Public elementary schools in New Jersey achieve an average math proficiency of 37% (2024-25).
The public elementary schools with the highest math proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public elementary school with the highest math proficiency in New Jersey is School 28 with 95%.
Math Proficiency Range: 82%
95%
Avg. Math Proficiency: 86%
Top Math Proficiency Public Elementary Schools in New Jersey (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Math Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
School 28
Magnet School
(Math: 95% | Reading: ≥99%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math Proficiency: 95%
Grades: PK-8
200 Presidential Boulevard
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0280
Paterson, NJ 07522
(973) 321-0280
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Southern Boulevard School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-3
192 Southern Boulevard
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 457-2509
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 457-2509
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Washington Avenue School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-3
102 Washington Avenue
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 457-2510
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 457-2510
Rank: #44.
Milton Avenue School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: ≥90%
Grades: PK-3
16 Milton Avenue
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 457-2508
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 457-2508
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Alexander Hamilton School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: K-5
380 Harristown Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
(201) 445-7700
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
(201) 445-7700
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Clara E Coleman School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: K-5
100 Pinelynn Rd
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
(201) 445-7700
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
(201) 445-7700
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Deane-porter Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-3
50 Blackpoint Road
Rumson, NJ 07760
(732) 842-0330
Rumson, NJ 07760
(732) 842-0330
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Deerfield School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: K-4
26 Troy Lane
Short Hills, NJ 07078
(973) 379-4843
Short Hills, NJ 07078
(973) 379-4843
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
George C. Baker Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-3
139 W Maple Ave
Moorestown, NJ 08057
(856) 778-6630
Moorestown, NJ 08057
(856) 778-6630
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Glenwood School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: K-4
325 Taylor Road South
Short Hills, NJ 07078
(973) 379-7576
Short Hills, NJ 07078
(973) 379-7576
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Hartshorn School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: K-4
400 Hartshorn Drive
Short Hills, NJ 07078
(973) 379-7550
Short Hills, NJ 07078
(973) 379-7550
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Hillside Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-3
89 Hillsdale Avenue
Allendale, NJ 07401
(201) 327-2020
Allendale, NJ 07401
(201) 327-2020
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Lincoln-hubbard Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: 1-5
52 Woodland Ave
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 273-1333
Summit, NJ 07901
(908) 273-1333
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Monmouth Junction Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
630 Ridge Road
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
(732) 329-6981
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
(732) 329-6981
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Orchard Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: K-5
230 Demarest St
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
(201) 670-2730
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
(201) 670-2730
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Richard Byrd
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: K-5
640 Doremus Ave
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
(201) 445-7700
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
(201) 445-7700
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Sea Girt Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-8
451 Bell Place
Sea Girt, NJ 08750
(732) 449-3422
Sea Girt, NJ 08750
(732) 449-3422
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Viola L Sickles School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-3
25 Willow Street
Fair Haven, NJ 07704
(732) 741-6151
Fair Haven, NJ 07704
(732) 741-6151
Rank: #5 - 195. - 19.
Washington Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: 1-5
900 St. Marks Avenue
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 789-4600
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 789-4600
Rank: #2020.
Cornelia F. Bradford School
Magnet School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math Proficiency: 87%
Grades: PK-5
96 Sussex St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 915-6450
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 915-6450
Rank: #2121.
Princeton Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math Proficiency: 86%
Grades: K-8
100 Bunn Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-0575
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-0575
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Mendham Township Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math Proficiency: 85%
Grades: 5-8
16 Washington Valley Road
Brookside, NJ 07926
(973) 543-7107
Brookside, NJ 07926
(973) 543-7107
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Mount Prospect Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 85%
Grades: PK-5
111 Hansom Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 470-1600
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 470-1600
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Central School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 84%
Grades: PK-5
Three Lincoln Avenue
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
(856) 429-5851
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
(856) 429-5851
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Oak Tree Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math Proficiency: 84%
Grades: PK-3
226 Applegarth Road
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
(609) 655-7642
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
(609) 655-7642
Rank: #2626.
Forrestdale School
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 83%
Grades: 4-8
60 Forrest Avenue
Rumson, NJ 07760
(732) 842-0383
Rumson, NJ 07760
(732) 842-0383
Rank: #27 - 4127. - 41.
Essex Fells Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-6
102 Hawthorne Rd
Essex Fells, NJ 07021
(973) 226-0505
Essex Fells, NJ 07021
(973) 226-0505
Rank: #27 - 4127. - 41.
Grandview Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-3
35 Hamilton Dr East
Caldwell, NJ 07006
(973) 712-4400
Caldwell, NJ 07006
(973) 712-4400
Rank: #27 - 4127. - 41.
H W Mountz Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-8
411 Tuttle Ave
Spring Lake, NJ 07762
(732) 449-6380
Spring Lake, NJ 07762
(732) 449-6380
Rank: #27 - 4127. - 41.
Hilltop School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-4
12 Hilltop Road
Mendham, NJ 07945
(973) 543-4251
Mendham, NJ 07945
(973) 543-4251
Rank: #27 - 4127. - 41.
J.v.b. Wicoff Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-3
510 Plainsboro Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
(609) 716-5450
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
(609) 716-5450
Rank: #27 - 4127. - 41.
Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: K-5
300 Old Orchard Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
(856) 424-1550
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
(856) 424-1550
Rank: #27 - 4127. - 41.
Luther Lee Emerson School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: 2-4
15 Columbus Road
Demarest, NJ 07627
(201) 768-6060
Demarest, NJ 07627
(201) 768-6060
Rank: #27 - 4127. - 41.
Lyncrest Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: K-4
9-04 Morlot Ave
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
(201) 794-5555
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
(201) 794-5555
Rank: #27 - 4127. - 41.
Mendham Township Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-4
18 West Main Street
Brookside, NJ 07926
(973) 543-7107
Brookside, NJ 07926
(973) 543-7107
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the New Jersey average public elementary schools math proficiency?
The New Jersey average public elementary schools math proficiency is 37%% for 2024-25.
What are the public elementary schools with the highest math proficiency in New Jersey?
The best top ranked public elementary schools in New Jersey include School 28, Southern Boulevard School and Washington Avenue School.
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