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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Yardville Elementary School HAMILTON · Hamilton Township Public School District | Elementary | 72.9% | +19.8pp |
| 402 | Cumberland County Technical Education Center Millville · Cumberland County Board of Vocational Education | High | 72.8% | +19.7pp |
| 403 | Frank Defino Central Elementary School MARLBORO · Marlboro Township School District | Elementary | 72.8% | +19.7pp |
| 404 | Hillside Elementary School MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Elementary | 72.8% | +19.7pp |
| 405 | Leonia Middle School Leonia · Leonia Public School District | Middle | 72.8% | +19.7pp |
| 406 | Littlebrook School PRINCETON · Princeton Public School District | Elementary | 72.8% | +19.7pp |
| 407 | Pleasant Valley School MULLICA HILL · Harrison Township School District | Middle | 72.8% | +19.7pp |
| 408 | Somerset County Vocational Technical High School Bridgewater · Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District | High | 72.8% | +19.7pp |
| 409 | Beers Street School HAZLET · Hazlet Township Public School District | Middle | 72.7% | +19.6pp |
| 410 | Indian Mills Memorial School SHAMONG · Shamong Township School District | Middle | 72.7% | +19.6pp |
| 411 | Kirby's Mill Elementary School MEDFORD · Medford Township School District | Elementary | 72.7% | +19.6pp |
| 412 | Marlboro Middle School MARLBORO · Marlboro Township School District | Middle | 72.7% | +19.6pp |
| 413 | Benedict A. Cucinella School LONG VALLEY · Washington Township School District | Elementary | 72.6% | +19.5pp |
| 414 | Lincoln Middle School HAWTHORNE · Hawthorne Public School District | Middle | 72.6% | +19.5pp |
| 415 | Manasquan Elementary School Manasquan · Manasquan School District | Elementary | 72.6% | +19.5pp |
| 416 | William J. McGinn Elementary School SCOTCH PLAINS · Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District | Elementary | 72.6% | +19.5pp |
| 417 | Bayshore Middle School LEONARDO · Middletown Township Public School District | Middle | 72.5% | +19.4pp |
| 418 | Buzz Aldrin Middle School UPPER MONTCLAIR · Montclair Public School District | Middle | 72.5% | +19.4pp |
| 419 | Haines Sixth Grade Center MEDFORD · Medford Township School District | Middle | 72.5% | +19.4pp |
| 420 | Ramapo Ridge MAHWAH · Mahwah Township Public School District | Middle | 72.5% | +19.4pp |
| 421 | Alfred S. Faust Middle School East Rutherford · East Rutherford School District | Middle | 72.4% | +19.3pp |
| 422 | Holmdel High School HOLMDEL · Holmdel Township School District | High | 72.4% | +19.3pp |
| 423 | Menlo Park Elementary School EDISON · Edison Township School District | Elementary | 72.4% | +19.3pp |
| 424 | Brookside Elementary School WESTWOOD · Westwood Regional School District | Elementary | 72.3% | +19.2pp |
| 425 | Frederic W. Cook Elementary School PLAINFIELD · Plainfield Public School District | Elementary | 72.3% | +19.2pp |
| 426 | Thomas A. Edison Elementary School WESTMONT · Haddon Township School District | Elementary | 72.3% | +19.2pp |
| 427 | Wayside Elementary School OCEAN · Township of Ocean School District | Elementary | 72.3% | +19.2pp |
| 428 | Center Grove School RANDOLPH · Randolph Township School District | Elementary | 72.2% | +19.1pp |
| 429 | Marlboro Elementary School MARLBORO · Marlboro Township School District | Elementary | 72.2% | +19.1pp |
| 430 | South Mountain Elementary School S ORANGE · South Orange-Maplewood School District | Elementary | 72.2% | +19.1pp |
| 431 | Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School LONG VALLEY · Washington Township School District | Elementary | 72.1% | +19.0pp |
| 432 | Kingwood Township School FRENCHTOWN · Kingwood Township School District | Elementary | 72.1% | +19.0pp |
| 433 | Ridge High School Basking Ridge · Bernards Township School District | High | 72.0% | +18.9pp |
| 434 | West Belmar Elementary School WALL · Wall Township Public School District | Elementary | 72.0% | +18.9pp |
| 435 | Hillsborough Township Elementary School Hillsborough · Hillsborough Township Public School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +18.7pp |
| 436 | Kresson School VOORHEES · Voorhees Township School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +18.7pp |
| 437 | Oak Tree Road Elementary School ISELIN · Woodbridge Township School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +18.7pp |
| 438 | Robbinsville High School ROBBINSVILLE · Robbinsville Public School District | High | 71.8% | +18.7pp |
| 439 | Hillside Avenue School CRANFORD · Cranford Public School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 440 | Maywood Avenue School MAYWOOD · Maywood School District | Middle | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 441 | North Boulevard School Pompton Plains · Pequannock Township School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 442 | Paramus High School PARAMUS · Paramus Public School District | High | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 443 | Richard E Byrd School GLEN ROCK · Glen Rock Public School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 444 | West Freehold School FREEHOLD · Freehold Township School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 445 | West Morris Central High School CHESTER · West Morris Regional High School District | High | 71.7% | +18.6pp |
| 446 | Riverview Elementary School DENVILLE · Denville Township K-8 School District | Elementary | 71.6% | +18.5pp |
| 447 | Carl H. Kumpf School CLARK · Clark Township Public School District | Middle | 71.5% | +18.4pp |
| 448 | Edward T. Hamilton VOORHEES · Voorhees Township School District | Elementary | 71.5% | +18.4pp |
| 449 | Washington School LODI · Lodi School District | Elementary | 71.5% | +18.4pp |
| 450 | Central School Warren · Warren Township School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +18.3pp |
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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.