New Jersey · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in New Jersey

The 50 public schools in New Jersey with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a class-size measure computed from NCES staffing data.

4.7:1
Best ratio
11.9:1
State average
15.7:1
National average
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

Orange Early Childhood Center runs New Jersey's smallest classes at 4.7:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 11.9:1.

4.7:1
smallest classes (Orange Early Childhood Center)
50
listed schools below the state average
11.9:1
New Jersey average
15.7:1
national average
# School EnrollmentStudent:Teacher
1 Orange Early Childhood Center Orange 195 4.7:1
2 Northern Valley Central Norwood 178 4.9:1
3 Creative Arts High School CAMDEN 209 5.1:1
4 Memorial Elementary School LITTLE FERRY 353 5.3:1
5 Sea Girt Elementary School Sea Girt 148 5.3:1
6 Lakewood Early Childhood Center LAKEWOOD 248 5.4:1
7 Margaret Mace Elementary School North Wildwood 159 5.6:1
8 Bradley Beach Elementary School BRADLEY BEACH 193 5.7:1
9 Somerset County Vocational Technical High School Bridgewater 332 5.8:1
10 Mercer Elementary School Hamilton 141 5.8:1
11 Fourteenth Avenue School NEWARK 104 5.9:1
12 Early Childhood Development Center CAMDEN 306 6:1
13 Ventnor Middle School VENTNOR 176 6:1
14 Bergen County Technical High School - Paramus Paramus 288 6.1:1
15 Eugene a. Tighe Middle School MARGATE 140 6.1:1
16 Dorchester Elementary School WOODCLIFF LAKE 494 6.2:1
17 Upper School ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS 264 6.4:1
18 Harmony Township School PHILLIPSBURG 190 6.4:1
19 Harding Township School NEW VERNON 291 6.5:1
20 West Amwell Township School Lambertville 170 6.5:1
21 Cape May City Elementary School CAPE MAY 155 6.5:1
22 Thurgood Marshall Elementary School ASBURY PARK 443 6.6:1
23 Brigantine Community School Brigantine 380 6.6:1
24 John F. Kennedy School NEWARK 143 6.6:1
25 Cooper's Poynt Family School CAMDEN 381 6.7:1
26 Charles R Smith Early Chilhood Center PALISADES PARK 277 6.7:1
27 High Bridge Elementary School HIGH BRIDGE 219 6.7:1
28 Wandell School SADDLE RIVER 116 6.7:1
29 Franklin Avenue Middle School Franklin Lakes 369 6.9:1
30 Mount Arlington Public School MT ARLINGTON 223 6.9:1
31 Avon Elementary School AVON 112 6.9:1
32 Ella G Clarke Elementary School LAKEWOOD 314 7:1
33 Stony Brook School Branchburg 310 7:1
34 Alpha Borough School ALPHA 215 7:1
35 Ocean City Intermediate School OCEAN CITY 326 7.1:1
36 Monmouth Beach Elementary School MONMOUTH BEACH 230 7.1:1
37 Lambertville Public School Lambertville 221 7.1:1
38 Mercer High School Hamilton 200 7.1:1
39 William H. Ross Iii School MARGATE 186 7.1:1
40 Farmingdale Elementary FARMINGDALE 160 7.1:1
41 Oak Street Elem School LAKEWOOD 513 7.2:1
42 Eugenio Maria De Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education UNION CITY 300 7.2:1
43 Frank Antonides School West Long Branch 220 7.2:1
44 West Belmar Elementary School WALL 171 7.2:1
45 Ridge and Valley Charter School Frelinghuysen 134 7.2:1
46 H W Mountz Elementary School Spring Lake 130 7.2:1
47 Nj Regional Day School - Newark NEWARK 123 7.2:1
48 Grandview Elementary School PISCATAWAY 579 7.3:1
49 Veterans Memorial Family School CAMDEN 474 7.3:1
50 Belmar Elementary BELMAR 400 7.3:1
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.