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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Holland Brook School WHITEHOUSE STATION · Readington Township School District | Elementary | 78.2% | +25.1pp |
| 252 | Thompson Middle School MIDDLETOWN · Middletown Township Public School District | Middle | 78.2% | +25.1pp |
| 253 | Wanamassa Elementary School WANAMASSA · Township of Ocean School District | Elementary | 78.2% | +25.1pp |
| 254 | Berkeley Elementary WESTWOOD · Westwood Regional School District | Elementary | 78.1% | +25.0pp |
| 255 | Norwood Public School NORWOOD · Norwood Public School District | Elementary | 78.1% | +25.0pp |
| 256 | Robert L. Craig School MOONACHIE · Moonachie School District | Elementary | 78.1% | +25.0pp |
| 257 | School No. 1 FORT LEE · Fort Lee School District | Elementary | 78.0% | +24.9pp |
| 258 | Monmouth Beach Elementary School MONMOUTH BEACH · Monmouth Beach School District | Elementary | 77.9% | +24.8pp |
| 259 | East Brook Elementary School PARK RIDGE · Park Ridge School District | Elementary | 77.8% | +24.7pp |
| 260 | Glenfield Middle School MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Middle | 77.8% | +24.7pp |
| 261 | Spring Lake Heights Elementary School SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS · Spring Lake Heights School District | Elementary | 77.8% | +24.7pp |
| 262 | Terrill Middle School SCOTCH PLAINS · Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District | Middle | 77.8% | +24.7pp |
| 263 | Jefferson Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 77.7% | +24.6pp |
| 264 | Parkway Elementary School PARAMUS · Paramus Public School District | Elementary | 77.7% | +24.6pp |
| 265 | Woodside Avenue School Franklin Lakes · Franklin Lakes School District | Elementary | 77.7% | +24.6pp |
| 266 | Mount Tabor Elementary School MOUNT TABOR · Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +24.4pp |
| 267 | Valley View School MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP · Montville Township School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +24.4pp |
| 268 | Hasbrouck Heights High School HASBROUCK HEIGHTS · Hasbrouck Heights School District | High | 77.4% | +24.3pp |
| 269 | Hawes Elementary School RIDGEWOOD · Ridgewood Public School District | Elementary | 77.4% | +24.3pp |
| 270 | Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Middle | 77.4% | +24.3pp |
| 271 | Lafayette Avenue School CHATHAM · School District of the Chathams | Elementary | 77.3% | +24.2pp |
| 272 | St. Cloud Elementary School W ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | Elementary | 77.3% | +24.2pp |
| 273 | Robertsville Elementary School MORGANVILLE · Marlboro Township School District | Elementary | 77.2% | +24.1pp |
| 274 | Ralph S Maugham School TENAFLY · Tenafly Public School District | Elementary | 77.1% | +24.0pp |
| 275 | Grandview Elementary School N CALDWELL · North Caldwell School District | Elementary | 77.0% | +23.9pp |
| 276 | Henry C. Beck Middle School CHERRY HILL · Cherry Hill School District | Middle | 76.9% | +23.8pp |
| 277 | Long Pond School NEWTON · Andover Regional School District | Middle | 76.9% | +23.8pp |
| 278 | West Essex Middle School NORTH CALDWELL · West Essex Regional School District | Middle | 76.9% | +23.8pp |
| 279 | Crossroads North Middle School MONMOUTH JUNCTION · South Brunswick School District | Middle | 76.8% | +23.7pp |
| 280 | J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School SCOTCH PLAINS · Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +23.7pp |
| 281 | Jefferson Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +23.7pp |
| 282 | Pierrepont School RUTHERFORD · Rutherford School District | Middle | 76.8% | +23.7pp |
| 283 | Brayton Elementary School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | Elementary | 76.6% | +23.5pp |
| 284 | Malcolm S Mackay School TENAFLY · Tenafly Public School District | Elementary | 76.6% | +23.5pp |
| 285 | Navesink Elementary School ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS · Middletown Township Public School District | Elementary | 76.6% | +23.5pp |
| 286 | Clark Mills School MANALAPAN · Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District | Elementary | 76.5% | +23.4pp |
| 287 | Tamaques Elementary School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Elementary | 76.5% | +23.4pp |
| 288 | Northern Highlands Regional High School ALLENDALE · Northern Highlands Regional High School District | High | 76.4% | +23.3pp |
| 289 | Woodbrook Elementary School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Elementary | 76.4% | +23.3pp |
| 290 | Deane-Porter Elementary School RUMSON · Rumson Borough School District | Elementary | 76.3% | +23.2pp |
| 291 | Lewis F. Cole Middle School FORT LEE · Fort Lee School District | Middle | 76.3% | +23.2pp |
| 292 | Pequannock Township High School Pompton Plains · Pequannock Township School District | High | 76.3% | +23.2pp |
| 293 | Hanover Park High School EAST HANOVER · Hanover Park Regional High School District | High | 76.2% | +23.1pp |
| 294 | Michelle Obama Elementary School Newark · Newark Public School District | Elementary | 76.2% | +23.1pp |
| 295 | Bear Tavern Elementary School TITUSVILLE · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Elementary | 76.1% | +23.0pp |
| 296 | J Spencer Smith School TENAFLY · Tenafly Public School District | Elementary | 76.1% | +23.0pp |
| 297 | Madison High School MADISON · Madison Public School District | High | 76.1% | +23.0pp |
| 298 | George Washington School MAHWAH · Mahwah Township Public School District | Elementary | 76.0% | +22.9pp |
| 299 | Westmoreland Elementary School FAIR LAWN · Fair Lawn Public School District | Elementary | 76.0% | +22.9pp |
| 300 | Memorial Middle School Cedar Grove · Cedar Grove Township School District | Middle | 75.9% | +22.8pp |
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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.