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All New Jersey School Districts
350 districts, sorted by rating
| District | City | Rating | Zip Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Borough School District | Alpine Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 1 |
| Englewood Cliffs Borough School District | Englewood Cliffs Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 1 |
| Mendham Township School District | Mendham Township | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 2 |
| Rumson Borough School District | Rumson Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 1 |
| Sea Girt Borough School District | Sea Girt Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 1 |
| Harding Township School District | Harding Township | 10/10 Excellent · 98th pct | 2 |
| Ho-Ho-Kus Borough School District | Ho-Ho-Kus Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 98th pct | 1 |
| Millburn Township School District | Millburn Township | 10/10 Excellent · 98th pct | 1 |
| Millburn Township Schools | Short Hills | 10/10 Excellent · 98th pct | 1 |
| Tenafly Borough School District | Tenafly Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 98th pct | 1 |
| Cranbury Township School District | Cranbury Township | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 1 |
| Margate City School District | Margate | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 1 |
| Mountain Lakes Borough School District | Mountain Lakes Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 1 |
| Summit Public Schools | Summit | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 1 |
| Livingston Public Schools | Livingston | 10/10 Excellent · 96th pct | 1 |
| New Providence Borough School District | New Providence Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 96th pct | 1 |
| Northern Valley Regional School District | Northern Valley | 10/10 Excellent · 96th pct | 2 |
| Pascack Valley Regional School District | Pascack Valley | 10/10 Excellent · 96th pct | 2 |
| Roosevelt Borough School District | Roosevelt Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 96th pct | 1 |
| Spring Lake Borough School District | Spring Lake Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 96th pct | 1 |
| Bernards Township School District | Basking Ridge | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 2 |
| Glen Ridge Borough School District | Glen Ridge Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 1 |
| Ridgewood Village School District | Ridgewood | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 1 |
| The Chathams School District | The Chathams | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 1 |
| Brielle Borough School District | Brielle Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 93th pct | 1 |
| Glen Rock Borough School District | Glen Rock Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 93th pct | 1 |
| Montgomery Township School District | Montgomery Township | 10/10 Excellent · 93th pct | 3 |
| Mountainside Borough School District | Mountainside Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 93th pct | 1 |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | West Windsor-Plainsboro | 10/10 Excellent · 93th pct | 2 |
| Boonton Township School District | Boonton Township | 10/10 Excellent · 92th pct | 1 |
| Branchburg Township School District | Branchburg Township | 10/10 Excellent · 92th pct | 2 |
| Westfield Public Schools | Westfield | 10/10 Excellent · 92th pct | 1 |
| Cresskill Borough School District | Cresskill Borough | 10/10 Excellent · 91th pct | 1 |
| River Dell Regional School District | River Dell | 10/10 Excellent · 91th pct | 1 |
| Warren Township School District | Warren Township | 10/10 Excellent · 91th pct | 1 |
| Haddonfield Borough School District | Haddonfield Borough | 9/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 1 |
| Holmdel Township School District | Holmdel Township | 9/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 1 |
| Montville Township School District | Montville Township | 9/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 3 |
| West Morris Regional School District | West Morris | 9/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 2 |
| Berkeley Heights Township School District | Berkeley Heights Township | 9/10 Excellent · 88th pct | 1 |
| Kinnelon Borough School District | Kinnelon Borough | 9/10 Excellent · 88th pct | 1 |
| Linwood City School District | Linwood | 9/10 Excellent · 88th pct | 1 |
| Mahwah Township School District | Mahwah Township | 9/10 Excellent · 88th pct | 1 |
| Madison Borough School District | Madison Borough | 9/10 Excellent · 87th pct | 1 |
| Maywood Borough School District | Maywood Borough | 9/10 Excellent · 87th pct | 1 |
| Moorestown Township Public Schools | Moorestown | 9/10 Excellent · 87th pct | 1 |
| Park Ridge Borough School District | Park Ridge Borough | 9/10 Excellent · 87th pct | 1 |
| Fair Lawn Borough School District | Fair Lawn Borough | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 1 |
| Hillsborough Township School District | Hillsborough Township | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 2 |
