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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Dr. E. Alma Flagg School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 10.9% | -30.7pp |
| 2002 | Leonard V Moore Middle School ROSELLE · Roselle Public School District | Middle | 10.9% | -30.7pp |
| 2003 | Peshine Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 10.9% | -30.7pp |
| 2004 | Lakeside Middle School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Middle | 10.8% | -30.8pp |
| 2005 | Thomas H. Dudley Family School Camden · Camden City School District | Elementary | 10.8% | -30.8pp |
| 2006 | Avon Avenue School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 10.7% | -30.9pp |
| 2007 | Elizabeth F. Moore School SEABROOK · Upper Deerfield Township School District | Elementary | 10.7% | -30.9pp |
| 2008 | Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 10.7% | -30.9pp |
| 2009 | Belmont Runyon Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 10.6% | -31.0pp |
| 2010 | Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 10.5% | -31.1pp |
| 2011 | Livingston Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 10.5% | -31.1pp |
| 2012 | Lindenwold School Four LINDENWOLD · Lindenwold Public School District | Elementary | 10.3% | -31.3pp |
| 2013 | Woodbridge High School WOODBRIDGE · Woodbridge Township School District | High | 10.3% | -31.3pp |
| 2014 | Innovation High School Jersey City · Jersey City Public Schools | High | 10.2% | -31.4pp |
| 2015 | New Brunswick Middle School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Middle | 10.2% | -31.4pp |
| 2016 | Ewing High School EWING · Ewing Township School District | High | 10.1% | -31.5pp |
| 2017 | Pinelands Regional High School Little Egg Harbor · Pinelands Regional School District | High | 10.1% | -31.5pp |
| 2018 | Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | High | 10.0% | -31.6pp |
| 2019 | Keyport High School KEYPORT · Keyport School District | High | 10.0% | -31.6pp |
| 2020 | Midtown Community Elementary School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | Elementary | 10.0% | -31.6pp |
| 2021 | William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 10.0% | -31.6pp |
| 2022 | Perth Amboy High School PERTH AMBOY · Perth Amboy Public School District | High | 9.8% | -31.8pp |
| 2023 | Riverside Middle School RIVERSIDE · Riverside Township School District | Middle | 9.8% | -31.8pp |
| 2024 | School 3 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 9.8% | -31.8pp |
| 2025 | Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Middle | 9.7% | -31.9pp |
| 2026 | Cadwalader Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elementary | 9.6% | -32.0pp |
| 2027 | East Side High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 9.6% | -32.0pp |
| 2028 | Penns Grove Middle School PENNS GROVE · Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | Middle | 9.6% | -32.0pp |
| 2029 | Bradley Elementary School ASBURY PARK · Asbury Park School District | Elementary | 9.5% | -32.1pp |
| 2030 | Hillside High School HILLSIDE · Hillside Public School District | High | 9.5% | -32.1pp |
| 2031 | Atlantic City High School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | High | 9.4% | -32.2pp |
| 2032 | Dr. Crosby Copeland Jr Elementary TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elementary | 9.4% | -32.2pp |
| 2033 | Cape May County Technical High School CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE · Cape May County Technical High School District | High | 9.3% | -32.3pp |
| 2034 | School 8 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 9.2% | -32.4pp |
| 2035 | The Barack Obama Green Charter School Plainfield · The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District | High | 9.2% | -32.4pp |
| 2036 | North Bergen High School N BERGEN · North Bergen School District | High | 9.1% | -32.5pp |
| 2037 | Bound Brook High School Bound Brook · Bound Brook School District | High | 9.0% | -32.6pp |
| 2038 | George Washington Carver Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 8.9% | -32.7pp |
| 2039 | Pleasantville Middle School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | Middle | 8.9% | -32.7pp |
| 2040 | Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | High | 8.8% | -32.8pp |
| 2041 | Salem Middle School SALEM · Salem City School District | Middle | 8.7% | -32.9pp |
| 2042 | Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 ELIZABETH · Elizabeth Public Schools | Elementary | 8.6% | -33.0pp |
| 2043 | Hamilton West-Watson HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | High | 8.6% | -33.0pp |
| 2044 | Linden High School Linden · Linden Public School District | High | 8.6% | -33.0pp |
| 2045 | Patton J. Hill Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elementary | 8.6% | -33.0pp |
| 2046 | Pennsylvania Ave School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 8.6% | -33.0pp |
| 2047 | Arthur J. Holland Middle School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 8.5% | -33.1pp |
| 2048 | Rafael Hernandez School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 8.5% | -33.1pp |
| 2049 | Quarter Mile Lane School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 8.4% | -33.2pp |
| 2050 | University Academy Charter High School JERSEY CITY · University Academy Charter High School | High | 8.4% | -33.2pp |
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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.