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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Washington Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 85.3% | +32.2pp |
| 102 | Harding Township School NEW VERNON · Harding Township School District | Elementary | 85.1% | +32.0pp |
| 103 | Wyoming School MILLBURN · Millburn Township School District | Elementary | 85.1% | +32.0pp |
| 104 | Old Turnpike School CALIFON · Tewksbury Township School District | Middle | 85.0% | +31.9pp |
| 105 | Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School MIDLAND PARK · Midland Park School District | High | 84.9% | +31.8pp |
| 106 | Eugene A. Tighe Middle School MARGATE · Margate City School District | Middle | 84.8% | +31.7pp |
| 107 | Edgar Middle School METUCHEN · Metuchen Public School District | Middle | 84.7% | +31.6pp |
| 108 | Haworth Public School HAWORTH · Haworth Public School District | Elementary | 84.7% | +31.6pp |
| 109 | Ho-Ho-Kus Public School HO HO KUS · Ho-Ho-Kus School District | Elementary | 84.7% | +31.6pp |
| 110 | Luther Lee Emerson School DEMAREST · Demarest School District | Elementary | 84.7% | +31.6pp |
| 111 | Crossroads South Middle School MONMOUTH JUNCTION · South Brunswick School District | Middle | 84.6% | +31.5pp |
| 112 | J. Fithian Tatem School HADDONFIELD · Haddonfield School District | Elementary | 84.6% | +31.5pp |
| 113 | Walter Stillman School TENAFLY · Tenafly Public School District | Elementary | 84.5% | +31.4pp |
| 114 | Jessie F. George Elementary TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON · Westwood Regional School District | Elementary | 84.4% | +31.3pp |
| 115 | West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North PLAINSBORO · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | High | 84.3% | +31.2pp |
| 116 | William R. Satz School HOLMDEL · Holmdel Township School District | Middle | 84.3% | +31.2pp |
| 117 | William F. Halloran School No.22 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Middle | 84.2% | +31.1pp |
| 118 | Collins Elementary School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Elementary | 84.1% | +31.0pp |
| 119 | Holdrum Middle School RIVER VALE · River Vale Public School District | Middle | 84.1% | +31.0pp |
| 120 | Midland Elementary School PARAMUS · Paramus Public School District | Elementary | 84.1% | +31.0pp |
| 121 | Pascack Hills High School Montvale · Pascack Valley Regional High School District | High | 84.1% | +31.0pp |
| 122 | Travell Elementary School RIDGEWOOD · Ridgewood Public School District | Elementary | 84.1% | +31.0pp |
| 123 | Dorchester Elementary School WOODCLIFF LAKE · Woodcliff Lake School District | Elementary | 84.0% | +30.9pp |
| 124 | John P. Stevens High School EDISON · Edison Township School District | High | 84.0% | +30.9pp |
| 125 | Allen W. Roberts School NEW PROVIDENCE · New Providence School District | Elementary | 83.9% | +30.8pp |
| 126 | Mount Pleasant Elementary School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Elementary | 83.9% | +30.8pp |
| 127 | Community Middle School PLAINSBORO · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | Middle | 83.8% | +30.7pp |
| 128 | East Hanover Middle School EAST HANOVER · East Hanover Township School District | Middle | 83.7% | +30.6pp |
| 129 | Joseph F Brandt Elementary School HOBOKEN · Hoboken Public School District | Elementary | 83.7% | +30.6pp |
| 130 | Knollwood School FAIR HAVEN · Fair Haven School District | Middle | 83.7% | +30.6pp |
| 131 | Monmouth Junction Elementary School MONMOUTH JUNCTION · South Brunswick School District | Elementary | 83.7% | +30.6pp |
| 132 | Cedar Hill School TOWACO · Montville Township School District | Elementary | 83.6% | +30.5pp |
| 133 | Montgomery High School Skillman · Montgomery Township School District | High | 83.5% | +30.4pp |
| 134 | Radburn Elementary School FAIR LAWN · Fair Lawn Public School District | Elementary | 83.5% | +30.4pp |
| 135 | Roosevelt School RIVER EDGE · River Edge School District | Elementary | 83.5% | +30.4pp |
| 136 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School FAIR LAWN · Fair Lawn Public School District | Middle | 83.5% | +30.4pp |
| 137 | Euclid Elementary School HASBROUCK HEIGHTS · Hasbrouck Heights School District | Elementary | 83.4% | +30.3pp |
| 138 | Mount Pleasant Middle School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Middle | 83.4% | +30.3pp |
| 139 | Demarest Middle School DEMAREST · Demarest School District | Middle | 83.1% | +30.0pp |
| 140 | Hoboken Charter School Hoboken · Hoboken Charter School District | Combined | 83.1% | +30.0pp |
| 141 | Jersey City Global Charter School Jersey City · Jersey City Global Charter School | Elementary | 83.1% | +30.0pp |
| 142 | Mendham Township Elementary School BROOKSIDE · Mendham Township School District | Elementary | 83.0% | +29.9pp |
| 143 | Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy Pennington · Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County | High | 83.0% | +29.9pp |
| 144 | Montgomery Lower Middle School Skillman · Montgomery Township School District | Middle | 83.0% | +29.9pp |
| 145 | Millburn High School MILLBURN · Millburn Township School District | High | 82.9% | +29.8pp |
| 146 | Riverside School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Elementary | 82.9% | +29.8pp |
| 147 | Tenakill Middle School CLOSTER · Closter Public School District | Middle | 82.9% | +29.8pp |
| 148 | Avalon Elementary School AVALON · Avalon School District | Middle | 82.8% | +29.7pp |
| 149 | Bowne-Munro Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK · East Brunswick Township School District | Elementary | 82.8% | +29.7pp |
| 150 | Roberge Elementary School RIVER VALE · River Vale Public School District | Elementary | 82.5% | +29.4pp |
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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.