| Long Hill Township School District | Long Hill Township | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 3 |
| Pequannock Township School District | Pequannock Township | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 2 |
| Ramapo-Indian Hill Regional School District | Ramapo-Indian Hill | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 2 |
| Ramsey Borough School District | Ramsey Borough | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 1 |
| Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District | Scotch Plains-Fanwood | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 2 |
| Upper Township School District | Upper Township | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 3 |
| Colts Neck Township School District | Colts Neck Township | 9/10 Excellent · 83th pct | 1 |
| Essex Fells Borough School District | Essex Fells Borough | 9/10 Excellent · 83th pct | 1 |
| Lincoln Park Borough School District | Lincoln Park Borough | 9/10 Excellent · 83th pct | 1 |
| Edison Township School District | Edison Township | 9/10 Excellent · 82th pct | 3 |
| Hunterdon Central Regional School District | Hunterdon Central | 9/10 Excellent · 82th pct | 5 |
| Mansfield Township School District | Mansfield Township | 9/10 Excellent · 82th pct | 1 |
| Metuchen Borough School District | Metuchen Borough | 9/10 Excellent · 82th pct | 1 |
| Princeton Public Schools | Princeton | 9/10 Excellent · 82th pct | 3 |
| Robbinsville Township School District | Robbinsville Township | 9/10 Excellent · 82th pct | 2 |
| Green Brook Township School District | Green Brook Township | 9/10 Excellent · 80th pct | 1 |
| Logan Township School District | Logan Township | 9/10 Excellent · 80th pct | 1 |
| Avon-by-the-Sea Borough School District | Avon-by-the-Sea Borough | 8/10 Good · 79th pct | 1 |
| Fair Haven Borough School District | Fair Haven Borough | 8/10 Good · 79th pct | 1 |
| Port Republic City School District | Port Republic | 8/10 Good · 79th pct | 1 |
| Springfield Township School District | Springfield Township | 8/10 Good · 79th pct | 1 |
| Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District | Bridgewater | 8/10 Good · 78th pct | 3 |
| East Brunswick Township School District | East Brunswick Township | 8/10 Good · 78th pct | 1 |
| South Brunswick Township School District | South Brunswick Township | 8/10 Good · 78th pct | 3 |
| Bedminster Township School District | Bedminster Township | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 1 |
| East Greenwich Township School District | East Greenwich Township | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 3 |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 4 |
| Cranford Township School District | Cranford Township | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 1 |
| Florham Park Borough School District | Florham Park Borough | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 2 |
| Greenwich Township School District | Greenwich Township | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 2 |
| Hanover Park Regional School District | Hanover Park | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 2 |
| Mount Olive Township School District | Mount Olive Township | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 2 |
| Sparta Township School District | Sparta Township | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 1 |
| Fort Lee Borough School District | Fort Lee Borough | 8/10 Good · 75th pct | 1 |
| Leonia Borough School District | Leonia Borough | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 1 |
| Midland Park Borough School District | Midland Park Borough | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 1 |
| Union Township School District | Union Township | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 2 |
| Waldwick Borough School District | Waldwick Borough | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 1 |
| Wayne Township School District | Wayne Township | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 1 |
| Westwood Regional School District | Westwood | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 1 |
| East Hanover Township School District | East Hanover Township | 8/10 Good · 73th pct | 1 |
| Millstone Township School District | Millstone Township | 8/10 Good · 73th pct | 2 |
| Monroe Township School District | Monroe Township | 8/10 Good · 73th pct | 2 |
| Dumont Borough School District | Dumont Borough | 8/10 Good · 72th pct | 1 |
| Frelinghuysen Township School District | Frelinghuysen Township | 8/10 Good · 71th pct | 1 |
| Great Meadows Regional School District | Great Meadows | 8/10 Good · 71th pct | 2 |
| Oldmans Township School District | Oldmans Township | 8/10 Good · 71th pct | 1 |
| South Hackensack Township School District | South Hackensack Township | 8/10 Good · 71th pct | 1 |
| Wall Township School District | Wall Township | 8/10 Good · 71th pct | 3 |
| Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Hopewell Valley | 8/10 Good | 3 |
| Cedar Grove Township School District | Cedar Grove Township | 7/10 Good · 70th pct | 1 |
| New Milford Borough School District | New Milford Borough | 7/10 Good · 70th pct | 1 |
| Paramus Borough School District | Paramus Borough | 7/10 Good · 70th pct | 1 |
