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  • For the 2020 school year, there are 57 top blue ribbon private schools in New Jersey, serving 19,568 students.
  • These schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence.
  • Read more about this national school awards program and how blue ribbon schools work.

Top New Jersey Blue Ribbon Private Schools (2020)

  • School Location Students Year
  • Cedar Hill Prep School
    Cedar Hill Prep School Photo - 2017 National Blue Ribbon School Highly Exemplary School
    (6)
     152 Cedar Grove Lane
    Somerset, NJ 08873
    (732)356-5400
    268 students
    Year: 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Academy Of Our Lady At St. Catharine
    (Roman Catholic)
     180 Rodney St
    Glen Rock, NJ 07452
    (201)445-0622
    432 students
    Year: 2013
  • Academy Of Our Lady Of Mt Carmel
    (Roman Catholic)
     10 County Rd
    Tenafly, NJ 07670
    (201)567-6491
    257 students
    Year: 2012
  • The Academy of Our Lady of Peace
    The Academy of Our Lady of Peace Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     99 South Street
    New Providence, NJ 07974
    (908)464-8657
    192 students
    Year: 2017
  • Academy Of Saint Paul
    (Roman Catholic)
     187 Wyckoff Ave
    Ramsey, NJ 07446
    (201)327-1108
    267 students
    Year: 2015
  • Academy Of The Most Blessed Sacrament
    (Roman Catholic)
     785 Franklin Lake Road
    Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
    (201)891-4250
    170 students
    Year: 2016
  • All Saints Catholic Academy
    (Roman Catholic)
     19 W 13th St
    Bayonne, NJ 07002
    (201)443-8384
    499 students
    Year: 2017
  • Aquinas Academy
    Aquinas Academy Photo - Faith in Every Student's Future and Commitment to Excellence in Education
    (Roman Catholic)
     388 South Livingston Avenue
    Livingston, NJ 07039
    (973)992-1587
    277 students
    Year: 2013
  • Assumption Of The Bvm School
    (Roman Catholic)
     63 Macculloch Ave
    Morristown, NJ 07960
    (973)538-0590
    434 students
    Year: 2014
  • Christ The Teacher School
    (Roman Catholic)
    (3)
     359 Whiteman St
    Fort Lee, NJ 07024
    (201)944-0421
    284 students
    Year: 2018
  • Christian Brothers Academy
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     850 Newman Springs Rd
    Lincroft, NJ 07738
    (732)747-1959
    1015 students
    Year: 2017
  • Gottesman Rtw Academy
    Gottesman Rtw Academy Photo
    (Jewish)
    (12)
     146 Dover Chester Road
    Randolph, NJ 07869
    (973)584-5530
    154 students
    Year: 2006
  • Hoboken Catholic Academy
    (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     555 7th St
    Hoboken, NJ 07030
    (201)963-9535
    345 students
    Year: 2017
  • Holy Cross Academy
    Holy Cross Academy Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     40 Rumson Road
    Rumson, NJ 07760
    (732)842-0348
    363 students
    Year: 2015
  • Holy Holy Trinity
    Holy Holy Trinity Photo - 8th Graders Make Cards for Homebound Parishioners
    (Roman Catholic)
    (3)
     336 1st Street
    Westfield, NJ 07090
    (908)233-0484
    345 students
    Year: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • Immaculate Conception School
    Immaculate Conception School Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     314 Old Allerton Rd
    Annandale, NJ 08801
    (908)735-6334
    434 students
    Year: 2013
  • Immaculate Heart Of Mary School
    (Roman Catholic)
     580 Ratzer Road
    Wayne, NJ 07470
    (973)694-1225
    187 students
    Year: 2007
  • Jesus' Harvest Time Academy
    Jesus' Harvest Time Academy Photo - He hold us close to Him
    (Christian)
     404 Freehold Road
    Jackson, NJ 08527
    (732)928-9540
    30 students
    Year: n/a
  • Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy Rae Kushner Yeshiva
    Special Program Emphasis (Jewish)
     110 S Orange Avenue
    Livingston, NJ 07039
    (973)597-1115
    547 students
    Year: 2010
  • Oratory Preparatory School
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
    (3)
     1 Beverly Rd
    Summit, NJ 07901
    (908)273-1084
    358 students
    Year: 2015
  • Our Lady Of Czestochowa
    (Roman Catholic)
     248 Marin Blvd
    Jersey City, NJ 07302
    (201)434-2405
    419 students
    Year: 2015
  • Our Lady Of Good Counsel School
    (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     23 W Prospect Ave
    Moorestown, NJ 08057
    (856)235-7885
    425 students
    Year: 2015
  • Our Lady Of Mercy Academy
    (Roman Catholic)
     25 Fremont Avenue
    Park Ridge, NJ 07656
    (201)391-3838
    351 students
    Year: 2018
  • Our Lady Of The Lake School
    (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     22 Lakeside Avenue
    Verona, NJ 07044
    (973)239-1160
    284 students
    Year: 2011, 2017
  • Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva
    (Jewish)
    (1)
     2 Harrison Street
    Edison, NJ 08817
    (732)572-5052
    375 students
    Year: 2013
  • The Rumson Country Day School
    The Rumson Country Day School Photo - Lower School students during class in the crafts studio.
    35 Bellevue Avenue
    Rumson, NJ 07760
    (732)842-0527
    406 students
    Year: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • St Ann Elementary School
    (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     34 Rossa Ave
    Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
    (609)882-8077
    n/a students
    Year: 2010
  • St. Augustine Of Canterbury School
    (Roman Catholic)
     45 Henderson Rd
    Kendall Park, NJ 08824
    (732)297-6042
    482 students
    Year: 2016
  • St Cassian Elementary School
    St Cassian Elementary School Photo - St Cassian School A National Blue Ribbon Exemplary High Performing School
    (Roman Catholic)
    (2)
     190 Lorraine Ave
    Montclair, NJ 07043
    (973)746-1636
    236 students
    Year: 2016
  • St Catharine
    (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     301 2nd Ave
    Spring Lake, NJ 07762
    (732)449-4424
    395 students
    Year: 2018
  • St Dominic School
    (Roman Catholic)
     250 Old Squan Rd Ste 1
    Brick, NJ 08724
    (732)840-1412
    571 students
    Year: 2018
  • St Elizabeth School
    (Roman Catholic)
     700 Greenwood Avenue
    Wyckoff, NJ 07481
    (201)891-1481
    261 students
    Year: 2011
  • St Francis Academy
    (Roman Catholic)
     1601 Central Ave
    Union City, NJ 07087
    (201)863-4112
    302 students
    Year: 2013
  • St Francis Cathedral School
    (Roman Catholic)
     528 Main St
    Metuchen, NJ 08840
    (732)548-3107
    470 students
    Year: 2017
  • St. Gregory The Great
    (Roman Catholic)
     4680 Nottingham Way
    Trenton, NJ 08690
    (609)587-1131
    524 students
    Year: 2014
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