Top 100 lowest student–teacher ratio in New Jersey (2025)
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (US) for context; 100 schools shown.
- 149Lakewood Early Childhood CenterLakewood · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 5.4
- 239Frederic W. Cook Elementary SchoolPlainfield · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 5.5
- 367Ventnor Middle SchoolVentnor · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 5.5
- 459Margaret Mace Elementary SchoolNorth Wildwood · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 5.7
- 591H W Mountz Elementary SchoolSpring Lake · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 5.7
- 655Crest Memorial SchoolWildwood Crest · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 5.7
- 725Chartertech High School for the Performing ArtsSomers Point · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 6.2
- 892Sea Girt Elementary SchoolSea Girt · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.2
- 942Bradley Beach Elementary SchoolBradley Beach · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.4
- 1071Grandview Elementary SchoolPiscataway · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.4
- 1169Cape May City Elementary SchoolCape May · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.5
- 1281Avon Elementary SchoolAvon · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.6
- 1361Elsinboro Township SchoolSalem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.6
- 1476Ocean City Intermediate SchoolOcean City · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 6.7
- 1596Harding Township SchoolNew Vernon · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.8
- 1655Lenna W. Conrow Elementary SchoolLong Branch · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.8
- 1797Gould/Mountain Elementary SchoolN Caldwell · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 6.8
- 1891Spring Lake Heights Elementary SchoolSpring Lake Heights · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.8
- 1983Bay Head ElementaryBay Head · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.9
- 2083Brigantine Community SchoolBrigantine · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.9
- 2197Upper SchoolEnglewood Cliffs · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 6.9
- 2246Piner Elementary SchoolLakewood · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.9
- 2366Charles R Smith Early Chilhood CenterPalisades Park · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 6.9
- 2421Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle SchoolAsbury Park · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.0
- 2591Colonial Road SchoolFranklin Lakes · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.0
- 2630Clifton Ave Grade SchoolLakewood · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.0
- 2793Monmouth Beach Elementary SchoolMonmouth Beach · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.0
- 2893Franklin Avenue Middle SchoolFranklin Lakes · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.1
- 2932Oak Street Elem SchoolLakewood · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.1
- 3068Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood EducationUnion City · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.1
- 3180West Belmar Elementary SchoolWall · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.1
- 3240Creative Arts High SchoolCamden · Public HighStudents per teacher: 7.2
- 3393William H. Ross III SchoolMargate · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.2
- 3495Mountain View SchoolMendham · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.2
- 3587Haviland Avenue SchoolAudubon · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.3
- 3686Farmingdale ElementaryFarmingdale · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.3
- 3779Renaissance Middle School at the Rand BuildingMontclair · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.3
- 3880Ocean City Primary SchoolOcean City · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.3
- 3966Ridge and Valley Charter SchoolFrelinghuysen · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.4
- 4077West Amwell SchoolLambertville · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.4
- 4190Ethel Hoppock Middle SchoolAsbury · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.4
- 4293Eugene A. Tighe Middle SchoolMargate · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.4
- 4319Paulsboro Junior High SchoolPaulsboro · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.4
- 4436Aline Bingham Elementary SchoolRunnemede · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.4
- 4528Lafayette Elementary SchoolBound Brook · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.5
- 4695Cranbury SchoolCranbury · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.5
- 4786Lavallette Elementary SchoolLavallette · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.5
- 4824Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary SchoolSeaside Hts · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.5
- 4937Woodbine Elementary SchoolWoodbine · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.5