| Randolph Township School District | Randolph Township | 7/10 Good · 70th pct | 1 |
| Rutherford Borough School District | Rutherford Borough | 7/10 Good · 70th pct | 1 |
| Upper Pittsgrove Township School District | Upper Pittsgrove Township | 7/10 Good · 70th pct | 1 |
| Clearview Regional School District | Clearview | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 3 |
| Hasbrouck Heights Borough School District | Hasbrouck Heights Borough | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 2 |
| Nutley Town School District | Nutley Town | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 1 |
| Somerset Hills Regional School District | Somerset Hills | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 4 |
| North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School District | North Hunterdon-Voorhees | 7/10 Good · 67th pct | 11 |
| Point Pleasant Borough School District | Point Pleasant Borough | 7/10 Good · 67th pct | 1 |
| Chesterfield Township School District | Chesterfield Township | 7/10 Good · 66th pct | 1 |
| Hope Township School District | Hope Township | 7/10 Good · 66th pct | 1 |
| Mine Hill Township School District | Mine Hill Township | 7/10 Good · 66th pct | 1 |
| Moonachie Borough School District | Moonachie Borough | 7/10 Good · 66th pct | 1 |
| Pompton Lakes Borough School District | Pompton Lakes Borough | 7/10 Good · 66th pct | 1 |
| South Orange-Maplewood School District | South Orange-Maplewood | 7/10 Good · 66th pct | 2 |
| Washington Township School District | Washington Township | 7/10 Good · 66th pct | 4 |
| Kingsway Regional School District | Kingsway | 7/10 Good · 64th pct | 2 |
| Lodi Borough School District | Lodi Borough | 7/10 Good · 64th pct | 1 |
| Montclair Town School District | Montclair Town | 7/10 Good · 64th pct | 2 |
| Verona Borough School District | Verona Borough | 7/10 Good · 64th pct | 1 |
| Caldwell-West Caldwell School District | Caldwell-West Caldwell | 7/10 Good · 63th pct | 1 |
| Cherry Hill Township School District | Cherry Hill Township | 7/10 Good · 63th pct | 3 |
| Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District | Matawan-Aberdeen | 7/10 Good · 63th pct | 1 |
| Riverdale Borough School District | Riverdale Borough | 7/10 Good · 63th pct | 1 |
| Upper Freehold Regional School District | Upper Freehold | 7/10 Good · 63th pct | 2 |
| Byram Township School District | Byram Township | 7/10 Good · 61th pct | 1 |
| Hainesport Township School District | Hainesport Township | 7/10 Good · 61th pct | 1 |
| Emerson Borough School District | Emerson Borough | 7/10 Good · 60th pct | 1 |
| Milltown Borough School District | Milltown Borough | 7/10 Good · 60th pct | 1 |
| Bogota Borough School District | Bogota Borough | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 1 |
| Lakeland Regional School District | Lakeland | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 3 |
| Middletown Township School District | Middletown Township | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 8 |
| Plumsted Township School District | Plumsted Township | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 1 |
| Roxbury Township School District | Roxbury Township | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 4 |
| Bergenfield Borough School District | Bergenfield Borough | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 1 |
| Northern Burlington Regional School District | Northern Burlington | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 5 |
| Cinnaminson Township School District | Cinnaminson Township | 6/10 Average · 57th pct | 1 |
| Red Bank Regional School District | Red Bank | 6/10 Average · 57th pct | 1 |
| Ridgefield Borough School District | Ridgefield Borough | 6/10 Average · 57th pct | 1 |
| Franklin Township School District | Franklin Township | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 7 |
| Haddon Heights Borough School District | Haddon Heights Borough | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 1 |
| Spotswood Borough School District | Spotswood Borough | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 2 |
| Watchung Hills Regional School District | Watchung Hills | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 1 |
| Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District | Woodstown-Pilesgrove | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 1 |
| Garwood Borough School District | Garwood Borough | 6/10 Average · 54th pct | 1 |
| Hardyston Township School District | Hardyston Township | 6/10 Average · 54th pct | 1 |
| Morris Township School District | Morris Township | 6/10 Average · 54th pct | 1 |
| South Plainfield Borough School District | South Plainfield Borough | 6/10 Average · 54th pct | 1 |
| Evesham Township School District | Evesham Township | 6/10 Average · 53th pct | 1 |
| Lyndhurst Township School District | Lyndhurst Township | 6/10 Average · 53th pct | 1 |
| Edgewater Borough School District | Edgewater Borough | 6/10 Average · 52th pct | 1 |
| Haddon Township School District | Haddon Township | 6/10 Average · 52th pct | 1 |
| Hazlet Township School District | Hazlet Township | 6/10 Average · 52th pct | 1 |
