New Jersey schools ranked by test score
Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 2,166 schools with reported Mathematics scores. State average: 41.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | East Ward Elementary School Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 13.8% | -27.8pp |
| 1952 | Dover High School DOVER · Dover Public School District | High | 13.7% | -27.9pp |
| 1953 | Willingboro Memorial Middle School WILLINGBORO · Willingboro Public School District | Middle | 13.7% | -27.9pp |
| 1954 | Woodbury Jr-Sr High School Woodbury · Woodbury City Public School District | High | 13.7% | -27.9pp |
| 1955 | Asbury Park High School ASBURY PARK · Asbury Park School District | High | 13.6% | -28.0pp |
| 1956 | School 24 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 13.6% | -28.0pp |
| 1957 | Hawkins Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 13.5% | -28.1pp |
| 1958 | Barnegat High School BARNEGAT · Barnegat Township School District | High | 13.3% | -28.3pp |
| 1959 | Lalor Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 13.3% | -28.3pp |
| 1960 | Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 13.3% | -28.3pp |
| 1961 | George Washington Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elementary | 13.2% | -28.4pp |
| 1962 | Berkeley Terrace Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 13.1% | -28.5pp |
| 1963 | Central Regional High School BAYVILLE · Central Regional School District | High | 13.1% | -28.5pp |
| 1964 | Paul W Carleton PENNS GROVE · Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | Elementary | 13.1% | -28.5pp |
| 1965 | Clayton High School CLAYTON · Clayton Public School District | High | 13.0% | -28.6pp |
| 1966 | Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 13.0% | -28.6pp |
| 1967 | Samuel E. Shull Middle School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | Middle | 12.8% | -28.8pp |
| 1968 | Burlington City High School BURLINGTON · Burlington City Public School District | High | 12.7% | -28.9pp |
| 1969 | Hope Community Charter School Camden · Hope Community Charter School | Elementary | 12.7% | -28.9pp |
| 1970 | Lawnside School District LAWNSIDE · Lawnside School District | Elementary | 12.7% | -28.9pp |
| 1971 | Sterling High School Somerdale · Sterling Regional School District | High | 12.7% | -28.9pp |
| 1972 | Maxson Middle School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Middle | 12.6% | -29.0pp |
| 1973 | Pennsville Memorial High School PENNSVILLE · Pennsville School District | High | 12.5% | -29.1pp |
| 1974 | Hackensack High School HACKENSACK · Hackensack School District | High | 12.3% | -29.3pp |
| 1975 | Madison Avenue IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 12.3% | -29.3pp |
| 1976 | Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation ORANGE · ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District | Middle | 12.3% | -29.3pp |
| 1977 | Harriet Tubman Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 12.1% | -29.5pp |
| 1978 | Hope Academy Charter School ASBURY PARK · Hope Academy Charter School | Elementary | 12.1% | -29.5pp |
| 1979 | Pennsauken High School PENNSAUKEN · Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District | High | 12.1% | -29.5pp |
| 1980 | Young Men's Academy Paterson · Paterson Public School District | Middle | 12.1% | -29.5pp |
| 1981 | Joseph R. Bolger Middle School KEANSBURG · Keansburg School District | Middle | 12.0% | -29.6pp |
| 1982 | Paterson STEAM High School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 12.0% | -29.6pp |
| 1983 | Triton Regional High School RUNNEMEDE · Black Horse Pike Regional School District | High | 12.0% | -29.6pp |
| 1984 | Veterans Memorial Middle VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Middle | 12.0% | -29.6pp |
| 1985 | Chaplain Charles Watters School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 11.9% | -29.7pp |
| 1986 | Glassboro High School Glassboro · Glassboro School District | High | 11.9% | -29.7pp |
| 1987 | Union High School UNION · Township of Union School District | High | 11.9% | -29.7pp |
| 1988 | William Harrison Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elementary | 11.9% | -29.7pp |
| 1989 | President Barack Obama Elementary School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 11.7% | -29.9pp |
| 1990 | Ellen Ochoa School Number 22 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Middle | 11.6% | -30.0pp |
| 1991 | Gregory Elementary School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | Elementary | 11.4% | -30.2pp |
| 1992 | Neptune High School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | High | 11.4% | -30.2pp |
| 1993 | Hawthorne Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 11.3% | -30.3pp |
| 1994 | Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School HILLSIDE · Hillside Public School District | Middle | 11.3% | -30.3pp |
| 1995 | Pine Hill Middle School PINE HILL · Pine Hill School District | Middle | 11.2% | -30.4pp |
| 1996 | Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 11.2% | -30.4pp |
| 1997 | Buena Regional High School BUENA · Buena Regional School District | High | 11.1% | -30.5pp |
| 1998 | Union Avenue Middle School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Middle | 11.1% | -30.5pp |
| 1999 | Forest Hill School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 11.0% | -30.6pp |
| 2000 | Hamilton North - Nottingham HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 11.0% | -30.6pp |
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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 Mathematics 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.