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Best Union County Public Elementary Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 134 public elementary schools serving 67,449 students in Union County, NJ.
The top-ranked public elementary schools in Union County, NJ are Washington Elementary School, Lincoln-hubbard Elementary School and Franklin Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Union County, NJ public elementary schools have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the New Jersey public elementary school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 49% statewide average). Elementary schools in Union County have an average ranking of 7/10, which is in the top 50% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public elementary school average of 64% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Elementary Schools in Union County (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Washington Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
900 St. Marks Avenue
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 789-4600
Gr: 1-5 | 300 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #22.
Lincoln-hubbard Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
52 Woodland Ave
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 273-1333
Gr: 1-5 | 351 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Franklin Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
136 Blackburn Road
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 277-2613
Gr: 1-5 | 369 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Washington Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
507 Morris Ave
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 273-0817
Gr: 1-5 | 323 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #55.
Salt Brook School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
40 Maple St
New Providence, NJ 07974
(908) 464-7100
Gr: K-6 | 583 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 44%
Rank: #66.
Allen W. Roberts School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
80 Jones Dr
New Providence, NJ 07974
(908) 464-4707
Gr: PK-6 | 641 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #77.
Jefferson Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1200 Boulevard
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 789-4490
Gr: 1-5 | 467 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 40%
Rank: #88.
Brookside Place School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
700 Brookside Place
Cranford, NJ 07016
(908) 709-6244
Gr: K-5 | 364 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Rank: #99.
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: #1010.
Brayton Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
89 Tulip Street
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 273-1276
Gr: 1-5 | 335 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
Rank: #1111.
Franklin Elementary School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
700 Prospect Street
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 789-4590
Gr: 1-5 | 509 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
Rank: #1212.
Columbia Middle School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
345 Plainfield Ave
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
(908) 464-1600
Gr: 6-8 | 523 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 44%
Rank: #1313.
Wilson Elementary School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
301 Linden Avenue
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 789-4605
Gr: 1-5 | 362 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #1414.
J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
16 Kevin Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 757-7555
Gr: PK-4 | 526 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 37%
Rank: #1515.
Mountain Park School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
55 Fairfax Dr
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
(908) 464-1713
Gr: 3-5 | 224 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #1616.
Livingston Avenue School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
75 Livingston Avenue
Cranford, NJ 07016
(908) 709-6248
Gr: 3-5 | 270 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
Rank: #1717.
Orange Avenue School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
901 Orange Avenue
Cranford, NJ 07016
(908) 709-6257
Gr: 3-8 | 750 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 22%
Rank: #1818.
Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
272 Morris Ave
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 273-1190
Gr: 6-8 | 871 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: #1919.
Terence C. Reilly School No 7
(Math: 61% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
436 First Avenue
Elizabethport, NJ 07206
(908) 436-6030
Gr: 2-8 | 1,130 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #2020.
Tamaques Elementary School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
641 Willow Grove Road
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 789-4580
Gr: 1-5 | 427 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
Rank: #2121.
Jefferson Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
110 Ashwood Avenue
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 273-3807
Gr: 1-5 | 221 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
Rank: #2222.
Roosevelt Intermediate School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
301 Clark Street
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 789-4560
Gr: 6-8 | 638 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #2323.
William F. Halloran School No.22
(Math: 59% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
612 Pulaski Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
(908) 436-4860
Gr: 2-8 | 1,140 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #2424.
Evergreen Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2280 Evergreen Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 889-5331
Gr: PK-4 | 449 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #2525.
Thomas P. Hughes School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
446 Snyder Ave
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
(908) 464-1717
Gr: 3-5 | 250 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 41%
Rank: #2626.
Thomas Edison Intermediate School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
800 Rahway Avenue
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 789-4470
Gr: 6-8 | 800 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
Rank: #2727.
William Woodruff School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59% )
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Briarwood Dr West
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
(908) 464-1723
Gr: K-2 | 238 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 45%
Rank: #2828.
Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
666 South Springfield Ave.
Springfield, NJ 07081
(973) 376-1025
Gr: 3-5 | 276 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 46%
Rank: #2929.
School One Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
563 Willow Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 322-7731
Gr: PK-4 | 424 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 46%
Rank: #3030.
William J. Mcginn Elementary School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1100 Roosevelt Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 233-7950
Gr: K-4 | 543 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #3131.
Warren Middle School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
100 Old Stirling Road
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 753-5300
Gr: 6-8 | 547 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
Rank: #3232.
Howard B. Brunner Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
721 Westfield Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 889-2148
Gr: PK-4 | 434 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #3333.
Hillside Avenue School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
125 Hillside Avenue
Cranford, NJ 07016
(908) 709-6229
Gr: K-8 | 743 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #3434.
Valley Road School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
150 Valley Road
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-7900
Gr: K-5 | 390 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
Rank: #3535.
James Caldwell Elementary School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
36 Caldwell Place
Springfield, NJ 07081
(973) 376-1025
Gr: 3-5 | 276 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked public elementary schools in Union County, NJ?
The top-ranked public elementary schools in Union County, NJ include Washington Elementary School, Lincoln-hubbard Elementary School and Franklin Elementary School.
How many public elementary schools are located in Union County?
134 public elementary schools are located in Union County.
What is the racial composition of students in Union County?
Union County public elementary schools minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public elementary schools average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Which public elementary schools in Union County are often viewed compared to one another?

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