New Jersey schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 1,803 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 26.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701 | Paulsboro High School PAULSBORO · Paulsboro School District | High | 3.8% | -23.0pp |
| 1702 | Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 3.8% | -23.0pp |
| 1703 | West Side High School Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 3.8% | -23.0pp |
| 1704 | Whitney M. Young Jr. School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 3.8% | -23.0pp |
| 1705 | Woodruff Middle School Seabrook · Upper Deerfield Township School District | Middle | 3.8% | -23.0pp |
| 1706 | Peshine Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 3.7% | -23.1pp |
| 1707 | Prospect Park School No. 1 PROSPECT PARK · Prospect Park Public School District | Elementary | 3.7% | -23.1pp |
| 1708 | Avon Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 3.6% | -23.2pp |
| 1709 | Clara Parker Intermediate School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 3.5% | -23.3pp |
| 1710 | Community Charter School of Paterson PATERSON · Community Charter School of Paterson | Elementary | 3.5% | -23.3pp |
| 1711 | Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School Jersey City · Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School | Elementary | 3.5% | -23.3pp |
| 1712 | Gloria M Sabater Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 3.5% | -23.3pp |
| 1713 | Howard M. Phifer Middle School PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | Middle | 3.5% | -23.3pp |
| 1714 | Quitman Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 3.5% | -23.3pp |
| 1715 | Roberto Clemente Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 3.5% | -23.3pp |
| 1716 | School 8 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 3.5% | -23.3pp |
| 1717 | Sussex Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 3.5% | -23.3pp |
| 1718 | Louise A. Spencer Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 3.4% | -23.4pp |
| 1719 | School 16 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 3.4% | -23.4pp |
| 1720 | West Avenue School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 3.4% | -23.4pp |
| 1721 | East Orange Campus High School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | High | 3.3% | -23.5pp |
| 1722 | Pennsylvania Ave School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 3.3% | -23.5pp |
| 1723 | Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 3.3% | -23.5pp |
| 1724 | Union Avenue Middle School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Middle | 3.3% | -23.5pp |
| 1725 | William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 3.3% | -23.5pp |
| 1726 | William C. McGinnis Middle School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 3.3% | -23.5pp |
| 1727 | Camden High School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | High | 3.2% | -23.6pp |
| 1728 | Joseph A. Taub School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Middle | 3.2% | -23.6pp |
| 1729 | Lakewood Middle School LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District | Middle | 3.2% | -23.6pp |
| 1730 | Marion P. Thomas Charter School NEWARK · Marion P. Thomas Charter School | Combined | 3.2% | -23.6pp |
| 1731 | Rafael Hernandez School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 3.2% | -23.6pp |
| 1732 | Salem Middle School SALEM · Salem City School District | Middle | 3.2% | -23.6pp |
| 1733 | Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 3.1% | -23.7pp |
| 1734 | Dr. E. Alma Flagg School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 3.1% | -23.7pp |
| 1735 | School 24 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 3.1% | -23.7pp |
| 1736 | Forest Hill School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 3.0% | -23.8pp |
| 1737 | Brilla New Jersey Charter School PATERSON · Brilla New Jersey Charter School | Elementary | 2.9% | -23.9pp |
| 1738 | Buckshutem Road School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 2.9% | -23.9pp |
| 1739 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 2.9% | -23.9pp |
| 1740 | Fairfield Township School BRIDGETON · Fairfield Township School District | Elementary | 2.9% | -23.9pp |
| 1741 | Grover Cleveland Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 2.9% | -23.9pp |
| 1742 | Long Branch Middle School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | Middle | 2.9% | -23.9pp |
| 1743 | Paulsboro Junior High School Paulsboro · Paulsboro School District | Middle | 2.9% | -23.9pp |
| 1744 | Grace Wilday Junior High School ROSELLE · Roselle Public School District | Middle | 2.8% | -24.0pp |
| 1745 | Grove Street Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 2.8% | -24.0pp |
| 1746 | School 12 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 2.8% | -24.0pp |
| 1747 | Woodbine Elementary School WOODBINE · Woodbine School District | Elementary | 2.8% | -24.0pp |
| 1748 | Malcolm X Shabazz High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 2.7% | -24.1pp |
| 1749 | School 13 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 2.7% | -24.1pp |
| 1750 | American History High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 2.6% | -24.2pp |
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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 Science 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.