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📍 New Jersey · Salem County

School Districts in
Salem County, NJ

9 public school districts serving 11 zip codes in Salem County. Average rating: 4/10. Ratings reflect state reading & math proficiency (EDFacts 2021–22 for most districts, 2017–18 fallback for the rest), percentile-ranked within New Jersey.

Districts in Salem County9 districts, sorted by rating
DistrictCityRatingStudentsSchoolsGradesZip Codes
Upper Pittsgrove Township School DistrictMonroeville7/10  Good · 67th pct3351PK–81
Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School DistrictWoodstown7/10  Good · 60th pct1,5144PK–121
Alloway Township School DistrictAlloway6/10  Average · 51st pct2641PK–81
Pittsgrove Township School DistrictElmer4/10  Below Average · 37th pct1,6955PK–121
Oldmans Township School DistrictPedricktown4/10  Below Average · 30th pct2831PK–81
Lower Alloways Creek Township School DistrictHancocks Bridge3/10  Below Average · 27th pct1761PK–81
Pennsville Township School DistrictDeepwater3/10  Below Average · 24th pct1,8225PK–122
Quinton Township School DistrictQuinton3/10  Below Average · 24th pct2871PK–82
Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School DistrictPenns Grove1/10  Poor · 2nd pct2,2145PK–121

How Salem County compares

Together they enroll 8,590 students across 24 schools. The largest is Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District with 2,214 students. Districts here average 4.2/10, below the New Jersey average of 5.8/10. Ratings range from 1/10 to 7/10.

School Districts in Salem County, New Jersey

Salem County has 9 public school districts covering 11 zip codes. The top-rated district in Salem County is Upper Pittsgrove Township School District (7/10). Ratings are based on the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (NCES EDFacts, 2021–22 for most districts), ranked against all districts in New Jersey. Directory details come from NCES CCD 2024–25.

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