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2,591 schools in New Jersey

21 counties · 714 cities · Public K-12

Parents researching New Jersey schools have 2,591 public K-12 options to consider across 21 counties and 714 cities. The directory below is the entry point.

Largest district
Newark Public School District41,502 students · 65 schools

Test scores

Reading, SY 2024-25. State average: 53.1% met or exceeded.

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NameCityCountyLevelEnrollmentRating
Lincoln SchoolRUTHERFORDBergen CountyElementary500·
Pinelands Regional Jr. High SchoolLittle Egg HarborOcean CountyMiddle500·
West Brook Middle SchoolPARAMUSBergen CountyMiddle500·
Battle Monument Intermediate SchoolTRENTONMercer CountyMiddle499·
Dr. John Grieco Elementary SchoolEnglewoodBergen CountyElementary499·
Fairview Elementary SchoolBloomfieldEssex CountyElementary499·
Hasbrouck Heights High SchoolHASBROUCK HEIGHTSBergen CountyHigh499·
Helen Morgan SchoolSPARTASussex CountyElementary499·
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary SchoolBARNEGATOcean CountyMiddle499·
School 13PATERSONPassaic CountyElementary499·
Sonia Sotomayor School #21PassaicPassaic CountyElementary499·
Brooks Crossing Elementary SchoolMONMOUTH JUNCTIONMiddlesex CountyElementary498·
Forrestdale SchoolRUMSONMonmouth CountyMiddle498·
Freehold Intermediate SchoolFREEHOLDMonmouth CountyMiddle498·
Haworth Public SchoolHAWORTHBergen CountyElementary498·
Lincoln Community School #5BAYONNEHudson CountyElementary497·
Nicolaus Copernicus SchoolJERSEY CITYHudson CountyElementary497·
Bellmawr Park Elementary SchoolBELLMAWRCamden CountyElementary496·
South River Elementary SchoolSOUTH RIVERMiddlesex CountyElementary496·
Texas Avenue SchoolAtlantic CityAtlantic CountyElementary496·
Pittsgrove Township Middle SchoolPITTSGROVESalem CountyMiddle495·
Central Elementary SchoolWALLMonmouth CountyElementary494·
Clara Barton Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILLCamden CountyElementary494·
Dorchester Elementary SchoolWOODCLIFF LAKEBergen CountyElementary494·
Livingston ParkNORTH BRUNSWICKMiddlesex CountyElementary494·
Pine Brook SchoolManalapanMonmouth CountyMiddle494·
George Washington Middle SchoolWAYNEPassaic CountyMiddle493·
Highland Park High SchoolHIGHLAND PARKMiddlesex CountyHigh493·
Reeds Road Elementary SchoolGALLOWAYAtlantic CountyElementary493·
Central Avenue SchoolMADISONMorris CountyElementary492·
Richard L Rice SchoolMARLTONBurlington CountyElementary492·
Buena Regional High SchoolBUENAAtlantic CountyHigh491·
Ironia SchoolRANDOLPHMorris CountyElementary491·
Park Ridge High SchoolPARK RIDGEBergen CountyHigh491·
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. SchoolPATERSONPassaic CountyElementary491·
Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary SchoolNEW EGYPTOcean CountyElementary490·
George G WhiteHILLSDALEBergen CountyMiddle490·
Cresskill High SchoolCresskillBergen CountyHigh489·
Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary SchoolENGLEWOODBergen CountyMiddle489·
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolPARLINMiddlesex CountyElementary488·
Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNEWARKEssex CountyElementary488·
Martin Luther King Elementary SchoolPISCATAWAYMiddlesex CountyElementary488·
Lincroft Elementary SchoolLINCROFTMonmouth CountyElementary486·
Pauline J. Petway Elementary SchoolVINELANDCumberland CountyElementary486·
