Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1337)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
340000406017	1	Milton Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-3	16 Milton Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2508	299	26	11.6	1.0%	212 (70.9%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.7%)	44 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$12,491						$12,491	99	96.5	11	10
341269004924	2	School 28	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Presidential Boulevard	Paterson	07522	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0281	469	39	12.1	75.3%	44 (9.4%)	91 (19.4%)	262 (55.9%)	67 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$9,579						$9,579	98.8	98.9	1	1
341020002154	3	Glenwood School	Public	K-4	325 Taylor Road South	Short Hills	07078	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 379-7576	349	26	13.6	0.9%	92 (26.4%)	9 (2.6%)	13 (3.7%)	207 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.0%)	$13,622			$34			$13,588	98.1	96.2	14	11
340783002834	4	Cornelia F. Bradford School	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Sussex St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 915-6450	1,083	40	27	8.3%	288 (26.6%)	59 (5.4%)	75 (6.9%)	529 (48.8%)	9 (0.8%)	92 (8.5%)	31 (2.9%)	$6,621						$6,621	97.6	97.8	3	1
340074603143	5	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Pierce Street	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 412-7643	608	37	16.4	12.3%	74 (12.2%)	105 (17.3%)	32 (5.3%)	355 (58.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.6%)	$7,387			$280			$7,107	97.6	97.3	4	1
341437004090	6	Deane-Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	50 Blackpoint Road	Rumson	07760	Monmouth County	Rumson Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 842-0330	394	38	10.3		361 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.3%)	$11,020			$457			$10,563	97.5	96.8	10	4
340495003780	7	Viola L Sickles School	Public	PK, KG-3	25 Willow Street	Fair Haven	07704	Monmouth County	Fair Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 741-6151	452	40	11.3	0.7%	426 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$8,188						$8,188	97.4	93.9	46	39
341557004106	8	H W Mountz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Tuttle Ave	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Borough	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6380	141	23	6.2		135 (95.7%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,190			$1,406			$23,784	97.2	92.4	77	69
340639001556	9	Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	Three Lincoln Avenue	Haddonfield	08033	Camden County	Haddonfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 429-5851	435	28	15.3	0.7%	373 (85.7%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.9%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	$6,314			$347			$5,967	97.1	97.2	6	3
340165000355	10	Mount Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Hansom Road	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 470-1600	530	56	9.4		102 (19.2%)	12 (2.3%)	47 (8.9%)	346 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	$13,495						$13,495	97	95.8	21	11

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA-S Science, NJSLA Algebra I test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.