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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 | Jersey City Community Charter School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Community Charter School | Elementary | 45.1% | -8.0pp |
| 1402 | Main Road School NEWFIELD · Township of Franklin School District | Elementary | 45.1% | -8.0pp |
| 1403 | Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Middle | 45.1% | -8.0pp |
| 1404 | Carteret Middle School CARTERET · Carteret Public School District | Middle | 45.0% | -8.1pp |
| 1405 | Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 45.0% | -8.1pp |
| 1406 | Garfield Middle School GARFIELD · Garfield Public School District | Middle | 44.9% | -8.2pp |
| 1407 | Somerdale Park School SOMERDALE · Somerdale School District | Elementary | 44.9% | -8.2pp |
| 1408 | Burnet Middle School UNION · Township of Union School District | Middle | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 1409 | Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 1410 | Eldridge Park School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Elementary | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 1411 | Howell High School FARMINGDALE · Freehold Regional High School District | High | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 1412 | Robert Gordon Elementary School ROSELLE PARK · Roselle Park Public School District | Elementary | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 1413 | Whitehall Elementary School WILLIAMSTOWN · Monroe Township Public School District | Elementary | 44.8% | -8.3pp |
| 1414 | Bobby's Run Elementary School LUMBERTON · Lumberton Township Board of Education | Elementary | 44.7% | -8.4pp |
| 1415 | John F Kennedy Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD · South Plainfield School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -8.4pp |
| 1416 | Sixteenth Avenue School ELMWOOD PARK · Elmwood Park School District | Elementary | 44.7% | -8.4pp |
| 1417 | Collingswood High School COLLINGSWOOD · Collingswood Public School District | High | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1418 | Englewood on the Palisades Charter School ENGLEWOOD · Englewood on the Palisades Charter School | Elementary | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1419 | Frog Pond Elementary School LITTLE EGG HARBOR · Little Egg Harbor Township School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1420 | Thomas Sharp Elementary School WEST COLLINGSWOOD · Collingswood Public School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1421 | Winslow Township Elementary School Two Sicklerville · Winslow Township School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -8.5pp |
| 1422 | John F. Kennedy Primary School Raritan · Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District | Elementary | 44.5% | -8.6pp |
| 1423 | Manchester Township Middle School MANCHESTER · Manchester Township School District | Middle | 44.5% | -8.6pp |
| 1424 | School #14 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 44.5% | -8.6pp |
| 1425 | John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School TEANECK · Teaneck School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 1426 | Lanes Mill Elementary School BRICK · Brick Township Public School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 1427 | Langston Hughes Elementary School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -8.7pp |
| 1428 | Cherry Hill High School West CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | High | 44.3% | -8.8pp |
| 1429 | Lacey Township High School LANOKA HARBOR · Lacey Township School District | High | 44.3% | -8.8pp |
| 1430 | Pohatcong Township School PHILLIPSBURG · Pohatcong Township School District | Elementary | 44.3% | -8.8pp |
| 1431 | Waterford Elementary School Waterford · Waterford Township School District | Elementary | 44.3% | -8.8pp |
| 1432 | Burlington Township Middle School at Springside BURLINGTON · Burlington Township School District | Middle | 44.2% | -8.9pp |
| 1433 | Frederic A. Priff Elementary School WARETOWN · Ocean Township School District | Elementary | 44.2% | -8.9pp |
| 1434 | Port Colden School WASHINGTON · Washington Township School District | Elementary | 44.2% | -8.9pp |
| 1435 | Central Regional Middle School BAYVILLE · Central Regional School District | Middle | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
| 1436 | Lincoln Middle School KEARNY · Kearny | Middle | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
| 1437 | Northern Burlington County Regional High School COLUMBUS · Northern Burlington County Regional School District | High | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
| 1438 | Spotswood Memorial Middle School SPOTSWOOD · Spotswood Public School District | Middle | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
| 1439 | Whitney E. Houston Academy EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 44.1% | -9.0pp |
| 1440 | Dover Middle School DOVER · Dover Public School District | Middle | 44.0% | -9.1pp |
| 1441 | McGalliard Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 44.0% | -9.1pp |
| 1442 | Harry L Bain WEST NEW YORK · West New York School District | Elementary | 43.9% | -9.2pp |
| 1443 | Tuckerton Elementary School TUCKERTON · Tuckerton Borough School District | Elementary | 43.9% | -9.2pp |
| 1444 | Beachwood Elementary School BEACHWOOD · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 43.8% | -9.3pp |
| 1445 | Kingsway Regional High School WOOLWICH TWP · Kingsway Regional School District | High | 43.7% | -9.4pp |
| 1446 | Myron L. Powell Elementary School CEDARVILLE · Lawrence Township School District | Elementary | 43.7% | -9.4pp |
| 1447 | Indiana Avenue Elementary School ISELIN · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 43.5% | -9.6pp |
| 1448 | Jefferson Elementary UNION · Township of Union School District | Middle | 43.5% | -9.6pp |
| 1449 | Mainland Regional High School LINWOOD · Mainland Regional High School | High | 43.5% | -9.6pp |
| 1450 | Oak Knoll Elementary School WILLIAMSTOWN · Monroe Township Public School District | Elementary | 43.5% | -9.6pp |
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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.