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Best Public Schools in Salem County, NJ

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10,898

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Top rankedMannington Township Elementary School312^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Field Street School up 99 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Elsinboro Township School 6.4 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	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
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	189	15	12.6	36.0%	138 (73.0%)	15 (7.9%)	20 (10.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	39.1	448^th of 752 public middle schools	40.4%		41.1	415^th of 743 public middle schools	44.1%	33			25.0	25.0				22.9	45.9	47.9	39.6				6.3	18.8	39.6	12.5	71.4			71.4
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	285	28	10.1	17.2%	248 (87.0%)	9 (3.2%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	54.3	624^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.7%		56.4	590^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.9%	34			34.6	27.5		48.5	75.8	46.2	47.6	67.6	52.5		45.4	82.7	30.8	28.6	47.1	18.5	76.9			76.9					$10,893	$719	$10,174
Elsinboro Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	631 Salem Fort Elfsborg Road	Salem	08079	Salem County	Elsinboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-3817	105	16	6.4	54.3%	67 (63.8%)	16 (15.2%)	11 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.5%)	39.6	819^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.2%		46.3	718^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.3%	101			35.7			27.3	57.1	42.9		64.7			27.3	28.6	50.0		23.5										$14,031	$944	$13,087
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	183	20	8.9	32.8%	172 (94.0%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	21.7	1069^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.6%		37.6	830^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.0%	239			13.4	23.8		16.7	20.0	40.0	31.6	72.7	57.2		16.7	13.3	33.4	42.1	54.6	47.3									$15,051	$845	$14,206
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	483	45	10.7	38.3%	343 (71.0%)	37 (7.7%)	71 (14.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	22.2	348^th of 434 public high schools	19.8%		27.1	327^th of 429 public high schools	23.8%	21	67.7	44.2			17.2							24.1								10.5		11.1	23.5	21.1			$16,929	$294	$16,635
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	460	41	11.2	46.1%	321 (69.8%)	35 (7.6%)	70 (15.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	30.4	515^th of 752 public middle schools	31.5%		24.5	555^th of 743 public middle schools	25.3%	40				7.1					38.1	36.2	32.1					35.7	31.3	18.2	80.9			80.9					$12,249	$312	$11,937
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	275	23	12.2	48.0%	169 (61.5%)	20 (7.3%)	64 (23.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.9%)	19.3	1108^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.7%		33.7	886^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.8%	222						19.7							36.3														$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	263	26	10.3	45.2%	195 (74.1%)	13 (4.9%)	39 (14.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	43.4	765^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.2%		42.5	759^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.3%	6			26.7				56.5	56.5						34.5	33.9												$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	365	32	11.4	49.9%	215 (58.9%)	29 (7.9%)	76 (20.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.4%)								(n/a)																											$14,754	$180	$14,574
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	170	20	8.5	25.9%	129 (75.9%)	8 (4.7%)	24 (14.1%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	78.2	312^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.8%		75.5	349^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.9%	37			33.3	53.8		57.1	75.1	66.6	75.1	56.3	69.3		66.7	81.3	58.4	62.5	68.8		70.0			70.0					$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	308	28	10.9	22.7%	219 (71.1%)	42 (13.6%)	30 (9.7%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	36.4	867^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.6%		44.5	737^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.9%	130			30.3	13.5		25.0	31.3	27.3	36.1	54.3	29.7		50.0	50.0	45.4	38.9	57.1	11.5	72.7			72.7					$12,139	$640	$11,499
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	632	47	13.4	69.5%	97 (15.3%)	223 (35.3%)	295 (46.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	10.9	412^th of 434 public high schools	5.1%		19.1	362^nd of 429 public high schools	15.6%	50	60.1	23.5			10.7							12.8								3.3		3.3	8.3	8.3			$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	322	26	12.3	74.5%	48 (14.9%)	122 (37.9%)	147 (45.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)			8.0				12.6	20.9						10.2	16.5												$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	463	43	10.7	76.5%	54 (11.7%)	165 (35.6%)	228 (49.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	17.5	1139^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.4%		10	1238^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.5%	99						24.8							29.6														$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	313	31	10.0	74.1%	45 (14.4%)	101 (32.3%)	154 (49.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)								(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	452	40	11.3	75.4%	57 (12.6%)	156 (34.5%)	224 (49.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	10.3	706^th of 752 public middle schools	6.1%		10	706^th of 743 public middle schools	5.0%					6.9					16.1	13.6	19.2					10.3	7.8	2.9	66.6			66.6					$11,510	$765	$10,745
