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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Camden · KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | Combined | 27.1% | -26.0pp |
| 1902 | Walnut Street Elementary School TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 27.1% | -26.0pp |
| 1903 | University Academy Charter High School JERSEY CITY · University Academy Charter High School | High | 27.0% | -26.1pp |
| 1904 | Winfield Scott School No. 2 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 27.0% | -26.1pp |
| 1905 | Harriet Tubman Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 26.9% | -26.2pp |
| 1906 | Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Elementary | 26.8% | -26.3pp |
| 1907 | Absegami High School GALLOWAY · Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District | High | 26.7% | -26.4pp |
| 1908 | East End School North Plainfield · North Plainfield School District | Elementary | 26.7% | -26.4pp |
| 1909 | Franklin Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 26.6% | -26.5pp |
| 1910 | Park Avenue Elementary School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Elementary | 26.6% | -26.5pp |
| 1911 | Mario Drago School No. 3 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 26.5% | -26.6pp |
| 1912 | Sussex Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 26.5% | -26.6pp |
| 1913 | Avon Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 26.4% | -26.7pp |
| 1914 | Lincoln Elementary School HARRISON · Harrison Public Schools | Elementary | 26.4% | -26.7pp |
| 1915 | Howard C. Johnson Elementary School Jackson · Jackson Township School District | Elementary | 26.3% | -26.8pp |
| 1916 | Mount Pleasant Elementary School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Elementary | 26.3% | -26.8pp |
| 1917 | School 24 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 26.3% | -26.8pp |
| 1918 | Benjamin Franklin Elementary School PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | Elementary | 26.2% | -26.9pp |
| 1919 | Evergreen Avenue Elementary School Woodbury · Woodbury City Public School District | Elementary | 26.1% | -27.0pp |
| 1920 | Grove Street Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 26.0% | -27.1pp |
| 1921 | Overbrook Senior High School PINE HILL · Pine Hill School District | High | 25.9% | -27.2pp |
| 1922 | Lakehurst Elementary School LAKEHURST · Lakehurst School District | Elementary | 25.8% | -27.3pp |
| 1923 | Lakeside Middle School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Middle | 25.8% | -27.3pp |
| 1924 | Chancellor Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 25.7% | -27.4pp |
| 1925 | Number 2 LINDEN · Linden Public School District | Elementary | 25.6% | -27.5pp |
| 1926 | Riverside Elementary School RIVERSIDE · Riverside Township School District | Elementary | 25.6% | -27.5pp |
| 1927 | Newark School of Global Studies Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 25.5% | -27.6pp |
| 1928 | Parkway Elementary School EWING · Ewing Township School District | Elementary | 25.5% | -27.6pp |
| 1929 | School #8 CLIFTON · Clifton Public School District | Elementary | 25.4% | -27.7pp |
| 1930 | Delair Elementary School DELAIR · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | Elementary | 25.3% | -27.8pp |
| 1931 | Keyport High School KEYPORT · Keyport School District | High | 25.3% | -27.8pp |
| 1932 | Ocean Gate Elementary School OCEAN GATE · Ocean Gate School District | Elementary | 25.0% | -28.1pp |
| 1933 | Winslow Township Elementary School One BLUE ANCHOR · Winslow Township School District | Elementary | 25.0% | -28.1pp |
| 1934 | John E. Dwyer Technology Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 24.9% | -28.2pp |
| 1935 | Leonard V Moore Middle School ROSELLE · Roselle Public School District | Middle | 24.9% | -28.2pp |
| 1936 | Field Street School CARNEYS POINT · Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | Elementary | 24.8% | -28.3pp |
| 1937 | Hamilton North - Nottingham HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 24.8% | -28.3pp |
| 1938 | Clayton J. Davenport Elementary School EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP · Egg Harbor Township School District | Elementary | 24.7% | -28.4pp |
| 1939 | Indian Ave School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 24.7% | -28.4pp |
| 1940 | Woodbridge Middle School WOODBRIDGE · Woodbridge Township School District | Middle | 24.7% | -28.4pp |
| 1941 | Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 24.5% | -28.6pp |
| 1942 | Lindenwold School Five LINDENWOLD · Lindenwold Public School District | Elementary | 24.5% | -28.6pp |
| 1943 | Jerome Dunn Academy No 9 Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 24.4% | -28.7pp |
| 1944 | Memorial School TOTOWA · Totowa Public School District | Elementary | 24.4% | -28.7pp |
| 1945 | Pennsauken High School PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | High | 24.3% | -28.8pp |
| 1946 | Young Men's Academy Paterson · Paterson Public School District | Middle | 24.3% | -28.8pp |
| 1947 | Atlantic City High School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | High | 24.2% | -28.9pp |
| 1948 | Ironbound Academy Elementary School Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 24.2% | -28.9pp |
| 1949 | Keansburg High School KEANSBURG · Keansburg School District | High | 24.1% | -29.0pp |
| 1950 | Pennsville Memorial High School PENNSVILLE · Pennsville School District | High | 24.1% | -29.0pp |
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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.