K12ATLAS
Release v2026.07
§ New Jersey elementary directory

Elementary schools in New Jersey.

1,496 elementary schools across 550 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.

Free profiles carry key facts; the full 122-field record is a member product.

1,496
elementary schools
550
districts represented
542
cities represented
621,211
students enrolled
§ Distribution

What the numbers say across New Jersey.

Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: school size, staffing ratios, grade spans, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.

School size · 2024
385

students at the median elementary school; the middle half of schools enroll between 291 and 513 students.

Under 200132
200–499959
500–999391
1,000+12

Reported enrollment · v2026.07

Pupil–teacher ratio · 2024
11.0 : 1

students per teacher at the median elementary school reporting staffing.

25th percentile9.0 : 1
Median11.0 : 1
75th percentile12.0 : 1

Reported staffing · v2026.07

Grade spans · 2024

Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.

Grades KG–05274
Grades PK–05229
Grades PK–08222
Grades PK–04117
Grades KG–0879

Reported grade spans · v2026.07

Sector mix
Public 1,448Public charter 48

Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.

Record mix · v2026.07

Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 9.5% of this list (142 of 1,496 records); the five most-represented cities account for 10.8%.

§ Districts

Districts with elementary schools.

Every district with at least one elementary-level record, sorted by record count. Cities counts the distinct reported cities among the district’s records here; Students sums reported enrollment for those same records. Linked districts open full school directories.
Newark Public School District45128,249
Paterson Public School District30114,076
Jersey City Public Schools26115,637
Elizabeth Public Schools24116,349
Hamilton Township Public School District1715,572
Woodbridge Township School District1686,220
Clifton Public School District1414,630
Cherry Hill School District1314,909
East Orange School District1314,154
Edison Township School District1317,387
Trenton Public School District1314,744
Toms River Regional School District1246,337
Bayonne School District1117,386
Middletown Township Public School District1184,064
Old Bridge Township School District1143,450
Parsippany-troy Hills Township School District1053,412
Passaic City School District1015,555
Plainfield Public School District1014,563
Union City School District1015,883
Wayne Township Public School District1013,426
Atlantic City School District914,569
Camden City School District913,887
New Brunswick School District914,718
Bloomfield Township School District813,243
East Brunswick Township School District812,671
Gloucester Township Public Schools844,066
Howell Township Public School District833,462
Irvington Public School District813,962
Linden Public School District813,086
Vineland Public School District814,042
Belleville Public School District712,366
Bridgewater-raritan Regional School District732,688
Franklin Township Public School District723,437
Montclair Public School District722,935
Morris School District732,126
North Bergen School District724,703
Orange Board of Education School District712,794
South Brunswick School District732,991
Summit Public School District711,918
West Orange Public Schools722,914
Westfield Public School District712,624
Brick Township Public School District623,414
Bridgeton City School District613,807
Evesham Township School District613,052
Fair Lawn Public School District612,030
Garfield Public School District612,122
Hillsborough Township Public School District612,456
Long Branch Public School District612,726
Lakewood Township School District612,324
Livingston Board of Education School District612,747
Lyndhurst Public School District611,105
Manalapan-englishtown Regional School District612,801
Marlboro Township School District622,785
Monroe Township School District622,437
Mount Laurel Township School District622,299
Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District622,128
Perth Amboy Public School District613,848
Piscataway Township School District613,033
Ridgewood Public School District612,282
South Orange-maplewood School District623,131
Township of Union School District613,172
Washington Township School District623,129
West New York School District613,572
West Windsor-plainsboro Regional School District623,482
Bergenfield Borough School District511,600
Collingswood Public School District52897
Cranford Public School District511,907
Deptford Township Public School District531,793
Freehold Township School District512,155
Haddon Township School District531,045
Jackson Township School District513,144
Kearny512,800
Lodi School District511,490
Matawan-aberdeen Regional School District532,039
Medford Township School District511,958
Millburn Township School District521,689
Millville School District511,822
