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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 7 public schools serving 5,340 students in Kearny, NJ (there are , serving 90 private students). 98% of all K-12 students in Kearny, NJ are educated in public schools (compared to the NJ state average of 86%).

The top-ranked public schools in Kearny, NJ are Roosevelt Elementary School, Schuyler Elementary School and Lincoln Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Kearny, NJ public schools have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the New Jersey public school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 49% statewide average). Schools in Kearny have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New Jersey public schools.

Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).