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Best Alternative Schools in New Jersey 2023: Rating, Grades & More

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Last Updated on August 4, 2023 by Sidharth PS

Hi readers! In this post, I’ve compiled a list of best alternative schools in New Jersey. The list consists of both public and private schools. Here, readers will find the following details – top alternative schools, their address, grades, student teacher ratio and more.

Best Public Alternative Schools in New Jersey for 2022

Rank

School

Low Grade

High Grade

Address

City

Student Teacher Ratio
1 Alternative High School 06 12 350 MARKET STREET PATERSON 4.0000000
2 Essex High School 09 12 520 Pompton Avenue Cedar Grove 4.2000000
3 Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HS 09 12 121-125 Chestnut Street Roselle 4.8000000
4 Alternative Middle & High School 06 12 Salem Community College Carney’s Point 5.6000000
5 Atlantic County Alternative High School 09 12 4805 Nawakwa Blvd Mays Landing 5.9000000
6 Essex Campus Academy 09 12 369 PASSAIC AVENUE FAIRFIELD 6.3000000
7 Hillcrest Academy-North 09 12 2630 PLAINFIELD AVENUE SCOTCH PLAINS 7.9000000
8 Hope Academy 09 12 266 Harrison Street PASSAIC 8.3000000
9 Hillcrest Academy-South 09 12 1571 Lamberts Mill Road WESTFIELD 8.7000000
10 Alternative School at Levitt 06 12 50 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Willingboro 11.0000000
11 UPLIFT Academy 10 12 150 Newton St NEWARK 24.3000000
12 A.E. Burling High School 06 12 3600 Harris Avenue Pennsauken –
13 ADULT DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER – – 8 PRODUCTION WAY AVENEL –
14 ALBERT C WAGNER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY 09 12 WARD AVENUE BORDENTOWN –
15 Ancora Psychiatric Hospital 11 12 202 SPRING GARDEN RD ANCORA –
16 Ann Klein Forensic Center – – 1610 STUYVESANT AVE WEST TRENTON –
17 ATLANTIC CO JDC 09 11 800 BUFFALO AVENUE EGG HARBOR CITY –
18 Atlantic Regional School 09 12 2562 TILTON RD EGG HARBOR –
19 BERGEN CO JDC 09 12 296 E Ridgewood Ave PARAMUS –
20 Bergen Regional School 04 12 374 E RIDGEWOOD AVE PARAMUS –
21 BURLINGTON CO JDC 09 11 620 PEMBERTON BROWNS MILLS RD MT HOLLY –
22 Burlington County Alternative High School 06 12 20 Pioneer Blvd Westampton –
23 Burlington Regional School 09 12 704 WOODLANE RD MT HOLLY –
24 CAMDEN CO JDC 07 12 WOODBURY TURNERSVILLE RD LAKE BLACKWOODLEX –
25 Camden Virtua 06 11 1000 ATLANTIC AVE CAMDEN –
26 Cape May Regional School 09 12 131 CREST HAVEN RD CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE –
27 Capital Academy – – 20 PIONEER BLVD MT HOLLY –
28 Career and Innovation Academy of Orange 09 12 123 Cleveland Street Orange –
