New Jersey schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 1,803 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 26.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 | LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 11.6% | -15.2pp |
| 1402 | Margaret Mace Elementary School North Wildwood · North Wildwood School District | Elementary | 11.6% | -15.2pp |
| 1403 | Matthew Jago Elementary School SEWAREN · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 11.6% | -15.2pp |
| 1404 | Toms River Intermediate School North TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Middle | 11.6% | -15.2pp |
| 1405 | Abraham Lincoln School No. 14 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 11.5% | -15.3pp |
| 1406 | Carl W. Goetz Middle School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | Middle | 11.5% | -15.3pp |
| 1407 | College Achieve Central Charter School Plainfield · College Achieve Central Charter School | Combined | 11.5% | -15.3pp |
| 1408 | Englewood on the Palisades Charter School ENGLEWOOD · Englewood on the Palisades Charter School | Elementary | 11.4% | -15.4pp |
| 1409 | Franklin Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 11.4% | -15.4pp |
| 1410 | Hazlet Middle School HAZLET · Hazlet Township Public School District | Middle | 11.4% | -15.4pp |
| 1411 | Hudson Arts and Science Charter School Kearny · Hudson Arts and Science Charter School | Elementary | 11.4% | -15.4pp |
| 1412 | Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School MAPLE SHADE · Maple Shade School District | Middle | 11.4% | -15.4pp |
| 1413 | Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 11.4% | -15.4pp |
| 1414 | Lyndhurst Middle School Lyndhurst · Lyndhurst Public School District | Middle | 11.3% | -15.5pp |
| 1415 | Memorial Middle School Woodland Park · Woodland Park School District | Middle | 11.3% | -15.5pp |
| 1416 | Robert Morris School No. 18 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 11.3% | -15.5pp |
| 1417 | School 18 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 11.3% | -15.5pp |
| 1418 | University High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 11.3% | -15.5pp |
| 1419 | Carteret High School CARTERET · Carteret Public School District | High | 11.2% | -15.6pp |
| 1420 | Clayton Middle School CLAYTON · Clayton Public School District | Middle | 11.2% | -15.6pp |
| 1421 | Denbo Crichton School Browns Mills · Pemberton Township School District | Elementary | 11.2% | -15.6pp |
| 1422 | Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 11.2% | -15.6pp |
| 1423 | Foundation Academy Charter School Trenton · Foundation Academy Charter School | Combined | 11.2% | -15.6pp |
| 1424 | Memorial School UNION BEACH · Union Beach Public School District | Elementary | 11.2% | -15.6pp |
| 1425 | Deanna G. Taylor Academy HILLSIDE · Hillside Public School District | Elementary | 11.1% | -15.7pp |
| 1426 | Lincoln Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 11.1% | -15.7pp |
| 1427 | Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 11.1% | -15.7pp |
| 1428 | North Brunswick Twp. Middle School North Brunswick · North Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 11.1% | -15.7pp |
| 1429 | Passaic Arts and Science Charter School Passaic · Passaic Arts and Science Charter School | Combined | 11.1% | -15.7pp |
| 1430 | Emily C. Reynolds Middle School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Middle | 11.0% | -15.8pp |
| 1431 | Charles H. Stillman Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 10.9% | -15.9pp |
| 1432 | Commercial Township School PORT NORRIS · Commercial Township School District | Elementary | 10.9% | -15.9pp |
| 1433 | Somerset School North Plainfield · North Plainfield School District | Middle | 10.9% | -15.9pp |
| 1434 | Wilbur Watts Intermediate School BURLINGTON · Burlington City Public School District | Elementary | 10.9% | -15.9pp |
| 1435 | Belvidere Elementary School BELVIDERE · Belvidere School District | Elementary | 10.8% | -16.0pp |
| 1436 | Gables Elementary School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | Elementary | 10.8% | -16.0pp |
| 1437 | Great Oaks Legacy Charter School Newark · Great Oaks Legacy Charter School | Combined | 10.8% | -16.0pp |
| 1438 | New Hanover Township School WRIGHTSTOWN · New Hanover Township | Elementary | 10.8% | -16.0pp |
| 1439 | Joseph A. Citta Elementary School TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 10.7% | -16.1pp |
| 1440 | Middle Township Elementary #4 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE · Middle Township Public School District | Middle | 10.7% | -16.1pp |
| 1441 | Neptune High School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | High | 10.7% | -16.1pp |
| 1442 | Penns Grove High School CARNEYS POINT · Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | High | 10.7% | -16.1pp |
| 1443 | Quinton Township School QUINTON · Quinton Township School District | Elementary | 10.7% | -16.1pp |
| 1444 | George E. Wilson Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 10.6% | -16.2pp |
| 1445 | Gilmore J Fisher Middle School EWING · Ewing Township School District | Middle | 10.6% | -16.2pp |
| 1446 | Howard C. Johnson Elementary School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | Elementary | 10.6% | -16.2pp |
| 1447 | Mount Pleasant Elementary School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Elementary | 10.6% | -16.2pp |
| 1448 | Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 10.6% | -16.2pp |
| 1449 | Shelia Y. Oliver Academy EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 10.6% | -16.2pp |
| 1450 | Union City High School Union City · Union City School District | High | 10.6% | -16.2pp |
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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 Science 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.