State overview
New Jersey
560 regular public school districts · 1,303,994 students
Academic standing
52nd percentile
Estimate from 494 districts and 976,418 assessments
What stands out
Chronic absence is lower than in a typical state.
16.7% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 72% above a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within New Jersey.
Multi-year state tests
511 district trends available
Comparable official results are available for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. Open a district profile to see math, reading and science trends where the state reported them.
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Public school districts in New Jersey
The list includes regular public school districts and excludes charter, service and other education agencies. It is ranked by the selected topic when a comparable measure exists.
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