Top New Jersey Public Preschools Eligible For Free Lunch

Approximately 36% of public preschool students in New Jersey are eligible for free lunch (2024-25).
The public preschools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public preschool with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in New Jersey is John P. Holland Charter School with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 79% 100% Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 86%

Public Preschools Eligible For Free Lunch in New Jersey (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
John P. Holland Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-8
5 Garret Mountain Plaza
Little Falls, NJ 07424
(973) 345-2212
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Vincent Capuana School No. 15
Magnet School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-K
374 Broadway
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 815-8563
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Abraham Lincoln School Number 24
Magnet School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK
36 Parker Ave
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5500
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Mario Drago School No. 3
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-8
155 Van Houten Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5503
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6
Magnet School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-8
85 Hamilton Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5506
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
School No.16
Magnet School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK
657 Main Av., 4th Floor
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 591-1647
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Ulysses S. Grant School No. 7
Magnet School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 99%
Grades: PK-K
155 Summer St.
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973) 470-5507
Rank: #88.
Spruce Street Elementary School
Magnet School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 92%
Grades: PK-1
90 Spruce Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 905-3660
Rank: #99.
New York Avenue School
Magnet School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 91%
Grades: PK-8
411 N New York Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 343-7280
Rank: #1010.
Uptown School Complex
Magnet School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: PK-8
323 Madison Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 344-8809
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Brighton Avenue School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 88%
Grades: PK-5
30 N. Brighton Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 343-3150
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 88%
Grades: PK-8
1700 Marmora Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 343-7380
Rank: #1313.
South 17th Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 87%
Grades: PK-8
619 S Seventeenth St
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 374-2570
Rank: #1414.
Fourteenth Avenue School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 86%
Grades: PK-8
26 Speedway Ave
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 733-6940
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Pennsylvania Ave School
Magnet School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 85%
Grades: PK-8
201 N. Pennsylvania Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 343-7290
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Quitman Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 85%
Grades: PK-8
21 Quitman St
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-6947
Rank: #1717.
Sovereign Avenue School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 84%
Grades: PK-8
111 N. Sovereign Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 343-7260
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Glenwood Avenue Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 83%
Grades: PK-5
Glenwood & New York Ave
Wildwood, NJ 08260
(609) 522-1630
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Speedway Avenue School
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 83%
Grades: PK-8
701 South Orange Avenue
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 374-2740
Rank: #20 - 2220. - 22.
East Newark Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 82%
Grades: PK-8
501 11 North Third Street
Harrison, NJ 07029
(973) 481-6800
Rank: #20 - 2220. - 22.
Hawthorne Avenue School
Magnet School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 82%
Grades: PK-8
428 Hawthorne Ave
Newark, NJ 07112
(973) 705-3960
Rank: #20 - 2220. - 22.
Piner Elementary School
Magnet School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 82%
Grades: PK-2
1141 E County Line Road
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 905-3566
Rank: #23 - 2523. - 25.
Chelsea Heights School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 81%
Grades: PK-8
4101 Filbert Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 343-7272
Rank: #23 - 2523. - 25.
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School
Magnet School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 81%
Grades: PK-8
150 Third St
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5190
Rank: #23 - 2523. - 25.
Grover Cleveland Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 81%
Grades: PK-8
388 Bergen St
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-6944
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Lincoln Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 80%
Grades: PK-8
87 Richelieu Ter
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 374-2290
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 80%
Grades: PK-2
1875 Mulford Street
Camden, NJ 08104
(856) 966-4760
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Thomas A Edison Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 80%
Grades: PK-6
507 West St
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5965
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Yorkship Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 80%
Grades: PK-5
1251 Collings Road
Camden, NJ 08104
(856) 966-5110
Rank: #30 - 3530. - 35.
Dr. Hani Awadallah School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 79%
Grades: PK-8
515 Marshall Street
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 321-1000
Rank: #30 - 3530. - 35.
Elliott Street Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 79%
Grades: PK-8
721 Summer Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5360
Rank: #30 - 3530. - 35.
George Washington Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 79%
Grades: PK-6
3905 New York Ave
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5829
Rank: #30 - 3530. - 35.
Harriet Tubman Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 79%
Grades: PK-8
504 S Tenth St
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 733-6934
Rank: #30 - 3530. - 35.
Lafayette Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 79%
Grades: PK-8
205 Lafayette St
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4860
Rank: #30 - 3530. - 35.
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 79%
Grades: PK-6
4507 Hudson Ave
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5971
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the New Jersey average of public preschools students eligible for free lunch?
The New Jersey average of public preschools students eligible for free lunch is 36%% for 2024-25.
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The best top ranked public preschools in New Jersey include John P. Holland Charter School, Vincent Capuana School No. 15 and Abraham Lincoln School Number 24.

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