Best Elmwood Park Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 6 public schools serving 4,772 students in Elmwood Park, NJ (there are 2 private schools, serving 278 private students). 92% of all K-12 students in Elmwood Park, NJ are educated in public schools (compared to the NJ state average of 87%).

The top-ranked public schools in Elmwood Park, NJ are Gilbert Avenue School, Gantner Avenue School and Sixteenth Avenue School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Elmwood Park, NJ public schools have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the New Jersey public school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 49% statewide average). Schools in Elmwood Park have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New Jersey public schools.

Minority enrollment is 81% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).