- 5086Henry Hudson Regional SchoolHighlands · Public HighStudents per teacher: 7.5
- 5137Smalley Elementary SchoolBound Brook · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.6
- 5293Cedar Drive Middle SchoolColts Neck · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.6
- 5370High Bridge Middle SchoolHigh Bridge · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.6
- 5490Woodland SchoolWarren · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.6
- 5581Frank Antonides SchoolWest Long Branch · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.6
- 5695Frank J Smith ElementaryEast Hanover · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.7
- 5763Liberty High SchoolJersey City · Public HighStudents per teacher: 7.7
- 5883Mount Arlington Public SchoolMT Arlington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.7
- 5973Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary SchoolTeaneck · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.7
- 6093Angelo L. Tomaso SchoolWarren · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.7
- 6137Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High SchoolCamden · Public HighStudents per teacher: 7.8
- 6291Bragg Elementary SchoolChester · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.8
- 6362Gibbsboro Elementary SchoolGibbsboro · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.8
- 6485Woodglen SchoolCalifon · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.8
- 6587Riverside SchoolPrinceton · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.8
- 6687Readington Middle SchoolWhitehouse Station · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 7.8
- 6769Bergen Boulevard SchoolRidgefield · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.8
- 6893Central SchoolWarren · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.8
- 6947Winfield TownshipWinfield · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.8
- 7071South Hunterdon Regional High SchoolLambertville · Public HighStudents per teacher: 7.9
- 7192Stony Brook SchoolBranchburg · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.9
- 7230Yorkship Elementary SchoolCamden · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.9
- 7358Harmony Township SchoolPhillipsburg · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.9
- 7494Toll Gate Grammar SchoolPennington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.9
- 7564Clarence B. Lamb Elementary SchoolWrightstown · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.9
- 7691Tewksbury Elementary SchoolCalifon · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.9
- 7722Bradley Elementary SchoolAsbury Park · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.0
- 7895Branchburg Central Middle SchoolBranchburg · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 8.0
- 7957Deal Elementary SchoolDeal · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.0
- 8048Roebling Elementary SchoolRoebling · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.0
- 8185Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary SchoolSurf City · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.0
- 8241Woodrow WilsonNeptune City · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.0
- 8362Livingston ParkNorth Brunswick · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.0
- 8492Alpine Elementary SchoolAlpine · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.1
- 8552Morgan Village Middle SchoolCamden · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 8.1
- 8687East Hanover Middle SchoolEast Hanover · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 8.1
- 8720Ezra L. Nolan SchoolJersey City · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 8.1
- 8899Markham Place SchoolLittle Silver · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 8.1
- 8985Manasquan Elementary SchoolManasquan · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.1
- 9053Raymond W. Kershaw SchoolMount Ephraim · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 8.1
- 9194Town Center Elementary School at PlainsboroPlainsboro · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.1
- 9258Belmar ElementaryBelmar · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.2
- 9357Hamburg SchoolHamburg · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.2
- 9433Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio SchoolJersey City · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.2
- 9583Midland Park Jr./Sr. High SchoolMidland Park · Public HighStudents per teacher: 8.2
- 9624Mckinley Community SchoolNew Brunswick · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.2
- 9752Halsted Middle SchoolNewton · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 8.2
- 9833Cleveland Street Elementary SchoolOrange · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.2
- 9932George B. Fine Elementary SchoolPennsauken · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.2
- 10060Lincoln Elementary SchoolRidgefield Park · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.2
| # | School | Sector | Students per teacher | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakewood Early Childhood Center Lakewood · Elementary · Grades PK–K | Public | 5.4 | 48.6 Lower 50% | 85.1% Free/reduced-price lunch | 248 |
