The average public preschool in New Jersey has approximately 400 students (2024-25).
The public preschools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public preschool in New Jersey (by enrollment) is Camden's Promise Charter School with 2,363 students.
# Students Range: 809
2,363
Avg. # Students: 1,049
Largest New Jersey Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Camden's Promise Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,363
Grades: PK-12
879 Beideman Ave
Camden, NJ 08105
(856) 365-1000
Camden, NJ 08105
(856) 365-1000
Rank: #22.
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,012
Grades: PK-12
909 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(862) 256-0909
Newark, NJ 07102
(862) 256-0909
Rank: #33.
Marion P. Thomas Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,425
Grades: PK-12
125 Sussex Ave
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 621-0060
Newark, NJ 07103
(973) 621-0060
Rank: #44.
Swift-slaybaugh Complex
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,421
Grades: PK-3
11 Swift Avenue
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
(609) 927-8222
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
(609) 927-8222
Rank: #55.
Lincoln Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,309
Grades: PK-8
1206 63rd St
North Bergen, NJ 07047
(201) 295-2850
North Bergen, NJ 07047
(201) 295-2850
Rank: #66.
William Shemin Midtown Community School #8
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,210
Grades: PK-8
550 Avenue A
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5984
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5984
Rank: #77.
Lafayette Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,180
Grades: PK-8
205 Lafayette St
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4860
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4860
Rank: #88.
Joseph H. Brensinger School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,092
Grades: PK-8
600 Bergen Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 915-6120
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 915-6120
Rank: #99.
First Avenue School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,083
Grades: PK-8
214 First Ave
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 268-5240
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 268-5240
Rank: #1010.
Oliver Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,045
Grades: PK-8
86 Oliver St
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4870
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4870
Rank: #1111.
Toussaint Louverture-marquis De Lafayette School No. 6
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,042
Grades: PK-8
1071 Julia St
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
(908) 436-5600
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
(908) 436-5600
Rank: #1212.
Haledon Public School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,028
Grades: PK-8
91 Henry Street
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 790-9000
Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 790-9000
Rank: #1313.
Sharon School
Magnet School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,005
Grades: PK-4
234 Sharon Road
Trenton, NJ 08691
(609) 632-0960
Trenton, NJ 08691
(609) 632-0960
Rank: #1414.
Mahatma K. Gandhi School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,001
Grades: PK-8
143 Romaine Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 915-6490
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 915-6490
Rank: #1515.
Robert Waters Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 976
Grades: PK-6
2800 Summit Ave
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5925
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5925
Rank: #1616.
Cornelia F. Bradford School
Magnet School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Students: 962
Grades: PK-5
96 Sussex St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 915-6450
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 915-6450
Rank: #1717.
Anna L. Klein
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 949
Grades: PK-8
301 69th St
West New York, NJ 07093
(201) 861-3100
West New York, NJ 07093
(201) 861-3100
Rank: #1818.
Cedar Grove Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 937
Grades: PK-5
179 Cedar Grove Road
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 505-5830
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 505-5830
Rank: #1919.
'franklin Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 934
Grades: PK-6
100 Davis Ave
Kearny, NJ 07032
(201) 955-5020
Kearny, NJ 07032
(201) 955-5020
Rank: #2020.
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 919
Grades: PK-6
4507 Hudson Ave
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5971
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5971
Rank: #2121.
Christa Mcauliffe School
Magnet School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 918
Grades: PK-8
167 Hancock Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201) 714-4360
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201) 714-4360
Rank: #2222.
Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 915
Grades: PK-8
25 First Street
Elizabethport, NJ 07206
(908) 436-3950
Elizabethport, NJ 07206
(908) 436-3950
Rank: #2323.
Walter F. Robinson Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 908
Grades: PK-8
95 West 31st Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5964
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5964
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Dr. Antonia Pantoja School No. 27
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 885
Grades: PK-8
505 -517 Morris Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
(908) 436-3900
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
(908) 436-3900
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Elliott Street Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 885
Grades: PK-8
721 Summer Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5360
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5360
Rank: #2626.
South Street Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 864
Grades: PK-8
44-48 Hermon Street
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4880
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-4880
Rank: #2727.
Cold Springs School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 842
Grades: PK-3
1194 Market Street
Gloucester City, NJ 08030
(856) 456-7000
Gloucester City, NJ 08030
(856) 456-7000
Rank: #2828.
Thomas A Edison Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 839
Grades: PK-6
507 West St
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5965
Union City, NJ 07087
(201) 348-5965
Rank: #2929.
Abington Avenue School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 837
Grades: PK-8
209 Abington Avenue
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 268-5230
Newark, NJ 07107
(973) 268-5230
Rank: #3030.
School 16
Magnet School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 835
Grades: PK-8
11 22nd Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07513
(973) 413-2700
Paterson, NJ 07513
(973) 413-2700
Rank: #3131.
Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 826
Grades: PK-8
663 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5330
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5330
Rank: #3232.
Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center
Magnet School
Students: 823
Grades: PK
601 Cortlandt St
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 376-6250
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 376-6250
Rank: #3333.
Orchard Hill Elementary School
Magnet School
Students: 813
Grades: PK-2
244 Orchard Road
Skillman, NJ 08558
(609) 466-7605
Skillman, NJ 08558
(609) 466-7605
Rank: #3434.
Park Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 810
Grades: PK-8
120 Manchester Place
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5210
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-5210
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
Mt Vernon Place School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 809
Grades: PK-8
142 Mount Vernon Pl
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 374-2090
Newark, NJ 07106
(973) 374-2090
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