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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy Elizabeth · Elizabeth Public Schools | High | 79.9% | +26.8pp |
| 202 | Columbia Middle School BERKELEY HTS · Berkeley Heights School District | Middle | 79.9% | +26.8pp |
| 203 | Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest Demarest · Northern Valley Regional High School District | High | 79.9% | +26.8pp |
| 204 | Tenafly High School TENAFLY · Tenafly Public School District | High | 79.9% | +26.8pp |
| 205 | Livingston High School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | High | 79.8% | +26.7pp |
| 206 | Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering Passaic · Passaic City School District | High | 79.7% | +26.6pp |
| 207 | Pearl R. Miller Middle School KINNELON · Kinnelon School District | Middle | 79.7% | +26.6pp |
| 208 | Valley Middle School OAKLAND · Oakland Public School District | Middle | 79.7% | +26.6pp |
| 209 | Madison Junior School MADISON · Madison Public School District | Middle | 79.6% | +26.5pp |
| 210 | Marshall Elementary School S ORANGE · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Elementary | 79.5% | +26.4pp |
| 211 | Pascack Valley High School Hillsdale · Pascack Valley Regional High School District | High | 79.5% | +26.4pp |
| 212 | Ridgewood Avenue School GLEN RIDGE · Glen Ridge Public School District | Elementary | 79.5% | +26.4pp |
| 213 | Union County Career & Technical Institute Scotch Plains · Union County Vocational-Technical School District | High | 79.5% | +26.4pp |
| 214 | East Amwell Township RINGOES · East Amwell Township School District | Elementary | 79.4% | +26.3pp |
| 215 | East Brook Middle School PARAMUS · Paramus Public School District | Middle | 79.4% | +26.3pp |
| 216 | Morris Plains Borough School MORRIS PLAINS · Morris Plains School District | Middle | 79.4% | +26.3pp |
| 217 | Wemrock Brook School MANALAPAN · Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District | Elementary | 79.4% | +26.3pp |
| 218 | Spring Garden School NUTLEY · Nutley Public School District | Elementary | 79.3% | +26.2pp |
| 219 | West Ridge Elementary School PARK RIDGE · Park Ridge School District | Elementary | 79.3% | +26.2pp |
| 220 | Milltown Primary School Bridgewater · Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District | Elementary | 79.2% | +26.1pp |
| 221 | Tuscan Elementary School MAPLEWOOD · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Elementary | 79.2% | +26.1pp |
| 222 | Woodmont School PINE BROOK · Montville Township School District | Elementary | 79.1% | +26.0pp |
| 223 | Burnet Hill Elementary School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Elementary | 79.0% | +25.9pp |
| 224 | Central Middle School Stirling · Long Hill Township School District | Middle | 79.0% | +25.9pp |
| 225 | Highland Elementary School MIDLAND PARK · Midland Park School District | Elementary | 79.0% | +25.9pp |
| 226 | Park Ridge High School PARK RIDGE · Park Ridge School District | High | 79.0% | +25.9pp |
| 227 | Riker Hill Elementary School LIVINGSTON · Livingston Board of Education School District | Elementary | 79.0% | +25.9pp |
| 228 | Cranberry Pines Elementary MEDFORD · Medford Township School District | Elementary | 78.9% | +25.8pp |
| 229 | Hillside Elementary School CLOSTER · Closter Public School District | Elementary | 78.9% | +25.8pp |
| 230 | Long Valley Middle School LONG VALLEY · Washington Township School District | Middle | 78.9% | +25.8pp |
| 231 | Theunis Dey Elementary School WAYNE · Wayne Township Public School District | Elementary | 78.9% | +25.8pp |
| 232 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School WYCKOFF · Wyckoff Township Public School District | Middle | 78.8% | +25.7pp |
| 233 | Eric S. Smith Middle School RAMSEY · Ramsey School District | Middle | 78.8% | +25.7pp |
| 234 | Hillside Elementary School Allendale · Allendale Public School District | Elementary | 78.8% | +25.7pp |
| 235 | Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Manalapan · Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District | Middle | 78.8% | +25.7pp |
| 236 | Schuyler Colfax Middle School WAYNE · Wayne Township Public School District | Middle | 78.8% | +25.7pp |
| 237 | Franklin Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 78.7% | +25.6pp |
| 238 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School LODI · Lodi School District | Middle | 78.7% | +25.6pp |
| 239 | Viola L Sickles School FAIR HAVEN · Fair Haven School District | Elementary | 78.7% | +25.6pp |
| 240 | Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School Bridgewater · Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District | Middle | 78.6% | +25.5pp |
| 241 | South Mountain School MILLBURN · Millburn Township School District | Elementary | 78.6% | +25.5pp |
| 242 | Bernardsville Middle School Bernardsville · Somerset Hills Regional School District | Middle | 78.5% | +25.4pp |
| 243 | Cherry Hill School RIVER EDGE · River Edge School District | Elementary | 78.5% | +25.4pp |
| 244 | Ridge Ranch Elementary School PARAMUS · Paramus Public School District | Elementary | 78.5% | +25.4pp |
| 245 | Central Avenue School MADISON · Madison Public School District | Elementary | 78.4% | +25.3pp |
| 246 | Dogwood Hill Elementary School OAKLAND · Oakland Public School District | Elementary | 78.4% | +25.3pp |
| 247 | Bedminster Township Public School Bedminster · Bedminster Township Public School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +25.2pp |
| 248 | South Valley Elementary School MOORESTOWN · Moorestown Township Public School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +25.2pp |
| 249 | Waldwick High School WALDWICK · Waldwick School District | High | 78.3% | +25.2pp |
| 250 | Haddonfield Memorial High School HADDONFIELD · Haddonfield School District | High | 78.2% | +25.1pp |
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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.