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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
T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary SchoolOLD TAPPANBergen CountyElementary374·
Woodcrest Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILLCamden CountyElementary374·
Applegarth Elementary SchoolMonroe TwpMiddlesex CountyElementary373·
Franklin Elementary SchoolTRENTONMercer CountyElementary372·
Keyport High SchoolKEYPORTMonmouth CountyHigh372·
LincolnGARWOODUnion CountyElementary372·
Osbornville Elementary SchoolBRICKOcean CountyElementary372·
Ashbrook Elementary SchoolLUMBERTONBurlington CountyElementary371·
Cranberry Pines ElementaryMEDFORDBurlington CountyElementary371·
Mullica Township Primary SchoolELWOODAtlantic CountyElementary371·
Normandy Park SchoolMORRISTOWNMorris CountyElementary371·
Pine Beach Elementary SchoolPINE BEACHOcean CountyElementary371·
Charles DeWolf Middle SchoolOLD TAPPANBergen CountyMiddle370·
James Fallon Elementary SchoolWAYNEPassaic CountyElementary370·
Lakeside SchoolPOMPTON LAKESPassaic CountyMiddle370·
Larchmont Elementary SchoolMOUNT LAURELBurlington CountyElementary370·
New Horizons Community Charter SchoolNEWARKEssex CountyElementary370·
Central Elementary SchoolOrangeEssex CountyElementary369·
Franklin Avenue Middle SchoolFranklin LakesBergen CountyMiddle369·
Franklin Elementary SchoolSUMMITUnion CountyElementary369·
Maurice River Township SchoolPORT ELIZABETHCumberland CountyElementary369·
McKenzie SchoolEAST RUTHERFORDBergen CountyElementary369·
Sicomac Elementary SchoolWYCKOFFBergen CountyElementary369·
Southern Boulevard SchoolCHATHAMMorris CountyElementary369·
Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10PassaicPassaic CountyElementary369·
Edith A. Bogert Elementary SchoolUPPER SADDLE RIVERBergen CountyElementary368·
Lincoln Park Middle SchoolLINCOLN PARKMorris CountyMiddle368·
Patrick McGaheranLEBANONHunterdon CountyElementary368·
South 17th Street SchoolNEWARKEssex CountyElementary368·
Thomas Jefferson School #9GarfieldBergen CountyElementary368·
Glenwood Avenue Elementary SchoolWILDWOODCape May CountyElementary367·
John E. Riley Elementary SchoolSouth PlainfieldMiddlesex CountyElementary367·
Midland Park Jr./Sr. High SchoolMIDLAND PARKBergen CountyHigh367·
Christopher Columbus School #8GARFIELDBergen CountyElementary366·
Conover Road Primary SchoolCOLTS NECKMonmouth CountyElementary366·
Parkway Elementary SchoolMOUNT LAURELBurlington CountyElementary366·
Woodmont SchoolPINE BROOKMorris CountyElementary366·
E Raymond Appleby Elementary SchoolSPOTSWOODMiddlesex CountyElementary365·
J.C.Stuart ECDCWillingboroBurlington CountyElementary365·
Newbury Early Learning CenterHOWELLMonmouth CountyElementary365·
Stony Brook Elementary SchoolROCKAWAYMorris CountyElementary365·
Valley Park Elementary SchoolPENNSVILLESalem CountyElementary365·
Bayview Elementary SchoolBELFORDMonmouth CountyElementary364·
Brookside Place SchoolCRANFORDUnion CountyElementary364·
Dr. Albert M. Bean SchoolPINE HILLCamden CountyElementary364·
Eastlake Elementary SchoolParsippanyMorris CountyElementary364·
Lincoln Elementary SchoolHASBROUCK HEIGHTSBergen CountyElementary364·
Piner Elementary SchoolLakewoodOcean CountyElementary364·
Sherman Elementary SchoolROSELLE PARKUnion CountyElementary364·
Bret Harte Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILLCamden CountyElementary363·