Montville Township School District541,667
Neptune Township School District511,650
Nutley Public School District512,440
Paramus Public School District511,347
Pemberton Township School District531,949
Rockaway Township School District531,626
Sayreville School District522,669
Scotch Plains-fanwood School District512,376
Teaneck School District511,413
West Milford Township Public School District531,298
Willingboro Public School District511,753
Berkeley Heights School District42968
Bernards Township School District421,946
Caldwell-west School District421,122
Dumont Public School District411,763
East Windsor Regional School District422,230
Flemington-raritan Regional School District421,775
Fort Lee School District411,609
Galloway Township Public School District412,278
Glen Ridge Public School District41947
Glen Rock Public School District411,167
Hackensack School District412,164
Hazlet Township Public School District411,127
Hillside Public School District411,626
Hopewell Valley Regional School District431,552
Jefferson Township Public School District431,331
Lacey Township School District421,975
Lawrence Township Public School District411,106
Mahwah Township Public School District411,227
Middlesex Borough School District41928
Monroe Township Public School District412,240
Mount Olive Township School District422,119
North Arlington School District41928
North Brunswick Township School District412,208
Pleasantville Public School District411,775
Princeton Public School District411,356
Rahway Public School District412,103
Randolph Township School District411,989
Roselle Public School District411,254
Roxbury Township School District421,165
School District of the Chathams411,510
South Plainfield School District411,365
Tenafly Public School District411,347
Verona Public School District41872
Voorhees Township School District411,995
Wall Township Public School District421,442
Warren Township School District411,116
Westwood Regional School District421,278
Winslow Township School District421,699
Wyckoff Township Public School District411,417
Berkeley Township School District311,768
Bordentown Regional School District31935
Buena Regional School District33733
Burlington City Public School District311,022
Carteret Public School District311,607
Cliffside Park School District311,142
Dover Public School District311,560
Eatontown Public School District31679
Egg Harbor Township School District313,079
Elmwood Park School District311,205
Ewing Township School District311,669
Franklin Lakes School District31796
Haddon Heights School District31531
Haddonfield School District311,282
Hanover Township School District32815
Harrison Public Schools31931
Hawthorne Public School District311,038
Hoboken Public School District311,634
Lower Township Elementary School District321,057
Madison Public School District311,048
Manchester Township School District321,315
Moorestown Township Public School District311,142
North Plainfield School District311,323
Oakland Public School District31832
Penns Grove-carneys Point Regional School District321,098
Pennsville School District31903
Pequannock Township School District32966
Phillipsburg School District311,490
Ramsey School District31958
Readington Township School District32936
Ridgefield Park Public School District31908
Ringwood School District31612
Roselle Park Public School District31976
Saddle Brook School District31972
Sparta Township Public School District311,494
Springfield Public School District311,063
Stafford Township School District311,709
Swedesboro-woolwich School District321,380
Township of Ocean School District331,349
Vernon Township School District311,254
Washington Township School District311,387
Waterford Township School District32909
West Deptford Township School District321,207
Woodbury City Public School District31891
Asbury Park School District21788
Audubon Public School District21558
Barnegat Township School District211,268
Bellmawr Public School District21718
Bloomingdale School District21439
Bogota Public School District21661
Bound Brook School District21623
Branchburg Township School District22927
Burlington Township School District211,632
Cedar Grove Township School District21658
Chester Township School District21653
Cinnaminson Township School District211,296
Clark Township Public School District21933
Clinton Township School District21752
Colts Neck Township School District21688
Cresskill Public School District21837
Delran Township School District211,276
Demarest School District21442
Denville Township K-8 School District211,164
East Greenwich Township School District211,181
East Hanover Township School District21678
East Rutherford School District21547
Edgewater School District21717
Englewood Public School District21933
Fairfield Public School District21713
Fairview Public School District21900
Florham Park School District21617
Freehold Borough School District211,025
Glassboro School District21975
Hackettstown Public School District21603
Hamilton Township School District211,917
