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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1651 | School #1 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 37.0% | -16.1pp |
| 1652 | Whitehouse School WHITEHOUSE STATION · Readington Township School District | Elementary | 37.0% | -16.1pp |
| 1653 | Hillside Elementary School MOUNT LAUREL · Mount Laurel Township School District | Elementary | 36.9% | -16.2pp |
| 1654 | Louise A. Spencer Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 36.9% | -16.2pp |
| 1655 | North Plainfield High School North Plainfield · North Plainfield School District | High | 36.9% | -16.2pp |
| 1656 | Samuel M Ridgway Middle School EDGEWATER PARK · Edgewater Park Township School District | Middle | 36.9% | -16.2pp |
| 1657 | South Amboy Elementary SOUTH AMBOY · South Amboy School District | Elementary | 36.9% | -16.2pp |
| 1658 | Warren County Vocational Technical School WASHINGTON · Warren County Vocational Technical School | High | 36.9% | -16.2pp |
| 1659 | Grandview Elementary School PISCATAWAY · Piscataway Township School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -16.3pp |
| 1660 | Carteret High School CARTERET · Carteret Public School District | High | 36.7% | -16.4pp |
| 1661 | New Hanover Township School WRIGHTSTOWN · New Hanover Township | Elementary | 36.7% | -16.4pp |
| 1662 | Clifton Ave Grade School LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District | Elementary | 36.6% | -16.5pp |
| 1663 | Myles J. McManus MIddle School Linden · Linden Public School District | Middle | 36.6% | -16.5pp |
| 1664 | Abraham Lincoln School No. 14 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 36.5% | -16.6pp |
| 1665 | East Orange Community Charter School EAST ORANGE · East Orange Community Charter School | Elementary | 36.5% | -16.6pp |
| 1666 | F. W. Holbein Middle School MOUNT HOLLY · Mount Holly Township Public School District | Middle | 36.5% | -16.6pp |
| 1667 | Thomas E. Bowe Middle School Glassboro · Glassboro School District | Middle | 36.5% | -16.6pp |
| 1668 | Bellmawr Park Elementary School BELLMAWR · Bellmawr Public School District | Elementary | 36.4% | -16.7pp |
| 1669 | Madison Monroe School No. 16 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 36.4% | -16.7pp |
| 1670 | South Main Street Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | Elementary | 36.4% | -16.7pp |
| 1671 | Lucy N. Holman Elementary School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | Elementary | 36.3% | -16.8pp |
| 1672 | Matthew Jago Elementary School SEWAREN · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 36.3% | -16.8pp |
| 1673 | Maud Abrams School CAPE MAY · Lower Township Elementary School District | Elementary | 36.3% | -16.8pp |
| 1674 | Benjamin Banneker Academy EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 36.2% | -16.9pp |
| 1675 | Number 10 Linden · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 36.2% | -16.9pp |
| 1676 | Alexander Batcho Intermediate School Manville · Manville School District | Middle | 36.1% | -17.0pp |
| 1677 | Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 36.1% | -17.0pp |
| 1678 | Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School ENGLEWOOD · Englewood Public School District | Middle | 36.1% | -17.0pp |
| 1679 | Grace N. Rogers Elementary School HIGHTSTOWN · East Windsor Regional School District | Elementary | 36.1% | -17.0pp |
| 1680 | Hannah Caldwell Elementary UNION · Township of Union School District | Elementary | 36.1% | -17.0pp |
| 1681 | John Marshal School No. 20 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 36.1% | -17.0pp |
| 1682 | Emma Havens Young Elementary School BRICK · Brick Township Public School District | Elementary | 36.0% | -17.1pp |
| 1683 | Gateway Regional High School WOODBURY HTS · Gateway Regional High School District | High | 36.0% | -17.1pp |
| 1684 | Linwood School NORTH BRUNSWICK · North Brunswick Township School District | Middle | 36.0% | -17.1pp |
| 1685 | Mahatma K. Gandhi School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 36.0% | -17.1pp |
| 1686 | Principle Academy Charter School Egg Harbor Township · Principle Academy Charter School | Elementary | 36.0% | -17.1pp |
| 1687 | Dr. John Grieco Elementary School Englewood · Englewood Public School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 1688 | Newell Elementary School ALLENTOWN · Upper Freehold Regional School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 1689 | Richard C Crockett Middle School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Middle | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 1690 | School #15 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 1691 | Swift-Slaybaugh Complex EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP · Egg Harbor Township School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -17.2pp |
| 1692 | Clarence B. Lamb Elementary School WRIGHTSTOWN · North Hanover Township School District | Elementary | 35.7% | -17.4pp |
| 1693 | Hackensack Middle School Hackensack · Hackensack School District | Middle | 35.7% | -17.4pp |
| 1694 | School 7 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 35.7% | -17.4pp |
| 1695 | Franklin Elementary UNION · Township of Union School District | Elementary | 35.5% | -17.6pp |
| 1696 | Pennsville Middle School PENNSVILLE · Pennsville School District | Middle | 35.5% | -17.6pp |
| 1697 | Roosevelt Elementary School RAHWAY · Rahway Public School District | Elementary | 35.4% | -17.7pp |
| 1698 | Highland Regional High School BLACKWOOD · Black Horse Pike Regional School District | High | 35.3% | -17.8pp |
| 1699 | John H. Winslow Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 35.2% | -17.9pp |
| 1700 | Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 35.2% | -17.9pp |
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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.