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Best Elementary Schools in Newark, NJ (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Newark, NJ, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Newark, NJ rankings: Elementary Schools
Newark, NJ elementary schools ranked
How Newark, NJ's elementary schools compare
A: 1B: 2C: 7D: 23F: 16
6% of the 49 ranked elementary schools in Newark, NJ earn an A or B (1 A grades, 2 B, 7 C, 23 D, 16 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 23 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (47% here, 70% nationally), and 12 exceed it. On average 23% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 12% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: The Gray Charter School (70% against 11%, A), Michelle Obama Elementary School (56% against 10%, B), Robert Treat Academy Charter School (47% against 11%, B-), Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School (42% against 11%, C+), Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School (39% against 13%, C).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 13): Newark Public School District (7).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Ann Street School (1,200 students, C-, #6), Lafayette Street School (1,180 students, D+, #12), Wilson Avenue School (1,099 students, D, #18).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 7 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Newark, NJ that are not ranked
3 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (3)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Achieve Community Charter School, Newark
- Bruce Street School, Newark
- Fourteenth Avenue School, Newark
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Newark, NJ, as grouped on its schools page; the New Jersey ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Newark, NJ
What is the best elementary school in Newark, NJ?
The Gray Charter School in Newark ranks first among the 49 ranked elementary schools in Newark, NJ with a SchoolGrade of A, 70% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 11%.
How are elementary schools in Newark, NJ ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Newark, NJ have?
SchoolGrade grades 52 public elementary schools in Newark, NJ; 49 are ranked here and 3 are listed as not ranked.