29 Cherry Hill Regional School 02 12 210 EVESHAM RD CHERRY HILL –
30 COSTELLO PREP 09 12 800 CARRANZA RD TABERNACLE –
31 Cumberland Regional School 07 12 928 WEST SHERMAN AVE VINELAND –
32 DOVES RCH 09 11 188 LINDBERGH ROAD HOPEWELL –
33 EDNA MAHAN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOR WOMEN – – 30 COUNTY RTE 513 CLINTON –
34 ESSEX CO JDC 08 12 80 DURYEA STREET NEWARK –
35 ESSEX RCH 09 10 461 463 CENTRAL AVENUE NEWARK –
36 ESSEX REGIONAL SCHOOL – – 395-97 No 5th Street Newark –
37 GARDEN STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY 09 12 HIGHBRIDGE ROAD YARDVILLE –
38 GREEN RCH 09 10 1311 SLOATSBURG ROAD RINGWOOD –
39 Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital – – MAIN BUILDING GREYSTONE PARK –
40 JUVENILE FEMALE SECURE UNIT 10 10 W BURLINGTON STREET BORDENTOWN –
41 JUVENILE MEDIUM SECURE FACILITY 09 12 W BURLINGTON STREET BORDENTOWN –
42 JUVENILE MEDIUM SECURE FACILITY SOUTH – – W BURLINGTON STREET BORDENTOWN –
43 MERCER REGIONAL SCHOOL 04 11 1600 Stuyvesant Avenue Trenton –
44 MIDDLESEX CO JDC 09 12 US HIGHWAY 130 NEW BRUNSWICK –
45 Monmouth Regional School 10 12 1076 WAYSIDE RD OCEAN –
46 MORRIS CO JDC 10 10 460 WEST HANOVER AVE MORRISTOWN –
47 Morris Regional School 10 12 15 JEAN ST MORRISTOWN –
48 MOUNTAINVIEW CORRECTIONAL FACILITY 09 12 31 PETTICOAT LANE ANNANDALE –
49 NEW JERSEY STATE PRISON – – 600 CASS STREET TRENTON –
50 NEW JERSEY TRAINING SCHOOL 09 12 NORTH STATE HOME RO JAMESBURG –
51 New Jersey Virtual School 06 12 900 Hope Road Tinton Falls –
52 NORTHERN STATE PRISON 11 12 168 FRONTAGE ROAD NEWARK –
53 OCEAN CO JDC 09 12 165 SUNSET AVENUE TOMS RIVER –
54 OCEAN RCH 09 11 1 GAME FARM ROAD FORKED RIVER –
55 Ocean Regional School KG 12 1141 OLD FREEHOLD RD TOMS RIVER –
56 Passaic Regional School 12 12 160 MINNISINK RD TOTOWA –
57 PINELANDS RCH 09 12 800 CARRANZA ROAD TABERNACLE –
58 Pride Academy 06 12 1701 South 6th Street Camden –
59 Regional Alternative School 06 12 100 Tornillo Way Tinton Falls –
60 Simon Youth Academy 09 12 651 Kapkowski Road Elizabeth –
61 SOUTHERN RCH 09 10 800A Buffalo Ave EGG HARBOR CITY –
62 Trenton Psychiatric Hospital – – 100 SULLIVAN WAY TRENTON –
63 UMDNJ – CTR – – 671 Hoes Lane Piscataway –
64 UNION REGIONAL SCHOOL 02 12 1524 Terrill Road Scotch Plains –
65 Vineland Preparatory Academy 09 11 2000 Maple Avenue VINELAND –
66 VOORHEES RCH 09 12 201 RT 513 GLEN GARDNER –
67 WANAQUE REGIONAL SCHOOL 07 09 1433 Ringwood Avenue Haskell –
68 WARREN RCH – – 509 Brass Castle Road OXFORD –
69 WARREN REGIONAL SCHOOL 10 12 540 RT 57 East PORT MURRAY –
70 YOUTHBUILD CAMDEN – – 1001 SPRUCE STREET SUITE 202 TRENTON –

