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.

The list is updated annually upon the release of test scores by the New Jersey Department of Education. The most recent update was on 12/19/2022.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 136)	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)
340882002126	1	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	1,971	181	10.8	1.8%	1,126 (57.1%)	66 (3.3%)	90 (4.6%)	630 (32.0%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	52 (2.6%)	$12,895			$72			$12,823	99.3%	89.6%	9.63%
341134002200	2	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	918	62	14.9	72.8%	97 (10.6%)	361 (39.3%)	433 (47.2%)	23 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,449			$497			$10,952	98.5%	91.3%	7.21%
341134000139	3	Technology High School	Public	9-12	223 Broadway	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5962	685	47	14.5	86.4%	83 (12.1%)	125 (18.2%)	449 (65.5%)	26 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,824			$446			$11,378	97.8%	87.0%	10.82%
341611000864	4	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	1,228	110	11.2	1.8%	646 (52.6%)	16 (1.3%)	116 (9.4%)	393 (32.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (4.6%)	$11,703			$01			$11,702	97.1%	89.9%	7.20%
341770003258	5	West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South	Public	9-12	346 Clarksville Road	West Windsor	08550	Mercer County	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 716-5050	1,614	121	13.3	7.2%	285 (17.7%)	85 (5.3%)	81 (5.0%)	1,135 (70.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.6%)	$12,191			$163			$12,028	96.4%	86.5%	9.84%
340459005478	6	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	1,287	76	16.9	59.1%	157 (12.2%)	101 (7.8%)	974 (75.7%)	54 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,448			$210			$7,238	95.6%	65.5%	30.08%
340531000442	7	Fort Lee High School	Public	9-12	3000 Lemoine Ave	Fort Lee	07024	Bergen County	Fort Lee School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 585-4675	1,153	82	14.1	7.9%	340 (29.5%)	59 (5.1%)	265 (23.0%)	472 (40.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.0%)	$10,393			$208			$10,185	94.9%	67.7%	27.18%
340498000410	8	Fair Lawn High School	Public	9-12	14 00 Berdan Avenue	Fair Lawn	07410	Bergen County	Fair Lawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 794-5450	1,576	116	13.5	12.2%	934 (59.3%)	42 (2.7%)	337 (21.4%)	220 (14.0%)	7 (0.4%)	12 (0.8%)	23 (1.5%)	$8,865			$92			$8,773	94.2%	86.3%	7.90%
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	1,789	135	13.2	2.0%	1,088 (60.8%)	23 (1.3%)	206 (11.5%)	351 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	118 (6.6%)	$11,059			$13			$11,046	93.4%	93.5%	0.06%
341314003041	10	Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies	Public	7-12	1700 West Front St	Plainfield	07063	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4421	385	39	9.8	79.0%	1 (0.3%)	120 (31.2%)	261 (67.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,696						$12,696	92.7%	50.4%	42.34%

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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 19, 2022, 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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.