Best Public Schools in Salem County, New Jersey & Rankings

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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)		NJSLA Algebra II (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 End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Park Elementary School	Public	K-3	43 Oliver Ave	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	234	23	10.4	38.0%	155 (66.2%)	16 (6.8%)	45 (19.2%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.6%)	33.7	886^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.8%		27.6	979^th of 1342 public elementary schools	27.0%	93				34.3							39.2														$14,263	$511	$13,752
Penn Beach Elementary	Public	3-5	96 Kansas Rd	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	277	25	11.3	41.5%	203 (73.3%)	18 (6.5%)	35 (12.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.1%)	42.5	759^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.3%					(n/a)	22.5				54.5	55.3						33.4	29.6												$14,650	$378	$14,272
Valley Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	63 Mahoney Road	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	381	29	13.1	41.5%	242 (63.5%)	33 (8.7%)	74 (19.4%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.6%)								(n/a)																									$14,754	$180	$14,574
Penns Grove High School	Public	9-12	334 Harding Highway	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-6300	621	42	14.7	72.5%	108 (17.4%)	229 (36.9%)	270 (43.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	12.9	384^th of 426 public high schools	9.9%		12.4	387^th of 422 public high schools	8.3%	3			10.8							30.0								3.8		3.7	0.0	0.0			$12,770	$969	$11,801
Paul W Carleton	Public	4-5	251 Maple Avenue	Penns Grove	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-1706	319	28	11.3	76.2%	50 (15.7%)	116 (36.4%)	147 (46.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	5.1				22.9	15.2						15.4	12.5												$14,250	$1,204	$13,046
Field Street School	Public	1-3	144 Field Street	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-0170	493	43	11.4	81.1%	75 (15.2%)	170 (34.5%)	235 (47.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	10	1238^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.5%		28	974^th of 1342 public elementary schools	27.4%	264				17.4							18.6														$10,390	$793	$9,597
Lafayette - Pershing	Public	PK-K	237 Shell Road	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-3230	296	27	10.9	69.9%	46 (15.5%)	108 (36.5%)	133 (44.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)																									$14,469	$53	$14,416
Penns Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	351 Maple Avenue	Penns Grove	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-0576	465	39	11.9	77.2%	56 (12.0%)	177 (38.1%)	221 (47.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	10	706^th of 743 public middle schools	5.0%		9.3	715^th of 748 public middle schools	4.4%	9		2.7					11.4	10.2	18.7					7.0	12.3	3.1	27.3			27.3					$11,510	$765	$10,745
Pennsville Memorial High School	Public	9-12	110 S Broadway	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	481	45	10.7	34.1%	338 (70.3%)	41 (8.5%)	75 (15.6%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	17.5	352^nd of 426 public high schools	17.4%		21.8	323^rd of 422 public high schools	23.5%	29			12.4							32.0								13.3		13.1	5.3	5.0			$16,929	$294	$16,635
Elmer Elementary School	Public	K-1	207 Front Street	Elmer	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-6761	197	10	19.7	27.9%	148 (75.1%)	4 (2.0%)	29 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)								(n/a)																									$7,472	$319	$7,153
Elsinboro Township School	Public	K-8	631 Salem Fort Elfsborg Road	Salem	08079	Salem County	Elsinboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3817	112	16	7.1	50.0%	75 (67.0%)	13 (11.6%)	13 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.8%)	46.3	718^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.3%		35.5	865^th of 1342 public elementary schools	35.5%	147	36.4	0.0		8.3	35.7	90.9	50.1	41.7	61.5		16.6	57.1	36.4	37.5	33.3	7.7									$14,031	$944	$13,087
Salem High School	Public	9-12	219 Walnut St	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3900	387	40	9.6	61.5%	107 (27.6%)	211 (54.5%)	56 (14.5%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12.4	389^th of 426 public high schools	8.7%		17.9	345^th of 422 public high schools	18.2%	44			13.4							26.1								1.1		1.1	25.0	25.0			$16,851	$1,191	$15,660
John Fenwick Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	183 Smith Street	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-4100	392	28	14.0	75.3%	55 (14.0%)	254 (64.8%)	63 (16.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)								(n/a)																									$13,529	$1,260	$12,269
