Al-Ghazaly Junior/Senior High School Photo

Best New Jersey Private Elementary Schools Belonging to Cognia (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 24 private elementary schools belonging to Cognia serving 5,092 students in New Jersey. You can also find more schools membership associations in New Jersey.
The top ranked private elementary schools belonging to Cognia in New Jersey include Holy Cross Academy, Pope John XXIII High School, and Barnstable Academy.
The average tuition cost is $10,067, which is lower than the New Jersey private elementary school average tuition cost of $18,330.
63% of private elementary schools belonging to Cognia in New Jersey are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Islamic).

Top Ranked Private Elementary Schools Belonging to Cognia in New Jersey (2025-26)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Barnstable Academy
Barnstable Academy Photo
(8)
8 Wright Way
Oakland, NJ 07436
(201) 651-0200
Gr: 6-12 | 119 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Pope John XXIII High School
Pope John XXIII High School Photo
(Catholic)
(2)
28 Andover Rd
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-6126
Gr: 8-12 | 594 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 21 | Extracurrculars: 26 Tuition listed
Cornerstone Day School
Special Education School
(7)
10-12 Commerce Drive
Cranford, NJ 07016
(908) 543-0220
Gr: 5-12 | 130 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 6 Tuition listed
Fusion Academy Cherry Hill
Fusion Academy Cherry Hill Photo - Each Fusion campus has a state-of-the-art music studio with professional-grade tools. Students can explore instruments, vocals, songwriting, DJ performing arts, and more.
Alternative School
(1)
923 Haddonfield Road, Suite 2B
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 Tuition listed
10 Sterling Blvd, Suite 201
Englewood, NJ 07631
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition listed
427 Bloomfield Avenue, 3rd Floor
Montclair, NJ 07042
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 Tuition listed
Fusion Academy Morristown
Fusion Academy Morristown Photo - Each Fusion campus has a state-of-the-art music studio with professional-grade tools. Students can explore instruments, vocals, songwriting, DJ performing arts, and more.
Alternative School
182 South Street, Suite 4
Morristown, NJ 07960
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition listed
Fusion Academy Princeton
Fusion Academy Princeton Photo - Students get to be up close to everything in our science lab. In the one-to-one classroom students are always involved in experiments and have a hands-on approach to learning. We have college-level tools available and the world can be their classroom if they choose to venture out of the science lab.
Alternative School
(1)
116 Stanhope St.
Princeton, NJ 08540
(877) 673-8893
Gr: 6-12 | 32 students Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition listed
Academy Of Greatness And Excellence
Academy Of Greatness And Excellence Photo - One of the pillars of the AGE National Elementary Honor Society is Service, and that is what the NEHS students provides at the Woodcrest Healthcare Center. They visit the elderly of our community, and spend quality time with them as they add smiles to their faces.
(Islamic)
(1)
110 Mount Vernon St.
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
(201) 836-2555
Gr: PK-12 | 532 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 12 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Al-Ghazaly Junior/Senior High School
Al-Ghazaly Junior/Senior High School Photo
(Islamic)
(1)
970 Black Oak Ridge Rd
Wayne, NJ 07470
(862) 377-0876
Gr: 7-12 | 339 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed
De Paul Catholic High School
De Paul Catholic High School Photo
(Catholic)
1512 Alps Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 694-3702
Gr: 8-12 | 473 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 21 | Extracurrculars: 38 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Holy Cross Academy
Holy Cross Academy Photo
(Catholic)
(1)
40 Rumson Road
Rumson, NJ 07760
(732) 708-3113
Gr: NS-8 | 268 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 11 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Joseph Elementary School
(Catholic)
865 Roosevelt Ave
Carteret, NJ 07008
(732) 541-7111
Gr: PK-8 | 134 students Avg. class size: 15 students
St. Mary Of The Lakes School
St. Mary Of The Lakes School Photo - Technology classes are taught at all grade levels beginning in PreK. By 8th grade students are working on spreadsheets, coding and producing/editing video segments for our own SML-TV.
(Catholic)
196 Route 70
Medford, NJ 08055
(609) 654-2546
Gr: PK-8 | 369 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
St. Patrick School
St. Patrick School Photo
(Catholic)
(2)
45 Chatham St
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 635-4623
Gr: PK-8 | 207 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Thomas The Apostle School
(Catholic)
(2)
333 Route 18
Old Bridge, NJ 08857
(732) 251-4812
Gr: PK-8 | 390 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Tessa International School
Tessa International School Photo
(13)
720 Monroe Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 755-5585
Gr: NS-5 | 239 students Avg. class size: 12 students Extracurrculars: 20 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
All Saints Academy
(Catholic)
(1)
189 Baldwin Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973) 334-4704
Gr: K-8 | 188 students Avg. class size: 23 students Sports: 1 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Guidepost Montessori at Laurel Oak
Montessori School
1004 Laurel Oak Rd
Voorhees, NJ 08043
(551) 282-3147
Gr: PK-5 Tuition listed
St. Ann Elementary School
(Catholic)
(1)
34 Rossa Ave
Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
(609) 882-8077
Gr: PK-8 | 167 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
St. Ann School
(Catholic)
34 Rossa Ave.
Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
(609) 882-8077
Gr: PK-8 | 227 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Helena School
St. Helena School Photo - We are very proud of our students' talents!
(Catholic)
(1)
930 Grove Avenue
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 549-6234
Gr: PK-8 | 215 students Avg. class size: 19 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
St. Mary Academy
St. Mary Academy Photo
(Catholic)
(8)
400 Doc Cramer Blvd
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
(609) 597-3800
Gr: PK-8 | 232 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 9 Tuition listed
St. Therese School
(Catholic)
(1)
135 Main St
Succasunna, NJ 07876
(973) 584-0812
Gr: PK-8 | 237 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 1 | Extracurrculars: 12 Acceptance rate listed

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