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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1351 | George Washington Elementary School UNION CITY · Union City School District | Elementary | 46.6% | -6.5pp |
| 1352 | Sussex County Technical School Sparta · Sussex County Technical School District | High | 46.6% | -6.5pp |
| 1353 | Veterans' Memorial Elementary School UNION CITY · Union City School District | Elementary | 46.6% | -6.5pp |
| 1354 | Hampton Borough School HAMPTON · Hampton Borough School District | Elementary | 46.5% | -6.6pp |
| 1355 | Lincoln Elementary School NORTH BERGEN · North Bergen School District | Elementary | 46.5% | -6.6pp |
| 1356 | Richard L Rice School MARLTON · Evesham Township School District | Elementary | 46.5% | -6.6pp |
| 1357 | Richard M. Teitelman Middle School CAPE MAY · Lower Cape May Regional School District | Middle | 46.5% | -6.6pp |
| 1358 | Roselle Park High School ROSELLE PARK · Roselle Park Public School District | High | 46.5% | -6.6pp |
| 1359 | Woodmere EATONTOWN · Eatontown Public School District | Elementary | 46.5% | -6.6pp |
| 1360 | Elms Elementary School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | Elementary | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 1361 | Folsom Elementary School Folsom · Folsom Borough School District | Elementary | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 1362 | Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 1363 | Ocean Road Elementary School POINT PLEASANT · Point Pleasant Borough School District | Elementary | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 1364 | Taunton Elementary School HOWELL · Howell Township Public School District | Elementary | 46.4% | -6.7pp |
| 1365 | Franklin Elementary School RAHWAY · Rahway Public School District | Elementary | 46.2% | -6.9pp |
| 1366 | Maurice River Township School PORT ELIZABETH · Maurice River Township School District | Elementary | 46.2% | -6.9pp |
| 1367 | Robert Waters Elementary School UNION CITY · Union City School District | Elementary | 46.2% | -6.9pp |
| 1368 | Woodrow Wilson Middle School CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Middle | 46.2% | -6.9pp |
| 1369 | Kindle Education Public Charter School Jersey City · Kindle Education Public Charter School | Middle | 46.1% | -7.0pp |
| 1370 | Pauline J. Petway Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 1371 | Washington Middle School HARRISON · Harrison Public Schools | Middle | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 1372 | Woodbine Avenue Elementary School AVENEL · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 46.0% | -7.1pp |
| 1373 | Martin Luther King Jr. School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 1374 | Old Bridge High School MATAWAN · Old Bridge Township School District | High | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 1375 | Solve D'Ippolito Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -7.2pp |
| 1376 | Cedar Grove Elementary School TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 1377 | Great Oaks Legacy Charter School Newark · Great Oaks Legacy Charter School | Combined | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 1378 | Marlton Elementary MARLTON · Evesham Township School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 1379 | Perry L. Drew Elementary School EAST WINDSOR · East Windsor Regional School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 1380 | Washington Elementary School HAWTHORNE · Hawthorne Public School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -7.3pp |
| 1381 | Beatrice Gilmore School Woodland Park · Woodland Park School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 1382 | Charles W. Lewis Middle School BLACKWOOD · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Middle | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 1383 | Grant Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD · South Plainfield School District | Middle | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 1384 | Joyce Kilmer Elementary School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Elementary | 45.7% | -7.4pp |
| 1385 | Harmony Township School PHILLIPSBURG · Harmony Township School District | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 1386 | Robert Fulton Elementary School NORTH BERGEN · North Bergen School District | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 1387 | The Ethical Community Charter School JERSEY CITY · The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct | Elementary | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 1388 | Toms River High School North TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | High | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 1389 | Toms River Intermediate School North TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Middle | 45.6% | -7.5pp |
| 1390 | Heywood Avenue Elementary School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -7.6pp |
| 1391 | Madison Elementary School RAHWAY · Rahway Public School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -7.6pp |
| 1392 | Memorial School MAYWOOD · Maywood School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -7.6pp |
| 1393 | Elmora School No. 12 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 45.4% | -7.7pp |
| 1394 | Passaic Arts and Science Charter School Passaic · Passaic Arts and Science Charter School | Combined | 45.4% | -7.7pp |
| 1395 | Land O'Pines Elementary School HOWELL · Howell Township Public School District | Elementary | 45.3% | -7.8pp |
| 1396 | Franklin School SADDLE BROOK · Saddle Brook School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 1397 | Lenox School POMPTON LAKES · Pompton Lakes School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 1398 | Lincoln/Roosevelt School SUCCASUNNA · Roxbury Township School District | Middle | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 1399 | School #3 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -7.9pp |
| 1400 | Belleville PS7 BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | Elementary | 45.1% | -8.0pp |
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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.