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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in New Jersey

Across New Jersey, 1,390 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Lakewood Early Childhood Center leads the list at 5.3:1, against a median of 11.3:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,390
New Jersey
Best Students/teacher
5.3:1
Median Students/teacher
11.3:1
LOWEST RATIO · NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Lakewood Early Childhood CenterLAKEWOOD, NJLakewood Township School DistrictElementary2485.3:1
2Atlantic County Elementary and Middle SchoolsMAYS LANDING, NJAtlantic County Special Services School DistrictElementary2006.3:1
3Grandview Elementary SchoolPISCATAWAY, NJPiscataway Township School DistrictElementary5796.4:1
4Maywood CampusMAYWOOD, NJSouth Bergen Jointure Commission School DistrictElementary2066.4:1
5Harding Township SchoolNEW VERNON, NJHarding Township School DistrictElementary2916.7:1
6Spring Lake Heights Elementary SchoolSPRING LAKE HEIGHTS, NJSpring Lake Heights School DistrictElementary2926.8:1
7Piner Elementary SchoolLakewood, NJLakewood Township School DistrictElementary3646.8:1
8Lenna W. Conrow Elementary SchoolLONG BRANCH, NJLONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL DistrictElementary2866.8:1
9Charles R Smith Early Chilhood CenterPALISADES PARK, NJPalisades Park School DistrictElementary2776.8:1
10Brigantine Community SchoolBrigantine, NJBrigantine Public School DistrictElementary3806.9:1
11Monmouth Beach Elementary SchoolMONMOUTH BEACH, NJMonmouth Beach School DistrictElementary2307.0:1
12Lambertville Public SchoolLambertville, NJSouth Hunterdon Regional School DistrictElementary2287.0:1
13Colonial Road SchoolFranklin Lakes, NJFranklin Lakes School DistrictElementary2317.0:1
14Clifton Ave Grade SchoolLAKEWOOD, NJLakewood Township School DistrictElementary3317.0:1
15Oak Street Elem SchoolLAKEWOOD, NJLakewood Township School DistrictElementary5137.1:1
16Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood EducationUNION CITY, NJUnion City School DistrictElementary3007.1:1
17Haviland Avenue SchoolAUDUBON, NJAudubon Public School DistrictElementary2277.2:1
18Ocean City Primary SchoolOCEAN CITY, NJOcean City School DistrictElementary2717.3:1
19Abraham Lincoln School Number 24Passaic, NJPassaic City School DistrictElementary2527.4:1
20Woodbine Elementary SchoolWOODBINE, NJWoodbine School DistrictElementary2477.4:1
21Woodland SchoolWarren, NJWarren Township School DistrictElementary2127.4:1
22Cranbury SchoolCRANBURY, NJCranbury Township School DistrictElementary4217.5:1
23Angelo L. Tomaso SchoolWarren, NJWarren Township School DistrictElementary2617.5:1
24Lafayette Elementary SchoolBound Brook, NJBound Brook School DistrictElementary2497.5:1
25Frank J Smith ElementaryEAST HANOVER, NJEast Hanover Township School DistrictElementary2397.5:1
26Bragg Elementary SchoolChester, NJChester Township School DistrictElementary2977.7:1
27Gibbsboro Elementary SchoolGIBBSBORO, NJGibbsboro Elementary School DistrictElementary2817.7:1
28Central SchoolWarren, NJWarren Township School DistrictElementary3127.7:1
29Toll Gate Grammar SchoolPENNINGTON, NJHopewell Valley Regional School DistrictElementary2997.7:1
30Clifton Early Learner Academies - BrightonClifton, NJClifton Public School DistrictElementary3277.8:1
31Woodrow WilsonNEPTUNE CITY, NJNeptune City School DistrictElementary2647.8:1
32Clarence B. Lamb Elementary SchoolWRIGHTSTOWN, NJNorth Hanover Township School DistrictElementary2947.8:1
33Yorkship Elementary SchoolCAMDEN, NJCamden City School DistrictElementary3107.8:1
34Riverside SchoolPRINCETON, NJPrinceton Public School DistrictElementary3067.8:1
35Livingston ParkNORTH BRUNSWICK, NJNorth Brunswick Township School DistrictElementary4947.9:1
36Tewksbury Elementary SchoolCALIFON, NJTewksbury Township School DistrictElementary2537.9:1
37Bradley Elementary SchoolASBURY PARK, NJAsbury Park School DistrictElementary3457.9:1
38Stony Brook SchoolBranchburg, NJBranchburg Township School DistrictElementary3108.0:1
39Manasquan Elementary SchoolManasquan, NJManasquan School DistrictElementary4758.0:1
40Lillian M. Dunfee ElementaryBARNEGAT, NJBarnegat Township School DistrictElementary3258.0:1
41Town Center Elementary School at PlainsboroPLAINSBORO, NJWest Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictElementary4398.0:1
42Roebling Elementary SchoolROEBLING, NJFlorence Township School DistrictElementary4108.0:1
43George B. Fine Elementary SchoolPENNSAUKEN, NJPennsauken Township Board of Education School DistrictElementary2458.1:1
44Casimer M. Dallago Jr. Impact CenterVINELAND, NJVineland Public School DistrictElementary3418.1:1
45South Hunterdon Regional Elementary SchoolLambertville, NJSouth Hunterdon Regional School DistrictElementary2658.1:1
46Belmar ElementaryBELMAR, NJBelmar Elementary School DistrictElementary4008.1:1
47Swimming River SchoolTINTON FALLS, NJTinton Falls School DistrictElementary4328.1:1
48Mountain Way SchoolMORRIS PLAINS, NJMorris Plains School DistrictElementary2018.2:1
49Hamburg SchoolHAMBURG, NJHamburg School DistrictElementary2468.2:1
50Mckinley Community SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJNew Brunswick School DistrictElementary5248.2:1
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