Public schools provide tuition-free K-12 education to all resident students within their assigned attendance zones, offering academic programs, extracurricular activities, and student support services funded by local, state, and federal sources. There are 50 Public Schools locations in Newark, New Jersey.
Families in Newark should contact their school district's enrollment office to determine their assigned school based on home address and to learn about any open enrollment, magnet school, or inter-district transfer options that may be available for the upcoming school year.
List of Newark City, New Jersey Public Schools
Avon Avenue School
Belmont Runyon Elementary School
Boylan Early Childhood Ct School
Cleveland Academy For Scholarship Technology And L
Discovery Charter School
Abington Avenue School
Adelaide L Sandford Charter School
Barringer Arts High School
Branch Brook School
Bridges Nebo Transition Center
Burnet St School
Dr William H Horton Elementary School
Early Childhood Center
Elliott Street Elementary School
Fast Track Success Academy
Essex Rgc
Fast Track Success Academy
First Avenue Elementary School
Fourteenth Avenue School
Franklin Area Middle School
Harriet Tubman Elementary School
Lady Liberty Academy Charter School
Lady Liberty Academy Charter School
Madison Headstart School
Marion P. Thomas Charter School
Miller St School
N J Regional Day School - Newark
New Jersey Regional Day
Newark Educationators Charter School
Newark Innovation Academy
Newark Educators Community Charter School
Newton St School
Park Elementary School
Science Park High School
Roseville Ave School
South Street Elementary School
Sussex Avenue School Burnet Street School
Team Academy Charter School
University Heights Charter School
First Avenue School
Girls Academy Of Newark
Gray Court Owings Elementary School
Hawthorne Avenue School
Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School
Marion P Thomas Charter School
Maple Avenue Elementary School
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School
Mount Vernon Elementary School
Mt Vernon Place School
Miller Street School At Spencer
Public Schools near Newark
- Avenel
- Bayonne
- Bloomfield
- Fairfield
- Caldwell
- Carteret
- Cedar Grove
- Cliffside Park
- Clifton
- Cranford
- East Orange
- Edgewater
- Essex Fells
- Fairview
- Garfield
- Garwood
- Glen Ridge
- Harrison
- Hoboken
- North Arlington
- Kearny
- Kenilworth
- Lincoln Park
- Linden
- Livingston
- Maplewood
- Millburn
- Montclair
- Verona
- North Bergen
- Orange
- West Orange
- Parsippany
- Passaic
- Wallington
- Plainfield
- Rahway
- Clark
- Roseland
- Watchung
- Rutherford
- Lyndhurst
- Carlstadt
- East Rutherford
- Moonachie
- Scotch Plains
- Sewaren
- Short Hills
- South Orange
- South Plainfield
- Springfield
- Union
- Weehawken
- Westfield
- Mountainside
- West New York
- Secaucus
- Woodbridge
- Newark
- Belleville
- Nutley
- Irvington
- Elizabeth
- Roselle
- Roselle Park
- Hillside
- Elmwood Park
- Little Falls
- Hackensack
- Bogota
- Hasbrouck Heights
- South Hackensack
- Maywood
- Teterboro
- Little Ferry
- Lodi
- Palisades Park
- Ridgefield
- Ridgefield Park
- Rochelle Park
- Saddle Brook
- Summit
- Berkeley Heights
- Chatham
- Florham Park
- Gillette
- East Hanover
- Madison
- New Providence
- New Vernon
- Metuchen
- Perth Amboy
- Fords
Parents in Newark can access school performance data, attendance boundaries, and program offerings through the school district's website, and many districts in New Jersey offer parent portal access where families can monitor grades, attendance, and school communications in real time. When visiting a school administrative office, bring identification and any relevant student documentation to expedite enrollment or records requests.
You may also find Public Schools locations in nearby cities including Avenel, Bayonne, Bloomfield.