Best High Schools in New Jersey for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in New Jersey!

Every year, the New Jersey Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New Jersey test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the New Jersey Department of Education any day now!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 159)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
341134002200	1	Science Park High School	Public	7-12	260 Norfolk Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8689	938	67	14	62.8%	98 (10.4%)	372 (39.7%)	445 (47.4%)	16 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,449			$497			$10,952	99.4%	90.5%	8.86%
341059005250	2	Montgomery High School	Public	9-12	1016 Route 601	Skillman	08558	Somerset County	Montgomery Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 466-7602	1,603	120	13.4	4.2%	537 (33.5%)	54 (3.4%)	109 (6.8%)	859 (53.6%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (0.7%)	29 (1.8%)	$13,405			$45			$13,360	98.8%	92.7%	6.10%
341611000864	3	Tenafly High School	Public	9-12	19 Columbus Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-6614	1,200	103	11.6	2.7%	612 (51.0%)	15 (1.3%)	119 (9.9%)	401 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.3%)	$11,703			$01			$11,702	98.1%	91.0%	7.14%
340921000568	4	Lyndhurst High School	Public	9-12	400 Weart Avenue	Lyndhurst	07071	Bergen County	Lyndhurst Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 896-2100	824	61	13.5	19.7%	418 (50.7%)	31 (3.8%)	345 (41.9%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	$9,965						$9,965	97.5%	58.3%	39.22%
341134000139	5	Technology High School	Public	9-12	223 Broadway	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5962	665	49	13.7	83.9%	81 (12.2%)	110 (16.5%)	444 (66.8%)	23 (3.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,824			$446			$11,378	96.9%	86.5%	10.40%
341377000742	6	Ridgefield Memorial High School	Public	9-12	555 Walnut St	Ridgefield	07657	Bergen County	Ridgefield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 945-4455	533	46	11.7	24.2%	146 (27.4%)	16 (3.0%)	262 (49.2%)	103 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$14,548			$46			$14,502	96.3%	67.1%	29.21%
341638003074	7	Jose Marti STEM Academy	Public	9-12	1800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5400	664	55	12	76.2%	14 (2.1%)	5 (0.8%)	621 (93.5%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,231			$466			$11,765	95.7%	91.9%	3.71%
340882002126	8	Livingston High School	Public	9-12	30 Robert Harp Drive	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 535-8000	2,066	187	11	2.0%	1,154 (55.9%)	91 (4.4%)	91 (4.4%)	667 (32.3%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	54 (2.6%)	$12,895			$72			$12,823	95.0%	89.1%	5.93%
341383000764	9	Ridgewood High School	Public	9-12	627 East Ridgewood Ave	Ridgewood	07451	Bergen County	Ridgewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 670-2800	1,746	139	12.5	2.1%	1,051 (60.2%)	22 (1.3%)	209 (12.0%)	332 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	128 (7.3%)	$11,059			$13			$11,046	94.4%	91.5%	2.94%
340459005478	10	Elizabeth High School - Frank J Cicarell Academy	Public	9-12	40 Morrell Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5870	1,281	68	18.8	74.6%	154 (12.0%)	102 (8.0%)	973 (76.0%)	50 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,448			$210			$7,238	93.8%	64.2%	29.57%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science, NJSLA English Language Arts test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.