Hammonton School District211,168
Hasbrouck Heights School District21726
Henry Hudson Regional School District22435
Highland Park Boro School District21731
Hillsdale School District21633
Hopatcong Borough School District21501
Kinnelon School District21732
Lindenwold Public School District211,253
Little Egg Harbor Township School District211,362
Little Falls Township Public School District21560
Logan Township School District21560
Long Beach Island Consolidated School District22196
Long Hill Township School District22577
Lumberton Township Board of Education21828
Mansfield Township School District21548
Mantua Township School District22737
Manville School District21617
Maple Shade School District211,061
Metuchen Public School District21850
Middle Township Public School District211,210
Midland Park School District21539
Millstone Township School District22724
Montgomery Township School District211,346
Mount Holly Township Public School District21631
Mountain Lakes Public School District21487
New Milford Public School District21891
New Providence School District211,224
North Hanover Township School District221,085
Ocean Township School District21558
Palisades Park School District211,039
Park Ridge School District21657
Paulsboro School District21626
Pine Hill School District21833
Pitman Boro School District21699
Pittsgrove Township School District22554
Plumsted Township School District21667
Point Pleasant Borough School District211,189
Pompton Lakes School District21699
Ridgefield School District21366
River Edge School District211,171
River Vale Public School District21664
Runnemede Public School District21335
Rutherford School District21849
Secaucus School District211,038
South Bergen Jointure Commission School District22241
South River Public School District211,004
Southampton Township School District21435
Spotswood Public School District21600
Sussex-wantage Regional School District21822
Tinton Falls School District21916
Township of Franklin School District22924
Upper Deerfield Township School District21705
Upper Saddle River School District21723
Upper Township School District21937
Waldwick School District21727
Wallington Boro School District21614
Wanaque School District22888
Washington Borough School District21560
Washington Township School District21431
Weehawken Public School District21743
Woodland Park School District21763
Absecon Public Schools District11516
Alexandria Township School District11417
Allamuchy Township School District11173
Allendale Public School District11348
Alloway Twp School District11285
Alpha Borough School District11215
Alpine School District11146
Andover Regional School District11288
Atlantic Community Charter School11333
Atlantic County Special Services School District11200
Avon Boro School District11112
Barrington School District11305
Bay Head Borough School District11125
Beach Haven School District1156
Bedminster Township Public School District11412
Belmar Elementary School District11400
Belvidere School District11274
Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School11356
Berlin Borough School District11853
Berlin Township School District11357
Bethlehem Township School District11258
Beverly City School District11342
Blairstown Elementary Township School District11418
Bloomsbury Borough School District1198
Boonton Town Public School District11325
Boonton Township School District11396
Bradley Beach School District11193
Bridgeton Public Charter School11106
Brielle Boro School District11471
Brigantine Public School District11380
Brilla New Jersey Charter School11362
Brooklawn Public School District11277
Burch Charter School of Excellence11335
Butler Public School District11383
Byram Township School District11443
Califon Borough School District1194
Cape May City School District11155
Cape May County Special Services School District11150
Carlstadt Public School District11478
Chesterfield Township School District11675
Clayton Public School District11715
Clementon Elementary School District11586
Clinton-glen Gardner School District11521
Closter Public School District11599
Commercial Township School District11505
Community Charter School of Paterson11896
Compass Academy Charter School11183
Cranbury Township School District11421
Cresthaven Academy Charter School11621
Deal Boro School District11160
Deerfield Township School District11325
Delanco Township School District11355
Delaware Township School District11403
Dennis Township School District11242
Downe Township School District11168
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School11383
Dunellen Public School District11621
Eagleswood Township School District11136
East Amwell Township School District11398
East Newark School District11176
East Orange Community Charter School11414
Eastampton Township School District11600
Edgewater Park Township School District11583
Educational Services Commission of New Jersey11144
Egg Harbor City School District11285
Elk Township School District11350
