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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1451 | TEAM Academy Charter School NEWARK · TEAM Academy Charter School | Combined | 43.5% | -9.6pp |
| 1452 | Public School Number Three WEST NEW YORK · West New York School District | Elementary | 43.4% | -9.7pp |
| 1453 | Sunnybrae Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 43.4% | -9.7pp |
| 1454 | Washington Street Elementary School TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 43.4% | -9.7pp |
| 1455 | Beverly City School District BEVERLY · Beverly City School District | Elementary | 43.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1456 | Carteret Junior High School Carteret · Carteret Public School District | Middle | 43.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1457 | Delran High School DELRAN · Delran Township School District | High | 43.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1458 | Horace Mann Elementary School NORTH BERGEN · North Bergen School District | Elementary | 43.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1459 | Southern Regional High School MANAHAWKIN · Southern Regional School District | High | 43.3% | -9.8pp |
| 1460 | Port Reading Avenue Elementary School PORT READING · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 43.2% | -9.9pp |
| 1461 | Winslow Township Elementary School Three SICKLERVILLE · Winslow Township School District | Elementary | 43.2% | -9.9pp |
| 1462 | School #5 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 43.1% | -10.0pp |
| 1463 | Burlington Township High School BURLINGTON · Burlington Township School District | High | 43.0% | -10.1pp |
| 1464 | Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 43.0% | -10.1pp |
| 1465 | Eastampton Township Community School EASTAMPTON · Eastampton Township School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1466 | Fernwood Avenue Middle School EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP · Egg Harbor Township School District | Middle | 42.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1467 | Glendora Elementary School GLENDORA · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elementary | 42.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1468 | Joseph H. Brensinger School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 42.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1469 | Walnut Street School Woodbury · Woodbury City Public School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1470 | Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School HAMMONTON · Hammonton School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -10.2pp |
| 1471 | Belleville Middle School BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | Middle | 42.8% | -10.3pp |
| 1472 | Huber Street School SECAUCUS · Secaucus School District | Elementary | 42.8% | -10.3pp |
| 1473 | Toms River Intermediate School South BEACHWOOD · Toms River Regional School District | Middle | 42.7% | -10.4pp |
| 1474 | Tulsa Trail Elementary School Hopatcong · Hopatcong Borough School District | Elementary | 42.7% | -10.4pp |
| 1475 | William Davies Middle School MAYS LANDING · Hamilton Township School District | Middle | 42.7% | -10.4pp |
| 1476 | Henry E. Harris Community School BAYONNE · Bayonne School District | Elementary | 42.6% | -10.5pp |
| 1477 | Lumberton Middle School LUMBERTON · Lumberton Township Board of Education | Middle | 42.5% | -10.6pp |
| 1478 | Merchantville Elementary School MERCHANTVILLE · Merchantville School District | Elementary | 42.5% | -10.6pp |
| 1479 | Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology PATERSON · Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology | Combined | 42.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1480 | South Plainfield High School SOUTH PLAINFIELD · South Plainfield School District | High | 42.4% | -10.7pp |
| 1481 | Lounsberry Hollow School VERNON · Vernon Township School District | Elementary | 42.3% | -10.8pp |
| 1482 | Alpha Borough School ALPHA · Alpha Borough School District | Elementary | 42.2% | -10.9pp |
| 1483 | Christa McAuliffe Middle School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | Middle | 42.2% | -10.9pp |
| 1484 | Woodland Intermediate School Middlesex · Middlesex Borough School District | Elementary | 42.2% | -10.9pp |
| 1485 | Mill Lake MONROE TWP · Monroe Township School District | Elementary | 42.1% | -11.0pp |
| 1486 | West New York Middle School WEST NEW YORK · West New York School District | Middle | 42.1% | -11.0pp |
| 1487 | Nellie K. Parker HACKENSACK · Hackensack School District | Elementary | 42.0% | -11.1pp |
| 1488 | Sandman Consolidated School CAPE MAY · Lower Township Elementary School District | Middle | 42.0% | -11.1pp |
| 1489 | Cliffside Park High School CLIFFSIDE PARK · Cliffside Park School District | High | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 1490 | Emerson Community School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 1491 | Ocean Academy Charter School Lakewood · Ocean Academy Charter School | Combined | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 1492 | Parker Elementary School MIDDLESEX · Middlesex Borough School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 1493 | Quinton Township School QUINTON · Quinton Township School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 1494 | Tabernacle Elementary School TABERNACLE · Tabernacle Township School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 1495 | Veterans Memorial Elementary School BRICK · Brick Township Public School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -11.2pp |
| 1496 | Phillipsburg High School PHILLIPSBURG · Phillipsburg School District | High | 41.8% | -11.3pp |
| 1497 | Wilson Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 41.8% | -11.3pp |
| 1498 | Gloucester City Middle School Gloucester City · Gloucester City Public School District | Middle | 41.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1499 | Margaret Mace Elementary School North Wildwood · North Wildwood School District | Elementary | 41.7% | -11.4pp |
| 1500 | Albert E Grice Middle School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Middle | 41.5% | -11.6pp |
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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.