Best Margate City Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 2 public schools serving 326 students in Margate City, NJ (there are 1 private school, serving 111 private students). 75% of all K-12 students in Margate City, NJ are educated in public schools (compared to the NJ state average of 86%).

The top-ranked public schools in Margate City, NJ are Eugene A. Tighe Middle School and William H. Ross Iii School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Margate City, NJ public schools have an average math proficiency score of 72% (versus the New Jersey public school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 74% (versus the 49% statewide average). Schools in Margate City have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools.

Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).