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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601 | Chews Elementary School BLACKWOOD · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elementary | 38.5% | -14.6pp |
| 1602 | Lincoln Middle School DUNELLEN · Dunellen Public School District | Middle | 38.4% | -14.7pp |
| 1603 | Cold Springs School GLOUCESTER CITY · Gloucester City Public School District | Elementary | 38.3% | -14.8pp |
| 1604 | Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities TRENTON · Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities | Elementary | 38.3% | -14.8pp |
| 1605 | Smithville Elementary School GALLOWAY · Galloway Township Public School District | Elementary | 38.3% | -14.8pp |
| 1606 | Triton Regional High School RUNNEMEDE · Black Horse Pike Regional School District | High | 38.3% | -14.8pp |
| 1607 | Franklin Elementary School N BERGEN · North Bergen School District | Elementary | 38.2% | -14.9pp |
| 1608 | Wilbur Watts Intermediate School BURLINGTON · Burlington City Public School District | Elementary | 38.2% | -14.9pp |
| 1609 | Woodlynne Boro Public School WOODLYNNE · Woodlynne School District | Elementary | 38.2% | -14.9pp |
| 1610 | Elliott Street Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 38.1% | -15.0pp |
| 1611 | Franklin L. Williams School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Middle | 38.1% | -15.0pp |
| 1612 | Hackensack High School HACKENSACK · Hackensack School District | High | 38.1% | -15.0pp |
| 1613 | South Street Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 38.1% | -15.0pp |
| 1614 | Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus Somerset · Franklin Township Public School District | Middle | 38.0% | -15.1pp |
| 1615 | Hawthorne High School HAWTHORNE · Hawthorne Public School District | High | 38.0% | -15.1pp |
| 1616 | Linden High School Linden · Linden Public School District | High | 38.0% | -15.1pp |
| 1617 | Mt Vernon Place School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 38.0% | -15.1pp |
| 1618 | Roosevelt School Manville · Manville School District | Elementary | 38.0% | -15.1pp |
| 1619 | Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School Vineland · Vineland Public School District | Middle | 38.0% | -15.1pp |
| 1620 | Lopatcong Elementary School PHILLIPSBURG · Lopatcong Township School District | Elementary | 37.9% | -15.2pp |
| 1621 | Union County TEAMS Charter School PLAINFIELD · Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA | Combined | 37.9% | -15.2pp |
| 1622 | Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary School EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP · Egg Harbor Township School District | Elementary | 37.8% | -15.3pp |
| 1623 | Herma S. Simmons Elementary School CLAYTON · Clayton Public School District | Elementary | 37.8% | -15.3pp |
| 1624 | Hightstown High School HIGHTSTOWN · East Windsor Regional School District | High | 37.8% | -15.3pp |
| 1625 | Warren Hills Regional High School WASHINGTON · Warren Hills Regional School District | High | 37.8% | -15.3pp |
| 1626 | Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School Willingboro · Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School | Elementary | 37.7% | -15.4pp |
| 1627 | Dane Barse Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 37.7% | -15.4pp |
| 1628 | Franklin Elementary School SUCCASUNNA · Roxbury Township School District | Elementary | 37.7% | -15.4pp |
| 1629 | H & M Potter School BAYVILLE · Berkeley Township School District | Elementary | 37.6% | -15.5pp |
| 1630 | Haledon Public School HALEDON · Haledon Public School District | Elementary | 37.6% | -15.5pp |
| 1631 | Joseph E. Soehl Middle School Linden · Linden Public School District | Middle | 37.6% | -15.5pp |
| 1632 | Lakewood High School LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District | High | 37.6% | -15.5pp |
| 1633 | Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School JAMESBURG · Jamesburg Public School District | Middle | 37.5% | -15.6pp |
| 1634 | Timber Creek Regional High School ERIAL · Black Horse Pike Regional School District | High | 37.5% | -15.6pp |
| 1635 | Broad Street Elementary School GIBBSTOWN · Greenwich Township School District | Elementary | 37.4% | -15.7pp |
| 1636 | Clifton High School CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | High | 37.4% | -15.7pp |
| 1637 | Erial Elementary School SICKLERVILLE · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elementary | 37.4% | -15.7pp |
| 1638 | Burlington City High School BURLINGTON · Burlington City Public School District | High | 37.3% | -15.8pp |
| 1639 | Deanna G. Taylor Academy HILLSIDE · Hillside Public School District | Elementary | 37.3% | -15.8pp |
| 1640 | Brighton Avenue School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 1641 | Community Middle School Bound Brook · Bound Brook School District | Middle | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 1642 | Manchester Township Elementary School MANCHESTER · Manchester Township School District | Elementary | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 1643 | Neptune Middle School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | Middle | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 1644 | Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School MAPLE SHADE · Maple Shade School District | Middle | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 1645 | South River Elementary School SOUTH RIVER · South River Public School District | Elementary | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 1646 | Union High School UNION · Township of Union School District | High | 37.2% | -15.9pp |
| 1647 | Anthony Rossi Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 37.1% | -16.0pp |
| 1648 | Arthur P. Schalick High School PITTSGROVE · Pittsgrove Township School District | High | 37.0% | -16.1pp |
| 1649 | Belvidere High School BELVIDERE · Belvidere School District | High | 37.0% | -16.1pp |
| 1650 | International Charter School TRENTON · International Charter School of Trenton | Elementary | 37.0% | -16.1pp |
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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.