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Best Passaic County Public Elementary Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 120 public elementary schools serving 54,271 students in Passaic County, NJ.
The top ranked public elementary schools in Passaic County, NJ are School 28, Albert Payson Terhune Elementary School and Packanack Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Passaic County, NJ public elementary schools have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the New Jersey public elementary school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 49% statewide average). Elementary schools in Passaic County have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public elementary school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Elementary Schools in Passaic County (2025-26)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
School 28
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥99%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
200 Presidential Boulevard
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0281
Gr: PK-8 | 469 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #22.
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
40 Geoffrey Way
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 633-3150
Gr: K-5 | 367 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #33.
Packanack Elementary School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
190 Oakwood Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 633-3170
Gr: K-5 | 412 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 27%
Rank: #44.
Schuyler Colfax Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1500 Hamburg Turnpike
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 633-3130
Gr: 6-8 | 633 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
Rank: #55.
John F. Kennedy Elementary School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1310 Ratzer Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 633-3160
Gr: K-5 | 371 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 45%
Rank: #66.
Randall Carter Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
531 Alps Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 633-3145
Gr: K-5 | 328 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
Rank: #77.
Little Falls Township Public School # 3
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Little Falls School # 3, 560 M
Little Falls, NJ 07424
(973) 256-1034
Gr: 3-4 | 194 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 39%
Rank: #88.
George Washington Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
68 Lenox Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 633-3140
Gr: 6-8 | 489 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
Rank: #99.
Anthony Wayne Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
201 Garside Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 389-2120
Gr: 6-8 | 644 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
Rank: #1010.
James Fallon Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
51 Clifford Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 633-3125
Gr: K-5 | 369 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #1111.
Little Falls Township Public School # 1
(Math: 42% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Little Falls School # 1, 32 St
Little Falls, NJ 07424
(973) 256-1033
Gr: 5-8 | 381 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
Rank: #1212.
Marshall Hill Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
210 Marshall Hill Road
West Milford, NJ 07480
(973) 728-3430
Gr: PK-5 | 305 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Rank: #1313.
Lafayette Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
100 Laauwe Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 633-3165
Gr: K-5 | 339 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 27%
Rank: #1414.
School #16
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
755 Grove Street
Clifton, NJ 07013
(973) 470-2420
Gr: K-5 | 209 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Classical Academy Charter School Of Clifton
Charter School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1255 Main Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07011
(973) 278-7707
Gr: 5-8 | 161 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
School #9
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
25 Brighton Road
Clifton, NJ 07012
(973) 470-2396
Gr: PK-5 | 301 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 68%
Rank: #1717.
Pines Lake Elementary School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
511 Pines Lake Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 633-3175
Gr: K-5 | 372 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
Rank: #1818.
Haskell Elementary School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
973 Ringwood Avenue
Haskell, NJ 07420
(973) 835-8200
Gr: PK-8 | 373 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 45%
Rank: #1919.
High Mountain School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
515 High Mountain Road
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 427-1220
Gr: 5-8 | 260 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
Rank: #2020.
Peter Cooper School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
54 Roger Court
Ringwood, NJ 07456
(973) 835-5844
Gr: K-3 | 234 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 27%
Rank: #2121.
Lincoln School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
40 Mill Street
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
(973) 835-7100
Gr: PK-5 | 360 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 44%
Rank: #2222.
Wanaque Elementary School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
First Street
Wanaque, NJ 07465
(973) 835-8200
Gr: PK-8 | 510 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 40%
Rank: #2323.
Roosevelt Elementary School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
50 Roosevelt Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
(973) 423-6485
Gr: K-5 | 539 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 58%
Rank: #2424.
Lakeside School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
316 Lakeside Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
(973) 835-7100
Gr: 6-8 | 380 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: #2525.
Passaic Academy For Science And Engineering
(Math: 32% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
291 Lafayette Avenue
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5504
Gr: 6-12 | 694 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2626.
White Rock Elementary School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
2 Francine Place
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
(973) 697-2414
Gr: 1-5 | 479 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
Rank: #2727.
Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
41 Henry Road
Hewitt, NJ 07421
(973) 853-4466
Gr: K-5 | 264 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
Rank: #2828.
Maple Road Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
36 Maple Road
West Milford, NJ 07480
(973) 697-3606
Gr: PK-5 | 320 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
Rank: #2929.
School #2
(Math: 48% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1270 Van Houten Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07013
(973) 470-2380
Gr: K-5 | 400 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 62%
Rank: #3030.
Theunis Dey Elementary School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
55 Webster Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 633-3155
Gr: K-5 | 457 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 27%
Rank: #3131.
Passaic Gifted And Talented Academy School No. 20
(Math: 38% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
19 Henry Street
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Gr: 2-8 | 710 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #3232.
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
29 Captolene Avenue
Bloomingdale, NJ 07403
(973) 838-5353
Gr: 2-4 | 212 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 45%
Rank: #3333.
Eleanor G. Hewitt
(Math: 50% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
266 Sloatsburg Road
Ringwood, NJ 07456
(973) 962-7015
Gr: 4-5 | 228 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
Rank: #3434.