Avon Avenue SchoolNEWARKEssex CountyElementary485·
Emma Arleth Elementary SchoolPARLINMiddlesex CountyElementary485·
Indiana Avenue Elementary SchoolISELINMiddlesex CountyElementary485·
Leonard V Moore Middle SchoolROSELLEUnion CountyMiddle485·
Livingston ElementaryUNIONUnion CountyElementary485·
Somerset SchoolNorth PlainfieldSomerset CountyMiddle485·
Washington Park SchoolTOTOWAPassaic CountyMiddle485·
Gregory Elementary SchoolW ORANGEEssex CountyElementary484·
Lincoln/Roosevelt SchoolSUCCASUNNAMorris CountyMiddle484·
Mahala F. Atchison SchoolTINTON FALLSMonmouth CountyElementary484·
Deerfield Elementary SchoolMOUNTAINSIDEUnion CountyMiddle483·
Merriam Avenue SchoolNEWTONSussex CountyElementary483·
Ocean Road Elementary SchoolPOINT PLEASANTOcean CountyElementary483·
Pennsville Memorial High SchoolPENNSVILLESalem CountyHigh483·
Ramtown Elementary SchoolHOWELLMonmouth CountyElementary483·
Robert B Jaggard SchoolMARLTONBurlington CountyElementary483·
Wilbur Watts Intermediate SchoolBURLINGTONBurlington CountyElementary483·
Arthur P. Schalick High SchoolPITTSGROVESalem CountyHigh482·
Butler High SchoolBUTLERMorris CountyHigh482·
Demarest Elementary SchoolBloomfieldEssex CountyElementary482·
Grace Wilday Junior High SchoolROSELLEUnion CountyMiddle482·
Shongum SchoolRANDOLPHMorris CountyElementary482·
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolEAST ORANGEEssex CountyElementary481·
Dover Middle SchoolDOVERMorris CountyMiddle481·
Harmony Elementary SchoolNEW MONMOUTHMonmouth CountyElementary481·
Strathmore Elementary SchoolABERDEENMonmouth CountyElementary481·
White Rock Elementary SchoolOAK RIDGEMorris CountyElementary481·
Beachwood Elementary SchoolBEACHWOODOcean CountyElementary480·
Springville Elementary SchoolMT LAURELBurlington CountyElementary480·
Bankbridge Regional SchoolSewellGloucester CountyCombined479·
Catherine E. Doyle Elementary SchoolWOOD RIDGEBergen CountyElementary479·
Forked River Elementary SchoolFORKED RIVEROcean CountyElementary479·
Green-Fields Elementary SchoolWOODBURYGloucester CountyElementary479·
Myron L. Powell Elementary SchoolCEDARVILLECumberland CountyElementary479·
Carlstadt Public SchoolCARLSTADTBergen CountyElementary478·
School #4CLIFFSIDE PARKBergen CountyElementary478·
Secaucus Middle SchoolSECAUCUSHudson CountyMiddle478·
Edison Middle SchoolW ORANGEEssex CountyMiddle477·
John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolJAMESBURGMiddlesex CountyElementary477·
Riker Hill Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTONEssex CountyElementary477·
Upper Township Elementary SchoolMARMORACape May CountyElementary477·
Warren Hills Regional Middle SchoolWASHINGTONWarren CountyMiddle477·
Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary SchoolNEW MILFORDBergen CountyElementary476·
Constable Elementary SchoolKENDALL PARKMiddlesex CountyElementary476·
Hillside Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTONEssex CountyElementary476·
Pequannock Valley SchoolPompton PlainsMorris CountyMiddle476·
Ridgeway Elementary SchoolMANCHESTEROcean CountyElementary476·
Bayville Elementary SchoolBAYVILLEOcean CountyElementary475·
Bogota Jr./Sr. High SchoolBOGOTABergen CountyHigh475·
Clarendon SchoolSECAUCUSHudson CountyElementary475·
Florence Township Memorial High SchoolBURLINGTONBurlington CountyHigh475·
Manasquan Elementary SchoolManasquanMonmouth CountyElementary475·
