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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Union County, New Jersey

159 public schools in Union County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Evergreen Elementary School leads the list at 8.6:1, against a median of 12.2:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
159
Union County, New Jersey
Best Students/teacher
8.6:1
Median Students/teacher
12.2:1
LOWEST RATIO · UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Evergreen Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary3988.6:1
2Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced StudiesPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictHigh3578.9:1
3Maxson Middle SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictMiddle7219.2:1
4Mountain Park SchoolBERKELEY HTS, NJBerkeley Heights School DistrictElementary2249.4:1
5Jefferson Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictElementary2219.4:1
6McKinley Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictElementary2919.6:1
7Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictMiddle8719.8:1
8Dr. Charles C. Polk SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School DistrictElementary3159.8:1
9Brayton Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictElementary3359.8:1
10Hillside Avenue SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School DistrictElementary74310.0:1
11Columbia Middle SchoolBERKELEY HTS, NJBerkeley Heights School DistrictMiddle52310.0:1
12Number 2LINDEN, NJLinden Public School DistrictElementary60210.0:1
13Number 9Linden, NJLinden Public School DistrictElementary31110.0:1
14Franklin ElementaryUNION, NJTownship of Union School DistrictElementary45310.1:1
15Deanna G. Taylor AcademyHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School DistrictElementary20210.1:1
16Jefferson Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary38310.2:1
17Roosevelt Intermediate SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictMiddle63810.2:1
18Governor Livingston High SchoolBERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJBerkeley Heights School DistrictHigh84910.4:1
19Ernest J. Finizio Jr. - Aldene SchoolROSELLE PARK, NJRoselle Park Public School DistrictElementary28710.4:1
20Harrison Elementary SchoolROSELLE, NJRoselle Public School DistrictElementary32510.5:1
21Sherman Elementary SchoolROSELLE PARK, NJRoselle Park Public School DistrictElementary36410.6:1
22Clinton Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary38610.6:1
23Thomas P. Hughes SchoolBERKELEY HTS, NJBerkeley Heights School DistrictElementary25010.7:1
24New Providence Middle SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School DistrictMiddle39610.7:1
25Deerfield Elementary SchoolMOUNTAINSIDE, NJMountainside School DistrictMiddle48310.7:1
26Warren G. Harding Elementary SchoolKenilworth, NJKenilworth School DistrictElementary65910.7:1
27Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle SchoolHILLSIDE, NJHillside Public School DistrictMiddle32310.8:1
28Thomas Edison Intermediate SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictMiddle80010.8:1
29Roselle Park Middle SchoolROSELLE PARK, NJRoselle Park Public School DistrictMiddle43810.8:1
30Benjamin Franklin School No. 13ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary39210.9:1
31Malcolm E Nettingham Middle SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictMiddle91310.9:1
32Terrill Middle SchoolSCOTCH PLAINS, NJScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictMiddle82211.0:1
33Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School DistrictElementary45311.0:1
34Cranford High SchoolCRANFORD, NJCranford Public School DistrictHigh1,11611.1:1
35David Brearley Middle/High SchoolKenilworth, NJKenilworth School DistrictHigh77411.1:1
36New Providence High SchoolNEW PROVIDENCE, NJNew Providence School DistrictHigh64411.1:1
37Hubbard Middle SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictMiddle73711.2:1
38Cedarbrook Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary67111.2:1
39LincolnGARWOOD, NJGarwood BoroElementary37211.2:1
40Joseph Battin School No 4ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary75711.2:1
41Robert Gordon Elementary SchoolROSELLE PARK, NJRoselle Park Public School DistrictElementary32511.2:1
42Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5ELIZABETH, NJElizabeth Public SchoolsElementary76711.3:1
43Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictElementary35111.3:1
44Connecticut Farms ElementaryUNION, NJTownship of Union School DistrictElementary43011.3:1
45Summit High SchoolSUMMIT, NJSummit Public School DistrictHigh1,19811.3:1
46Roosevelt Elementary SchoolRAHWAY, NJRahway Public School DistrictElementary60811.4:1
47Charles H. Stillman Elementary SchoolPLAINFIELD, NJPlainfield Public School DistrictElementary31711.4:1
48Westfield Senior High SchoolWestfield, NJWestfield Public School DistrictHigh1,77611.4:1
49Valley Road SchoolCLARK, NJClark Township Public School DistrictElementary39011.5:1
50Carl H. Kumpf SchoolCLARK, NJClark Township Public School DistrictMiddle52811.5:1
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