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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | North Bergen High School N BERGEN · North Bergen School District | High | 28.9% | -24.2pp |
| 1852 | Phillipsburg Elementary School PHILLIPSBURG · Phillipsburg School District | Elementary | 28.9% | -24.2pp |
| 1853 | South River High School SOUTH RIVER · South River Public School District | High | 28.9% | -24.2pp |
| 1854 | Florence Riverfront School FLORENCE · Florence Township School District | Middle | 28.8% | -24.3pp |
| 1855 | James J Ferris High School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 28.8% | -24.3pp |
| 1856 | M. Joan Pearson School DELANCO · Delanco Township School District | Elementary | 28.8% | -24.3pp |
| 1857 | University Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 28.8% | -24.3pp |
| 1858 | Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Health & Public Safety Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 28.7% | -24.4pp |
| 1859 | South 17th Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 28.7% | -24.4pp |
| 1860 | Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School Ewing · Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School | High | 28.7% | -24.4pp |
| 1861 | West End Memorial Elementary School Woodbury · Woodbury City Public School District | Elementary | 28.7% | -24.4pp |
| 1862 | Deerfield Township Elementary School ROSENHAYN · Deerfield Township School District | Elementary | 28.6% | -24.5pp |
| 1863 | Parkview Elementary School WESTVILLE · Westville Boro Public School District | Elementary | 28.6% | -24.5pp |
| 1864 | Rahway High School RAHWAY · Rahway Public School District | High | 28.6% | -24.5pp |
| 1865 | Riverside Middle School RIVERSIDE · Riverside Township School District | Middle | 28.6% | -24.5pp |
| 1866 | Smalley Elementary School Bound Brook · Bound Brook School District | Middle | 28.6% | -24.5pp |
| 1867 | Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 28.5% | -24.6pp |
| 1868 | Mckinley Community School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 28.5% | -24.6pp |
| 1869 | Nicholas S. Lacorte-Peterstown School No. 3 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 28.5% | -24.6pp |
| 1870 | School 3 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 28.5% | -24.6pp |
| 1871 | Washington Elementary School KEARNY · Kearny | Elementary | 28.5% | -24.6pp |
| 1872 | School #11 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 28.4% | -24.7pp |
| 1873 | Woodrow Wilson Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 28.4% | -24.7pp |
| 1874 | School 25 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 28.3% | -24.8pp |
| 1875 | William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 28.1% | -25.0pp |
| 1876 | Arthur Rann Elementary School GALLOWAY · Galloway Township Public School District | Elementary | 28.0% | -25.1pp |
| 1877 | Number 1 Linden · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 28.0% | -25.1pp |
| 1878 | South River Middle School SOUTH RIVER · South River Public School District | Middle | 28.0% | -25.1pp |
| 1879 | Aline Bingham Elementary School RUNNEMEDE · Runnemede Public School District | Elementary | 27.9% | -25.2pp |
| 1880 | Hawthorne Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 27.9% | -25.2pp |
| 1881 | Hillside High School HILLSIDE · Hillside Public School District | High | 27.9% | -25.2pp |
| 1882 | Kearny High School KEARNY · Kearny | High | 27.9% | -25.2pp |
| 1883 | Texas Avenue School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 27.9% | -25.2pp |
| 1884 | A A Anastasia Elementary School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | Elementary | 27.8% | -25.3pp |
| 1885 | Clinton Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 27.8% | -25.3pp |
| 1886 | Salem County Career and Technical High School WOODSTOWN · Salem County Vocational Technical School District | High | 27.8% | -25.3pp |
| 1887 | G.H. Carson Elementary School PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | Elementary | 27.7% | -25.4pp |
| 1888 | Twin Hills Elementary School WILLINGBORO · Willingboro Public School District | Elementary | 27.7% | -25.4pp |
| 1889 | Lawnside School District LAWNSIDE · Lawnside School District | Elementary | 27.6% | -25.5pp |
| 1890 | Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School Jersey City · Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School | Elementary | 27.5% | -25.6pp |
| 1891 | Joseph R. Bolger Middle School KEANSBURG · Keansburg School District | Middle | 27.5% | -25.6pp |
| 1892 | Denbo Crichton School Browns Mills · Pemberton Township School District | Elementary | 27.4% | -25.7pp |
| 1893 | Howard M. Phifer Middle School PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | Middle | 27.4% | -25.7pp |
| 1894 | South Amboy Middle/High School SOUTH AMBOY · South Amboy School District | High | 27.4% | -25.7pp |
| 1895 | Academy Charter High School LAKE COMO · Academy Charter High School | High | 27.3% | -25.8pp |
| 1896 | LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 27.3% | -25.8pp |
| 1897 | Prospect Park Middle School Prospect Park · Prospect Park Public School District | Middle | 27.3% | -25.8pp |
| 1898 | Maple Shade High School MAPLE SHADE · Maple Shade School District | High | 27.2% | -25.9pp |
| 1899 | New Brunswick Middle School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Middle | 27.2% | -25.9pp |
| 1900 | Woodbury Jr-Sr High School Woodbury · Woodbury City Public School District | High | 27.2% | -25.9pp |
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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.