The average public preschool in New Jersey has approximately 392 students (2024).
The public preschools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public preschool in New Jersey (by enrollment) is Camden's Promise Charter School with 2,244 students.
# Students Range: 806
2,244
Avg. # Students: 1,031
Largest New Jersey Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Camden's Promise Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,244
Grades: PK-12
879 Beideman Ave
Camden, NJ 08105
(856) 365-1000
Camden, NJ 08105
(856) 365-1000
Rank: #22.
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,985
Grades: PK-12
909 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(862) 256-0909
Newark, NJ 07102
(862) 256-0909
Rank: #33.
Marion P. Thomas Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,362
Grades: PK-12
125 Sussex Ave
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 621-0060
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 621-0060
Rank: #44.
Swift-slaybaugh Complex
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,332
Grades: PK-3
11 Swift Avenue
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
(609) 927-8222
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
(609) 927-8222
Rank: #55.
Lincoln Elementary School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,287
Grades: PK-8
1206 63rd St
North Bergen, NJ 07047
(201) 295-2850
North Bergen, NJ 07047
(201) 295-2850
Rank: #66.
Lafayette Street School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,213
Grades: PK-8
205 Lafayette St
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4860
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4860
Rank: #77.
William Shemin Midtown Community School #8
(Math: 12% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,198
Grades: PK-8
550 Avenue A
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5984
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5984
Rank: #88.
Oliver Street School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,109
Grades: PK-8
86 Oliver St
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4870
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4870
Rank: #99.
Joseph H. Brensinger School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,086
Grades: PK-8
600 Bergen Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 915-6120
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 915-6120
Rank: #1010.
First Avenue School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,081
Grades: PK-8
214 First Ave
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 268-5240
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 268-5240
Rank: #1111.
Haledon Public School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,016
Grades: PK-8
91 Henry Street
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 790-9000
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 790-9000
Rank: #1212.
Mahatma K. Gandhi School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,014
Grades: PK-8
143 Romaine Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 915-6490
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 915-6490
Rank: #1313.
Toussaint Louverture-marquis De Lafayette School No. 6
(Math: 4% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,009
Grades: PK-8
1071 Julia St
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
(908) 436-5600
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
(908) 436-5600
Rank: #1414.
Robert Waters Elementary School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 980
Grades: PK-6
2800 Summit Ave
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5925
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5925
Rank: #1515.
Sharon School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 976
Grades: PK-4
234 Sharon Road
Trenton, NJ 08691
(609) 632-0960
Trenton, NJ 08691
(609) 632-0960
Rank: #1616.
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 948
Grades: PK-6
4507 Hudson Ave
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5971
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5971
Rank: #1717.
Cedar Grove Elementary School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 936
Grades: PK-5
179 Cedar Grove Road
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 505-5830
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 505-5830
Rank: #1818.
Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28
(Math: 4% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 921
Grades: PK-8
25 First Street
Elizabethport, NJ 07206
(908) 436-3950
Elizabethport, NJ 07206
(908) 436-3950
Rank: #1919.
Christa Mcauliffe School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 916
Grades: PK-8
167 Hancock Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201) 714-4360
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201) 714-4360
Rank: #2020.
Anna L. Klein
(Math: 10% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 912
Grades: PK-8
301 69th St
West New York, NJ 07093
(201) 861-3100
West New York, NJ 07093
(201) 861-3100
Rank: #2121.
South Street Elementary School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 900
Grades: PK-8
44-48 Hermon Street
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4880
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4880
Rank: #2222.
Elliott Street Elementary School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 881
Grades: PK-8
721 Summer Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5360
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5360
Rank: #2323.
Abington Avenue School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 855
Grades: PK-8
209 Abington Avenue
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 268-5230
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 268-5230
Rank: #2424.
Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6
(Math: 2% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 845
Grades: PK-8
85 Hamilton Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5506
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5506
Rank: #2525.
'franklin Elementary School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 842
Grades: PK-6
100 Davis Ave
Kearny, NJ 07032
(201) 955-5020
Kearny, NJ 07032
(201) 955-5020
Rank: #2626.
Thomas A Edison Elementary School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 838
Grades: PK-6
507 West St
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5965
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5965
Rank: #2727.
Martin Luther King Jr. School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 836
Grades: PK-8
886 Bergen Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 915-6521
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 915-6521
Rank: #2828.
School 16
(Math: 4% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 835
Grades: PK-8
11 22nd Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07513
(973) 321-1000
Paterson, NJ 07513
(973) 321-1000
Rank: #2929.
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27
(Math: 13% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 831
Grades: PK-8
505 -517 Morris Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
(908) 436-3900
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
(908) 436-3900
Rank: #3030.
Cold Springs School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 824
Grades: PK-3
1194 Market Street
Gloucester City, NJ 08030
(856) 456-7000
Gloucester City, NJ 08030
(856) 456-7000
Rank: #3131.
Luis Muoz Marin Elementary School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 819
Grades: PK-8
663 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5330
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5330
Rank: #3232.
Mabel G. Homes School No. 5
(Math: 3% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 815
Grades: PK-8
650 Bayway Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
(908) 436-6270
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
(908) 436-6270
Rank: #3333.
A Chester Redshaw School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 813
Grades: PK-5
216 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 745-5300
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 745-5300
Rank: #3434.
Cornelia F. Bradford School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Students: 807
Grades: PK-5
96 Sussex St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 915-6450
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 915-6450
Rank: #3535.
Switlik Elementary School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 806
Grades: PK-5
75 West Veterans Highway
Jackson, NJ 08527
(732) 833-4650
Jackson, NJ 08527
(732) 833-4650
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the New Jersey average public preschools student size?
The New Jersey average public preschools student size is 392 for 2024.
What are the public preschools with the largest student size in New Jersey?
The best top ranked public preschools in New Jersey include Camden's Promise Charter School, Great Oaks Legacy Charter School and Marion P. Thomas Charter School.
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