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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | H Ashton Marsh ABSECON · Absecon Public Schools District | Elementary | 48.0% | -5.1pp |
| 1302 | Harrison Elementary School ROSELLE · Roselle Public School District | Elementary | 48.0% | -5.1pp |
| 1303 | Mansfield Township Elementary PORT MURRAY · Mansfield Township Elementary School District | Elementary | 48.0% | -5.1pp |
| 1304 | Shark River Hills Elementary School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | Elementary | 48.0% | -5.1pp |
| 1305 | Crest Memorial School WILDWOOD CREST · Wildwood Crest Borough School District | Elementary | 47.9% | -5.2pp |
| 1306 | Emma Arleth Elementary School PARLIN · Sayreville School District | Elementary | 47.9% | -5.2pp |
| 1307 | Kingston Elementary School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Elementary | 47.9% | -5.2pp |
| 1308 | Roosevelt Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD · South Plainfield School District | Elementary | 47.9% | -5.2pp |
| 1309 | University Heights Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 47.9% | -5.2pp |
| 1310 | Oaklyn Public School OAKLYN · Oaklyn Public School District | Elementary | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 1311 | Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School COLONIA · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 1312 | Silver Bay Elementary School TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 1313 | Sovereign Avenue School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 1314 | Wallkill Valley Regional High School HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP · Wallkill Valley Regional High School | High | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 1315 | Warren G. Harding Elementary School Kenilworth · Kenilworth School District | Elementary | 47.8% | -5.3pp |
| 1316 | Achievers Early College Prep Charter School Trenton · Achievers Early College Prep Charter School | High | 47.7% | -5.4pp |
| 1317 | Avon Elementary School HADDONFIELD · Barrington School District | Elementary | 47.7% | -5.4pp |
| 1318 | Foundation Academy Charter School Trenton · Foundation Academy Charter School | Combined | 47.7% | -5.4pp |
| 1319 | North Brunswick Twp. Middle School North Brunswick · North Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 47.7% | -5.4pp |
| 1320 | Vineland Public Charter School VINELAND · Vineland Public Charter School | Elementary | 47.7% | -5.4pp |
| 1321 | Good Intent Elementary School DEPTFORD · Deptford Township Public School District | Elementary | 47.6% | -5.5pp |
| 1322 | Holly Glen Elementary School WILLIAMSTOWN · Monroe Township Public School District | Elementary | 47.6% | -5.5pp |
| 1323 | John F. Kennedy Memorial High School ISELIN · Woodbridge Township School District | High | 47.6% | -5.5pp |
| 1324 | Ola Edwards Community School HILLSIDE · Hillside Public School District | Elementary | 47.6% | -5.5pp |
| 1325 | Washington Community School #9 BAYONNE · Bayonne School District | Elementary | 47.6% | -5.5pp |
| 1326 | George Washington Elementary School North Arlington · North Arlington School District | Elementary | 47.5% | -5.6pp |
| 1327 | Ridge Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 47.5% | -5.6pp |
| 1328 | Von E. Mauger Middle School MIDDLESEX · Middlesex Borough School District | Middle | 47.5% | -5.6pp |
| 1329 | Anna L. Klein GUTTENBERG · Guttenberg School District | Elementary | 47.4% | -5.7pp |
| 1330 | Benjamin Franklin Elementary School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Elementary | 47.4% | -5.7pp |
| 1331 | Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene School ROSELLE PARK · Roselle Park Public School District | Elementary | 47.4% | -5.7pp |
| 1332 | Elizabeth Avenue School Somerset · Franklin Township Public School District | Elementary | 47.3% | -5.8pp |
| 1333 | Highland Park High School HIGHLAND PARK · Highland Park Boro School District | High | 47.3% | -5.8pp |
| 1334 | Ocean City Primary School OCEAN CITY · Ocean City School District | Elementary | 47.3% | -5.8pp |
| 1335 | Marie V. Duffy Elementary School Wharton · Wharton Borough School District | Elementary | 47.2% | -5.9pp |
| 1336 | Public School Number Two WEST NEW YORK · West New York School District | Elementary | 47.2% | -5.9pp |
| 1337 | School #16 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 47.2% | -5.9pp |
| 1338 | Abraham Lincoln School #6 GARFIELD · Garfield Public School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 1339 | Cliffwood Elementary School CLIFFWOOD · Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District | Elementary | 47.1% | -6.0pp |
| 1340 | Clayton Middle School CLAYTON · Clayton Public School District | Middle | 47.0% | -6.1pp |
| 1341 | David Brearley Middle/High School Kenilworth · Kenilworth School District | High | 47.0% | -6.1pp |
| 1342 | Point Pleasant Beach High School Point Pleasant Beach · Point Pleasant Beach School District | High | 47.0% | -6.1pp |
| 1343 | School 19 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 47.0% | -6.1pp |
| 1344 | Atlantic County Institute of Technology MAYS LANDING · Atlantic County Vocational School District | High | 46.9% | -6.2pp |
| 1345 | Kennedy Elementary School SUCCASUNNA · Roxbury Township School District | Elementary | 46.9% | -6.2pp |
| 1346 | Pinelands Regional High School Little Egg Harbor · Pinelands Regional School District | High | 46.9% | -6.2pp |
| 1347 | Edison High School EDISON · Edison Township School District | High | 46.8% | -6.3pp |
| 1348 | Farmingdale Elementary FARMINGDALE · Farmingdale Public School District | Elementary | 46.8% | -6.3pp |
| 1349 | Grover Cleveland Elementary School RAHWAY · Rahway Public School District | Elementary | 46.8% | -6.3pp |
| 1350 | Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School BARNEGAT · Barnegat Township School District | Middle | 46.8% | -6.3pp |
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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.