Best Private Alternative Schools in New Jersey for 2022

Rank

School

Low Grade

High Grade

Address

City

Student Teacher Ratio
1 ATLANTIS PREP SCHOOL 2 4 1904 ATLANTIC AVE MANASQUAN 0.41
2 JIN-A CHILD CARE CENTER 2 4 77 JAY ST CLIFTON 0.55
3 GREATSTART EARLY LEARNING 2 3 4001 HADLEY RD STE F SOUTH PLAINFIELD 1.05
4 LITTLE FRIENDS OF JESUS NURSERY SCHOOL 2 2 1881 WASHINGTON VALLEY RD MARTINSVILLE 1.23
5 CREATIVE LEARNING CENTER 2 6 160 AVE AT THE COMMONS SHREWSBURY 1.77
6 FUSION ACADEMY ENGLEWOOD 11 17 10 STEARLING BLVD STE 201 ENGLEWOOD 2
7 THE MEADOWS SCHOOL 3 3 102 BOROUGH ST RUTHERFORD 2
8 CHILDREN’S CENTER 2 3 PO BOX 504 BLAIRSTOWN 2.17
9 SANTA FE CENTERS 2 3 1496 SPRINGFIELD AVE NEW PROVIDENCE 2.17
10 BETH EL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER 2 3 8000 MAIN ST VOORHEES 2.26
11 ALPHABETLAND 2 7 110 HARRISON ST BOONTON 2.5
12 THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF WOODBRIDGE 2 3 400 GILL LN STE 2 ISELIN 2.56
13 ASSUMPTION EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER 2 3 35 JEFFERSON AVE EMERSON 2.72
14 FAMILIES UNITED NETWORK ACADEMY 3 17 24 BLACK OAK DR OCEAN VIEW 2.75
15 STEPPING STONE LEARNING CENTER 2 3 340 BOGERT RD RIVER EDGE 3
16 CHILDREN’S CORNER AT BRIDGEWATER UMC 2 3 651 COUNTRY CLUB RD BRIDGEWATER 3.9
17 NURSERY RHYMES PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN 2 4 141 MARKET ST SADDLE BROOK 4.13
18 WESTFIELD DAYCARE CENTER 2 3 140 MOUNTAIN AVE WESTFIELD 4.35
19 ABILITY SCHOOL 2 13 75 KNICKERBOCKER RD ENGLEWOOD 4.37
20 TOWER HILL SCHOOL 2 3 255 HARDING RD RED BANK 4.44
21 BEACON ACADEMY 2 4 570 EGG HARBOR RD D SEWELL 4.5
22 MAGIC KINGDOM DAY NURSERY 2 3 88 BROOKLAKE RD FLORHAM PARK 5
23 JAMAS CHILDREN’S UNIVERSITY 2 13 141 HOFFMAN BLVD EAST ORANGE 5.12
24 GOOD DAY PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN 2 3 PO BOX 309 MILLTOWN 5.5
25 CPC WEEKDAY NURSERY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN 2 3 70 MAPLE ST SUMMIT 5.65
26 GREEN HOUSE PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN 2 3 2070 JONES RD FORT LEE 6
27 RUTGERS-LIVINGSTON DAY CARE CENTER 2 3 49 JOYCE KILMER AVE PISCATAWAY 6
28 SHALVA HIGH SCHOOL 14 17 1980 SWARTHMORE AVE, UNIT 1 LAKEWOOD 6.19
29 CONGREGATION M’KOR SHALOM PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN 2 3 850 EVESHAM RD CHERRY HILL 6.5
30 APPLES & BOOKS LEARNING CENTER 2 3 1036 US HIGHWAY 202 S BRANCHBURG 7
31 CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 3 3 PO BOX 4000 PRINCETON 7
32 EDUCATION WITH CARE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN 2 3 PO BOX 2000 RY 125 RAHWAY 7
33 JOYFUL NOISE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2 3 55 E MAIN ST MARLTON 7
34 JCC OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY 2 4 1391 MARTINE AVE SCOTCH PLAINS 7.25
35 JOHNSON & JOHNSON CHILD DEVT CTR OF SOMERSET CNTY 3 3 1000 US HIGHWAY 202 RARITAN 7.33
36 FIRST FRIENDS CHILD CARE SCHOOL 2 3 269 STATE ROUTE 34 MATAWAN 7.85
37 BRIGHTEN ACADEMY 2 3 315 FRIES MILL RD SEWELL 8
38 THE SCHOOLHOUSE NURSERY SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN 2 4 1618 HAINESPORT MOUNT LAUREL RD MOUNT LAUREL 8
39 TURTLE CREEK LEARNING ACADEMY 2 3 10 RAILROAD AVE MARLBORO 8
40 HAPPY DAY LEARNING CENTER 2 3 1111 PREAKNESS AVE STE 2 WAYNE 8.18
41 FM KIRBY CHILDRENS CENTER 3 3 54 E ST MADISON 8.5
42 MONTCLAIR COOPERATIVE SCHOOL 2 13 65 CHESTNUT ST MONTCLAIR 8.57
43 TOMORROWS HOPE 2 3 700 COOPER RD VOORHEES 8.57
44 WESTFIELD Y CHILDRENS CENTER 2 3 422 E BROAD ST WESTFIELD 8.57
45 ST ANDREW’S NURSERY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN 2 4 327 MARLTON PIKE W CHERRY HILL 8.66
46 LITTLE TREASURES LEARNING CENTER 2 3 2177 OAK TREE RD STE 100 EDISON 8.86