| 2 | Frederic W. Cook Elementary School Plainfield · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 5.5 | 39.2 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 198 |
| 3 | Ventnor Middle School Ventnor · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 5.5 | 67.1 Top 50% | 49% Math proficiency | 176 |
| 4 | Margaret Mace Elementary School North Wildwood · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 5.7 | 59.4 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 159 |
| 5 | H W Mountz Elementary School Spring Lake · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 5.7 | 91.4 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 130 |
| 6 | Crest Memorial School Wildwood Crest · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 5.7 | 55.1 Top 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 194 |
| 7 | Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts Somers Point · High · Grades 9–12 | Charter | 6.2 | 25.2 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 253 |
| 8 | Sea Girt Elementary School Sea Girt · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 6.2 | 92.4 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 148 |
| 9 | Bradley Beach Elementary School Bradley Beach · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 6.4 | 41.9 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 193 |
| 10 | Grandview Elementary School Piscataway · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 6.4 | 70.7 Top 25% | 62% Math proficiency | 579 |
| 11 | Cape May City Elementary School Cape May · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 6.5 | 69.1 Top 25% | 52% Math proficiency | 155 |
| 12 | Avon Elementary School Avon · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 6.6 | 80.5 Top 10% | 52% Math proficiency | 112 |
| 13 | Elsinboro Township School Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 6.6 | 60.9 Top 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 105 |
| 14 | Ocean City Intermediate School Ocean City · Middle · Grades 4–8 | Public | 6.7 | 76.4 Top 25% | 50% Math proficiency | 326 |
| 15 | Harding Township School New Vernon · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 6.8 | 96.2 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 291 |
| 16 | Lenna W. Conrow Elementary School Long Branch · Elementary · Grades PK–K | Public | 6.8 | 54.9 Top 50% | 78.7% Free/reduced-price lunch | 286 |
| 17 | Gould/Mountain Elementary School N Caldwell · Middle · Grades 4–6 | Public | 6.8 | 97.1 Top 5% | 81% Math proficiency | 279 |
| 18 | Spring Lake Heights Elementary School Spring Lake Heights · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 6.8 | 90.7 Top 5% | 66% Math proficiency | 292 |
| 19 | Bay Head Elementary Bay Head · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 6.9 | 82.7 Top 10% | 67% Math proficiency | 125 |
| 20 | Brigantine Community School Brigantine · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 6.9 | 83.3 Top 10% | 38.2% Free/reduced-price lunch | 380 |
| 21 | Upper School Englewood Cliffs · Middle · Grades 3–8 | Public | 6.9 | 96.5 Top 5% | 80% Math proficiency | 264 |
| 22 | Piner Elementary School Lakewood · Elementary · Grades PK–K | Public | 6.9 | 46.4 Lower 50% | 92.6% Free/reduced-price lunch | 364 |
| 23 | Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center Palisades Park · Elementary · Grades PK–K | Public | 6.9 | 65.6 Top 50% | 61.7% Free/reduced-price lunch | 277 |
| 24 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School Asbury Park · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 7.0 | 20.8 Lower 50% | 6% Math proficiency | 195 |
| 25 | Colonial Road School Franklin Lakes · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 7.0 | 91.2 Top 5% | 72% Math proficiency | 231 |
| 26 | Clifton Ave Grade School Lakewood · Elementary · Grades 3–6 | Public | 7.0 | 30.0 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 331 |
| 27 | Monmouth Beach Elementary School Monmouth Beach · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 7.0 | 93.0 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 230 |
| 28 | Franklin Avenue Middle School Franklin Lakes · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 7.1 | 92.8 Top 5% | 67% Math proficiency | 369 |
| 29 | Oak Street Elem School Lakewood · Elementary · Grades 3–6 | Public | 7.1 | 32.0 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 513 |
| 30 | Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education Union City · Elementary · Grades PK–K | Public | 7.1 | 67.5 Top 50% | 61% Free/reduced-price lunch | 300 |
| 31 | West Belmar Elementary School Wall · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 7.1 | 80.3 Top 10% | 77% Math proficiency | 171 |
| 32 | Creative Arts High School Camden · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 7.2 | 40.1 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 209 |
| 33 | William H. Ross III School Margate · Elementary · Grades PK–4 | Public | 7.2 | 93.2 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 186 |
| 34 | Mountain View School Mendham · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 7.2 | 95.4 Top 5% | 80% Math proficiency | 208 |
