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Best Public Schools in New Brunswick, NJ


At a glance
15
Schools
8,734
Students
3
Districts
Top rankedNew Brunswick High School345th of 434 New Jersey high schools
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Biggest riser
A Chester Redshaw School up 84 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Mckinley Community School 8.1 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
1★
0★
3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The city of New Brunswick, New Jersey is home to 13 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. The schools in this district serve a predominantly low-income student population, with high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism. While a few schools, such as Blanquita B. Valenti Community School and Mckinley Community School, demonstrate relatively strong academic performance, the majority of the district's schools struggle, with many students performing well below state proficiency standards.

The New Brunswick School District faces significant challenges, as evidenced by the low academic achievement across most of its schools. The district's largest high school, New Brunswick High School, has particularly low proficiency rates, with only 23.8% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 6.6% proficient in Algebra I. Similarly, the middle school and several elementary schools also report very low proficiency rates, with some grades seeing less than 10% of students meeting proficiency standards.

However, the data also reveals a potential bright spot in the form of Greater Brunswick Charter School, a public charter school that consistently outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. This suggests that there may be effective educational practices and strategies within the district that could be replicated to improve outcomes across the board. Overall, the New Brunswick school district faces significant challenges, but with targeted interventions and support, there is potential for improvement in the academic performance of its students.

Ranking:
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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.

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