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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan Old Tappan · Northern Valley Regional High School District | High | 75.9% | +22.8pp |
| 302 | Allenwood Elementary School WALL · Wall Township Public School District | Elementary | 75.8% | +22.7pp |
| 303 | Lincoln Park Middle School LINCOLN PARK · Lincoln Park School District | Middle | 75.7% | +22.6pp |
| 304 | Montville Township High School MONTVILLE · Montville Township School District | High | 75.7% | +22.6pp |
| 305 | South End Elementary School Cedar Grove · Cedar Grove Township School District | Elementary | 75.7% | +22.6pp |
| 306 | Albert Payson Terhune Elementary WAYNE · Wayne Township Public School District | Elementary | 75.6% | +22.5pp |
| 307 | Little Falls Township Public School # 1 LITTLE FALLS · Little Falls Township Public School District | Middle | 75.6% | +22.5pp |
| 308 | Applegarth Elementary School Monroe Twp · Monroe Township School District | Elementary | 75.5% | +22.4pp |
| 309 | Black River Middle School Chester · Chester Township School District | Middle | 75.5% | +22.4pp |
| 310 | Union Township Middle School HAMPTON · Union Township School District | Middle | 75.5% | +22.4pp |
| 311 | Cresskill Middle School Cresskill · Cresskill Public School District | Middle | 75.4% | +22.3pp |
| 312 | Frost Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK · East Brunswick Township School District | Elementary | 75.4% | +22.3pp |
| 313 | G. Harold Antrim Elementary School Point Pleasant Beach · Point Pleasant Beach School District | Elementary | 75.4% | +22.3pp |
| 314 | Princeton High School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | High | 75.4% | +22.3pp |
| 315 | Walter M. Schirra Elementary School OLD BRIDGE · Old Bridge Township School District | Elementary | 75.4% | +22.3pp |
| 316 | Warren Point Elementary School FAIR LAWN · Fair Lawn Public School District | Elementary | 75.4% | +22.3pp |
| 317 | Learning Community Charter School JERSEY CITY · The Learning Community Charter School | Elementary | 75.3% | +22.2pp |
| 318 | Mount Pleasant Elementary School WEST ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | Elementary | 75.3% | +22.2pp |
| 319 | New Providence High School NEW PROVIDENCE · New Providence School District | High | 75.3% | +22.2pp |
| 320 | Stonybrook Elementary School KINNELON · Kinnelon School District | Elementary | 75.3% | +22.2pp |
| 321 | Summit High School SUMMIT · Summit Public School District | High | 75.3% | +22.2pp |
| 322 | Teaneck Community Charter school TEANECK · Teaneck Community Charter School | Elementary | 75.3% | +22.2pp |
| 323 | Waldwick Middle School WALDWICK · Waldwick School District | Middle | 75.3% | +22.2pp |
| 324 | Governor Livingston High School BERKELEY HEIGHTS · Berkeley Heights School District | High | 75.2% | +22.1pp |
| 325 | Harrington Park School HARRINGTON PARK · Harrington Park School District | Elementary | 75.2% | +22.1pp |
| 326 | Mansfield Township Elementary School COLUMBUS · Mansfield Township School District | Elementary | 75.2% | +22.1pp |
| 327 | Marlboro Memorial Middle School MORGANVILLE · Marlboro Township School District | Middle | 75.2% | +22.1pp |
| 328 | Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School SHREWSBURY · Shrewsbury Borough School District | Elementary | 75.2% | +22.1pp |
| 329 | Roosevelt Intermediate School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Middle | 75.1% | +22.0pp |
| 330 | James A. Garfield Elementary School COLLINGSWOOD · Collingswood Public School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +21.9pp |
| 331 | North End Elementary School Cedar Grove · Cedar Grove Township School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +21.9pp |
| 332 | River Plaza Elementary School RED BANK · Middletown Township Public School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +21.9pp |
| 333 | Taylor Mills School Manalapan · Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +21.9pp |
| 334 | Thomas Edison Intermediate School Westfield · Westfield Public School District | Middle | 75.0% | +21.9pp |
| 335 | Timberlane Middle School PENNINGTON · Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Middle | 75.0% | +21.9pp |
| 336 | Chatham Middle School CHATHAM · School District of the Chathams | Middle | 74.9% | +21.8pp |
| 337 | James Madison Intermediate School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Elementary | 74.9% | +21.8pp |
| 338 | David E. Owens Middle School NEW MILFORD · New Milford Public School District | Middle | 74.8% | +21.7pp |
| 339 | Hillsborough Township Middle School Hillsborough · Hillsborough Township Public School District | Middle | 74.8% | +21.7pp |
| 340 | Lincoln School POMPTON LAKES · Pompton Lakes School District | Elementary | 74.8% | +21.7pp |
| 341 | Delia Bolden Elementary School MAPLEWOOD · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Elementary | 74.7% | +21.6pp |
| 342 | Upper Township Middle School PETERSBURG · Upper Township School District | Middle | 74.7% | +21.6pp |
| 343 | Cedar Hill School Basking Ridge · Bernards Township School District | Elementary | 74.6% | +21.5pp |
| 344 | Collingswood Middle School COLLINGSWOOD · Collingswood Public School District | Middle | 74.6% | +21.5pp |
| 345 | Ridgedale Middle School FLORHAM PARK · Florham Park School District | Middle | 74.6% | +21.5pp |
| 346 | Littleton Elementary School Morris Plains · Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District | Elementary | 74.5% | +21.4pp |
| 347 | Memorial Middle School FAIR LAWN · Fair Lawn Public School District | Middle | 74.5% | +21.4pp |
| 348 | Wall Intermediate School WALL · Wall Township Public School District | Middle | 74.5% | +21.4pp |
| 349 | Gregory Elementary School W ORANGE · West Orange Public Schools | Elementary | 74.4% | +21.3pp |
| 350 | Jotham W. Wakeman School JERSEY CITY · Jersey City Public Schools | Elementary | 74.4% | +21.3pp |
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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.