47 SANDY LANE NURSERY SCHOOL 2 3 634 MILL ST BELLEVILLE 9
48 ST STEPHEN’S PRESCHOOL 2 4 119 MAIN ST MILLBURN 9
49 THE UPPER SADDLE RIVER CHILDREN’S ACADEMY 2 4 500 E SADDLE RIVER RD UPPER SADDLE RIVER 9
50 PRESBYTERIAN NURSERY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN 2 4 140 MOUNTAIN AVE WESTFIELD 9.23
51 CORNERSTONE SCHOOL OF SUMMIT 2 3 561 SPRINGFIELD AVE SUMMIT 10
52 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN 2 3 150 E PALISADE AVE ENGLEWOOD 10
53 THE GODDARD SCHOOL 3 4 2086 HAMBURG TPKE WAYNE 10
54 THE LINCROFT CENTER FOR CHILDREN 2 3 1475 W FRONT ST LINCROFT 10
55 WYCKOFF CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN 2 4 485 WYCKOFF AVE WYCKOFF 10
56 PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF BERKELEY HEIGHTS 2 3 246 SPRINGFIELD AVE BERKELEY HEIGHTS 10.62
57 HARMONY SCHOOL AT PRINCETON 2 3 1 MERWICK RD PRINCETON 10.71
58 READY SET GROW! 3 3 131 CHURCH LN WAYNE 11
59 GREEN TWIG SCHOOL 2 3 67 AIRMOUNT AVE RAMSEY 11.17
60 SMART START PRESCHOOL 2 4 786 RIVER RD FAIR HAVEN 11.5
61 CINNAMON STICKS LEARNING CENTER 2 3 600 ROUTE 130 N CINNAMINSON 12
62 KIDDIE ACADEMY 2 3 5 ALLYSON WAY ALLENTOWN 12
63 KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 2 4 212 RARITAN VALLEY COLLEGE DR BRANCHBURG 12
64 LITTLE PEOPLE AT WORK 2 3 500 NEPTUNE BLVD NEPTUNE 12
65 ROSELAND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 2 3 3 ADP BLVD # A ROSELAND 12
66 THE GODDARD SCHOOL 2 3 2026 BRIGGS RD D MOUNT LAUREL 12
67 THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE 1 1 2176 US HIGHWAY 206 BELLE MEAD 12.22
68 ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2 13 115 TELFORD ST EAST ORANGE 12.34
69 ENGLISH CREEK ACADEMY 2 3 600 SCARBOROUGH DR EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP 12.5
70 PLAZA CHILD CARE 2 3 4 PROGRESS ST STE A3 TCM PLZ EDISON 13
71 MARGARET P MUSCARELLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 2 3 1 WALNUT ST GARFIELD 14
72 GIGGLE AND GROW PRESCHOOL & EARLY LEARNING CENTER 2 4 99 PARISH DR WAYNE 17
73 CREATIVE LEARNING PRE SCHOOL 2 3 515 HAMILTON AVE LINWOOD 19
74 CREME DE LE CREME 2 4 299 WALTON AVE MOUNT LAUREL 21
75 PERPETUAL HELP DAY NURSERY 2 3 170 BROAD ST NEWARK 22
76 ST TERESA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER 2 4 306 MORRIS AVE SUMMIT 22
77 KIDDIE ACADEMY CHILD CARE LEARNING CENTER 2 4 233 SPARTA AVE SPARTA 26.42
78 KANGAROO KIDS CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTER 2 3 1047 STATE ROUTE 28 BRANCHBURG 44.37
79 BUILDING BLOCKS LEARNING CENTER 2 3 616 SICKLERVILLE RD SICKLERVILLE 69
80 THE MAGICAL PALACE OF KNOWLEDGE 2 3 PO BOX 1253 CLIFTON

For ranking the schools, I’ve relied upon the ‘Student Teacher Ratio’ factor. What is student teacher ratio, some of you may ask. It is the number used to indicate the number of students for every teacher in a school.   For example, a student teacher ratio of 16 indicates that a teacher is available for 16 students in that school. When it comes to quality of education, student teacher ratio plays an important role. If the student teacher ratio is 100, it means that few teachers are available to attend to the needs of students in a school. This may lead to inadequate attention, inadequate engagement, and may even have a negative impact on student success!   Student teacher ratio is like a two way street. Fewer students per teacher setup is an ideal classroom where students may enjoy adequate individual-attention from teachers. Under this setup, a teacher may take care of individuals’ needs and weaknesses. Similarly, under this setup, teachers may modify/adapt their teaching techniques according to learning styles/needs of the students.

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