| Old Bridge Township School District | Old Bridge Township | 6/10 Average · 52th pct | 3 |
| Secaucus Town School District | Secaucus Town | 6/10 Average · 52th pct | 1 |
| Weymouth Township School District | Weymouth Township | 6/10 Average · 52th pct | 1 |
| White Township School District | White Township | 6/10 Average · 52th pct | 1 |
| Clark Township School District | Clark Township | 6/10 Average | 1 |
| Knowlton Township School District | Knowlton Township | 6/10 Average | 1 |
| Kittatinny Regional School District | Kittatinny | 5/10 Average · 50th pct | 4 |
| Lenape Valley Regional School District | Lenape Valley | 5/10 Average · 50th pct | 2 |
| Rochelle Park Township School District | Rochelle Park Township | 5/10 Average · 50th pct | 1 |
| Bloomingdale Borough School District | Bloomingdale Borough | 5/10 Average · 49th pct | 1 |
| Morris Hills Regional School District | Morris Hills | 5/10 Average · 49th pct | 4 |
| West Milford Township School District | West Milford Township | 5/10 Average · 49th pct | 3 |
| Wood-Ridge Borough School District | Wood-Ridge Borough | 5/10 Average · 49th pct | 1 |
| Piscataway Township School District | Piscataway Township | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 1 |
| Jackson Township School District | Jackson Township | 5/10 Average · 47th pct | 2 |
| Lower Alloways Creek Township School District | Lower Alloways Creek Township | 5/10 Average · 47th pct | 2 |
| Middlesex Borough School District | Middlesex Borough | 5/10 Average · 47th pct | 1 |
| Ocean City School District | Ocean | 5/10 Average · 47th pct | 1 |
| West Deptford Township School District | West Deptford Township | 5/10 Average · 47th pct | 2 |
| Dennis Township School District | Dennis Township | 5/10 Average · 46th pct | 3 |
| Oaklyn Borough School District | Oaklyn Borough | 5/10 Average · 46th pct | 1 |
| Audubon Borough School District | Audubon Borough | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 1 |
| Cliffside Park Borough School District | Cliffside Park Borough | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 1 |
| North Arlington Borough School District | North Arlington Borough | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 1 |
| Roselle Park Borough School District | Roselle Park Borough | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 1 |
| Vernon Township School District | Vernon Township | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 3 |
| Wallington Borough School District | Wallington Borough | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 1 |
| West Orange Town School District | West Orange Town | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 1 |
| Eastern Camden County Regional School District | Eastern Camden | 5/10 Average · 43th pct | 2 |
| Highland Park Borough School District | Highland Park Borough | 5/10 Average · 43th pct | 1 |
| Lenape Regional School District | Lenape | 5/10 Average · 43th pct | 4 |
| Lindenwold Borough School District | Lindenwold Borough | 5/10 Average · 43th pct | 1 |
| Little Ferry Borough School District | Little Ferry Borough | 5/10 Average · 43th pct | 1 |
| Saddle Brook Township School District | Saddle Brook Township | 5/10 Average · 43th pct | 1 |
| Ventnor City School District | Ventnor | 5/10 Average · 43th pct | 1 |
| Alloway Township School District | Alloway Township | 5/10 Average · 40th pct | 1 |
| Rancocas Valley Regional School District | Rancocas Valley | 5/10 Average · 40th pct | 3 |
| Eagleswood Township School District | Eagleswood Township | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 1 |
| Estell Manor City School District | Estell Manor | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 1 |
| Freehold Regional School District | Freehold | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 6 |
| High Point Regional School District | High Point | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 2 |
| Montague Township School District | Montague Township | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 1 |
| Mount Ephraim Borough School District | Mount Ephraim Borough | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 1 |
| Sayreville Borough School District | Sayreville Borough | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 2 |
| Shore Regional School District | Shore | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 1 |
| Barrington Borough School District | Barrington Borough | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 1 |
| Bloomfield Township School District | Bloomfield Township | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 1 |
| North Warren Regional School District | North Warren | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 2 |
| Pitman Borough School District | Pitman Borough | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 1 |
| South Bound Brook Borough School District | South Bound Brook Borough | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 1 |
| Burlington Township School District | Burlington Township | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 1 |
| Jefferson Township School District | Jefferson Township | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 3 |
