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The largest public elementary schools in New Jersey

This ranking covers the largest public elementary schools in New Jersey, drawn from 1,563 qualifying public elementary schools. Swift-Slaybaugh Complex leads the list at 1,422, against a median of 376 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,563
New Jersey
Top Students
1,422
Median Students
376
LARGEST · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Swift-Slaybaugh ComplexEGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJEgg Harbor Township School DistrictElementary1,422
2George L. Hess Educational ComplexMAYS LANDING, NJHamilton Township School DistrictElementary1,315
3Ann Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,294
4Lafayette Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,213
5William Shemin Midtown Community School #8BAYONNE, NJBayonne School DistrictElementary1,203
6Lincoln Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary1,193
7First Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,084
8Cornelia F. Bradford SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary1,082
9Early Childhood School - NorthNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,076
10Oliver Street SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,034
11Wilson Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary1,006
12Sharon SchoolROBBINSVILLE, NJRobbinsville Public School DistrictElementary1,005
13Toussaint L'Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary1,001
14Haledon Public SchoolHALEDON, NJHaledon Public School DistrictElementary996
15Robert Waters Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary983
16Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary SchoolEGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJEgg Harbor Township School DistrictElementary980
17Horace Mann Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary978
18Anna L. KleinGUTTENBERG, NJGuttenberg School DistrictElementary977
19Fountain Woods Elementary SchoolBURLINGTON, NJBurlington Township School DistrictElementary951
20Franklin Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJKearnyElementary950
21Lincoln Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJEdison Township School DistrictElementary946
22Robert Fulton Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJNorth Bergen School DistrictElementary938
23Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary934
24Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolTOMS RIVER, NJToms River Regional School DistrictElementary931
25Joseph H. Brensinger SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary926
26Walter F. Robinson Community SchoolBAYONNE, NJBayonne School DistrictElementary924
27McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary917
28Christa McAuliffe SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary906
29Mt Vernon Place SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary905
30Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary903
31Community Charter School of PatersonPATERSON, NJCommunity Charter School of PatersonElementary896
32Elliott Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary880
33Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary878
34Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary871
35Samsel Upper Elementary SchoolPARLIN, NJSayreville School DistrictElementary870
36South Street Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary866
37Jerome Dunn Academy No 9Elizabeth, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary856
38Denbo Crichton SchoolBrowns Mills, NJPemberton Township School DistrictElementary855
39East Ward Elementary SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary854
40Berlin Community SchoolBERLIN, NJBerlin Borough School DistrictElementary853
41Hudson Arts and Science Charter SchoolKearny, NJHudson Arts and Science Charter SchoolElementary848
42Emma Havens Young Elementary SchoolBRICK, NJBrick Township Public School DistrictElementary843
43Abington Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary842
44Cold Springs SchoolGLOUCESTER CITY, NJGloucester City Public School DistrictElementary839
45Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary833
46Village SchoolHOLMDEL, NJHolmdel Township School DistrictElementary822
47Mahatma K. Gandhi SchoolJERSEY CITY, NJJersey City Public SchoolsElementary821
48LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictElementary818
49Charles and Anna Booker Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary816
50School 16PATERSON, NJPaterson Public School DistrictElementary813
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