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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Burch Charter School of Excellence IRVINGTON · Burch Charter School of Excellence | Elementary | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 1952 | Central Regional High School BAYVILLE · Central Regional School District | High | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 1953 | Grover Cleveland Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 1954 | Lincoln School FAIRVIEW · Fairview Public School District | Middle | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 1955 | New Brunswick High School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | High | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 1956 | Nicholas Murray Butler Academy School No. 23 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 1957 | Woodrow Wilson NEPTUNE CITY · Neptune City School District | Elementary | 23.8% | -29.3pp |
| 1958 | Clayton High School CLAYTON · Clayton Public School District | High | 23.7% | -29.4pp |
| 1959 | Millville Public Charter School Millville · Millville Public Charter School District | Elementary | 23.7% | -29.4pp |
| 1960 | North Dover Elementary School DOVER · Dover Public School District | Elementary | 23.7% | -29.4pp |
| 1961 | Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 23.7% | -29.4pp |
| 1962 | Glenwood Avenue Elementary School WILDWOOD · Wildwood City School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -29.5pp |
| 1963 | Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -29.5pp |
| 1964 | McKinley Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 23.6% | -29.5pp |
| 1965 | Orange High School ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | High | 23.6% | -29.5pp |
| 1966 | George E. Wilson Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 23.5% | -29.6pp |
| 1967 | Grade Downing Elementary School RUNNEMEDE · Runnemede Public School District | Elementary | 23.5% | -29.6pp |
| 1968 | President Barack Obama Elementary School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 23.5% | -29.6pp |
| 1969 | Belmont Runyon Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 23.4% | -29.7pp |
| 1970 | Dorothy L. Bullock School Glassboro · Glassboro School District | Elementary | 23.4% | -29.7pp |
| 1971 | Ewing High School EWING · Ewing Township School District | High | 23.4% | -29.7pp |
| 1972 | Maxson Middle School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Middle | 23.4% | -29.7pp |
| 1973 | Roberto Clemente PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 23.4% | -29.7pp |
| 1974 | Jefferson Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 23.3% | -29.8pp |
| 1975 | Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 23.2% | -29.9pp |
| 1976 | Roebling Elementary School ROEBLING · Florence Township School District | Elementary | 23.2% | -29.9pp |
| 1977 | Wildwood Middle School WILDWOOD · Wildwood City School District | Middle | 23.2% | -29.9pp |
| 1978 | Dr. William Mennies Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 23.1% | -30.0pp |
| 1979 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 23.0% | -30.1pp |
| 1980 | Peshine Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 23.0% | -30.1pp |
| 1981 | Alexander D. Sullivan School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 22.9% | -30.2pp |
| 1982 | Cumberland Regional High School BRIDGETON · Cumberland Regional School District | High | 22.8% | -30.3pp |
| 1983 | Hopatcong High School Hopatcong · Hopatcong Borough School District | High | 22.6% | -30.5pp |
| 1984 | William L Dickinson High School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 22.6% | -30.5pp |
| 1985 | John F Kennedy Elementary School West Berlin · Berlin Township School District | Elementary | 22.5% | -30.6pp |
| 1986 | Octavius V. Catto Community Family School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 22.5% | -30.6pp |
| 1987 | Woodbridge High School WOODBRIDGE · Woodbridge Township School District | High | 22.3% | -30.8pp |
| 1988 | Glassboro High School Glassboro · Glassboro School District | High | 22.2% | -30.9pp |
| 1989 | Kisthardt Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 22.2% | -30.9pp |
| 1990 | Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 22.2% | -30.9pp |
| 1991 | Midtown Community Elementary School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | Elementary | 22.1% | -31.0pp |
| 1992 | East Side High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 21.8% | -31.3pp |
| 1993 | School 8 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 21.8% | -31.3pp |
| 1994 | Thurgood Marshall Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 21.8% | -31.3pp |
| 1995 | Gershom Mott Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elementary | 21.7% | -31.4pp |
| 1996 | Lord Stirling Community School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 21.6% | -31.5pp |
| 1997 | Stony Brook School North Plainfield · North Plainfield School District | Elementary | 21.6% | -31.5pp |
| 1998 | Manville High School Manville · Manville School District | High | 21.4% | -31.7pp |
| 1999 | Muhammad Ali School Number 23 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Middle | 21.3% | -31.8pp |
| 2000 | Hubbard Middle School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Middle | 21.2% | -31.9pp |
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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.