2024-25 Rankings of New Jersey’s Best Private Schools Features These South Jersey Schools
The first Private Schools in New Jersey date back to the Colonial and Post-Revolutionary War era. Most of these educational institutions were established to prepare young people whose families wanted them to attend Colleges and Universities.
From Rutgers Preparatory School founded in 1766 to Newark Academy opened in 1774, New Jersey's first private schools' function was College Prep Education. During the 1800s, the first wave of religious-based Private Institutions started opening in The Garden State.
In the 19th Century, 20 Private Schools with Religious Affiliations were opened in New Jersey. Today, there are 300 Academically Accredited Private Schools in the state and 160 of those institutions offer Catholic, Jewish, Islamic, or Protestant Christian-based Education.
What Are The Best Private Schools In South Jersey?
The team at the website Niche researches each year New Jersey School and uses its own independent grading system to rank them. This tool gives parents more information to compare schools and make the best decisions for their children.
Their research team creates their rankings each year by grading all New Jersey schools based on the following criteria:
Academics
Clubs/Activities
Teachers
Administration
Sports
College Prep
Diversity
Resources/Facilities
On the Niche list of the Top 125 Private Schools in New Jersey for the 2024-25 Academic Year, 17 of the ranked schools are located in South Jersey. For the list below, we are calling "South Jersey" the following counties:
Cape May, Atlantic, Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, and Ocean.
Did the Private School that your children attend make the Top 125 in New Jersey for the 2024-25 Academic Year? Remember there are 300 Private Schools in New Jersey that were up for consideration for these rankings:
These South Jersey Private Schools Ranked on list of New Jersey's Best Private Schools for 2024-25 Academic Year
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These South Jersey High Schools are in the Top 200 Best New Jersey Public High School Rankings
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