Salem Middle School	Public	3-8	51 New Market Street	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2700	457	31	14.7	85.3%	40 (8.8%)	303 (66.3%)	100 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	7.3	735^th of 743 public middle schools	1.1%		7.3	737^th of 748 public middle schools	1.5%	2	0.0	1.3		5.6	17.6	13.5	4.7	15.3	9.8		12.7	16.3	1.1	1.6	2.8	1.4	18.2			18.2					$9,419	$430	$8,989
William Roper Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK	211 East Lake Road	Pilesgrove	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	113	10	11.3	23.9%	83 (73.5%)	10 (8.8%)	10 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)								(n/a)																									$5,101	$227	$4,874
Woodstown High School	Public	9-12	Woodstown High School	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	537	52	10.3	19.7%	413 (76.9%)	39 (7.3%)	48 (8.9%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	38.4	223^rd of 426 public high schools	47.7%		37.5	225^th of 422 public high schools	46.7%	2			20.5							56.5								28.8	14.3	26.6			48.5	48.5	$6,718	$06	$6,712
Mary S. Shoemaker School	Public	K-5	Mary S Shoemaker School	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	539	46	11.6	24.7%	371 (68.8%)	68 (12.6%)	63 (11.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	63.3	500^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.6%		60.3	542^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	59.6%	42	29.9			60.7	51.5	68.9					47.1	51.4	53.8												$5,196	$96	$5,100
Woodstown Middle School	Public	6-8	Woodstown Middle School	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	286	24	11.6	24.8%	207 (72.4%)	34 (11.9%)	26 (9.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	71.9	182^nd of 743 public middle schools	75.5%		67.1	211^th of 748 public middle schools	71.8%	29		22.0					74.2	72.0	76.1					43.0	52.7	12.5	96.4			96.4					$5,852	$153	$5,699
Salem Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	45 Cheney Road	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Salem County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 769-0101	49	13	3.8	16.3%	13 (26.5%)	16 (32.7%)	19 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)
Daretown School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	404 Daretown Road	Elmer	08318	Salem County	Salem County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 358-2108	27	6	4.5	37.0%	8 (29.6%)	12 (44.4%)	4 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.1%)								(n/a)																									$43,938		$43,938
Salem County Career and Technical High School	Public	9-12	880 Route 45	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Salem County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0101	733	48	15.4	18.1%	564 (76.9%)	45 (6.1%)	65 (8.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.1%)	36	234^th of 426 public high schools	45.1%		39.8	211^th of 422 public high schools	50.0%	23			16.1							60.4								24.3	12.1	16.8	29.2	29.2		10.0	$11,892	$1,955	$9,937
Upper Pittsgrove School	Public	PK, KG-8	235 Pine Tavern Road	Monroeville	08343	Salem County	UPPER PITTSGROVE Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-8163	340	34	10.0	10.0%	289 (85.0%)	8 (2.4%)	25 (7.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	68.5	439^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.2%		57.9	571^st of 1342 public elementary schools	57.5%	132	40.0	24.3		64.3	59.4	56.0	52.6	59.2	66.7		64.3	65.6	44.0	47.3	59.3	40.0	100.0			100.0					$14,593	$703	$13,890
Pennsville Middle School	Public	6-8	4 William Penn Avenue	Pennsville	08070	Salem County	Pennsville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 540-6200	453	43	10.5	39.5%	339 (74.8%)	26 (5.7%)	62 (13.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.9%)	24.5	555^th of 743 public middle schools	25.3%		25.2	554^th of 748 public middle schools	25.9%	1		6.1					30.3	31.6	34.7					25.7	24.4	11.5	34.8			34.8					$12,249	$312	$11,937
Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	457 Shirley Road	Elmer	08318	Salem County	Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2472	193	15	12.8	28.0%	151 (78.2%)	7 (3.6%)	21 (10.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	41.1	415^th of 743 public middle schools	44.1%		49.9	343^rd of 748 public middle schools	54.1%	72	27.7	19.6				37.5	35.5	43.8	40.0				18.8	43.8	36.9	9.5	54.5			58.3
Mannington Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	495 Route 45	Salem	08079	Salem County	Mannington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-1078	161	19	8.4	23.6%	124 (77.0%)	9 (5.6%)	20 (12.4%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	75.5	349^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.9%		76.9	319^th of 1342 public elementary schools	76.2%	30	40.0	27.3		43.8	50.0	80.0	70.5	84.6	36.4		68.8	60.0	73.4	52.9	69.2										$13,691	$1,148	$12,543
