Best Public Schools in New Brunswick, NJ

Summary:

The city of New Brunswick, New Jersey is home to 13 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The schools in this district serve a diverse student population, with a high percentage of Hispanic students and high rates of economic disadvantage, as indicated by the large number of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

While the academic performance of the schools in New Brunswick is generally low, with most scoring well below state averages on standardized tests, a few schools stand out. Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts has the highest performance on English Language Arts and Mathematics tests among the elementary and middle schools, and also has the second-best student-teacher ratio. Mckinley Community School has the lowest student-teacher ratio (9.5) among the elementary schools, which may contribute to its relatively stronger academic performance. Woodrow Wilson Elementary School has a more diverse student population and stronger academic performance, especially in English Language Arts.

The data suggests that the significant achievement gaps between the schools in New Brunswick and the state averages, as well as the correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, highlight the complex challenges facing the New Brunswick School District. Addressing these issues will likely require targeted interventions and support systems to improve student outcomes and provide the necessary resources and funding to the schools in the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)							NJSLA Mathematics (2023)						NJSLA Algebra I (2023)			NJSLA Geometry (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Brunswick Middle School	Public	6-8	1125 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	1,259	93	13.4	87.7%	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.0%)	1,201 (95.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	11.3	695^th of 748 public middle schools	7.1%		12.9	672^nd of 745 public middle schools	9.8%	23		0.5					11.0	17.4	28.6					4.9	6.5	5.8	40.4		40.4			$10,184		$10,184
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School	Public	K-8	50 Jersey Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	569	49	11.6	92.6%	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	540 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	6.6	7.0			42.1	14.8	14.6	40.9	32.9			47.4	12.0	7.0	19.6	7.2	88.2		88.2			$8,890		$8,890
New Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	1000 Somerset St	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	2,477	177	13.9	83.0%	12 (0.5%)	171 (6.9%)	2,278 (92.0%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	8.7	414^th of 422 public high schools	1.9%		11.7	392^nd of 415 public high schools	5.5%	22			13.2							21.2								4.8	4.8	7.9	7.7	$8,526		$8,526
A Chester Redshaw School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	784	69	11.4	73.1%	7 (0.9%)	37 (4.7%)	734 (93.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	7.9	1278^th of 1342 public elementary schools	4.8%		8.9	1265^th of 1345 public elementary schools	5.9%	13	3.7			10.6	19.2	24.5					10.6	10.1	3.8									$8,353		$8,353
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	66 Bartlett Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	578	58	9.9	80.1%	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.6%)	550 (95.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5.7	1311^th of 1342 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.3	1335^th of 1345 public elementary schools	0.7%	24				11.2	15.1						5.6	6.7										$10,278		$10,278
Livingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	206 Delavan Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	341	34	10.1	77.4%	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.1%)	322 (94.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9.6	1255^th of 1342 public elementary schools	6.5%		7.4	1297^th of 1345 public elementary schools	3.6%	42	5.6			6.4	32.4	24.5					18.5	5.4	0.0									$11,684		$11,684
Lord Stirling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Redmond Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	490	49	9.9	79.2%	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	461 (94.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.3	1199^th of 1342 public elementary schools	10.7%		11.8	1209^th of 1345 public elementary schools	10.1%	10	7.5			19.3	20.9	32.1					18.6	11.7	12.7									$11,427		$11,427
Mckinley Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Van Dyke Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	640	67	9.5	77.8%	5 (0.8%)	126 (19.7%)	503 (78.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	10.5	1237^th of 1342 public elementary schools	7.8%		7.4	1296^th of 1345 public elementary schools	3.6%	59	3.8	0.0		9.4	27.3	33.3	15.8	42.9	35.3		18.2	11.1	7.7	0.0	14.3	2.8	46.7		46.7			$12,963		$12,963
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	83 Livingston Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	609	62	9.8	77.5%	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.1%)	585 (96.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	1287^th of 1342 public elementary schools	4.1%		7.1	1303^rd of 1345 public elementary schools	3.1%	16	3.1			15.3	19.8	17.4					8.2	4.5	5.4									$10,736		$10,736
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	133 Tunison Rd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	373	34	11.0	69.7%	25 (6.7%)	80 (21.4%)	249 (66.8%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	15.8	1141^st of 1342 public elementary schools	15.0%		19	1094^th of 1345 public elementary schools	18.7%	47	6.7	4.3		22.2	40.6	35.5	23.3	40.5	38.8		25.0	15.6	6.5	2.3	11.9	9.8						$11,278		$11,278
New Brunswick Adult High School	Public	9-12	268 Baldwin street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 745-5300	102	7	14.5	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.8%)	94 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	199 Paul Robeson Blvd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	665	66	10.0	81.4%	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	626 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17	1127^th of 1342 public elementary schools	16.0%		15.9	1138^th of 1345 public elementary schools	15.4%	11	6.5	0.0		13.8	25.7	41.9	40.2	38.7	37.9		13.6	14.7	7.8	9.8	12.9	10.3						$9,460		$9,460
Greater Brunswick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	429 Joyce Kilmer Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 448-1052	394	33	12.1	77.7%	7 (1.8%)	26 (6.6%)	353 (89.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11.3	1219^th of 1342 public elementary schools	9.2%		18.4	1102^nd of 1345 public elementary schools	18.1%	117	8.9	7.9		28.9	11.6	32.6	13.0	43.1	52.7		4.4	2.3	6.5	8.7	22.8	0.0	66.7		66.7			$10,212	$955	$9,257
Middlesex County Jdc	Public	7-12	Us Highway 130	New Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 297-8991	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near New Brunswick

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Brunswick	1.12 mi	8	441^st
Highland Park	1.38 mi	4	382^nd
Somerset	1.5 mi	10	260^th
Edison	2.25 mi	20	147^th
East Brunswick	2.35 mi	13	120^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.