Oakview Elementary SchoolWEST DEPTFORDGloucester CountyElementary475·
Arthur J. Holland Middle SchoolTrentonMercer CountyMiddle474·
Clark Mills SchoolMANALAPANMonmouth CountyElementary474·
Fernbrook SchoolRANDOLPHMorris CountyElementary474·
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle SchoolSpringfieldUnion CountyMiddle474·
Roosevelt SchoolRIVER EDGEBergen CountyElementary474·
School 10PATERSONPassaic CountyElementary474·
School 12PATERSONPassaic CountyElementary474·
Veterans Memorial Family SchoolCAMDENCamden CountyElementary474·
New Roberto ClementePATERSONPassaic CountyMiddle473·
School 2PATERSONPassaic CountyElementary473·
Birches Elementary SchoolTURNERSVILLEGloucester CountyElementary472·
Hammonton Early Childhood Educational CenterHAMMONTONAtlantic CountyElementary472·
John H. Winslow Elementary SchoolVINELANDCumberland CountyElementary472·
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolSOUTH PLAINFIELDMiddlesex CountyElementary472·
Salem Middle SchoolSALEMSalem CountyMiddle472·
Brielle Elementary SchoolBRIELLEMonmouth CountyElementary471·
Pitman Jr./Sr. High SchoolPitmanGloucester CountyHigh471·
Robert Morris School No. 18ELIZABETHUnion CountyElementary471·
Aldrich Elementary SchoolHOWELLMonmouth CountyElementary470·
Jeffrey Clark SchoolMICKLETONGloucester CountyElementary469·
John H. Glenn SchoolPINE HILLCamden CountyElementary469·
Washington Elementary SchoolLITTLE FERRYBergen CountyElementary469·
West End Memorial Elementary SchoolWoodburyGloucester CountyElementary469·
Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary SchoolTrentonMercer CountyElementary468·
Memorial Middle SchoolCedar GroveEssex CountyMiddle468·
Hillsborough Township Elementary SchoolHillsboroughSomerset CountyElementary467·
Jefferson Elementary SchoolWestfieldUnion CountyElementary467·
Quibbletown Middle SchoolPISCATAWAYMiddlesex CountyMiddle467·
Conackamack Middle SchoolPISCATAWAYMiddlesex CountyMiddle466·
Holly Heights Elementary SchoolMILLVILLECumberland CountyElementary466·
Mendham Township Elementary SchoolBROOKSIDEMorris CountyElementary466·
Readington Middle SchoolWHITEHOUSE STATIONHunterdon CountyMiddle466·
Washington Middle SchoolHARRISONHudson CountyMiddle466·
Drum Point Road Elementary SchoolBRICK TOWNOcean CountyElementary465·
Lanoka Harbor Elementary SchoolLANOKA HARBOROcean CountyElementary465·
Randolphville Elementary SchoolPISCATAWAYMiddlesex CountyElementary465·
Riverview Elementary SchoolDENVILLEMorris CountyElementary465·
Wedgwood Elementary SchoolSEWELLGloucester CountyElementary465·
Berkeley Terrace Elementary SchoolIRVINGTONEssex CountyElementary464·
Centre City Elementary SchoolMANTUAGloucester CountyElementary464·
Marshall W. Errickson SchoolFREEHOLDMonmouth CountyElementary464·
Nut Swamp Elementary SchoolMIDDLETOWNMonmouth CountyElementary464·
Peter Muschal ElementaryBORDENTOWNBurlington CountyElementary464·
Riverside High SchoolRIVERSIDEBurlington CountyHigh464·
Viola L Sickles SchoolFAIR HAVENMonmouth CountyElementary464·
Winslow Township Elementary School ThreeSICKLERVILLECamden CountyElementary464·
Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolTEANECKBergen CountyMiddle463·
Field Street SchoolCARNEYS POINTSalem CountyElementary463·
Pace Charter School of HamiltonHAMILTON TWPMercer CountyElementary463·
Park Avenue Elementary SchoolFreeholdMonmouth CountyElementary463·
School 28PATERSONPassaic CountyElementary463·