Oldmans Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 Freed Road	Pedricktown	08067	Salem County	Oldmans Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-4240	286	29	9.8	25.2%	211 (73.8%)	39 (13.6%)	25 (8.7%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	44.5	737^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.9%		52.4	634^th of 1342 public elementary schools	52.8%	103	32.4	10.0		18.8	29.0	32.4	44.5	29.4	46.7		46.9	58.1	44.1	50.0	22.9	17.6	69.2			69.2					$12,139	$640	$11,499
Arthur P. Schalick High School	Public	9-12	718 Centerton Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2054	478	44	10.8	30.1%	345 (72.2%)	34 (7.1%)	69 (14.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	22.5	327^th of 426 public high schools	23.2%		30.2	273^rd of 422 public high schools	35.3%	54			17.9							37.1								15.3		15.3	23.1	23.1			$9,266	$12	$9,254
Norma Elementary School	Public	PK	873 Gershal Avenue	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 358-3094	131	13	10.0	27.5%	94 (71.8%)	6 (4.6%)	19 (14.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)								(n/a)																									$20,895	$106	$20,789
Olivet Elementary School	Public	2-4	235 Sheep Pen Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-2081	351	31	11.3	25.6%	282 (80.3%)	6 (1.7%)	40 (11.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	40.5	788^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.1%		36.6	853^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	36.4%	65				45.0	55.4						32.0	32.2													$8,066	$317	$7,749
Pittsgrove Township Middle School	Public	5-8	1082 Almond Road	Pittsgrove	08318	Salem County	Pittsgrove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 358-8529	483	44	11.0	32.1%	364 (75.4%)	24 (5.0%)	66 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	45	380^th of 743 public middle schools	48.9%		45.4	386^th of 748 public middle schools	48.4%	6	27.8	23.0				28.6	50.4	50.0	32.6				30.9	26.3	34.1	23.5									$7,489	$202	$7,287
Quinton Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Robinson Street	Quinton	08072	Salem County	Quinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2379	281	30	9.2	42.3%	158 (56.2%)	41 (14.6%)	34 (12.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.4%)	37.9	824^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.4%		38.4	831^st of 1342 public elementary schools	38.1%	7	24.3	6.5		20.0	46.2	60.7	38.1	59.1	32.2		13.3	50.0	33.3	33.4	45.5	10.0	45.5			45.5					$11,907	$540	$11,367
Alloway Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Cedar St	Alloway	08001	Salem County	Alloway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-1622	289	31	9.4	14.9%	249 (86.2%)	13 (4.5%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	56.4	590^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.9%		37.5	837^th of 1342 public elementary schools	37.6%	247	28.0	3.7		70.0	51.7	56.0	42.9	40.0	37.0		70.0	55.2	16.0	37.1	32.5	7.1	53.8			53.8					$10,893	$719	$10,174
Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	967 Main St Canton	Salem	08079	Salem County	The Lower Alloways Creek School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2707	173	23	7.5	29.5%	161 (93.1%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	37.6	830^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.0%		64.7	487^th of 1342 public elementary schools	63.7%	343	10.5	6.7		21.4	38.5	50.0	60.0	55.0	40.0		28.5	38.5	40.0	50.0	60.0	76.9									$15,051	$845	$14,206

Best Public Schools in Salem County, NJ

Mannington Township Elementary School

Woodstown Middle School

Upper Pittsgrove School

Mary S. Shoemaker School

Alloway Township School

Elsinboro Township School

Pittsgrove Township Middle School

Oldmans Township School

Penn Beach Elementary

Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School

Olivet Elementary School

Woodstown High School

Quinton Township School

Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School

Salem County Career and Technical High School

Central Park Elementary School

Pennsville Middle School

Arthur P. Schalick High School

Pennsville Memorial High School

Penns Grove High School

Salem High School

Field Street School

Penns Grove Middle School

Salem Middle School

Daretown School

Elmer Elementary School

John Fenwick Academy

Lafayette - Pershing

Norma Elementary School

Paul W Carleton

Salem Campus

Valley Park Elementary School

William Roper Early Childhood Learning Center

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