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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1751 | William C. McGinnis Middle School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 33.2% | -19.9pp |
| 1752 | Avenel Middle School AVENEL · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 33.1% | -20.0pp |
| 1753 | Gladys Nunery School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 33.1% | -20.0pp |
| 1754 | Marcus W. Newcomb Middle School Pemberton · Pemberton Township School District | Middle | 33.1% | -20.0pp |
| 1755 | School 27 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 33.1% | -20.0pp |
| 1756 | Speedway Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 33.1% | -20.0pp |
| 1757 | Edward J. Patten Elementary School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Elementary | 33.0% | -20.1pp |
| 1758 | Grace Wilday Junior High School ROSELLE · Roselle Public School District | Middle | 33.0% | -20.1pp |
| 1759 | Parkview Elementary School STRATFORD · Stratford School District | Elementary | 33.0% | -20.1pp |
| 1760 | Perth Amboy High School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | High | 33.0% | -20.1pp |
| 1761 | Seneca High School TABERNACLE · Lenape Regional High School District | High | 33.0% | -20.1pp |
| 1762 | Columbus Elementary School CARTERET · Carteret Public School District | Elementary | 32.9% | -20.2pp |
| 1763 | Lafayette Estates Elementary School FORDS · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 32.9% | -20.2pp |
| 1764 | Number 6 Linden · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 32.9% | -20.2pp |
| 1765 | John F. Kennedy Elementary School JAMESBURG · Jamesburg Public School District | Elementary | 32.8% | -20.3pp |
| 1766 | Oak Street Elem School LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District | Elementary | 32.8% | -20.3pp |
| 1767 | Camden's Promise Charter School Camden · Camden's Promise Charter School | Combined | 32.7% | -20.4pp |
| 1768 | Dover High School DOVER · Dover Public School District | High | 32.7% | -20.4pp |
| 1769 | North Plainfield Middle School North Plainfield · North Plainfield School District | Middle | 32.6% | -20.5pp |
| 1770 | Sterling High School Somerdale · Sterling Regional School District | High | 32.6% | -20.5pp |
| 1771 | Helen A. Fort Middle School PEMBERTON · Pemberton Township School District | Middle | 32.5% | -20.6pp |
| 1772 | Rancocas Valley Regional High School MOUNT HOLLY · Rancocas Valley Regional High School District | High | 32.5% | -20.6pp |
| 1773 | A Chester Redshaw School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 32.4% | -20.7pp |
| 1774 | Dr. Charles C. Polk School ROSELLE · Roselle Public School District | Elementary | 32.4% | -20.7pp |
| 1775 | Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School MOUNT HOLLY · Mount Holly Township Public School District | Elementary | 32.4% | -20.7pp |
| 1776 | Middle Township High School CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE · Middle Township Public School District | High | 32.4% | -20.7pp |
| 1777 | Middlesex County STEM Charter School Perth Amboy · Middlesex County STEM Charter School | Elementary | 32.4% | -20.7pp |
| 1778 | Pemberton Township High School PEMBERTON · Pemberton Township School District | High | 32.3% | -20.8pp |
| 1779 | School 5 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 32.2% | -20.9pp |
| 1780 | Slackwood Elementary School LAWRENCEVILLE · Lawrence Township Public School District | Elementary | 32.2% | -20.9pp |
| 1781 | New Horizons Community Charter School NEWARK · New Horizons Community Charter School | Elementary | 32.1% | -21.0pp |
| 1782 | Downe Township Elementary School NEWPORT · Downe Township School District | Elementary | 32.0% | -21.1pp |
| 1783 | Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 32.0% | -21.1pp |
| 1784 | Roberto Clemente Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 32.0% | -21.1pp |
| 1785 | Belleville High School BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | High | 31.9% | -21.2pp |
| 1786 | Merriam Avenue School NEWTON · Newton Public School District | Elementary | 31.9% | -21.2pp |
| 1787 | Number 5 Linden · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 31.9% | -21.2pp |
| 1788 | Fords Middle School FORDS · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 31.8% | -21.3pp |
| 1789 | Greater Brunswick Charter School NEW BRUNSWICK · Greater Brunswick Charter School | Elementary | 31.8% | -21.3pp |
| 1790 | Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School SEASIDE HTS · Seaside Heights School District | Elementary | 31.8% | -21.3pp |
| 1791 | Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. Camden · Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. | Combined | 31.8% | -21.3pp |
| 1792 | West Dover Elementary School TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 31.8% | -21.3pp |
| 1793 | Belleville PS8 BELLEVILLE · Belleville Public School District | Elementary | 31.7% | -21.4pp |
| 1794 | Winslow Township Middle School ATCO · Winslow Township School District | Middle | 31.7% | -21.4pp |
| 1795 | Eagleswood Elementary School WEST CREEK · Eagleswood Township School District | Elementary | 31.6% | -21.5pp |
| 1796 | Samuel E. Shull Middle School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 31.6% | -21.5pp |
| 1797 | Dr. Albert M. Bean School PINE HILL · Pine Hill School District | Elementary | 31.5% | -21.6pp |
| 1798 | SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 31.5% | -21.6pp |
| 1799 | West Milford High School WEST MILFORD · West Milford Township Public School District | High | 31.5% | -21.6pp |
| 1800 | Alexander Hamilton Academy PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 31.4% | -21.7pp |
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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.