Hamilton Primary SchoolBasking RidgeSomerset CountyElementary462·
Mill LakeMONROE TWPMiddlesex CountyElementary462·
Adamsville Primary SchoolBridgewaterSomerset CountyElementary461·
Bear Tavern Elementary SchoolTITUSVILLEMercer CountyElementary461·
Holly Hills Elementary SchoolWESTAMPTONBurlington CountyElementary460·
Indian Fields Elementary SchoolDAYTONMiddlesex CountyElementary460·
Knollwood Elementary SchoolPISCATAWAYMiddlesex CountyElementary460·
Pennsville Middle SchoolPENNSVILLESalem CountyMiddle460·
Silver Run Elementary SchoolMILLVILLECumberland CountyElementary460·
Upper Township Primary SchoolMARMORACape May CountyElementary460·
Carroll Robbins Elementary SchoolTRENTONMercer CountyElementary459·
Lafayette Mills SchoolManalapanMonmouth CountyElementary459·
Theunis Dey Elementary SchoolWAYNEPassaic CountyElementary459·
Branchburg Central Middle SchoolBranchburgSomerset CountyMiddle458·
Midland School #1ROCHELLE PARKBergen CountyElementary458·
Bobby's Run Elementary SchoolLUMBERTONBurlington CountyElementary457·
Edith M. Griebling Elementary SchoolFARMINGDALEMonmouth CountyElementary457·
James Johnson Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILLCamden CountyElementary457·
Northfield Community Elementary SchoolNORTHFIELDAtlantic CountyElementary457·
Roosevelt Middle SchoolW ORANGEEssex CountyMiddle457·
A. Russell Knight Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILLCamden CountyElementary456·
Gilbert Avenue SchoolELMWOOD PARKBergen CountyElementary456·
Chancellor Avenue Elementary SchoolIRVINGTONEssex CountyElementary455·
Joseph D. Sharp Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILLCamden CountyElementary455·
South Main Street Elementary SchoolPLEASANTVILLEAtlantic CountyElementary455·
William R. Satz SchoolHOLMDELMonmouth CountyMiddle455·
Number 1LindenUnion CountyElementary454·
Berkeley Elementary SchoolBloomfieldEssex CountyElementary453·
Franklin ElementaryUNIONUnion CountyElementary453·
Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolRAHWAYUnion CountyElementary453·
James Madison Primary SchoolEDISONMiddlesex CountyElementary452·
John Marshal School No. 20ELIZABETHUnion CountyElementary452·
Penns Grove Middle SchoolPENNS GROVESalem CountyMiddle452·
East End SchoolNorth PlainfieldSomerset CountyElementary451·
F. W. Holbein Middle SchoolMOUNT HOLLYBurlington CountyMiddle451·
Kelly Elementary SchoolW ORANGEEssex CountyElementary451·
Lester C NoeckerROSELANDEssex CountyElementary451·
Evergreen Elementary SchoolSCOTCH PLAINSUnion CountyElementary449·
Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning CenterPHILLIPSBURGWarren CountyElementary449·
Tinc Rd. Elementary SchoolFLANDERSMorris CountyElementary449·
Brunswick Acres Elementary SchoolKENDALL PARKMiddlesex CountyElementary448·
Ridge Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOODBergen CountyElementary448·
Central SchoolHADDONFIELDCamden CountyElementary447·
Number 4LindenUnion CountyElementary447·
Pemberton Early Childhood Education CenterPembertonBurlington CountyElementary447·
Somerdale Park SchoolSOMERDALECamden CountyElementary447·
West Freehold SchoolFREEHOLDMonmouth CountyElementary447·
Collingswood Middle SchoolCOLLINGSWOODCamden CountyMiddle446·
Lincoln SchoolNUTLEYEssex CountyElementary446·
Lindeneau Elementary SchoolEDISONMiddlesex CountyElementary446·
Redwood Elementary SchoolW ORANGEEssex CountyElementary446·
Valley Middle SchoolOAKLANDBergen CountyMiddle446·