Memorial Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
201 Squaw Brook Rd.
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 427-8993
Gr: PK-4 | 353 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #3535.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
233 Goffle Hill Road
Hawthorne, NJ 07507
(973) 423-6480
Gr: PK-5 | 277 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 46%
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[+] Show Closed Public Schools in Passaic County, NJ

Passaic County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Abraham Lincoln Middle School No. 4 (Closed 2023)
291 Lafayette Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5504
Gr: 7-8 | 1,775 student Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Academy High School (Closed 2012)
1037 Route 46 East
Clifton, NJ 07013
(973) 684-5869
Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 (Closed 2023)
100 Fourth St.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5508
Gr: K-6 | 317 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Child S Shelter Of Passaic Co. (Closed 2010)
Alternative School
40 Valleyview Road
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 904-6270
Gr: 6-12 | 57 students Student-teacher ratio: 29:1
Destiny Academy High School (Closed 2012)
Alternative School
13 Wagaraw Blvd
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 942-7053
Garfield Auxiliary Middle School High School (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
43 Clifton Ave
Clifton, NJ 07011
(973) 272-7465
Gr: 6-12 | 41 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Garrett Morgan Academy (Closed 2023)
200 Grand Street
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-2540
Gr: 9-12 | 183 students Minority enrollment: 96%
George Washington School No. 2 (Closed 2020)
48 Bergen St.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5578
Gr: K-1 | 172 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1
Green Rch Elementary School (Closed 2014)
Alternative School
1311 Sloatsburg Road
Ringwood, NJ 07456
(973) 962-0646
Gr: 10 | 1 student
Hill Top Learning Center (Closed 2023)
Special Education School
C/o Ryerson School
Ringwood, NJ 07456
(973) 962-1341
Gr: PK | 2 students Student-teacher ratio: 2:1
John F Kennedy High School (Closed 2012)
61 127 Preakness Ave
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0500
Gr: 9-12 | 2,058 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
The Learning Center (Closed 2011)
20 Wall St
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5498
Gr: 3-6
Lenox Elementary School (Closed 2023)
35 Lenox Ave
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
(973) 839-3777
Gr: K-5 | 382 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
Milton Elementary School (Closed 2023)
52 Schoolhouse Road
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
(973) 697-4742
Gr: PK-K | 138 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
North Jersey Developmental Center (Closed 2014)
Alternative School
Minisink Rd
Totowa, NJ 07511
(973) 256-1700
Gr: 12 | 3 students
Number 14 (Closed 2011)
266 Harrison St
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 815-8887
Gr: 6
Number 17 Elementary School (Closed 2010)
112 N. Fifth Street
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0170
Gr: 2-4 | 151 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Number 18 (Closed 2011)
158 Passaic St
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 591-6957
Gr: PK
The Park School (Closed 2011)
Special Education School
13 Wagaraw Blvd
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 942-7053
Gr: Inquire with school
Passaic Trans (Closed 2012)
Alternative School
219 Ellison St
Paterson, NJ 07505
(973) 825-7040
Paterson Charter School For Urban Leadership (Closed 2005)
Charter School
2 East 40th Street
Paterson, NJ 07514
(973) 684-6591
Gr: K-4 | 304 students
Paterson Flip (Closed 2012)
Alternative School
1 West Broadway
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 523-1200
Pcesc Academy At Preakness (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
1006 Hamburg Turnpike
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 832-4097
Gr: 7-12 | 2 students Student-teacher ratio: 2:1
School # 17 (Closed 2018)
95-99 Dayton Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 591-8542
Gr: PK-1 | 548 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
School 14 (Closed 2023)
522 Union Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0140
Gr: K-4
School 29 (Closed 2023)
88 Danforth Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-0290
Gr: K-4 | 279 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
School Of Business Technology Marketing And Finance (Closed 2023)
61-127 Preakness Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07502
(973) 321-0500
Gr: 9-12 | 627 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
School Of Culinary Arts Hospitality And Tourism (Closed 2023)
150 Park Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-2489
Gr: 9-12 | 653 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
School Of Education And Training (Closed 2023)
61-127 Preakness Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07502
(973) 321-0500
Gr: 9-12 | 466 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
School Of Government And Public Administration (Closed 2023)
150 Park Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-2488
Gr: 9-12 | 695 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
School Of Information Technology (Closed 2023)
150 Park Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07501
(973) 321-2490
Gr: 9-12 | 657 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
School Of Science Technology Engineering And Mathematics (Closed 2023)
61-127 Preakness Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07502
(973) 321-0500
Gr: 9-12 | 625 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Strive Alternative Middle School (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
13 Waganaw Blvd
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 321-0096
Gr: 6-8 | 11 students Student-teacher ratio: 2:1
Urban Leadership Academy (Closed 2023)
112 N 5th Street
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-2520
Gr: K-4
Wanaque Preschool (Closed 2014)
Alternative School
1433 Ringwood Avenue
Haskell, NJ 07420
(973) 839-1909
Gr: 2 | 1 student
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public elementary schools in Passaic County, NJ?
The top ranked public elementary schools in Passaic County, NJ include School 28, Albert Payson Terhune Elementary School and Packanack Elementary School.
How many public elementary schools are located in Passaic County?
120 public elementary schools are located in Passaic County.
What is the racial composition of students in Passaic County?
Passaic County public elementary schools minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public elementary schools average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Which public elementary schools in Passaic County are often viewed compared to one another?

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