| 35 | Haviland Avenue School Audubon · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 7.3 | 86.9 Top 5% | 23.8% Free/reduced-price lunch | 227 |
| 36 | Farmingdale Elementary Farmingdale · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 7.3 | 85.9 Top 5% | 67% Math proficiency | 160 |
| 37 | Renaissance Middle School at the Rand Building Montclair · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 7.3 | 78.5 Top 25% | 49% Math proficiency | 203 |
| 38 | Ocean City Primary School Ocean City · Elementary · Grades PK–3 | Public | 7.3 | 80.1 Top 10% | 62% Math proficiency | 271 |
| 39 | Ridge and Valley Charter School Frelinghuysen · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Charter | 7.4 | 65.9 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 134 |
| 40 | West Amwell School Lambertville · Middle · Grades 5–6 | Public | 7.4 | 77.0 Top 25% | 31.9% Free/reduced-price lunch | 141 |
| 41 | Ethel Hoppock Middle School Asbury · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 7.4 | 89.6 Top 5% | 67% Math proficiency | 119 |
| 42 | Eugene A. Tighe Middle School Margate · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 7.4 | 93.1 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 140 |
| 43 | Paulsboro Junior High School Paulsboro · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 7.4 | 18.9 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 155 |
| 44 | Aline Bingham Elementary School Runnemede · Elementary · Grades PK–3 | Public | 7.4 | 35.9 Lower 50% | 24.5% Math proficiency | 186 |
| 45 | Lafayette Elementary School Bound Brook · Elementary · Grades 2–3 | Public | 7.5 | 28.1 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 249 |
| 46 | Cranbury School Cranbury · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 7.5 | 95.1 Top 5% | 76% Math proficiency | 421 |
| 47 | Lavallette Elementary School Lavallette · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 7.5 | 86.4 Top 5% | 67% Math proficiency | 142 |
| 48 | Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School Seaside Hts · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 7.5 | 24.1 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 157 |
| 49 | Woodbine Elementary School Woodbine · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 7.5 | 36.8 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 247 |
| 50 | Henry Hudson Regional School Highlands · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 7.5 | 85.6 Top 5% | 29.5% Free/reduced-price lunch | 278 |
| 51 | Smalley Elementary School Bound Brook · Middle · Grades 4–6 | Public | 7.6 | 36.7 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 424 |
| 52 | Cedar Drive Middle School Colts Neck · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 7.6 | 92.6 Top 5% | 63% Math proficiency | 319 |
| 53 | High Bridge Middle School High Bridge · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 7.6 | 69.7 Top 25% | 52% Math proficiency | 130 |
| 54 | Woodland School Warren · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 7.6 | 89.7 Top 5% | 72% Math proficiency | 212 |
| 55 | Frank Antonides School West Long Branch · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 7.6 | 81.0 Top 10% | 58% Math proficiency | 220 |
| 56 | Frank J Smith Elementary East Hanover · Elementary · Grades PK–1 | Public | 7.7 | 95.2 Top 5% | 4.2% Free/reduced-price lunch | 239 |
| 57 | Liberty High School Jersey City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 7.7 | 63.0 Top 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 193 |
| 58 | Mount Arlington Public School MT Arlington · Middle · Grades 3–8 | Public | 7.7 | 82.8 Top 10% | 54% Math proficiency | 223 |
| 59 | Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary School Teaneck · Elementary · Grades PK–K | Public | 7.7 | 73.0 Top 25% | 36.5% Free/reduced-price lunch | 115 |
| 60 | Angelo L. Tomaso School Warren · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 7.7 | 93.2 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 261 |
| 61 | Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School Camden · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 7.8 | 36.6 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 179 |
| 62 | Bragg Elementary School Chester · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 7.8 | 91.0 Top 5% | 71% Math proficiency | 297 |
| 63 | Gibbsboro Elementary School Gibbsboro · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 7.8 | 61.6 Top 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 281 |
| 64 | Woodglen School Califon · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 7.8 | 84.5 Top 10% | 52% Math proficiency | 272 |
| 65 | Riverside School Princeton · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 7.8 | 86.5 Top 5% | 62% Math proficiency | 306 |
| 66 | Readington Middle School Whitehouse Station · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 7.8 | 87.3 Top 5% | 56% Math proficiency | 466 |
| 67 | Bergen Boulevard School Ridgefield · Elementary · Grades 1–3 | Public | 7.8 | 68.6 Top 25% | 49.7% Free/reduced-price lunch | 187 |
