Notable Charter and Private Schools in New Jersey

This directory-style guide highlights 50 charter and private schools in New Jersey. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

North Star Academy Charter School — NEWARK, New Jersey. Public charter school.
TEAM Academy Charter School — NEWARK, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Lakewood Cheder School — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private school.
Bais Faiga School for Girls — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private school.
Bais Faiga Gratter Building — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private school.
Camden's Promise Charter School — Camden, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Lakewood Cheder School Boys — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private school.
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School — Newark, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School — Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Leap Academy University Charter School — CAMDEN, New Jersey. Public charter school.
BelovED Community Charter School — Jersey City, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Marion P. Thomas Charter School — NEWARK, New Jersey. Public charter school.
College Achieve Central Charter School — Plainfield, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Yeshiva Orchos Chaim — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private school.
College Achieve Paterson Charter School — Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School — Somerset, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School — Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Paterson Arts and Science Charter School — Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Foundation Academy Charter School — Trenton, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic Girls — Passaic, New Jersey. Private school.
Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic Boys' — Passaic, New Jersey. Private school.
The Montclair Kimberley Academy — Montclair, New Jersey. Private school.
Empowerment Academy Charter School — Jersey City, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Paul Vi High School — Haddonfield, New Jersey. Private school.
Seton Hall Preparatory School — West Orange, New Jersey. Private school.
Bnos Devorah — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private school.
Princeton Day School — Princeton, New Jersey. Private school.
The Frisch School — Paramus, New Jersey. Private school.
Hillel Yeshiva School — Ocean, New Jersey. Private school.
St Peters Preparatory School — Jersey City, New Jersey. Private school.
Yeshiva Toras Aron — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private school.
Christian Brothers Academy — Lincroft, New Jersey. Private school.
Community Charter School of Paterson — PATERSON, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Yeshiva of North Jersey — River Edge, New Jersey. Private school.
Yeshiva Ohr Hatorah — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private school.
Hudson Arts and Science Charter School — Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Public charter school.
The Lawrenceville School — Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Private school.
Yeshivat Noam School — Paramus, New Jersey. Private school.
Don Bosco Preparatory High School — Ramsey, New Jersey. Private school.
Talmud Torah Bais Avrohom — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private school.
Freedom Prep Charter School — CAMDEN, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Yeshiva Shagas Aryeh — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private school.
Bergen Catholic High School — Oradell, New Jersey. Private school.
Uta of Lakewood Inc. — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private school.
Pope John Xxiii High School — Sparta, New Jersey. Private school.
Robert Treat Academy Charter School — NEWARK, New Jersey. Public charter school.
John P. Holland Charter School — Woodland, New Jersey. Public charter school.
Ranney School — Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Private school.
Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy Rae Kushner Yeshiva — Livingston, New Jersey. Private school.
Toras Imecha/bnos Bina-ateres Nechama — Lakewood, New Jersey. Private school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data and NCES Private School Universe Survey. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.