Heywood Avenue Elementary SchoolORANGEEssex CountyElementary363·
Washington SchoolMillburnEssex CountyMiddle363·
Belleville PS5BELLEVILLEEssex CountyElementary362·
Brilla New Jersey Charter SchoolPATERSONPassaic CountyElementary362·
Euclid Elementary SchoolHASBROUCK HEIGHTSBergen CountyElementary362·
Lawrence Brook Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICKMiddlesex CountyElementary362·
Millington Elementary SchoolMillingtonMorris CountyElementary362·
School No. 2FORT LEEBergen CountyElementary362·
Triangle Elementary SchoolHillsboroughSomerset CountyElementary362·
Wilson Elementary SchoolWestfieldUnion CountyElementary362·
Frank W. Gavlak Elementary SchoolWALLINGTONBergen CountyElementary361·
Great Meadows Regional Middle SchoolGREAT MEADOWSWarren CountyMiddle361·
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary SchoolTEANECKBergen CountyElementary361·
The Village Charter SchoolTRENTONMercer CountyElementary361·
Johnson Park SchoolPRINCETONMercer CountyElementary360·
Valley View SchoolMONTVILLE TOWNSHIPMorris CountyElementary360·
Beatrice Gilmore SchoolWoodland ParkPassaic CountyElementary359·
Demarest Middle SchoolDEMARESTBergen CountyMiddle359·
Martin Center for the ArtsJERSEY CITYHudson CountyElementary359·
Northvail Elementary SchoolPARSIPPANYMorris CountyElementary359·
School #3CLIFFSIDE PARKBergen CountyElementary359·
Warren H. Wolf Early Childhood Development CenterBRICKOcean CountyElementary359·
Westmoreland Elementary SchoolFAIR LAWNBergen CountyElementary359·
C. Richard Applegate SchoolFREEHOLDMonmouth CountyElementary358·
Cliffwood Elementary SchoolCLIFFWOODMonmouth CountyElementary358·
Deerfield SchoolSHORT HILLSEssex CountyElementary358·
G.H. Carson Elementary SchoolPENNSAUKENCamden CountyElementary358·
Hardyston Township Elementary SchoolFRANKLINSussex CountyElementary358·
Ralph S Maugham SchoolTENAFLYBergen CountyElementary358·
Stonybrook Elementary SchoolKINNELONMorris CountyElementary358·
The Barack Obama Green Charter SchoolPlainfieldUnion CountyHigh358·
Washington SchoolLODIBergen CountyElementary358·
Adelphia Early Learning CenterFREEHOLDMonmouth CountyElementary357·
Hawes Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOODBergen CountyElementary357·
John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolWest BerlinCamden CountyElementary357·
Olivet Elementary SchoolPITTSGROVESalem CountyElementary357·
Parkview Elementary SchoolSTRATFORDCamden CountyElementary357·
Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced StudiesPLAINFIELDUnion CountyHigh357·
The Ethical Community Charter SchoolJERSEY CITYHudson CountyElementary357·
Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter SchoolWillingboroBurlington CountyElementary356·
Dickerson Elementary SchoolChesterMorris CountyElementary356·
Lincoln Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICKMiddlesex CountyElementary356·
Lumberton Middle SchoolLUMBERTONBurlington CountyMiddle356·
Pines Lake Elementary SchoolWAYNEPassaic CountyElementary356·
Robert L. Craig SchoolMOONACHIEBergen CountyElementary356·
Wanamassa Elementary SchoolWANAMASSAMonmouth CountyElementary356·
Edward Johnstone Middle SchoolVINELANDCumberland CountyMiddle355·
Lenox SchoolPOMPTON LAKESPassaic CountyElementary355·
M. Joan Pearson SchoolDELANCOBurlington CountyElementary355·
Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary SchoolMAPLE SHADEBurlington CountyMiddle355·
