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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2051 | East Ward Elementary School Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 18.1% | -35.0pp |
| 2052 | Livingston Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK · New Brunswick School District | Elementary | 18.1% | -35.0pp |
| 2053 | Chaplain Charles Watters School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 17.9% | -35.2pp |
| 2054 | Cape May County Technical High School CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE · Cape May County Technical High School District | High | 17.7% | -35.4pp |
| 2055 | Creative Arts High School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | High | 17.7% | -35.4pp |
| 2056 | Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 17.7% | -35.4pp |
| 2057 | Lindenwold Middle School LINDENWOLD · Lindenwold Public School District | Middle | 17.7% | -35.4pp |
| 2058 | Washington Avenue Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | Elementary | 17.7% | -35.4pp |
| 2059 | Bordentown Regional High School BORDENTOWN · Bordentown Regional School District | High | 17.5% | -35.6pp |
| 2060 | Bridgeton Public Charter School Bridgeton · Bridgeton Public Charter School | Elementary | 17.3% | -35.8pp |
| 2061 | Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Elementary | 17.3% | -35.8pp |
| 2062 | Loudenslager Elementary School PAULSBORO · Paulsboro School District | Elementary | 17.3% | -35.8pp |
| 2063 | Franklin Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elementary | 17.2% | -35.9pp |
| 2064 | Green Grove Elementary School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | Elementary | 17.2% | -35.9pp |
| 2065 | Washington Community School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 17.1% | -36.0pp |
| 2066 | Edward W. Kilpatrick PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 17.0% | -36.1pp |
| 2067 | Holly Heights Elementary School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Elementary | 17.0% | -36.1pp |
| 2068 | Number Three School FAIRVIEW · Fairview Public School District | Elementary | 17.0% | -36.1pp |
| 2069 | Broad Street School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 16.8% | -36.3pp |
| 2070 | Plainfield High School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | High | 16.5% | -36.6pp |
| 2071 | Charles H. Stillman Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 16.4% | -36.7pp |
| 2072 | Paul W Carleton PENNS GROVE · Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | Elementary | 16.4% | -36.7pp |
| 2073 | American History High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 16.3% | -36.8pp |
| 2074 | Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 16.2% | -36.9pp |
| 2075 | Penns Grove Middle School PENNS GROVE · Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | Middle | 16.1% | -37.0pp |
| 2076 | Uptown School Complex Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 16.1% | -37.0pp |
| 2077 | Madison Avenue IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | Elementary | 15.9% | -37.2pp |
| 2078 | Belvidere Elementary School BELVIDERE · Belvidere School District | Elementary | 15.7% | -37.4pp |
| 2079 | Irvington High School IRVINGTON · Irvington Public School District | High | 15.7% | -37.4pp |
| 2080 | Sonia Sotomayor School #21 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 15.7% | -37.4pp |
| 2081 | Ollie Culbreth Jr. School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 15.6% | -37.5pp |
| 2082 | Hazelwood Elementary School MIDDLESEX · Middlesex Borough School District | Elementary | 15.4% | -37.7pp |
| 2083 | School 26 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 15.4% | -37.7pp |
| 2084 | Salem Middle School SALEM · Salem City School District | Middle | 15.2% | -37.9pp |
| 2085 | George L Catrambone Long Branch · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | Elementary | 15.1% | -38.0pp |
| 2086 | Lindenwold High School Lindenwold · Lindenwold Public School District | High | 15.1% | -38.0pp |
| 2087 | Quarter Mile Lane School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 15.1% | -38.0pp |
| 2088 | School 15 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 15.0% | -38.1pp |
| 2089 | Lindenwold School Four LINDENWOLD · Lindenwold Public School District | Elementary | 14.8% | -38.3pp |
| 2090 | Willingboro High School WILLINGBORO · Willingboro Public School District | High | 14.6% | -38.5pp |
| 2091 | Neptune High School NEPTUNE · Neptune Township School District | High | 14.4% | -38.7pp |
| 2092 | East Orange Campus High School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | High | 14.1% | -39.0pp |
| 2093 | George Washington Carver Elementary School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 14.1% | -39.0pp |
| 2094 | Oakcrest High School MAYS LANDING · Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District | High | 14.1% | -39.0pp |
| 2095 | Ezra L. Nolan School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Middle | 14.0% | -39.1pp |
| 2096 | West Avenue School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 14.0% | -39.1pp |
| 2097 | School 12 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 13.9% | -39.2pp |
| 2098 | Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School Perth Amboy · Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School | High | 13.8% | -39.3pp |
| 2099 | Paulsboro Junior High School Paulsboro · Paulsboro School District | Middle | 13.8% | -39.3pp |
| 2100 | Martin Center for the Arts JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 13.7% | -39.4pp |
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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.