Best Public Schools in Salem County, New Jersey & Rankings

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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)		NJSLA Algebra II (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 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	216	24	9.1	38.9%	168 (77.8%)	11 (5.1%)	26 (12.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	27.6	979^th of 1342 public elementary schools	27.0%		24.9	1007^th of 1345 public elementary schools	25.1%	28				23.9							37.6														$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	316	26	12.3	43.0%	232 (73.4%)	19 (6.0%)	37 (11.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)								(n/a)	26.8				44.9	42.9						29.5	29.5												$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	362	29	12.4	38.1%	247 (68.2%)	23 (6.4%)	64 (17.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.9%)								(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	576	48	12.0	59.9%	101 (17.5%)	210 (36.5%)	253 (43.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	12.4	387^th of 422 public high schools	8.3%		16.8	360^th of 415 public high schools	13.3%	27			9.7							21.8								2.5		2.5	16.7	16.7			$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	340	26	13.0	66.2%	56 (16.5%)	119 (35.0%)	158 (46.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	3.1				25.9	18.5						22.7	7.4												$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	501	41	12.2	71.5%	81 (16.2%)	183 (36.5%)	229 (45.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	28	974^th of 1342 public elementary schools	27.4%		33.1	904^th of 1345 public elementary schools	32.8%	70				32.2							30.2														$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	236	22	10.7	75.4%	40 (16.9%)	80 (33.9%)	104 (44.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)								(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	492	42	11.7	72.8%	73 (14.8%)	195 (39.6%)	217 (44.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	9.3	715^th of 748 public middle schools	4.4%		9.9	715^th of 745 public middle schools	4.0%			1.2					8.8	7.5	12.1					9.6	3.7	3.1	50.0			50.0					$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	462	45	10.1	29.4%	345 (74.7%)	30 (6.5%)	60 (13.0%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	21.8	323^rd of 422 public high schools	23.5%		16.2	364^th of 415 public high schools	12.3%	41			20.4							30.8								14.6		14.1	9.1	7.9			$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	212	12	17.0	27.4%	167 (78.8%)	4 (1.9%)	24 (11.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)								(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	117	16	7.4	57.3%	68 (58.1%)	20 (17.1%)	17 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	35.5	865^th of 1342 public elementary schools	35.5%		60.5	545^th of 1345 public elementary schools	59.5%	320	11.1	6.7		43.8		33.3	45.5	61.5	57.1		56.3		27.8	9.1	23.1	28.6									$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	420	38	11.0	52.1%	123 (29.3%)	218 (51.9%)	66 (15.7%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	17.9	345^th of 422 public high schools	18.2%		25.1	302^nd of 415 public high schools	27.2%	43			16.4							32.5								3.7		3.5	22.2	22.2			$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	411	24	17.1	77.1%	66 (16.1%)	264 (64.2%)	75 (18.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(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	487	30	16.2	79.3%	43 (8.8%)	337 (69.2%)	91 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	7.3	737^th of 748 public middle schools	1.5%		7.2	742^nd of 745 public middle schools	0.4%	5		1.4		9.6	13.1	8.3	10.7	4.9	16.9		6.9	6.5	1.7	4.0	0.0	0.0	7.7			7.7					$9,419	$430	$8,989
Woodstown High School	Public	9-12	140 East Avenue	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	543	49	11.0	15.1%	410 (75.5%)	43 (7.9%)	52 (9.6%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	37.5	225^th of 422 public high schools	46.7%		41.6	198^th of 415 public high schools	52.3%	27			29.8							46.7								23.9	7.1	21.8			44.4	44.4	$6,718	$06	$6,712
Mary S. Shoemaker School	Public	K-5	201 E Millbrooke Ave	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	515	47	10.8	21.0%	383 (74.4%)	51 (9.9%)	49 (9.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	60.3	542^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	59.6%		57.5	582^nd of 1345 public elementary schools	56.7%	40	33.0			55.6	54.3	68.4					47.5	40.0	48.5												$5,196	$96	$5,100