Robert D Reynolds Primary SchoolUPPER SADDLE RIVERBergen CountyElementary355·
School #14CLIFTONPassaic CountyElementary355·
Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolWYCKOFFBergen CountyElementary354·
Hawthorne Park Elementary SchoolWILLINGBOROBurlington CountyElementary354·
Maud Abrams SchoolCAPE MAYCape May CountyElementary354·
Washington Street Elementary SchoolTOMS RIVEROcean CountyElementary354·
Wolf Hill SchoolOCEANPORTMonmouth CountyElementary354·
Dr. Crosby Copeland Jr ElementaryTRENTONMercer CountyElementary353·
Essex County West Caldwell TechWest CaldwellEssex CountyHigh353·
Memorial Middle SchoolLITTLE FERRYBergen CountyMiddle353·
Thomas G. Connors Elementary SchoolHOBOKENHudson CountyElementary353·
Black River Middle SchoolChesterMorris CountyMiddle352·
Etta Gero School No. 9PassaicPassaic CountyElementary352·
Franklin Elementary SchoolBERGENFIELDBergen CountyElementary352·
Franklin Elementary SchoolBloomfieldEssex CountyElementary352·
Lalor Elementary SchoolHAMILTONMercer CountyElementary351·
Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary SchoolSUMMITUnion CountyElementary351·
Randall Carter Elementary SchoolWAYNEPassaic CountyElementary351·
Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICKMiddlesex CountyElementary351·
Aura Elementary SchoolGLASSBOROGloucester CountyElementary350·
Conerly Road SchoolSomersetSomerset CountyElementary350·
Darlene C. McKnight ElementaryTRENTONMercer CountyElementary350·
Mercerville Elementary SchoolHAMILTONMercer CountyElementary350·
Central Elementary SchoolGREAT MEADOWSWarren CountyElementary349·
Central Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICKMiddlesex CountyElementary349·
Highland Park Middle SchoolHIGHLAND PARKMiddlesex CountyMiddle349·
Malcolm S Mackay SchoolTENAFLYBergen CountyElementary349·
Memorial Elementary SchoolNORTH HALEDONPassaic CountyElementary349·
Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolWEST ORANGEEssex CountyElementary349·
North Hanover Township Upper Elementary SchoolWRIGHTSTOWNBurlington CountyMiddle349·
Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood CenterCAMDENCamden CountyElementary349·
South End Elementary SchoolCedar GroveEssex CountyElementary349·
Washington SchoolRUTHERFORDBergen CountyElementary349·
Applied Technology High SchoolParamusBergen CountyHigh348·
Hillside Elementary SchoolAllendaleBergen CountyElementary348·
Milltown Primary SchoolBridgewaterSomerset CountyElementary348·
Orchard Elementary SchoolRIDGEWOODBergen CountyElementary348·
Albert Payson Terhune ElementaryWAYNEPassaic CountyElementary347·
Belhaven Middle SchoolLINWOODAtlantic CountyMiddle347·
Holdrum Middle SchoolRIVER VALEBergen CountyMiddle347·
Indian Mills Elementary SchoolSHAMONGBurlington CountyElementary347·
Joseph Stokes Elementary SchoolTrentonMercer CountyElementary347·
Lillian M. SteenBOGOTABergen CountyElementary347·
Parkview Elementary SchoolWESTVILLEGloucester CountyElementary347·
Byram Intermediate SchoolSTANHOPESussex CountyMiddle346·
Catherine A Dwyer Elementary SchoolWHARTONMorris CountyElementary346·
Jefferson Elementary SchoolSUCCASUNNAMorris CountyElementary346·
Lincoln Elementary SchoolRIDGEFIELD PARKBergen CountyElementary346·
Pine Grove Manor SchoolSomersetSomerset CountyElementary346·
Valley Road SchoolSTANHOPESussex CountyElementary346·