Elsinboro Township School District11105
Elysian Charter School11292
Emerson Public School District11374
Englewood Cliffs School District11149
Englewood on the Palisades Charter School11306
Essex Fells School District11251
Essex Regional Educational Services Commission1115
Estell Manor School District11199
Fair Haven School District11464
Fairfield Township School District11526
Farmingdale Public School District11160
Florence Township School District11410
Folsom Borough School District11375
Frankford Township Consolidated School District11505
Franklin Borough School District11527
Franklin Township School District11293
Franklin Township School District11251
Fredon Township School District11203
Frelinghuysen Township School District11121
Frenchtown Borough School District1197
Garwood Boro11372
Gibbsboro Elementary School District11281
Gloucester City Public School District11839
Gray Charter School11317
Great Meadows Regional School District11349
Greater Brunswick Charter School11397
Green Brook Township Public School District11404
Green Township School District11414
Greenwich Township School District1185
Greenwich Township School District11290
Greenwich Township School District11397
Guttenberg School District11977
Hainesport Township School District11523
Haledon Public School District11996
Hamburg School District11246
Hampton Borough School District11113
Hampton Township School District11322
Harding Township School District11291
Hardyston Township School District11358
Harmony Township School District11190
Harrington Park School District11627
Harrison Township School District11768
Hatikvah International Academy Charter School11657
Haworth Public School District11498
High Bridge Borough School District11219
Ho-ho-kus School District11573
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School11441
Holland Township School District11525
Holmdel Township School District11822
Hope Academy Charter School11309
Hope Community Charter School11115
Hope Township School District11124
Hopewell Township School District11524
Hudson Arts and Science Charter School11848
International Charter School of Trenton11108
Island Heights School District11142
Jamesburg Public School District11477
Jersey City Community Charter School11561
Jersey City Global Charter School11423
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School11662
John P Holland Charter School School District11787
Keansburg School District11595
Kenilworth School District11659
Keyport School District11605
Kingwood Township School District11341
Knowlton Township School District11174
Lafayette Township School District11232
Lakehurst School District11411
Laurel Springs School District11179
Lavallette Borough School District11142
Lawnside School District11333
Lawrence Township School District11479
Lebanon Borough School District1188
Lebanon Township School District11260
Leonia Public School District11517
Lincoln Park School District11500
Link Community Charter School11343
Linwood City School District11444
Little Ferry Public School District11469
Little Silver Boro School District11397
Lopatcong Township School District11389
Magnolia School District11396
Manasquan School District11475
Mannington Township School District11170
Mansfield Township Elementary School District11570
Margate City School District11186
Maria L. Varisco-rogers Charter School11572
Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf1122
Maurice River Township School District11369
Maywood School District11415
Medford Lakes School District11126
Mendham Borough School District11289
Mendham Township School District11466
Mercer County Special Services School District1197
Merchantville School District11394
Middlesex County STEM Charter School11739
Milford Borough School District1164
Milltown School District11338
Millville Public Charter School District11327
Mine Hill Township School District11382
Monmouth Beach School District11230
Montague Township School District11329
Montvale Board of Education School District11532
Moonachie School District11356
Morris Plains School District11201
Mount Arlington Public School District11153
Mountainside School District11265
Mt. Ephraim School District11289
Mullica Township School District11371
National Park Boro School District11289
Neptune City School District11264
Netcong School District11295
New Hanover Township11185
New Horizons Community Charter School11370
Newark Educators Community Charter School11142
Newton Public School District11483
North Caldwell School District11420
North Haledon School District11349
North Wildwood School District11159
Northfield City School District11457
Northvale Public School District11540
Norwood Public School District11583
Office of Education Department of Children and Families11—
Oaklyn Public School District11273
Ocean City School District11271
Ocean Gate School District11141
Oceanport School District11354
Ogdensburg Borough School District11280
Old Tappan Public School District11374
