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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | South Toms River Elementary School SOUTH TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District | Elementary | 21.2% | -31.9pp |
| 2002 | Veterans Memorial Middle VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Middle | 21.2% | -31.9pp |
| 2003 | Colonia High School COLONIA · Woodbridge Township School District | High | 21.1% | -32.0pp |
| 2004 | Long Branch High School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | High | 21.1% | -32.0pp |
| 2005 | Egg Harbor City Community School EGG HARBOR CITY · Egg Harbor City School District | Middle | 20.9% | -32.2pp |
| 2006 | Academy Street Elementary School DOVER · Dover Public School District | Elementary | 20.7% | -32.4pp |
| 2007 | W. R. James Sr. Elementary School WILLINGBORO · Willingboro Public School District | Elementary | 20.7% | -32.4pp |
| 2008 | Forest Hill School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 20.6% | -32.5pp |
| 2009 | Hope Community Charter School Camden · Hope Community Charter School | Elementary | 20.6% | -32.5pp |
| 2010 | Joseph C. Caruso School KEANSBURG · Keansburg School District | Elementary | 20.4% | -32.7pp |
| 2011 | University Middle School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Middle | 20.4% | -32.7pp |
| 2012 | Elizabeth F. Moore School SEABROOK · Upper Deerfield Township School District | Elementary | 20.3% | -32.8pp |
| 2013 | Yorkship Elementary School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 20.2% | -32.9pp |
| 2014 | Lafayette Elementary School Bound Brook · Bound Brook School District | Elementary | 20.0% | -33.1pp |
| 2015 | Pleasantville Middle School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | Middle | 20.0% | -33.1pp |
| 2016 | Roosevelt Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 20.0% | -33.1pp |
| 2017 | Abraham Clark High School ROSELLE · Roselle Public School District | High | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 2018 | Berkeley Terrace Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 2019 | Central Park Elementary School PENNSVILLE · Pennsville School District | Elementary | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 2020 | Florence Avenue Elementary School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 2021 | Hamilton West-Watson HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 19.7% | -33.4pp |
| 2022 | Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 19.6% | -33.5pp |
| 2023 | Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | High | 19.5% | -33.6pp |
| 2024 | Passaic County-Manchester Regional High School HALEDON · Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District | High | 19.4% | -33.7pp |
| 2025 | Thirteenth Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 19.3% | -33.8pp |
| 2026 | Hawkins Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 19.2% | -33.9pp |
| 2027 | Lincoln Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 19.2% | -33.9pp |
| 2028 | Lincoln High School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 19.2% | -33.9pp |
| 2029 | Ross Street Elementary School WOODBRIDGE · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 19.2% | -33.9pp |
| 2030 | Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Middle | 19.2% | -33.9pp |
| 2031 | Henry Snyder High School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 19.1% | -34.0pp |
| 2032 | Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 19.0% | -34.1pp |
| 2033 | Lincoln Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 19.0% | -34.1pp |
| 2034 | East Newark Elementary School E NEWARK · East Newark School District | Elementary | 18.9% | -34.2pp |
| 2035 | James A Cotten Intermediate School Willingboro · Willingboro Public School District | Middle | 18.9% | -34.2pp |
| 2036 | Newark School of Fashion & Design Newark · Newark Public School District | High | 18.8% | -34.3pp |
| 2037 | Paterson STEAM High School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 18.7% | -34.4pp |
| 2038 | Lalor Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 18.6% | -34.5pp |
| 2039 | Malcolm X Shabazz High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 18.6% | -34.5pp |
| 2040 | Sojourner Truth Middle School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Middle | 18.6% | -34.5pp |
| 2041 | The Barack Obama Green Charter School Plainfield · The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District | High | 18.6% | -34.5pp |
| 2042 | Dr. E. Alma Flagg School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 18.5% | -34.6pp |
| 2043 | Nelson Mandela Elementary School Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 18.5% | -34.6pp |
| 2044 | Wildwood High School WILDWOOD · Wildwood City School District | High | 18.5% | -34.6pp |
| 2045 | Kuser Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 18.4% | -34.7pp |
| 2046 | Quitman Street School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 18.4% | -34.7pp |
| 2047 | Camden Street Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 18.3% | -34.8pp |
| 2048 | School 13 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 18.3% | -34.8pp |
| 2049 | Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elementary | 18.2% | -34.9pp |
| 2050 | Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 18.2% | -34.9pp |
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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.