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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08901

At a glance

Schools

8,734

Students

Districts

Top rankedNew Brunswick High School345^th 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★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 08901 zip code 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 570 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the standout schools in the area, Blanquita B. Valenti Community School and Mckinley Community School have the highest performance on NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics tests among the elementary schools, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, the Greater Brunswick Charter School also performs well on NJSLA tests, with proficiency rates above the district and state in many grade levels and subjects.

However, the district's main high school, New Brunswick High School, has relatively low proficiency rates on NJSLA/NJGPA tests, with only 23.8% proficient in English Language Arts and 6.6% proficient in Algebra I for 9th grade students. Despite these academic challenges, the school maintains a 91.3% four-year graduation rate. The data also reveals high chronic absenteeism rates, free and reduced lunch eligibility, and variations in spending per student and student-teacher ratios across the district, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.

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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)		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 End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	397	21	18.9	83.1%	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	367 (92.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	1113^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.2	1160^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.3%	47			8.6	2.4		28.6	28.2	27.6	32.6	31.9	42.8		19.0	39.1	31.9	16.3	31.9	4.2	38.9		38.9			$10,212	$955	$9,257
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	829	99	8.3	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	795 (95.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13	672^nd of 752 public middle schools	10.6%		12.5	681^st of 743 public middle schools	8.3%	9				1.6					25.7	19.6	32.2					5.8	13.5	5.6	48.9		48.9			$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	810	73	11.1	93.7%	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.1%)	779 (96.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15.4	1166^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.2	1113^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.8%	53			16.7	4.5		15.1	29.8	28.9	26.8	32.9	39.8		12.5	29.2	23.1	16.2	18.2	6.2	58.8		58.8			$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	2,443	173	14.1	88.1%	6 (0.2%)	143 (5.9%)	2,282 (93.4%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	23.2	345^th of 434 public high schools	20.5%		18.8	364^th of 429 public high schools	15.2%	19	74.7	34.0			15.1							23.8								6.6	6.6	21.2	20.5	$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	678	66	10.3	88.6%	5 (0.7%)	29 (4.3%)	636 (93.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18.7	1114^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.3%		12.4	1198^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	84			15.3			22.1	33.4	40.7					11.7	22.2	31.4									$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	356	43	8.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	342 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11.5	1220^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.4%		9.2	1251^st of 1338 public elementary schools	6.5%	31			11.1			16.7	24.4	17.8					27.3	26.7	8.9									$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	342	33	10.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	319 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.3	1305^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.2	1279^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.4%	26			2.6			10.2	22.4	25.0					10.9	7.8	13.5									$11,684		$11,684
Lord Stirling Community 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	436	47	9.3	97.0%	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	408 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11.9	1213^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.4	1197^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	16			13.8			9.0	36.2	21.0					11.3	24.6	19.3									$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	524	64	8.1	92.9%	6 (1.1%)	81 (15.5%)	431 (82.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18.9	1112^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	1147^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.3%	35			7.7	0.0		34.7	39.0	33.3	20.9	19.2	24.3		24.5	36.6	20.5	14.0	14.9	7.4						$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	597	60	10.0	97.0%	6 (1.0%)	28 (4.7%)	561 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9	1271^st of 1347 public elementary schools	5.6%		8.5	1262^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	5.7%	9			5.3			23.1	22.9	14.6					21.7	20.2	7.6									$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	351	34	10.3	76.1%	26 (7.4%)	53 (15.1%)	255 (72.6%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	18.3	1123^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	16.6%		24.9	1007^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.7%	116			0.0	3.9		8.4	30.4	44.4	50.0	22.2	21.5		27.8	34.7	0.0	16.7	16.4	5.9						$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	85	6	14.1	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	81 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	12.5
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	624	67	9.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.0%)	589 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.4	1157^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.8	1117^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.5%	40			1.8	2.7		33.3	31.3	44.4	37.5	39.6	51.4		21.4	12.5	14.3	15.8	14.3	16.2						$9,460		$9,460
Pathways Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Van Dyke Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 745-5300	262			93.5%	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	247 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5							(n/a)									24.8	27.6						4.8	13.8

Cities Near Zip Code 08901

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Brunswick	0.21 mi	16	512^th
North Brunswick	1.12 mi	8	435^th
Highland Park	1.38 mi	4	362^nd
Somerset	1.5 mi	10	270^th
Edison	2.25 mi	20	181^st

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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.