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Best New Jersey Blue Ribbon Public Elementary Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 104 blue ribbon public elementary schools serving 47,285 students in New Jersey.
Blue ribbon schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence. Read more about this national school awards program and how blue ribbon schools work.
The top-ranked blue ribbon public elementary schools in New Jersey are School 28, Infinity Institute and Mendham Township Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
New Jersey blue ribbon public elementary schools have an average math proficiency score of 64% (versus the New Jersey public elementary school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 71% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the New Jersey public elementary school average of 64% (majority Hispanic).

Best Blue Ribbon Public Elementary Schools in New Jersey (2026)

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 | 463 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #22.
Infinity Institute
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
193 Old Bergen Road
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 915-1404
Gr: 6-12 | 265 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #33.
Mendham Township Middle School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
16 Washington Valley Road
Brookside, NJ 07926
(973) 543-7107
Gr: 5-8 | 342 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
Rank: #44.
Princeton Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
100 Bunn Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-0575
Gr: K-8 | 423 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 74%
Rank: #55.
Sea Girt Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
451 Bell Place
Sea Girt, NJ 08750
(732) 449-3422
Gr: PK-8 | 148 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #66.
Upper School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
143 Charlotte Pl
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
(201) 567-7292
Gr: 3-8 | 264 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #77.
Forrestdale School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
60 Forrest Avenue
Rumson, NJ 07760
(732) 842-0383
Gr: 4-8 | 498 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
Essex Fells Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
102 Hawthorne Rd
Essex Fells, NJ 07021
(973) 226-0505
Gr: PK-6 | 251 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
Hilldale School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
123 Konner Avenue
Pine Brook, NJ 07058
(973) 331-7100
Gr: K-5 | 327 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
300 Old Orchard Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
(856) 424-1550
Gr: K-5 | 455 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 56%
Rank: #1111.
Alexander Hamilton School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
380 Harristown Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
(201) 445-7700
Gr: K-5 | 300 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
Rank: #1212.
Milton Avenue School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
16 Milton Avenue
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 457-2508
Gr: PK-3 | 301 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #1313.
Willard Elementary School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
601 Morningside Rd
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
(201) 670-2770
Gr: K-5 | 440 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #1414.
H W Mountz Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
411 Tuttle Ave
Spring Lake, NJ 07762
(732) 449-6380
Gr: PK-8 | 130 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 5%
Rank: #1515.
Briarcliff Middle School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
93 Briarcliff Rd.
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
(973) 334-0342
Gr: 6-8 | 263 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 30%
Rank: #16 - 2116. - 21.
Berkeley Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
47 Berkeley Ave
Westwood, NJ 07675
(201) 664-7760
Gr: K-5 | 277 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: #16 - 2116. - 21.
Elizabeth Haddon School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
501 West Redman Avenue
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
(856) 429-0811
Gr: PK-5 | 402 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
Rank: #16 - 2116. - 21.
Hillview School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
206 Boulevard
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
(973) 616-6080
Gr: K-5 | 306 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
Rank: #16 - 2116. - 21.
Luther Lee Emerson School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
15 Columbus Road
Demarest, NJ 07627
(201) 768-6060
Gr: 2-4 | 221 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #16 - 2116. - 21.
Lyncrest Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
9-04 Morlot Ave
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
(201) 794-5555
Gr: K-4 | 185 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 53%
Rank: #16 - 2116. - 21.
Mount Prospect Elementary School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
111 Hansom Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 470-1600
Gr: PK-5 | 522 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #2222.
Betsy Ross Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
20 Malcolm Rd
Mahwah, NJ 07430
(201) 762-2250
Gr: K-3 | 238 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 30%
Rank: #2323.
Edith A. Bogert Elementary School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
391 W Saddle River Rd
Saddle River, NJ 07458
(201) 961-6350
Gr: 3-5 | 368 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 37%
Rank: #2424.
Mendham Township Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
18 West Main Street
Brookside, NJ 07926
(973) 543-7107
Gr: PK-4 | 466 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 15%
Rank: #2525.
Oak Street School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
70 West Oak Street
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2565
Gr: K-5 | 427 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #2626.
Henry B. Milnes Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
8-01 Phillip St
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
(201) 794-5550
Gr: K-4 | 392 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: #2727.
Deerfield Elementary School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
302 Central Avenue
Mountainside, NJ 07092
(908) 232-8828
Gr: 3-8 | 483 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
Rank: #2828.
Cedar Hill School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
46 Pine Brook Road
Towaco, NJ 07082
(973) 331-7100
Gr: PK-5 | 329 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 37%
Rank: #2929.
Gould/mountain Elementary School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
132 Gould Ave
Caldwell, NJ 07006
(973) 712-4400
Gr: 4-6 | 279 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
Rank: #3030.
Martin Luther King Elementary School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
285 Tingley Lane
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 452-2980
Gr: K-5 | 591 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #3131.
The Gray Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
55 Liberty Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 824-6661
Gr: K-8 | 317 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Academy I
(Math: 69% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
209 Bergen Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 915-6500
Gr: 6-8 | 415 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Southern Boulevard School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
192 Southern Boulevard
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 457-2509
Gr: K-3 | 369 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
Rank: #3434.
Hillside Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
340 Homans Avenue
Closter, NJ 07624
(201) 768-3860
Gr: PK-4 | 599 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
7804 Amherst Avenue
Margate City, NJ 08402
(609) 822-2353
Gr: 5-8 | 140 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked blue ribbon public elementary schools in New Jersey?
The top-ranked blue ribbon public elementary schools in New Jersey include School 28, Infinity Institute and Mendham Township Middle School.
How many blue ribbon public elementary schools are located in New Jersey?
104 blue ribbon public elementary schools are located in New Jersey.
What is the racial composition of students in New Jersey?
New Jersey blue ribbon public elementary schools minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the New Jersey public elementary schools average of 64% (majority Hispanic).

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