Wyoming SchoolMILLBURNEssex CountyElementary346·
Bradley Elementary SchoolASBURY PARKMonmouth CountyElementary345·
Buena Regional Middle SchoolBUENAAtlantic CountyMiddle345·
Greenville Elementary SchoolHOWELLMonmouth CountyElementary345·
Main Road SchoolNEWFIELDGloucester CountyElementary345·
Martin J. Ryerson SchoolRINGWOODPassaic CountyMiddle345·
Old Farmers Road SchoolLONG VALLEYMorris CountyElementary345·
South Harrison Elementary SchoolHARRISONVILLEGloucester CountyElementary345·
Van Sciver Elementary SchoolHADDONFIELDCamden CountyElementary345·
Lincoln SchoolPOMPTON LAKESPassaic CountyElementary344·
Heights Elementary SchoolOAKLANDBergen CountyElementary343·
Link Community Charter SchoolNewarkEssex CountyElementary343·
Little Falls Township Public School # 2LITTLE FALLSPassaic CountyElementary343·
School 20PATERSONPassaic CountyElementary343·
West Ridge Elementary SchoolPARK RIDGEBergen CountyElementary343·
Alfred Vail SchoolMORRIS PLAINSMorris CountyElementary342·
Ben Franklin ElementaryLAWRENCEVILLEMercer CountyElementary342·
Beverly City School DistrictBEVERLYBurlington CountyElementary342·
Brookdale Elementary SchoolBloomfieldEssex CountyElementary342·
Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood CenterPERTH AMBOYMiddlesex CountyElementary342·
Janis E. Dismus Middle SchoolENGLEWOODBergen CountyMiddle342·
Livingston Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICKMiddlesex CountyElementary342·
Mendham Township Middle SchoolBROOKSIDEMorris CountyMiddle342·
Radcliffe SchoolNUTLEYEssex CountyElementary342·
Thomas Paine Elementary SchoolCHERRY HILLCamden CountyElementary342·
Casimer M. Dallago Jr. Impact CenterVINELANDCumberland CountyElementary341·
Dawes Avenue Elementary SchoolSomers PointAtlantic CountyElementary341·
Kingwood Township SchoolFRENCHTOWNHunterdon CountyElementary341·
Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning CenterHAZLETMonmouth CountyElementary341·
Helen I. Smith SchoolSADDLE BROOKBergen CountyElementary340·
Mount Tabor Elementary SchoolMOUNT TABORMorris CountyElementary340·
Upper Pittsgrove SchoolMONROEVILLESalem CountyElementary340·
Forest Hill SchoolCAMDENCamden CountyElementary339·
Gantner Avenue SchoolELMWOOD PARKBergen CountyElementary339·
Jordan Road Elementary SchoolSomers PointAtlantic CountyMiddle339·
Langtree Elementary SchoolHAMILTONMercer CountyElementary339·
Mary E. Roberts Elementary SchoolMOORESTOWNBurlington CountyElementary339·
Somerville Middle SchoolSomervilleSomerset CountyMiddle339·
Chittick Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICKMiddlesex CountyElementary338·
Parkview SchoolMILLTOWNMiddlesex CountyElementary338·
Ridge Ranch Elementary SchoolPARAMUSBergen CountyElementary338·
Roberge Elementary SchoolRIVER VALEBergen CountyElementary338·
Winslow Township Elementary School TwoSicklervilleCamden CountyElementary338·
Hilltop SchoolLODIBergen CountyElementary337·
Oak Valley Elementary SchoolWENONAHGloucester CountyElementary337·
Theodore Roosevelt SchoolWEEHAWKENHudson CountyElementary337·
Brayton Elementary SchoolSUMMITUnion CountyElementary335·
Burch Charter School of ExcellenceIRVINGTONEssex CountyElementary335·
George Washington Elementary SchoolNorth ArlingtonBergen CountyElementary335·
Lopatcong Township Middle SchoolPHILLIPSBURGWarren CountyMiddle335·
Ollie Culbreth Jr. SchoolJERSEY CITYHudson CountyElementary335·
Belleville PS3BELLEVILLEEssex CountyElementary334·
