIBBSBORO · Gibbsboro Elementary School District | Elementary | 49.4% | -3.7pp |
| 1249 | School 2 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 49.4% | -3.7pp |
| 1250 | Shelia Y. Oliver Academy EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 49.4% | -3.7pp |
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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.