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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701 | Number 8 Linden · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 35.2% | -17.9pp |
| 1702 | Paterson Arts and Science Charter School Paterson · Paterson Arts and Science Charter School | Combined | 35.2% | -17.9pp |
| 1703 | North Main Street Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | Elementary | 35.1% | -18.0pp |
| 1704 | Lincoln Elementary School ROCKAWAY · Rockaway Borough School District | Elementary | 34.9% | -18.2pp |
| 1705 | North Brunswick Township High School NORTH BRUNSWICK · North Brunswick Township School District | High | 34.9% | -18.2pp |
| 1706 | Perth Amboy Magnet School PERTH AMBOY · Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District | High | 34.9% | -18.2pp |
| 1707 | Christopher Columbus School No. 15 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 34.8% | -18.3pp |
| 1708 | Marie Durand Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 34.8% | -18.3pp |
| 1709 | Sonia Sotomayor School No 25 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 34.8% | -18.3pp |
| 1710 | George L. Hess Educational Complex MAYS LANDING · Hamilton Township School District | Elementary | 34.7% | -18.4pp |
| 1711 | Harrison High School HARRISON · Harrison Public Schools | High | 34.7% | -18.4pp |
| 1712 | James W. Lilley Elementary School ERIAL · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elementary | 34.7% | -18.4pp |
| 1713 | Phillipsburg Middle School PHILLIPSBURG · Phillipsburg School District | Middle | 34.6% | -18.5pp |
| 1714 | Galloway Township Middle School GALLOWAY · Galloway Township Public School District | Middle | 34.5% | -18.6pp |
| 1715 | Jefferson Elementary School UNION CITY · Union City School District | Elementary | 34.5% | -18.6pp |
| 1716 | Bound Brook High School Bound Brook · Bound Brook School District | High | 34.3% | -18.8pp |
| 1717 | Oldmans Township School PEDRICKTOWN · Oldmans Township School District | Elementary | 34.3% | -18.8pp |
| 1718 | Barnegat High School BARNEGAT · Barnegat Township School District | High | 34.2% | -18.9pp |
| 1719 | Middle Township Elementary #2 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE · Middle Township Public School District | Elementary | 34.2% | -18.9pp |
| 1720 | Roseville Community Charter School NEWARK · Roseville Community Charter School | Elementary | 34.2% | -18.9pp |
| 1721 | School #12 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 34.2% | -18.9pp |
| 1722 | Hawthorne Park Elementary School WILLINGBORO · Willingboro Public School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -19.0pp |
| 1723 | Hopewell Crest BRIDGETON · Hopewell Township School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -19.0pp |
| 1724 | Lakewood Middle School LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District | Middle | 34.1% | -19.0pp |
| 1725 | National Park School NATIONAL PARK · National Park Boro School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -19.0pp |
| 1726 | Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School HILLSIDE · Hillside Public School District | Middle | 34.1% | -19.0pp |
| 1727 | Blackwood Elementary School BLACKWOOD · Gloucester Township Public Schools | Elementary | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 1728 | Buena Regional Middle School BUENA · Buena Regional School District | Middle | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 1729 | Ecole Toussaint Louverture EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 1730 | James J. Flynn Elementary School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -19.1pp |
| 1731 | International High School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 33.9% | -19.2pp |
| 1732 | John F Kennedy Elementary School N BERGEN · North Bergen School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 1733 | Lincoln Avenue Elementary School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 1734 | Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School PALISADES PARK · Palisades Park School District | High | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 1735 | Pine Beach Elementary School PINE BEACH · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 1736 | School #4 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 1737 | Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -19.3pp |
| 1738 | Abington Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 33.7% | -19.4pp |
| 1739 | Jordan Road Elementary School Somers Point · Somers Point School District | Middle | 33.7% | -19.4pp |
| 1740 | Joseph A. Taub School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Middle | 33.7% | -19.4pp |
| 1741 | Leap Academy University Charter School CAMDEN · LEAP Academy University Charter School | Combined | 33.7% | -19.4pp |
| 1742 | Williamstown High School WILLIAMSTOWN · Monroe Township Public School District | High | 33.6% | -19.5pp |
| 1743 | Hamilton East - Steinert HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 33.5% | -19.6pp |
| 1744 | Woodruff Middle School Seabrook · Upper Deerfield Township School District | Middle | 33.5% | -19.6pp |
| 1745 | Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School MINOTOLA · Buena Regional School District | Elementary | 33.4% | -19.7pp |
| 1746 | School 18 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 33.4% | -19.7pp |
| 1747 | Jackson Liberty High School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | High | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 1748 | Oakwood Avenue Community School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 1749 | Roland Rogers Elementary School GALLOWAY · Galloway Township Public School District | Elementary | 33.3% | -19.8pp |
| 1750 | Joseph A. Citta Elementary School TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 33.2% | -19.9pp |
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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.