| Allamuchy Township School District | Allamuchy Township | 4/10 Below Average · 33th pct | 2 |
| Bayonne City School District | Bayonne | 4/10 Below Average · 33th pct | 1 |
| Pittsgrove Township School District | Pittsgrove Township | 4/10 Below Average · 33th pct | 1 |
| Berlin Township School District | Berlin Township | 4/10 Below Average · 32th pct | 1 |
| Egg Harbor Township School District | Egg Harbor Township | 4/10 Below Average · 32th pct | 2 |
| Lacey Township School District | Lacey Township | 4/10 Below Average · 32th pct | 2 |
| Lower Cape May Regional School District | Lower Cape May | 4/10 Below Average · 32th pct | 3 |
| Southern Regional School District | Southern | 4/10 Below Average · 32th pct | 2 |
| Absecon City School District | Absecon | 4/10 Below Average · 31th pct | 1 |
| Toms River Regional School District | Toms River | 4/10 Below Average · 31th pct | 5 |
| Brick Township School District | Brick Township | 4/10 Below Average | 3 |
| East Windsor Regional School District | East Windsor | 4/10 Below Average | 1 |
| Hawthorne Borough School District | Hawthorne Borough | 4/10 Below Average | 1 |
| Quinton Township School District | Quinton Township | 4/10 Below Average | 1 |
| South Hunterdon Regional School District | South Hunterdon | 4/10 Below Average | 1 |
| Teaneck Township School District | Teaneck Township | 4/10 Below Average | 1 |
| Elmwood Park Borough School District | Elmwood Park Borough | 3/10 Below Average · 30th pct | 1 |
| North Brunswick Township School District | North Brunswick Township | 3/10 Below Average · 30th pct | 1 |
| Ridgefield Park Township School District | Ridgefield Park Township | 3/10 Below Average · 30th pct | 1 |
| Warren Hills Regional School District | Warren Hills | 3/10 Below Average · 30th pct | 3 |
| Delran Township School District | Delran Township | 3/10 Below Average · 28th pct | 1 |
| Garfield City School District | Garfield | 3/10 Below Average · 28th pct | 1 |
| New Hanover Township School District | New Hanover Township | 3/10 Below Average · 28th pct | 1 |
| Ogdensburg Borough School District | Ogdensburg Borough | 3/10 Below Average · 28th pct | 1 |
| Union City School District | Union | 3/10 Below Average · 28th pct | 1 |
| Woodbridge Township School District | Woodbridge Township | 3/10 Below Average · 28th pct | 8 |
| Barnegat Township School District | Barnegat Township | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 1 |
| Brigantine City School District | Brigantine | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 1 |
| Galloway Township School District | Galloway Township | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 2 |
| Lawrence Township School District | Lawrence Township | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 2 |
| Clifton City School District | Clifton | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| Hoboken City School District | Hoboken | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Pinelands Regional School District | Pinelands | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Berkeley Township School District | Berkeley Township | 3/10 Below Average · 24th pct | 2 |
| Deal Borough School District | Deal Borough | 3/10 Below Average · 24th pct | 1 |
| Harmony Township School District | Harmony Township | 3/10 Below Average · 24th pct | 1 |
| Palmyra Borough School District | Palmyra Borough | 3/10 Below Average · 24th pct | 1 |
| Weehawken Township School District | Weehawken Township | 3/10 Below Average · 24th pct | 1 |
| Harrison Town School District | Harrison Town | 3/10 Below Average · 23th pct | 1 |
| Pennsville Township School District | Pennsville Township | 3/10 Below Average · 23th pct | 2 |
| Jersey City School District | Jersey | 3/10 Below Average · 22th pct | 7 |
| Monmouth Regional School District | Monmouth | 3/10 Below Average · 22th pct | 1 |
| Gloucester City School District | Gloucester | 3/10 Below Average · 21th pct | 1 |
| Manville Borough School District | Manville Borough | 3/10 Below Average · 21th pct | 1 |
| Palisades Park Borough School District | Palisades Park Borough | 3/10 Below Average · 21th pct | 1 |
| Waterford Township School District | Waterford Township | 3/10 Below Average · 21th pct | 2 |
| Passaic Valley Regional School District | Passaic Valley | 3/10 Below Average · 20th pct | 2 |
| Manchester Township School District | Manchester Township | 3/10 Below Average | 1 |
| Black Horse Pike Regional School District | Black Horse Pike | 2/10 Poor · 20th pct | 3 |
| Elizabeth City School District | Elizabeth | 2/10 Poor · 20th pct | 4 |
| Middle Township School District | Middle Township | 2/10 Poor · 20th pct | 3 |
| Ocean Township School District | Ocean Township | 2/10 Poor · 20th pct | 4 |
| Belleville Town School District | Belleville Town | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 1 |
| Carteret Borough School District | Carteret Borough | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 1 |
| Edgewater Park Township School District | Edgewater Park Township | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 1 |
| Florence Township School District | Florence Township | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 2 |
