Public elementary schools in New Jersey achieve an average science proficiency of 21% (2025).
The public elementary schools with the highest science proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public elementary school with the highest science proficiency in New Jersey is Mount Prospect Elementary School with 75-79%.
Science Proficiency Range: 62%
77%
Avg. Science Proficiency: 67%
Top Science Proficiency Public Elementary Schools in New Jersey (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Science Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Mount Prospect Elementary School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-5
111 Hansom Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 470-1600
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 470-1600
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Princeton Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Science Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-8
100 Bunn Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-0575
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-0575
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Alpine Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 70-79%
Grades: K-8
500 Hillside Avenue
Alpine, NJ 07620
(201) 768-8255
Alpine, NJ 07620
(201) 768-8255
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Hillview School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 70-79%
Grades: K-5
206 Boulevard
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
(973) 616-6080
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
(973) 616-6080
Rank: #5 - 75. - 7.
Central School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-5
Three Lincoln Avenue
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
(856) 429-5851
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
(856) 429-5851
Rank: #5 - 75. - 7.
Oak Street School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: K-5
70 West Oak Street
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2565
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2565
Rank: #5 - 75. - 7.
Walter Stillman School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-5
75 Tenafly Road
Tenafly, NJ 07670
(201) 816-7710
Tenafly, NJ 07670
(201) 816-7710
Rank: #88.
Strawbridge Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Science Proficiency: 60-79%
Grades: K-5
307 Strawbridge Avenue
Collingswood, NJ 08108
(856) 869-7735
Collingswood, NJ 08108
(856) 869-7735
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
Collins Elementary School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Science Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: K-5
67 Martin Rd
Livingston, NJ 07039
(973) 535-8000
Livingston, NJ 07039
(973) 535-8000
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
Hillside Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: K-5
98 Belmont Drive
Livingston, NJ 07039
(973) 535-8000
Livingston, NJ 07039
(973) 535-8000
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
Martin Luther King Elementary School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Science Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: K-5
285 Tingley Lane
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 452-2980
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 452-2980
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
Mountain Park School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Science Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: 3-5
55 Fairfax Dr
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
(908) 464-1713
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
(908) 464-1713
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
Salt Brook School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: K-6
40 Maple St
New Providence, NJ 07974
(908) 464-7100
New Providence, NJ 07974
(908) 464-7100
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
Upper School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Science Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: 3-8
143 Charlotte Pl
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
(201) 567-7292
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
(201) 567-7292
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
Wildwood Elementary School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: K-5
51 Glen Rd.
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
(973) 334-3609
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
(973) 334-3609
Rank: #1616.
James Madison Intermediate School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 65%
Grades: 3-5
838 New Dover Road
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 452-2960
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 452-2960
Rank: #17 - 2617. - 26.
Angelo L. Tomaso School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Science Proficiency: 60-69%
Grades: K-5
46 Washington Valley Road
Warren, NJ 07059
(908) 753-5300
Warren, NJ 07059
(908) 753-5300
Rank: #17 - 2617. - 26.
Burnet Hill Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 60-69%
Grades: PK-5
25 Byron Place
Livingston, NJ 07039
(973) 535-8000
Livingston, NJ 07039
(973) 535-8000
Rank: #17 - 2617. - 26.
Clara E Coleman School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 60-69%
Grades: K-5
100 Pinelynn Rd
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
(201) 445-7700
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
(201) 445-7700
Rank: #17 - 2617. - 26.
Cornelia F. Bradford School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Science Proficiency: 60-69%
Grades: PK-5
96 Sussex St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 915-6450
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 915-6450
Rank: #17 - 2617. - 26.
East Brook Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Science Proficiency: 60-69%
Grades: K-6
167 Sibbald Dr
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
(201) 573-6000
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
(201) 573-6000
Rank: #17 - 2617. - 26.
Essex Fells Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 60-69%
Grades: PK-6
102 Hawthorne Rd
Essex Fells, NJ 07021
(973) 226-0505
Essex Fells, NJ 07021
(973) 226-0505
Rank: #17 - 2617. - 26.
Northvail Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 60-69%
Grades: K-5
10 Eileen Court
Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973) 263-7070
Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973) 263-7070
Rank: #17 - 2617. - 26.
Orchard Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Science Proficiency: 60-69%
Grades: K-5
230 Demarest St
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
(201) 670-2730
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
(201) 670-2730
Rank: #17 - 2617. - 26.
Roberge Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Science Proficiency: 60-69%
Grades: PK-5
617 Westwood Ave
Westwood, NJ 07675
(201) 358-4006
Westwood, NJ 07675
(201) 358-4006
Rank: #17 - 2617. - 26.
Woodmont School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 60-69%
Grades: K-5
39 Woodmont Road
Pine Brook, NJ 07058
(973) 331-7100
Pine Brook, NJ 07058
(973) 331-7100
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Forrestdale School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 63%
Grades: 4-8
60 Forrest Avenue
Rumson, NJ 07760
(732) 842-0383
Rumson, NJ 07760
(732) 842-0383
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Millburn Middle School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 63%
Grades: 6-8
25 Old Short Hills Rd
Millburn, NJ 07041
(973) 379-2600
Millburn, NJ 07041
(973) 379-2600
Rank: #29 - 4329. - 43.
Allen W. Roberts School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Science Proficiency: 60-64%
Grades: PK-6
80 Jones Dr
New Providence, NJ 07974
(908) 464-4707
New Providence, NJ 07974
(908) 464-4707
Rank: #29 - 4329. - 43.
Brookside Place School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Science Proficiency: 60-64%
Grades: K-5
700 Brookside Place
Cranford, NJ 07016
(908) 709-6244
Cranford, NJ 07016
(908) 709-6244
Rank: #29 - 4329. - 43.
Central School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Science Proficiency: 60-64%
Grades: PK-5
600 S Maple Ave
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
(201) 445-7700
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
(201) 445-7700
Rank: #29 - 4329. - 43.
Cherry Hill School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 60-64%
Grades: PK-6
410 Bogert Rd
River Edge, NJ 07661
(201) 261-3405
River Edge, NJ 07661
(201) 261-3405
Rank: #29 - 4329. - 43.
Elizabeth Haddon School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 60-64%
Grades: PK-5
501 West Redman Avenue
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
(856) 429-0811
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
(856) 429-0811
Rank: #29 - 4329. - 43.
Harrison Elementary School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 60-64%
Grades: K-5
148 North Livingston Ave
Livingston, NJ 07039
(973) 535-8000
Livingston, NJ 07039
(973) 535-8000
Rank: #29 - 4329. - 43.
Hawes Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Science Proficiency: 60-64%
Grades: K-5
531 Stevens Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
(201) 670-2720
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
(201) 670-2720
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Frequently Asked Questions
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The best top ranked public elementary schools in New Jersey include Mount Prospect Elementary School, Princeton Charter School and Alpine Elementary School.
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