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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Elizabeth Haddon School HADDONFIELD · Haddonfield School District | Elementary | 82.4% | +29.3pp |
| 152 | Lester C Noecker ROSELAND · Roseland School District | Elementary | 82.4% | +29.3pp |
| 153 | Edith A. Bogert Elementary School UPPER SADDLE RIVER · Upper Saddle River School District | Elementary | 82.3% | +29.2pp |
| 154 | Franklin Avenue Middle School Franklin Lakes · Franklin Lakes School District | Middle | 82.2% | +29.1pp |
| 155 | Woodrow Wilson Middle School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Middle | 82.2% | +29.1pp |
| 156 | Brookdale Elementary School Bloomfield · Bloomfield Township School District | Elementary | 82.1% | +29.0pp |
| 157 | Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Middle | 82.1% | +29.0pp |
| 158 | Deerfield Elementary School MOUNTAINSIDE · Mountainside School District | Middle | 82.0% | +28.9pp |
| 159 | Oradell Public School ORADELL · Oradell Public School District | Elementary | 82.0% | +28.9pp |
| 160 | Hartshorn School SHORT HILLS · Millburn Township School District | Elementary | 81.9% | +28.8pp |
| 161 | Tenafly Middle School TENAFLY · Tenafly Public School District | Middle | 81.9% | +28.8pp |
| 162 | Oak View Elementary School Bloomfield · Bloomfield Township School District | Elementary | 81.7% | +28.6pp |
| 163 | River Dell Regional High School ORADELL · River Dell Regional School District | High | 81.7% | +28.6pp |
| 164 | Oak Street School Basking Ridge · Bernards Township School District | Elementary | 81.5% | +28.4pp |
| 165 | West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South West Windsor · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | High | 81.4% | +28.3pp |
| 166 | Willard Elementary School RIDGEWOOD · Ridgewood Public School District | Elementary | 81.4% | +28.3pp |
| 167 | Ann Blanche Smith HILLSDALE · Hillsdale School District | Elementary | 81.3% | +28.2pp |
| 168 | Clinton Township Middle School CLINTON · Clinton Township School District | Middle | 81.3% | +28.2pp |
| 169 | Edward H. Bryan CRESSKILL · Cresskill Public School District | Elementary | 81.2% | +28.1pp |
| 170 | Maple Place Middle School OCEANPORT · Oceanport School District | Middle | 81.2% | +28.1pp |
| 171 | Mountain Lakes High School Mountain Lakes · Mountain Lakes Public School District | High | 81.2% | +28.1pp |
| 172 | Lyncrest Elementary School FAIR LAWN · Fair Lawn Public School District | Elementary | 81.1% | +28.0pp |
| 173 | High Mountain Road School Franklin Lakes · Franklin Lakes School District | Elementary | 81.0% | +27.9pp |
| 174 | Indian Hill School HOLMDEL · Holmdel Township School District | Middle | 81.0% | +27.9pp |
| 175 | Rockaway Valley School BOONTON TOWNSHIP · Boonton Township School District | Elementary | 81.0% | +27.9pp |
| 176 | Stony Brook Elementary School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 81.0% | +27.9pp |
| 177 | Valleyview Middle School DENVILLE · Denville Township K-8 School District | Middle | 81.0% | +27.9pp |
| 178 | Cranbury School CRANBURY · Cranbury Township School District | Elementary | 80.8% | +27.7pp |
| 179 | Deerfield School SHORT HILLS · Millburn Township School District | Elementary | 80.8% | +27.7pp |
| 180 | George G White HILLSDALE · Hillsdale School District | Middle | 80.8% | +27.7pp |
| 181 | Glen Ridge High School GLEN RIDGE · Glen Ridge Public School District | High | 80.8% | +27.7pp |
| 182 | Ridge Elementary School RIDGEWOOD · Ridgewood Public School District | Elementary | 80.8% | +27.7pp |
| 183 | River Dell Middle School River Edge · River Dell Regional School District | Middle | 80.8% | +27.7pp |
| 184 | Elysian Charter School of Hoboken HOBOKEN · Elysian Charter School | Elementary | 80.7% | +27.6pp |
| 185 | Clara E Coleman School GLEN ROCK · Glen Rock Public School District | Elementary | 80.5% | +27.4pp |
| 186 | Orange Avenue School CRANFORD · Cranford Public School District | Middle | 80.5% | +27.4pp |
| 187 | Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Elementary | 80.4% | +27.3pp |
| 188 | Union School RUTHERFORD · Rutherford School District | Middle | 80.4% | +27.3pp |
| 189 | Belhaven Middle School LINWOOD · Linwood City School District | Middle | 80.3% | +27.2pp |
| 190 | Lakeview Elementary School DENVILLE · Denville Township K-8 School District | Elementary | 80.3% | +27.2pp |
| 191 | Pine Brook School Manalapan · Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District | Middle | 80.3% | +27.2pp |
| 192 | Stewartsville Middle School STEWARTSVILLE · Greenwich Township School District | Middle | 80.3% | +27.2pp |
| 193 | Hilltop School MENDHAM · Mendham Borough School District | Elementary | 80.2% | +27.1pp |
| 194 | J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School PLAINSBORO · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | Elementary | 80.2% | +27.1pp |
| 195 | Thomas R Grover Middle School West Windsor · West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | Middle | 80.2% | +27.1pp |
| 196 | Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School RUMSON · Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District | High | 80.1% | +27.0pp |
| 197 | Stone Harbor Elementary School STONE HARBOR · Stone Harbor School District | Elementary | 80.1% | +27.0pp |
| 198 | Brookdale Avenue School VERONA · Verona Public School District | Elementary | 80.0% | +26.9pp |
| 199 | Manito Elementary School OAKLAND · Oakland Public School District | Elementary | 80.0% | +26.9pp |
| 200 | Robert R Lazar Middle School MONTVILLE · Montville Township School District | Middle | 80.0% | +26.9pp |
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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.