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	20.1	34.0%	143 (72.6%)	6 (3.0%)	31 (15.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.1%)								(n/a)																											$7,472	$319	$7,153
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	482	43	11.3	35.5%	335 (69.5%)	42 (8.7%)	73 (15.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	35.3	290^th of 434 public high schools	33.2%		39.5	260^th of 429 public high schools	39.4%	30	77.3	52.9			30.4							37.0								10.0		10.0	32.1	32.1			$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	357	31	11.4	30.5%	282 (79.0%)	9 (2.5%)	42 (11.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	40	810^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.9%		40.5	788^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.1%	22						36.1	58.3						36.7	39.5													$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	495	43	11.4	31.3%	386 (78.0%)	19 (3.8%)	63 (12.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	49.8	352^nd of 752 public middle schools	53.2%		45	380^th of 743 public middle schools	48.9%	28			24.4	22.6				52.6	53.7	61.1	57.9				32.4	27.3	32.2	17.9	86.2			86.2					$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	291	29	9.8	52.2%	168 (57.7%)	37 (12.7%)	38 (13.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.8%)	29	971^st of 1347 public elementary schools	27.9%		37.9	824^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.4%	147			11.5	9.6		20.0	31.0	65.3	53.0	40.0	42.9		16.7	27.6	23.0	38.2	45.0	27.3	90.0			90.0					$11,907	$540	$11,367
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	393	35	11.2	63.1%	94 (23.9%)	233 (59.3%)	55 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	16.8	378^th of 434 public high schools	12.9%		17	372^nd of 429 public high schools	13.3%	6	59.8	39.5			26.4							6.2								5.7		5.6					$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	387	23	16.8	69.3%	44 (11.4%)	250 (64.6%)	68 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)								(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	472	30	15.7	80.1%	44 (9.3%)	298 (63.1%)	115 (24.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	7.6	741^st of 752 public middle schools	1.5%		7.3	735^th of 743 public middle schools	1.1%	6			5.0	1.3		10.3	27.0	6.2	12.9	11.3	25.0		16.7	19.0	2.5	5.3	4.2	1.7	18.8			18.8					$9,419	$430	$8,989
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	754	46	16.5	21.1%	570 (75.6%)	53 (7.0%)	82 (10.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.4%)	45.2	235^th of 434 public high schools	45.9%		40.9	251^st of 429 public high schools	41.5%	16	85.0	61.5			18.7							27.8								15.2	30.6	24.4	9.7	9.4	75.0	75.0	$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	23.8%	289 (85.0%)	7 (2.1%)	27 (7.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	65	480^th of 1347 public elementary schools	64.4%		68.5	439^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.2%	41			29.6	7.7		67.8	65.5	44.4	72.0	65.8	69.2		64.5	62.0	40.7	48.0	55.3	50.0									$14,593	$703	$13,890
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	550	50	10.9	25.3%	427 (77.6%)	40 (7.3%)	46 (8.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	45.6	230^th of 434 public high schools	47.0%		47.8	213^th of 429 public high schools	50.3%	17	82.7	58.7			29.1							40.1								22.4		19.7			64.4	64.4	$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	528	47	11.2	29.2%	369 (69.9%)	70 (13.3%)	52 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	53.3	638^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.6%		63.3	500^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.6%	138			27.3			46.9	56.3	56.6					48.0	45.5	55.5												$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	303	24	12.4	27.7%	214 (70.6%)	44 (14.5%)	29 (9.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	70.8	189^th of 752 public middle schools	74.9%		71.9	182^nd of 743 public middle schools	75.5%	7				21.9					63.8	69.8	79.2					47.4	42.7	40.0	100.0			100.0					$5,852	$153	$5,699
NJ Regional Day - Mannington	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	53	12	4.5	28.3%	13 (24.5%)	17 (32.1%)	21 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(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	28	5	5.6	64.3%	4 (14.3%)	15 (53.6%)	6 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.7%)								(n/a)																											$43,938		$43,938

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