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)
340603001508	1021	Blackwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Blenheim Erial Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-9510	571	46	12.5	57.4%	167 (29.2%)	206 (36.1%)	103 (18.0%)	45 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (7.9%)	$11,827			$803			$11,024	24	20.3	1086	65
340003300303	1022	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	571	31	18.4	75.0%	7 (1.2%)	369 (64.6%)	180 (31.5%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,983			$1,290			$4,693	23.9	18.5	1113	91
340822004640	1023	Ella G Clarke Elementary School	Public	3-6	455 Manetta Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3620	353	42	8.4	96.9%	9 (2.5%)	22 (6.2%)	318 (90.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,600			$770			$15,830	23.8	31.8	928	95
341500001660	1024	Somerdale Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Grace Street	Somerdale	08083	Camden County	Somerdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 783-6261	444	45	9.9	38.7%	157 (35.4%)	102 (23.0%)	123 (27.7%)	25 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.9%)	$12,807			$615			$12,192	23.7	35.2	872	152
340004900336	1025	Red Bank Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	58 Oakland Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 450-2092	187	24	7.8	50.8%	55 (29.4%)	11 (5.9%)	116 (62.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$12,107			$652			$11,455	23.6	36.7	849	176
340402003288	1026	John P. Faber Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 High Street	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	617	58	10.5	42.1%	134 (21.7%)	72 (11.7%)	351 (56.9%)	33 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.1%)	$4,605						$4,605	23.5	30.8	941	85
341443001650	1027	Aline Bingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	100 First & Orchard Ave	Runnemede	08078	Camden County	Runnemede Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 939-3192	177	28	6.4	40.1%	141 (79.7%)	15 (8.5%)	10 (5.6%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$15,372			$778			$14,594	23.5	27.2	986	41
340474000390	1028	Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School	Public	3-5	325 Tenafly Rd	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6155	481	51	9.4	79.6%	48 (10.0%)	114 (23.7%)	298 (62.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	$11,706			$311			$11,395	23.3	23.4	1032	4
340654003116	1029	McGalliard Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Arena Drive	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 631-4158	294	22	13.4	49.3%	75 (25.5%)	44 (15.0%)	145 (49.3%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.8%)	$8,432			$07			$8,425	23.1	20.5	1083	54
341092001150	1030	Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School	Public	2-4	455 Jacksonville Rd	Mount Holly	08060	Burlington County	Mount Holly Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 267-0071	346	30	11.4	62.7%	105 (30.3%)	101 (29.2%)	76 (22.0%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	38 (11.0%)	$12,482			$944			$11,538	23	21	1075	45

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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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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.