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Schools in Zip Code 08901

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At a glance

Schools

8,734

Students

Districts

Top rankedGreater Brunswick Charter School1040^th of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Blanquita B. Valenti Community School up 93 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mckinley Community School 8.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Schools in ZIP code 08901 include 14 schools serving elementary, middle and high school grades, with 8,734 students altogether. The area’s 10 elementary schools averaged 22% across grades 3–5 ELA and math in 2025–26, compared with 48% across the matching state results; seven schools reporting grades 6–8 averaged 23%, versus 44% statewide. Fifth-grade science averaged 7%, compared with 27% statewide. The clearest overall finding is that typical elementary and middle-school results are well below state averages, despite some strong individual results.

Results vary widely between schools. In grades 3–5, Robert J. Boyler Elementary School had the highest school average at 32%, while Livingston Elementary School was lowest at 7%—a 25-point gap; the state average was 48%. For grades 6–8, Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts led at 34%, while Pathways Middle School averaged 13%, a 22-point difference. Some individual results stand out: Paul Robeson’s eighth-grade ELA was 58%, versus 53% statewide, and Blanquita B. Valenti Community School had 94% proficiency in eighth-grade Algebra I, compared with 75% statewide. At New Brunswick High School, 11th-grade ELA and math results were 57% and 31%, versus 76% and 61% statewide; its graduation rate was 78%, compared with 89% statewide.

Recent averages moved in different directions: elementary results fell from 23.5% to 22.3% between 2024–25 and 2025–26, while the comparable grades 6–8 average rose from 22.5% to 23.1%. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking for Greater Brunswick Charter School improved from 13th to 22nd over three years, though its elementary test average edged down by 0.6 points. As context, all schools report free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–25; the measure ranges from 76% at Boyler to 97% at Roosevelt Elementary School and Lord Stirling Community School. Ratios also vary: Charter’s is 18.9 students per teacher, compared with 8.1 at McKinley Community School. These context measures do not consistently track with results; the Adult High School’s small enrollment of 85 is worth keeping in mind when interpreting its scores.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)							NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)				NJSLA Geometry (2026)			NJSLA Algebra II (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 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%)	22.4	1040^th of 1331 public elementary schools	21.9%		18.8	1113^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%	73			6.5	13.6		26.6	22.8	41.3	38.3	32.5	40.9		22.2	29.5	28.2	34.0	30.0	4.2	75.0			75.0							$14,713	$828	$13,885
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%)	10	703^rd of 743 public middle schools	5.4%		13	672^nd of 752 public middle schools	10.6%	31				2.6					20.1	20.0	22.5					7.8	6.0	4.3	63.6			63.6							$22,730	$1,013	$21,717
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%)	20.1	1073^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	19.4%		15.4	1166^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%	93			15.8	7.4		22.4	21.7	34.5	33.6	35.2	34.3		22.4	31.3	26.7	19.7	19.5	13.6	94.1			94.1							$22,891	$1,049	$21,842
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%)	13.4	391^st of 434 public high schools	9.9%		23.2	345^th of 434 public high schools	20.5%	46	57.4	30.7			9.9							22.5								6.3		6.3	20.0	5.3	15.9				$22,300	$1,069	$21,231
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%)	13.3	1174^th of 1331 public elementary schools	11.8%		18.7	1114^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.3%	60			6.8			23.5	20.5	28.4					22.9	28.0	19.4														$25,219	$1,060	$24,159
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%)	7.8	1270^th of 1331 public elementary schools	4.6%		11.5	1220^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.4%	50			3.3			18.2	11.9	30.0					15.2	14.3	13.3														$27,765	$1,029	$26,736
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%)	3.5	1328^th of 1331 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.3	1305^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.1%	23			0.0			3.5	11.1	10.0					3.5	4.7	8.0														$26,118	$1,290	$24,828
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%)	11.5	1216^th of 1331 public elementary schools	8.6%		11.9	1213^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%	3			7.8			15.8	19.6	32.5					17.9	24.6	18.2														$29,729	$1,242	$28,487
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%)	17	1123^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	15.6%		18.9	1112^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%	11			10.5	2.9		30.0	32.5	31.6	20.0	24.3	22.9		27.5	21.0	26.3	13.3	37.8	5.6	47.1			47.1							$41,034	$2,445	$38,589
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%)	11.6	1214^th of 1331 public elementary schools	8.8%		9	1271^st of 1347 public elementary schools	5.6%	57			3.1			27.7	16.7	15.6					16.9	35.6	4.6														$24,393	$1,180	$23,213
Robert J. Boyler 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%)	21.6	1053^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	20.9%		18.3	1123^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	16.6%	70			10.3	2.1		45.8	18.7	34.4	30.0	47.5	34.1		45.7	24.2	24.1	5.0	27.5	2.8	54.5			54.5							$28,336	$1,059	$27,277
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)																													$9,205	$1,238	$7,967
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%)	14.9	1151^st of 1331 public elementary schools	13.5%		16.4	1157^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.1%	6			8.5	8.9		15.5	13.0	42.1	42.5	39.4	57.8		10.0	16.7	17.0	22.5	21.1	22.2											$28,276	$1,162	$27,114
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%)	9.8	707^th of 743 public middle schools	4.8%		10.5	700^th of 752 public middle schools	6.9%	7				1.7					16.8	18.8	23.5					4.2	12.5	0.0	75.0			75.0							$25,205	$1,065	$24,140

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.