Oldmans Township School District11308
Oradell Public School District11809
Oxford Township School District11262
Pace Charter School of Hamilton11463
Palmyra Public School District11417
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities11545
Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson11683
Phillip's Academy Charter School11730
Pohatcong Township School District11318
Point Pleasant Beach School District11302
Port Republic School District11110
Princeton Charter School11423
Principle Academy Charter School11434
Prospect Park Public School District11620
Quinton Township School District11291
Red Bank Borough Public School District11543
Red Bank Charter School11182
Ridge and Valley Charter School11134
Riverbank Charter School of Excellence11158
Riverdale School District11273
Riverside Township School District11768
Riverton School District11252
Robbinsville Public School District111,005
Robert Treat Academy Charter School11702
Rochelle Park School District11458
Rockaway Borough School District11272
Roosevelt Borough Public School District1175
Roseland School District11451
Roseville Community Charter School11285
Rumson Borough School District11411
Saddle River School District11116
Salem City School District11387
Sandyston-walpack Consolidated School District11130
Sea Girt Borough School District11148
Seaside Heights School District11157
Shamong Township School District11347
Shrewsbury Borough School District11439
Soaring Heights Charter School11272
Somerdale School District11447
Somers Point School District11341
Somerset County Educational Services Commission School Distr1154
Somerset Hills Regional School District11435
Somerville Public School District11745
South Amboy School District11584
South Bound Brook Public School District11445
South Hackensack School District11222
South Harrison Township School District11345
South Hunterdon Regional School District11265
Spring Lake Borough11130
Spring Lake Heights School District11292
Springfield Township School District11297
Stanhope School District11346
Stillwater Township School District11296
Stone Harbor School District1187
Stow Creek Township School District11127
Stratford School District11357
Tabernacle Township School District11416
Teaneck Community Charter School11377
Tewksbury Township School District11253
The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct11357
The Learning Community Charter School11634
The Lower Alloways Creek School District11183
The Village Charter School11361
Totowa Public School District11413
Tuckerton Borough School District11308
Upper Pittsgrove Twp School District11340
Union Beach Public School District11630
Union County Educational Services Commission1152
Union Township School District11259
Unity Charter School11256
Upper Freehold Regional School District11548
Ventnor City School District11318
Vineland Public Charter School11428
Watchung Borough School District11391
Wenonah Boro School District11158
West Cape May School District1176
West Long Branch School District11320
Westampton Township Public School District11460
Westville Boro Public School District11347
Weymouth Township School District11178
Wharton Borough School District11434
White Township Consolidated School District11274
Wildwood City School District11367
Wildwood Crest Borough School District11194
Winfield Township11141
Wood-ridge School District11479
Woodbine School District11247
Woodbury Heights Public School District11248
Woodcliff Lake School District11494
Woodland Township School District1191
Woodlynne School District11407
Woodstown-pilesgrove Regional School District11528

District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.

§ FAQ

Questions about New Jersey elementary schools.

How many elementary schools are in New Jersey?

K12 Atlas profiles 1,496 elementary schools in New Jersey in release v2026.07, across 550 districts.

Are primary schools and elementary schools the same in U.S. data?

Usually. U.S. datasets typically use elementary school, while many searchers use primary school for the same early-grade category; exact grade spans vary by campus.

How many students attend New Jersey elementary schools?

621,211 students were enrolled across 1,496 elementary schools in the 2024 directory release.

How many districts and cities have elementary schools in New Jersey?

The directory lists 550 districts and 542 cities with elementary-level school records.

What grades do New Jersey elementary schools cover?

The most commonly reported grade spans are KG–05 (274), PK–05 (229), PK–08 (222). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.

How do I browse all elementary schools in New Jersey?

Type in the find box above the districts table to filter by district name. School profiles for this state are not published yet; free key facts appear on every profile as coverage grows.

Can I download the full list of New Jersey elementary schools?

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