Best Public Schools in New Brunswick, NJ

Summary:

The city of New Brunswick, New Jersey is home to 13 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and no alternative schools. These schools are part of the New Brunswick School District, which is ranked 578 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the data. Woodrow Wilson Elementary School has the highest performance on state assessments across multiple grade levels and subjects, with 38.7% of 3rd graders, 56.7% of 4th graders, and 46.2% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better on the NJSLA English Language Arts exam, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. Blanquita B. Valenti Community School also demonstrates strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts, with 40.8% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better on the NJSLA ELA exam. Additionally, the Greater Brunswick Charter School stands out with its high proficiency rates in Algebra I, with 68.8% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, significantly outpacing the district and state averages.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the district, with the percentage of 3rd graders scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts ranging from 3.8% at Livingston Elementary School to 38.7% at Woodrow Wilson Elementary. Additionally, all schools in the district had a high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% in 2022-2023, indicating a need to address attendance issues. The majority of schools also have very high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that poverty is a significant challenge facing the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)							NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)				NJSLA Geometry (2024)			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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th 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	1,139	100	11.3	57.0%	4 (0.4%)	48 (4.2%)	1,083 (95.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	681^st of 743 public middle schools	8.3%		11.3	695^th of 748 public middle schools	7.1%	14		1.9					19.6	19.8	28.0					5.8	9.9	6.3	42.9			42.9				$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	760	67	11.3	65.0%	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.4%)	735 (96.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	17.2	1113^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.8%					(n/a)	14.7	6.8			31.2	37.1	23.2	35.1	40.8			26.6	14.7	12.0	22.0	11.6	78.9			78.9				$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	2,504	173	14.4	53.6%	5 (0.2%)	167 (6.7%)	2,313 (92.4%)	8 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	9.4	409^th of 426 public high schools	4.0%		8.7	414^th of 422 public high schools	1.9%	5			11.4							26.6								6.2	0.0	6.1	17.5	0.0	9.3	$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	736	66	11.2	60.5%	9 (1.2%)	34 (4.6%)	690 (93.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12.4	1198^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%		7.9	1278^th of 1342 public elementary schools	4.8%	80	4.6			23.3	22.3	34.0					12.7	21.1	9.1											$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	392	51	7.6	68.1%	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)	371 (94.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	9.2	1251^st of 1338 public elementary schools	6.5%		5.7	1311^th of 1342 public elementary schools	2.3%	60	2.9			23.5	16.1						18.6	9.5												$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	346	33	10.6	65.9%	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	327 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.2	1279^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.4%		9.6	1255^th of 1342 public elementary schools	6.5%	24	0.0			3.8	23.1	30.8					5.3	7.1	9.5											$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	470	49	9.6	60.9%	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	441 (93.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12.4	1197^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%		12.3	1199^th of 1342 public elementary schools	10.7%	2	6.0			17.0	19.0	32.9					20.0	18.2	15.3											$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	574	63	9.1	58.2%	5 (0.9%)	100 (17.4%)	463 (80.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14.9	1147^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.3%		10.5	1237^th of 1342 public elementary schools	7.8%	90	0.0	4.7		23.3	36.1	28.9	24.1	15.4	34.9		18.2	16.7	20.0	14.8	10.0	7.1	31.3			31.3				$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	620	65	9.5	73.1%	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.9%)	592 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	1262^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	5.7%		7.3	1287^th of 1342 public elementary schools	4.1%	25	0.7			19.2	27.2	11.9					14.5	15.4	6.8											$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	355	33	10.9	53.8%	24 (6.8%)	59 (16.6%)	251 (70.7%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	24.9	1007^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.7%		15.8	1141^st of 1342 public elementary schools	15.0%	134	15.4	2.3		38.7	56.7	46.2	14.3	27.5	45.2		40.6	5.4	23.1	4.1	16.7	16.3								$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	80	8	10.0	63.8%	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	76 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				0.0
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	645	70	9.2	59.8%	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.8%)	594 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16.8	1117^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.5%		17	1127^th of 1342 public elementary schools	16.0%	10	11.1	2.5		31.1	14.2	44.3	36.8	42.3	28.7		18.7	9.1	11.8	4.3	15.0	13.3								$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	400	23	17.3	75.8%	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.3%)	368 (92.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14.2	1160^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.3%		11.3	1219^th of 1342 public elementary schools	9.2%	59	9.3	4.5		23.9	21.7	18.6	29.2	23.8	36.4		17.4	17.4	9.3	22.9	16.7	10.7	68.8			68.8				$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	432^nd
Highland Park	1.38 mi	4	346^th
Somerset	1.5 mi	10	264^th
Edison	2.25 mi	20	171^st
East Brunswick	2.35 mi	13	126^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.