New Jersey: 2025 Assessment Results
Results released yesterday show ELA & math gains
2025 State Test Score Results Data Series
Welcome! This newsletter is published by the Education Data Center and is designed to provide updates on 2025 state assessment data. We’re sharing high-level insights on ELA and math state summative assessment outcomes for students in grades 3-8. You can expect to find the following for each state:
Overall ELA and math achievement trends;
ELA and math results disaggregated by achievement level;
Maps of ELA and math results by district or county in 2025;
Top-performing school districts in ELA and math in 2025; and
ELA and math results by race/ethnicity in 2025.
We have included additional information about the state assessment at the end of this post, for reference. All available 2025 assessment data will be published by the EDC in mid-December.
Trends Over Time
Yesterday, the New Jersey Department of Education released the 2025 state summative test results from the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA). Scores in both ELA and math have risen since 2022, with gains in both subjects since 2024 as well. Neither subject has yet reached pre-pandemic levels of proficiency.
Note that in 2021, the U.S. Department of Education granted New Jersey’s request to use the state’s Start Strong assessments in fall 2021 in order to meet the federal statewide assessment requirements. Therefore, New Jersey did not administer assessments in Spring 2021.
ELA: Approximately 53.6% of students in grades 3-8 reached proficiency in 2025, rising above 50.8% in 2024.
Math: Approximately 41% of students reached proficiency in 2025, above 38.6% in 2024.
Figure 1. ELA and Math Achievement Trends
Figure 2. New Jersey Results by Achievement Level
A Closer Look at 2025
Figure 3. 2025 ELA Proficiency by County
Figure 4. 2025 Math Proficiency by County
New Jersey School District Spotlight
Figure 5. Top-Performing School Districts in 2025 in ELA and Math
Results by Race/Ethnicity in 2025
Figure 6. Proficiency by Race/Ethnicity in 2025 in ELA and Math
New Jersey State Assessment Background
Please see below for additional information on the state assessment data used for this summary. The data represent ELA and math outcomes for students in Grades 3-8 only.
Assessment Name: New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA)
Years Included in Analysis: 2016 - 2025
Additional Information: More information on the NJSLA can be found here: https://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/resources/.
Data presented here are specific to this state’s assessment and are not comparable to assessments administered by other states. For questions, please reach out to info@eddatacenter.org.