Joseph J Catena SchoolFREEHOLDMonmouth CountyElementary445·
Lake Hiawatha Elementary SchoolLake HiawathaMorris CountyElementary445·
Radburn Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWNBergen CountyElementary445·
Robert Morris SchoolSouth Bound BrookSomerset CountyElementary445·
Asher Holmes Elementary SchoolMORGANVILLEMonmouth CountyElementary444·
Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNEWARKEssex CountyElementary444·
Joyce Kilmer SchoolMilltownMiddlesex CountyMiddle444·
Seaview Elementary SchoolLINWOODAtlantic CountyElementary444·
Byram Lakes Elementary SchoolSTANHOPESussex CountyElementary443·
Fieldstone Middle SchoolMontvaleBergen CountyMiddle443·
Grove Street Elementary SchoolIRVINGTONEssex CountyElementary443·
Lincoln Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELDBergen CountyElementary443·
School #13CLIFTONPassaic CountyElementary443·
Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolASBURY PARKMonmouth CountyElementary443·
Tinton Falls Middle SchoolTINTON FALLSMonmouth CountyMiddle443·
Muhammad Ali School Number 23PassaicPassaic CountyMiddle442·
Bell Oaks Upper Elementary SchoolBELLMAWRCamden CountyMiddle441·
Hoboken Dual Language Charter SchoolHOBOKENHudson CountyElementary441·
Laura Donovan SchoolFREEHOLDMonmouth CountyElementary441·
Washington Irving School #4GARFIELDBergen CountyElementary441·
Collins Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTONEssex CountyElementary440·
Emerson Jr Sr HighEmersonBergen CountyHigh440·
Westampton CampusWESTAMPTONBurlington CountyCombined440·
Willard Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOODBergen CountyElementary440·
Alexander Hamilton AcademyPATERSONPassaic CountyElementary439·
Central Elementary SchoolEAST HANOVERMorris CountyElementary439·
Chairville Elementary SchoolMEDFORDBurlington CountyElementary439·
Hillcrest SchoolSomersetSomerset CountyElementary439·
Shrewsbury Borough Elementary SchoolSHREWSBURYMonmouth CountyElementary439·
Town Center Elementary School at PlainsboroPLAINSBOROMiddlesex CountyElementary439·
Belleville PS4BELLEVILLEEssex CountyElementary438·
Charles H. Bullock SchoolMONTCLAIREssex CountyElementary438·
Hoboken Middle SchoolHOBOKENHudson CountyMiddle438·
Jackson AvenueHACKENSACKBergen CountyElementary438·
Robertsville Elementary SchoolMORGANVILLEMonmouth CountyElementary438·
Roselle Park Middle SchoolROSELLE PARKUnion CountyMiddle438·
Midtown Community Elementary SchoolNEPTUNEMonmouth CountyElementary437·
Schuyler Elementary SchoolKEARNYHudson CountyElementary437·
Lord Stirling Community SchoolNEW BRUNSWICKMiddlesex CountyElementary436·
Nathan Hale Elementary SchoolCARTERETMiddlesex CountyElementary436·
Signal Hill SchoolVOORHEESCamden CountyElementary436·
St. Cloud Elementary SchoolW ORANGEEssex CountyElementary436·
Hopatcong Middle SchoolHopatcongSussex CountyMiddle435·
Marion T. Bedwell Elementary SchoolBernardsvilleSomerset CountyElementary435·
Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood CenterENGLEWOODBergen CountyElementary434·
Howard B. Brunner Elementary SchoolSCOTCH PLAINSUnion CountyElementary434·
Marie V. Duffy Elementary SchoolWhartonMorris CountyElementary434·
Principle Academy Charter SchoolEgg Harbor TownshipAtlantic CountyElementary434·
Waldwick High SchoolWALDWICKBergen CountyHigh434·
Governor Charles C. StrattonWoolwich TownshipGloucester CountyElementary433·

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