Hazel Avenue Elementary SchoolW ORANGEEssex CountyElementary334·
J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary SchoolPLAINSBOROMiddlesex CountyElementary334·
John L. Costley Middle SchoolEAST ORANGEEssex CountyMiddle334·
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary SchoolTEANECKBergen CountyElementary334·
Number 8LindenUnion CountyElementary334·
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolRIDGEFIELD PARKBergen CountyElementary334·
Stephen J. Gerace SchoolPequannockMorris CountyElementary334·
Atlantic Community Charter SchoolGallowayAtlantic CountyElementary333·
George Washington SchoolEdgewaterBergen CountyElementary333·
LEAD Charter SchoolNewarkEssex CountyHigh333·
Lawnside School DistrictLAWNSIDECamden CountyElementary333·
Lincoln Middle SchoolDUNELLENMiddlesex CountyMiddle333·
Watsessing Elementary SchoolBloomfieldEssex CountyElementary333·
Barclay Brook SchoolMONROE TWPMiddlesex CountyElementary332·
Frances DeMasi Elementary SchoolMARLTONBurlington CountyElementary332·
Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning CenterManahawkinOcean CountyElementary332·
Sandman Consolidated SchoolCAPE MAYCape May CountyMiddle332·
Somerset County Vocational Technical High SchoolBridgewaterSomerset CountyHigh332·
Twin Hills Elementary SchoolWILLINGBOROBurlington CountyElementary332·
Clifton Ave Grade SchoolLAKEWOODOcean CountyElementary331·
Mansion Avenue SchoolAUDUBONCamden CountyElementary331·
Mary A. Hubbard Elementary SchoolRAMSEYBergen CountyElementary331·
Mt. Horeb SchoolWarrenSomerset CountyElementary331·
Point Pleasant Beach High SchoolPoint Pleasant BeachOcean CountyHigh331·
Whitehouse SchoolWHITEHOUSE STATIONHunterdon CountyElementary331·
Augusta Preschool AcademyIRVINGTONEssex CountyElementary330·
Kennedy Elementary SchoolHarrisonHudson CountyElementary330·
Loudenslager Elementary SchoolPAULSBOROGloucester CountyElementary330·
Menlo Park Terrace Elementary SchoolMETUCHENMiddlesex CountyElementary330·
School No. 3FORT LEEBergen CountyElementary330·
South Toms River Elementary SchoolSOUTH TOMS RIVEROcean CountyElementary330·
Cedar Hill SchoolTOWACOMorris CountyElementary329·
Millstone Township Elementary SchoolCLARKSBURGMonmouth CountyElementary329·
Montague Township SchoolMONTAGUESussex CountyElementary329·
Thomas Jefferson Intermediate SchoolTrentonMercer CountyMiddle329·
Washington Elementary SchoolTOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTONBergen CountyElementary329·
Franklin SchoolSADDLE BROOKBergen CountyElementary328·
Madison Park Elementary SchoolPARLINMiddlesex CountyElementary328·
Clifton Early Learner Academies - BrightonCliftonPassaic CountyElementary327·
Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary SchoolMOUNT HOLLYBurlington CountyElementary327·
Good Intent Elementary SchoolDEPTFORDGloucester CountyElementary327·
Hilldale SchoolPINE BROOKMorris CountyElementary327·
Millville Public Charter SchoolMillvilleCumberland CountyElementary327·
Sussex Avenue SchoolMORRISTOWNMorris CountyElementary327·
Irving Primary SchoolHIGHLAND PARKMiddlesex CountyElementary326·
J Spencer Smith SchoolTENAFLYBergen CountyElementary326·
Joseph M. Ferraina Early Childhood Learning CenterLONG BRANCHMonmouth CountyElementary326·
North Boulevard SchoolPompton PlainsMorris CountyElementary326·

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