| Wallkill Valley Regional School District | Wallkill Valley | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 2 |
| Hamilton Township School District | Hamilton Township | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 5 |
| North Bergen Township School District | North Bergen Township | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 1 |
| Bradley Beach Borough School District | Bradley Beach Borough | 2/10 Poor · 16th pct | 1 |
| Ewing Township School District | Ewing Township | 2/10 Poor · 16th pct | 3 |
| Kearny Town School District | Kearny Town | 2/10 Poor · 16th pct | 1 |
| Kenilworth Borough School District | Kenilworth Borough | 2/10 Poor · 16th pct | 1 |
| Gateway Regional School District | Gateway | 2/10 Poor · 15th pct | 2 |
| Hopatcong Borough School District | Hopatcong Borough | 2/10 Poor · 15th pct | 1 |
| South River Borough School District | South River Borough | 2/10 Poor · 14th pct | 1 |
| West New York Town School District | West New York Town | 2/10 Poor · 14th pct | 1 |
| Linden City School District | Linden | 2/10 Poor · 13th pct | 1 |
| Pemberton Township School District | Pemberton Township | 2/10 Poor · 13th pct | 4 |
| Winslow Township School District | Winslow Township | 2/10 Poor · 13th pct | 3 |
| Central Regional School District | Central | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 4 |
| Maurice River Township School District | Maurice River Township | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 6 |
| Orange City Township School District | Orange | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 1 |
| Perth Amboy City School District | Perth Amboy | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 1 |
| Rahway City School District | Rahway | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 1 |
| Englewood City School District | Englewood | 2/10 Poor · 11th pct | 1 |
| Hillside Township School District | Hillside Township | 2/10 Poor · 11th pct | 1 |
| Maple Shade Township School District | Maple Shade Township | 2/10 Poor · 11th pct | 1 |
| Hackensack City School District | Hackensack | 2/10 Poor | 1 |
| Carlstadt-East Rutherford School District | Carlstadt-East Rutherford | 1/10 Poor · 10th pct | 2 |
| Clayton Borough School District | Clayton Borough | 1/10 Poor · 10th pct | 1 |
| Newark City School District | Newark | 1/10 Poor · 9th pct | 9 |
| Fairview Borough School District | Fairview Borough | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 1 |
| Long Branch City School District | Long Branch | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 1 |
| Vineland City School District | Vineland | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 2 |
| Bound Brook Borough School District | Bound Brook Borough | 1/10 Poor · 7th pct | 1 |
| Buena Regional School District | Buena | 1/10 Poor · 7th pct | 5 |
| East Orange City School District | East Orange | 1/10 Poor · 7th pct | 2 |
| Lawnside Borough School District | Lawnside Borough | 1/10 Poor · 7th pct | 1 |
| Lakewood Township School District | Lakewood Township | 1/10 Poor · 6th pct | 1 |
| Neptune Township School District | Neptune Township | 1/10 Poor · 6th pct | 2 |
| Roselle Borough School District | Roselle Borough | 1/10 Poor · 6th pct | 1 |
| Atlantic City School District | Atlantic | 1/10 Poor · 5th pct | 1 |
| New Brunswick City School District | New Brunswick | 1/10 Poor · 5th pct | 1 |
| Passaic City School District | Passaic | 1/10 Poor · 5th pct | 1 |
| Passaic County Manchester Regional School District | Passaic | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 1 |
| Paterson City School District | Paterson | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 9 |
| Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District | Penns Grove-Carneys Point | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 1 |
| Sterling High School School District | Sterling | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 3 |
| Cumberland Regional School District | Cumberland | 1/10 Poor · 3th pct | 5 |
| Willingboro Township School District | Willingboro Township | 1/10 Poor · 3th pct | 1 |
| Irvington Township School District | Irvington Township | 1/10 Poor · 2th pct | 1 |
| Keansburg Borough School District | Keansburg Borough | 1/10 Poor · 2th pct | 1 |
| Millville City School District | Millville | 1/10 Poor · 2th pct | 1 |
| Plainfield City School District | Plainfield | 1/10 Poor · 2th pct | 3 |
| Camden City School District | Camden | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 4 |
| Commercial Township School District | Commercial Township | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 2 |
| Fairfield Township School District | Fairfield Township | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 1 |
| Trenton City School District | Trenton | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 2 |
| Trenton Public Schools | Trenton | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 1 |
| Downe Township School District | Downe Township | 1/10 Poor | 2 |
| Allendale Borough School District | Allendale Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Avalon Borough School District | Avalon Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Bass River Township School District | Bass River Township | Not rated | 1 |