| 68 | Central School Warren · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 7.8 | 93.0 Top 5% | 72% Math proficiency | 312 |
| 69 | Winfield Township Winfield · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 7.8 | 47.1 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 141 |
| 70 | South Hunterdon Regional High School Lambertville · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 7.9 | 71.3 Top 25% | 40% Math proficiency | 377 |
| 71 | Stony Brook School Branchburg · Elementary · Grades 4–5 | Public | 7.9 | 91.9 Top 5% | 80% Math proficiency | 310 |
| 72 | Yorkship Elementary School Camden · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 7.9 | 29.9 Lower 50% | 9% Math proficiency | 310 |
| 73 | Harmony Township School Phillipsburg · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 7.9 | 58.2 Top 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 190 |
| 74 | Toll Gate Grammar School Pennington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 7.9 | 94.2 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 299 |
| 75 | Clarence B. Lamb Elementary School Wrightstown · Elementary · Grades PK–3 | Public | 7.9 | 63.8 Top 50% | 45% Math proficiency | 294 |
| 76 | Tewksbury Elementary School Califon · Elementary · Grades PK–4 | Public | 7.9 | 91.0 Top 5% | 67% Math proficiency | 253 |
| 77 | Bradley Elementary School Asbury Park · Elementary · Grades 3–6 | Public | 8.0 | 22.4 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 345 |
| 78 | Branchburg Central Middle School Branchburg · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 8.0 | 95.1 Top 5% | 71% Math proficiency | 458 |
| 79 | Deal Elementary School Deal · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 8.0 | 57.3 Top 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 160 |
| 80 | Roebling Elementary School Roebling · Elementary · Grades PK–3 | Public | 8.0 | 47.5 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 410 |
| 81 | Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School Surf City · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 8.0 | 84.6 Top 10% | 12.5% Free/reduced-price lunch | 104 |
| 82 | Woodrow Wilson Neptune City · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 8.0 | 41.2 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 264 |
| 83 | Livingston Park North Brunswick · Elementary · Grades PK–4 | Public | 8.0 | 62.0 Top 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 494 |
| 84 | Alpine Elementary School Alpine · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 8.1 | 92.2 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 146 |
| 85 | Morgan Village Middle School Camden · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 8.1 | 52.1 Top 50% | 69% Free/reduced-price lunch | 203 |
| 86 | East Hanover Middle School East Hanover · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 8.1 | 86.7 Top 5% | 51% Math proficiency | 325 |
| 87 | Ezra L. Nolan School Jersey City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 8.1 | 20.2 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 250 |
| 88 | Markham Place School Little Silver · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 8.1 | 99.1 Top 5% | 90% Math proficiency | 309 |
| 89 | Manasquan Elementary School Manasquan · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 8.1 | 84.6 Top 10% | 59% Math proficiency | 475 |
| 90 | Raymond W. Kershaw School Mount Ephraim · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 8.1 | 53.1 Top 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 137 |
| 91 | Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro Plainsboro · Elementary · Grades PK–3 | Public | 8.1 | 94.0 Top 5% | 17.8% Free/reduced-price lunch | 439 |
| 92 | Belmar Elementary Belmar · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 8.2 | 58.0 Top 50% | 36% Math proficiency | 400 |
| 93 | Hamburg School Hamburg · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 8.2 | 57.4 Top 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 246 |
| 94 | Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School Jersey City · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 8.2 | 32.9 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 320 |
| 95 | Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School Midland Park · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 8.2 | 83.0 Top 5% | 46% Math proficiency | 367 |
| 96 | Mckinley Community School New Brunswick · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 8.2 | 24.4 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 524 |
| 97 | Halsted Middle School Newton · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 8.2 | 52.0 Top 50% | 19% Math proficiency | 280 |
| 98 | Cleveland Street Elementary School Orange · Elementary · Grades PK–7 | Public | 8.2 | 33.2 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 255 |
| 99 | George B. Fine Elementary School Pennsauken · Elementary · Grades PK–3 | Public | 8.2 | 32.1 Lower 50% | 24.5% Math proficiency | 245 |
| 100 | Lincoln Elementary School Ridgefield Park · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 8.2 | 60.3 Top 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 346 |
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