#1 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Doane Academy
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Burlington, NJ
A+Overall grade217 students6 students per teacher
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Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Private schools in New Jersey with elementary grades and the highest overall grades. Top 50 of 305 schools.
#2 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Lacordaire Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Upper Montclair, NJ
A+Overall grade255 students8 students per teacher
#3 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
St. Thomas the Apostle School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Bloomfield
Bloomfield, NJ
A+Overall grade163 students8 students per teacher
#4 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Moorestown Friends School
Quaker (Friends) school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only Christian school in Moorestown
Moorestown, NJ
A+Overall grade552 students7 students per teacher
#5 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
St. Paul School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Burlington
Burlington, NJ
A+Overall grade150 students9 students per teacher
#6 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
St. Peter Academy
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in River Edge
River Edge, NJ
A+Overall grade134 students9 students per teacher
#7 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Visitation Academy
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Paramus
Paramus, NJ
A+Overall grade134 students8 students per teacher
#8 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only all-girls school in Princeton
Princeton, NJ
A+Overall gradeAll girls283 students4 students per teacher
#9 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Far Brook School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 81% of independent schools in New Jersey
Short Hills, NJ
A+Overall grade198 students5 students per teacher
#10 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
St. Cassian Elementary School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 82% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Upper Montclair, NJ
A+Overall grade207 students9 students per teacher
#11 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
St. Jerome Elementary School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 83% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
West Long Branch, NJ
A+Overall grade206 students9 students per teacher
#12 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
St. Francis Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Union City
Union City, NJ
A+Overall grade223 students10 students per teacher
#13 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Sacred Heart School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 75% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Lyndhurst, NJ
A+Overall grade326 students10 students per teacher
#14 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
St. Joseph School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 97% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Oradell, NJ
A+Overall grade113 students7 students per teacher
#15 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 85% of Catholic schools nationwide
Summit, NJ
A+Overall grade498 students6 students per teacher
#16 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
All Saints Episcopal Day School
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 86% of Christian schools in New Jersey
Hoboken, NJ
A+Overall grade133 students4 students per teacher
#17 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Aquinas Academy
Diocesan school · Grades K–8
The only Catholic school in Livingston
Livingston, NJ
A+Overall grade165 students9 students per teacher
#18 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
St. Philip Preparatory School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Clifton
Clifton, NJ
A+Overall grade294 students9 students per teacher
#19 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
St. Anthony School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 72% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Hawthorne, NJ
A+Overall grade194 students10 students per teacher
#20 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
The Montclair Kimberley Academy
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the 3 largest independent schools in New Jersey
Montclair, NJ
A+Overall grade1,034 students6 students per teacher
#21 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
St. Joseph Elementary School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Carteret
Carteret, NJ
A+Overall grade83 students7 students per teacher
#22 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
St. Raphael School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Hamilton
Hamilton, NJ
A+Overall grade138 students9 students per teacher
#23 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Chatham Day School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only independent school in Chatham
Chatham, NJ
A+Overall grade126 students4 students per teacher
#24 Best Private Elementary Schools in New Jersey
St. Elizabeth Nursery & Montessori School
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–6
Smaller classes than 92% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Parsippany, NJ
A+Overall grade121 students8 students per teacher
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