| Bellmawr Borough School District | Bellmawr Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Cape May Point Borough School District | Cape May Point Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Closter Borough School District | Closter Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Delaware Valley Regional School District | Delaware Valley | Not rated | 3 |
| Demarest Borough School District | Demarest Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Deptford Township School District | Deptford Township | Not rated | 3 |
| Eatontown Borough School District | Eatontown Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Frankford Township School District | Frankford Township | Not rated | 1 |
| Glassboro Borough School District | Glassboro Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District | Greater Egg Harbor | Not rated | 4 |
| Harrington Park Borough School District | Harrington Park Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Haworth Borough School District | Haworth Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Hillsdale Borough School District | Hillsdale Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst | Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst | Not rated | 2 |
| Little Silver Borough School District | Little Silver Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Long Beach Island School District | Long Beach Island | Not rated | 1 |
| Mainland Regional School District | Mainland | Not rated | 2 |
| Monmouth Beach Borough School District | Monmouth Beach Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Montvale Borough School District | Montvale Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Mount Arlington Borough School District | Mount Arlington Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Northern Highlands Regional School District | Northern Highlands | Not rated | 1 |
| Oakland Borough School District | Oakland Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Oceanport Borough School District | Oceanport Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Oradell Borough School District | Oradell Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Pennsauken Township School District | Pennsauken Township | Not rated | 2 |
| Pleasantville City School District | Pleasantville | Not rated | 1 |
| Roseland Borough School District | Roseland Borough | Not rated | 1 |
| Sea Isle City School District | Sea Isle | Not rated | 1 |
| Union Beach Borough School District | Union Beach Borough | Not rated | 1 |
School Districts in New Jersey
New Jersey is home to 350 public school districts serving approximately 1,034,326 students across 598+ zip codes. The average district rating statewide is 6/10, based on state reading and math assessment proficiency (NCES EDFacts, 2017–18 — the most recent district-level federal collection we have processed), ranked against other districts in the same state. Directory data (enrollment, schools, contacts) is NCES CCD 2024–25.
Top-rated districts in New Jersey include Alpine Borough School District, Englewood Cliffs Borough School District, Mendham Township School District, and 2 more top-rated districts. Use the table above to sort and compare all districts, or click any district name to view its full profile including assigned schools, enrollment, and spending data.
Finding Your District in New Jersey
School district boundaries in New Jersey are determined by your residential address, not just your city or zip code. In some areas, a single zip code spans multiple districts, or a district may serve students across several zip codes. The most reliable way to confirm your district is to enter your exact zip code in the search tool above.
Why School Districts Matter for Homebuyers
In New Jersey, as across the country, school district quality is one of the top three factors homebuyers cite when choosing a neighborhood. Homes in higher-rated districts often command a premium of 5–25% compared to similar homes in adjacent districts. Whether you're buying, renting, or planning a move, understanding which school district serves your address is an essential first step.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many school districts are in New Jersey? ▼
New Jersey has 350 public school districts covering 598+ zip codes and serving an estimated 1,034,326 students. The statewide average district rating is 6/10 based on state assessment data.
How do I find my school district in New Jersey? ▼
Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box above to instantly find your New Jersey school district, including ratings, enrollment, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.
What is the best school district in New Jersey? ▼
The table above is sorted by rating (highest first). Districts rated 9–10/10 are top-tier based on state reading and math proficiency. Click any district name to view its full profile.
Can I search by address instead of zip code? ▼
Yes — on any district page, enter a full street address in the search box and it will resolve to the correct zip code automatically.