The average public elementary school diversity score in New Jersey is approximately 0.72 per year (2024-25).
The most diverse public elementary schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The most diverse school in New Jersey is currently Samsel Upper Elementary School, with a diversity score of 0.78.
Diversity Score Range: 0.75
0.78
Avg. Diversity Score: 0.76
Most Diverse Public Elementary Schools in New Jersey (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Samsel Upper Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: 4-5
298 Ernston Road
Parlin, NJ 08859
(732) 316-4050
Parlin, NJ 08859
(732) 316-4050
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
James F. Murray School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-8
339 Stegman Parkway
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 915-6620
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 915-6620
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
Dr. Paul Rafalides School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-4
362 Union St
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 915-6540
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 915-6540
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
St. Cloud Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-5
71 Sheridan Ave
West Orange, NJ 07052
(973) 669-5393
West Orange, NJ 07052
(973) 669-5393
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
John Brainerd Elementary School
Magnet School
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-1
100 Wollner Dr
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
(609) 267-3600
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
(609) 267-3600
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
Rafael Cordero Y Molina
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-8
158 Erie St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 714-4390
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 714-4390
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-3
601 Ernston Road
Parlin, NJ 08859
(732) 525-5230
Parlin, NJ 08859
(732) 525-5230
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 2-4
455 Jacksonville Rd
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
(609) 267-0071
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
(609) 267-0071
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
Holly Hills Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-3
500 Ogden Drive
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
(609) 267-8565
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
(609) 267-8565
Rank: #10 - 2010. - 20.
Learning Community Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-8
2495 John F Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 332-0900
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 332-0900
Rank: #10 - 2010. - 20.
Teaneck Community Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: K-8
563 Chestnut Avenue
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201) 833-9600
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201) 833-9600
Rank: #10 - 2010. - 20.
Woodrow Wilson Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-8
101 West 56th Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5996
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 858-5996
Rank: #10 - 2010. - 20.
Beloved Community Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: K-12
508 Grand Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 630-4700
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 630-4700
Rank: #10 - 2010. - 20.
John Adams
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-4
1420 Redmond Street
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 289-3102
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 289-3102
Rank: #10 - 2010. - 20.
B. Bernice Young Elementary School
Magnet School
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-1
1203 Neck Rd
Burlington, NJ 08016
(609) 386-3520
Burlington, NJ 08016
(609) 386-3520
Rank: #10 - 2010. - 20.
Irving Primary School
Magnet School
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-1
121 South Eleventh Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(732) 572-1205
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(732) 572-1205
Rank: #10 - 2010. - 20.
Reeds Road Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: K-6
103 South Reeds Road
Absecon, NJ 08205
(609) 748-1250
Absecon, NJ 08205
(609) 748-1250
Rank: #10 - 2010. - 20.
Highland Park Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: 6-8
330 Wayne Street
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(732) 572-2400
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(732) 572-2400
Rank: #10 - 2010. - 20.
Mahatma K. Gandhi School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-8
143 Romaine Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 915-6490
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 915-6490
Rank: #10 - 2010. - 20.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: K-3
360 Stelton Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 752-1801
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 752-1801
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
Dr. Michael Conti School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-8
182 Merseles St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 714-4300
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 714-4300
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
F. W. Holbein Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 5-8
333 Levis Drive
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
(609) 267-7200
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
(609) 267-7200
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
Somerdale Park School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-8
301 Grace Street
Somerdale, NJ 08083
(856) 783-6261
Somerdale, NJ 08083
(856) 783-6261
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
Washington Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-4
301 Washington Avenue
Union, NJ 07083
(908) 851-6460
Union, NJ 07083
(908) 851-6460
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
Emma Arleth Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: K-3
3198 Washington Road
Parlin, NJ 08859
(732) 525-5245
Parlin, NJ 08859
(732) 525-5245
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
Walnut Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
60 Walnut Street
Woodbury, NJ 08096
(856) 853-0126
Woodbury, NJ 08096
(856) 853-0126
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
Empowerment Academy Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: K-8
240 Ege Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 630-4798
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 630-4798
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
Macafee Road School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
53 Macafee Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 249-9097
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 249-9097
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
Conackamack Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 6-8
5205 Witherspoon Street
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 699-1577
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 699-1577
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
The Ethical Community Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: K-8
95 Broadway
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 984-4151
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 984-4151
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
Elizabeth Avenue School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
363 Elizabeth Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 356-0113
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 356-0113
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
Redwood Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: K-5
75 Redwood Ave
West Orange, NJ 07052
(973) 669-5457
West Orange, NJ 07052
(973) 669-5457
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
Avenel Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 6-8
Woodbine Avenue
Avenel, NJ 07001
(732) 596-4210
Avenel, NJ 07001
(732) 596-4210
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
Arbor Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 4-5
1717 Lester Place
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 752-8652
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 752-8652
Rank: #21 - 5121. - 51.
Avenel Street Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: K-5
Avenel Street
Avenel, NJ 07001
(732) 602-8504
Avenel, NJ 07001
(732) 602-8504
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The New Jersey average public elementary schools diversity score is 0.72 for 2024-25.
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