Woodstown Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Lincoln Avenue	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	283	24	11.8	17.7%	214 (75.6%)	30 (10.6%)	21 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	67.1	211^th of 748 public middle schools	71.8%		55	305^th of 745 public middle schools	59.1%	94		23.8					63.8	65.9	77.5					42.6	36.8	9.1	80.8			81.5					$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	36	13	2.7	11.1%	11 (30.6%)	10 (27.8%)	14 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)								(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	32	7	4.5	40.6%	10 (31.3%)	12 (37.5%)	4 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (18.8%)								(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	738	47	15.8	24.0%	556 (75.3%)	45 (6.1%)	74 (10.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.5%)	39.8	211^th of 422 public high schools	50.0%		41	205^th of 415 public high schools	50.6%	6			22.8							45.0								16.7	27.7	24.6	29.0	29.0			$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	333	2	166.5	13.5%	291 (87.4%)	7 (2.1%)	22 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	57.9	571^st of 1342 public elementary schools	57.5%		64.5	501^st of 1345 public elementary schools	62.8%	70	27.8	29.2		37.6	82.7	44.4	48.2	72.2	75.0		62.5	51.7	33.4	51.7	64.9	62.5									$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	440	42	10.6	39.1%	332 (75.5%)	28 (6.4%)	57 (13.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	25.2	554^th of 748 public middle schools	25.9%		24.5	562^nd of 745 public middle schools	24.6%	8		10.4					17.0	34.8	40.0					24.5	23.2	5.8	40.0			40.0					$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	191	17	11.2	20.4%	150 (78.5%)	3 (1.6%)	24 (12.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)	49.9	343^rd of 748 public middle schools	54.1%		47.7	362^nd of 745 public middle schools	51.4%	19	26.5	23.4				29.2	48.0	35.5	48.9				20.9	33.3	25.1	34.1
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	171	22	7.7	18.7%	135 (78.9%)	10 (5.8%)	16 (9.4%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	76.9	319^th of 1342 public elementary schools	76.2%		75.4	352^nd of 1345 public elementary schools	73.8%	33	50.0	52.6		45.5	66.6	50.1		38.5	78.9		54.6	73.4	75.0	76.9	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	282	24	11.8	19.9%	208 (73.8%)	34 (12.1%)	31 (11.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	52.4	634^th of 1342 public elementary schools	52.8%		57.2	586^th of 1345 public elementary schools	56.4%	48	42.8	28.1		32.1	43.7	57.1	31.3	63.3	56.3		57.2	37.6	62.9	28.1	46.6	38.1	81.8			81.8					$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	495	45	10.9	28.9%	371 (74.9%)	34 (6.9%)	60 (12.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	30.2	273^rd of 422 public high schools	35.3%		26.2	292^nd of 415 public high schools	29.6%	19			18.1							41.1								20.5		20.5	25.0	25.0			$9,266	$12	$9,254
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	342	33	10.4	26.6%	273 (79.8%)	11 (3.2%)	35 (10.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	36.6	853^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	36.4%		26.1	993^rd of 1345 public elementary schools	26.2%	140				34.5	51.4						25.7	40.0													$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	499	41	12.1	31.1%	376 (75.4%)	22 (4.4%)	71 (14.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	45.4	386^th of 748 public middle schools	48.4%		43.9	397^th of 745 public middle schools	46.7%	11	27.6	21.4				44.8	50.8	40.8	47.9				19.0	26.2	27.5	18.7	80.7			80.7					$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	282	28	9.9	19.1%	156 (55.3%)	41 (14.5%)	35 (12.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	45 (16.0%)	38.4	831^st of 1342 public elementary schools	38.1%		35.2	863^rd of 1345 public elementary schools	35.8%	32	27.2	10.5		19.2	41.7	47.6	41.6	44.8	34.2		26.9	30.6	40.9	50.0	31.0	8.3	64.3			64.3					$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	262	27	9.7	11.1%	224 (85.5%)	11 (4.2%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	37.5	837^th of 1342 public elementary schools	37.6%		39.4	805^th of 1345 public elementary schools	40.1%	32	17.2	10.3		27.6	52.4	51.7	45.3	36.0	48.3		34.5	28.6	27.6	28.6	40.0	17.6	50.0			50.0					$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	177	20	8.8	15.8%	165 (93.2%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	64.7	487^th of 1342 public elementary schools	63.7%		43.7	751^st of 1345 public elementary schools	44.2%	264	40.0	9.6		25.0	53.0	50.0	44.4	71.4	40.9		91.7	68.8	60.0	50.0	71.4	25.1									$15,051	$845	$14,206

Best Public Schools in Salem County, NJ

Mannington Township Elementary School

Woodstown Middle School

Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School

Mary S. Shoemaker School

Upper Pittsgrove School

Oldmans Township School

Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School

Pittsgrove Township Middle School

Salem County Career and Technical High School

Quinton Township School

Woodstown High School

Alloway Township School

Olivet Elementary School

Elsinboro Township School

Arthur P. Schalick High School

Field Street School

Central Park Elementary School

Pennsville Middle School

Pennsville Memorial High School

Salem High School

Penns Grove High School

Penns Grove Middle School

Salem Middle School

Daretown School

Elmer Elementary School

John Fenwick Academy

Lafayette - Pershing

Paul W Carleton

Penn Beach Elementary

Salem Campus

Valley Park Elementary School

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