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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2101 | Thomas H. Dudley Family School Camden · Camden City School District | Elementary | 13.6% | -39.5pp |
| 2102 | Cooper's Poynt Family School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 13.4% | -39.7pp |
| 2103 | R. M. Bacon Elementary School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Elementary | 13.3% | -39.8pp |
| 2104 | Rafael Hernandez School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 13.3% | -39.8pp |
| 2105 | Buena Regional High School BUENA · Buena Regional School District | High | 13.0% | -40.1pp |
| 2106 | New York Avenue School Atlantic City · Atlantic City School District | Elementary | 12.8% | -40.3pp |
| 2107 | Patrick F. Healy Middle School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Middle | 12.8% | -40.3pp |
| 2108 | Penns Grove High School CARNEYS POINT · Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | High | 12.8% | -40.3pp |
| 2109 | Clara Parker Intermediate School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 12.7% | -40.4pp |
| 2110 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School ASBURY PARK · Asbury Park School District | Middle | 12.6% | -40.5pp |
| 2111 | Henry B. Wilson Family School CAMDEN · Camden City School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -40.6pp |
| 2112 | School 20 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 12.5% | -40.6pp |
| 2113 | Bradley Elementary School ASBURY PARK · Asbury Park School District | Elementary | 12.2% | -40.9pp |
| 2114 | Evergreen Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 12.1% | -41.0pp |
| 2115 | Fairfield Township School BRIDGETON · Fairfield Township School District | Elementary | 12.0% | -41.1pp |
| 2116 | Gregory Elementary School LONG BRANCH · LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District | Elementary | 11.8% | -41.3pp |
| 2117 | Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 11.7% | -41.4pp |
| 2118 | Central High School NEWARK · Newark Public School District | High | 11.6% | -41.5pp |
| 2119 | Whitney M. Young Jr. School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 11.6% | -41.5pp |
| 2120 | John L. Costley Middle School EAST ORANGE · East Orange School District | Middle | 11.4% | -41.7pp |
| 2121 | Ellen Ochoa School Number 22 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Middle | 11.3% | -41.8pp |
| 2122 | New Roberto Clemente PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Middle | 11.3% | -41.8pp |
| 2123 | Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 11.3% | -41.8pp |
| 2124 | Riverside High School RIVERSIDE · Riverside Township School District | High | 11.2% | -41.9pp |
| 2125 | Silver Run Elementary School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | Elementary | 11.1% | -42.0pp |
| 2126 | Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 11.0% | -42.1pp |
| 2127 | Asbury Park High School ASBURY PARK · Asbury Park School District | High | 10.9% | -42.2pp |
| 2128 | Pleasantville High School PLEASANTVILLE · Pleasantville Public School District | High | 10.9% | -42.2pp |
| 2129 | Prospect Park School No. 1 PROSPECT PARK · Prospect Park Public School District | Elementary | 10.6% | -42.5pp |
| 2130 | Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy Trenton · Trenton Public School District | High | 10.5% | -42.6pp |
| 2131 | Millville High School MILLVILLE · Millville School District | High | 10.3% | -42.8pp |
| 2132 | Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts SOMERS POINT · Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts | High | 10.2% | -42.9pp |
| 2133 | School 10 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 10.1% | -43.0pp |
| 2134 | Buckshutem Road School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 10.0% | -43.1pp |
| 2135 | Grace A Dunn Middle School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 9.9% | -43.2pp |
| 2136 | Arthur J. Holland Middle School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 9.5% | -43.6pp |
| 2137 | Cherry Street School BRIDGETON · Bridgeton City School District | Elementary | 9.5% | -43.6pp |
| 2138 | Senator Frank Lautenberg School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 9.4% | -43.7pp |
| 2139 | Paulsboro High School PAULSBORO · Paulsboro School District | High | 9.3% | -43.8pp |
| 2140 | Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25 Passaic · Passaic City School District | Elementary | 8.9% | -44.2pp |
| 2141 | Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 8.8% | -44.3pp |
| 2142 | Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Middle | 8.8% | -44.3pp |
| 2143 | Charles L. Spragg School EGG HARBOR CITY · Egg Harbor City School District | Elementary | 8.6% | -44.5pp |
| 2144 | Gloria M Sabater Elementary School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | Elementary | 8.6% | -44.5pp |
| 2145 | School 21 PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | Elementary | 8.6% | -44.5pp |
| 2146 | Vineland Senior High School VINELAND · Vineland Public School District | High | 8.2% | -44.9pp |
| 2147 | John F. Kennedy High School PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 7.9% | -45.2pp |
| 2148 | Joseph Stokes Elementary School Trenton · Trenton Public School District | Elementary | 7.7% | -45.4pp |
| 2149 | Carroll Robbins Elementary School TRENTON · Trenton Public School District | Elementary | 7.6% | -45.5pp |
| 2150 | Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts PATERSON · Paterson Public School District | High | 7.5% | -45.6pp |
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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 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.