These Are The 30 Best Public and Charter Schools in New Jersey

It’s report card time – not for your kids, but for the state’s educational system.

The New Jersey Department of Education released its New Jersey School Performance Report for 2022-23 this week. The top 30 schools in New Jersey, which include both public and charter schools, all have an A+ ranking and a score of 98 or higher. There are a mix of public and private; elementary, middle and high; charter and vocational; and northern, central and southern schools on the list.

The data evaluates – where applicable – enrollment, pre-K and kindergarten trends; student growth by performance level; performance in subjects like math, language arts, science and English proficiency; GPA and performance on college prep tests; graduation rates, dropout rates and absenteeism; violence and vandalism; teacher and staff experience levels; and student-to-teacher ratios.

Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics, located in Pennsauken, is No. 1 on the list with a 100 summative rating. Math scores are at 100, with language arts close behind at 99.83. Attendance is 99.64 percent.

Infinity Institute in Jersey City also got an A+ rating for its 100 summative rating, with 100 in both language arts and math, but attendance at 62.75 percent.

Following at No. 3 is Woodbridge Academy Magnet School in Woodbridge also ranking at 100, with scores of 98.64 in language arts, 98.10 in math, and 99.73 percent attendance rate.

Here are the Top 30 schools in New Jersey, according to the Department of Education:

1. Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics, Pennsauken
2. Infinity Institute, Jersey City
3. Woodbridge Academy Magnet School, Woodbridge
4. Alexander Hamilton Elementary School, Glen Rock
5. Lyncrest Elementary, Fair Lawn
6. Central School, Haddonfield
7. Hilldale Elementary School, Montville Twp.
8. Academy for Mathematics, Science and Engineering, Morris County Vocational School District, Rockaway
9. Mendham Township Middle School, Mendham
10. Washington Elementary School, Westfield
11. Glenwood Elementary School, Millburn
12. Radburn Elementary School, Fair Lawn
13. Harrison Elementary School, Livingston
14. High Technology High, Monmouth County Vocational School District, Middletown
15. Upper School, Englewood Cliffs
16. Ho-Ho-Kus Public School, Ho-Ho-Kus
17. Roosevelt School, River Edge
18. Mackay Elementary School, Tenafly
19. Edison Academy Magnet School, Middlesex County Vocational School District, Edison
20. Stony Brook Elementary School, Hopewell Valley Regional School District, Pennington
21. Wyoming Elementary, Millburn
22. Willard Elementary School, Ridgewood
23. Princeton Charter School, Princeton
24. Sara M. Gilmore Academy, Union City
25. Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro
26. Cornelia F. Bradford School P.S. 16, Jersey City
27. Ralph S. Maugham Elementary School, Tenafly
28. James A. Garfield Elementary School, Collingswood
29. Stephen J. Gerace Elementary School, Pequannock
30. Wandell School, Saddle River

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