Top 5 Best Teaneck Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 6 public elementary schools serving 2,323 students in Teaneck, NJ.
The top ranked public elementary schools in Teaneck, NJ are Teaneck Community Charter School, John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School and James Russell Lowell Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Teaneck, NJ public elementary schools have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the New Jersey public elementary school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 49% statewide average). Elementary schools in Teaneck have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Minority enrollment is 87% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public elementary school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Elementary Schools in Teaneck, NJ (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Teaneck Community Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
563 Chestnut Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201) 833-9600
Grades: K-8
| 358 students
Rank: #22.
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
491 W Englewood Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201) 833-5535
Grades: K-4
| 319 students
Rank: #33.
James Russell Lowell Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
1025 Lincoln Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201) 833-5550
Grades: K-4
| 325 students
Rank: #44.
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
201 Fycke Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201) 833-5540
Grades: K-4
| 274 students
Rank: #55.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
655 Teaneck Rd
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201) 833-5471
Grades: 5-8
| 529 students
Rank: #66.
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
1315 Taft Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201) 833-5451
Grades: 5-8
| 518 students
[+] Show Closed Public Schools in Teaneck, New Jersey

Teaneck, New Jersey Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
70 Sterling Place
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201) 862-1983
Grades: n/a
| n/a students

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