Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1342)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
340522001086	1111	Roebling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1330 Hornberger Ave	Roebling	08554	Burlington County	Florence Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 499-4640	373	43	8.6	40.2%	176 (47.2%)	77 (20.6%)	52 (13.9%)	46 (12.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.6%)	$6,070			$498			$5,572	18.6	23.3	1027	84
341227006117	1112	Rosa Parks Community School	Public	3-7	369 Main Street	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4515	534	52	10.2	90.4%	1 (0.2%)	168 (31.5%)	361 (67.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,884			$492			$8,392	18.5	15.5	1143	31
340003300303	1113	Jersey City Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	128 Danforth Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-2288	587	32	18.3	79.4%	14 (2.4%)	361 (61.5%)	193 (32.9%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,983			$1,290			$4,693	18.5	19.7	1081	32
340585001490	1114	Gibbsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	37 Kirkwood Rd	Gibbsboro	08026	Camden County	Gibbsboro Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-1140	281	33	8.6	21.0%	172 (61.2%)	40 (14.2%)	38 (13.5%)	21 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	$13,548			$431			$13,117	18.2	17.6	1111	3
341269004918	1115	School 25	Public	PK, KG-8	287 Trenton Avenue	Paterson	07503	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0250	0	41	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$8,314						$8,314	18.1	18.9	1097	18
340077603299	1116	Camden Prep Inc.	Public, Alternative	K-12	1575 Mt. Ephraim Ave	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden Prep Inc.	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 379-4488	1,162	40	29.3	93.5%	3 (0.3%)	802 (69.0%)	342 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.1%)	$11,619			$2,969			$8,650	18	12.8	1192	76
340894003908	1117	A A Anastasia Elementary School	Public	K-5	92 Seventh Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 571-3396	587	66	8.8	76.5%	144 (24.5%)	64 (10.9%)	346 (58.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	$13,372			$681			$12,691	17.9	19.4	1084	33
340076503254	1118	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 Grand Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 336-1550	1,160	81	14.3	80.4%	16 (1.4%)	232 (20.0%)	888 (76.6%)	15 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	$9,134			$1,190			$7,944	17.7	14.1	1172	54
341623004744	1119	Walnut Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Walnut Street	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5900	739	58	12.7	51.2%	269 (36.4%)	51 (6.9%)	344 (46.5%)	34 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	$6,860			$486			$6,374	17.6	22.2	1048	71
340004600329	1120	The Village Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Sullivan Way	Trenton	08638	Mercer County	The Village Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 695-0110	359	28	12.8	62.7%	6 (1.7%)	332 (92.5%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,151			$975			$9,176	17.4	29.1	950	170

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About our rankings:

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 6, 2023, 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:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.