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)
341116004042	1171	Green Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Green Grove Road	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	291	30	9.6	31.6%	23 (7.9%)	146 (50.2%)	87 (29.9%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.2%)	$11,042			$808			$10,234	13.7	14	1169	2
341254003035	1172	Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19	Public	1-8	320 Highland Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 779-4219	731	58	12.6	99.7%	5 (0.7%)	32 (4.4%)	690 (94.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,378			$661			$8,717	13.6	14.1	1167	5
340369001032	1173	M. Joan Pearson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Burlington Ave	Delanco	08075	Burlington County	Delanco Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 461-1976	218	15	14.5	35.3%	104 (47.7%)	45 (20.6%)	44 (20.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.1%)	$6,205			$163			$6,042	13.5	10.1	1244	71
341623004742	1174	South Toms River Elementary School	Public	K-5	419 Dover Road	Toms River	08757	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5890	293	26	11.3	65.9%	116 (39.6%)	36 (12.3%)	107 (36.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.9%)	$8,351			$672			$7,679	13.5	13.3	1182	8
340007800487	1175	Leap Academy University Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 North Broadway	Camden	08102	Camden County	LEAP Academy University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 614-0400	1,557	106	14.6	87.3%	4 (0.3%)	584 (37.5%)	959 (61.6%)	10 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,261			$1,120			$9,141	13.5	10.7	1232	57
340077703307	1176	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	Public, Alternative	K-12	525 Clinton Street	Camden	08103	Camden County	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 622-0905	2,026	106	19.1	96.4%	4 (0.2%)	1,110 (54.8%)	826 (40.8%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	67 (3.3%)	$12,672			$1,819			$10,853	13.5	9	1263	87
341134002282	1177	Harriet Tubman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	504 S Tenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6934	326	30	10.8	86.5%	0 (0.0%)	294 (90.2%)	31 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,921			$469			$9,452	13.4	8.5	1270	93
340966001106	1178	Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School	Public	2-4	34 West Mill Road	Maple Shade	08052	Burlington County	Maple Shade School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 779-1129	554	50	11	44.0%	233 (42.1%)	97 (17.5%)	155 (28.0%)	30 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	$8,864						$8,864	13.4	13.5	1179	1
340861005564	1179	Number 2	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 South Wood Avenue	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 862-3287	584	63	9.2	68.5%	51 (8.7%)	150 (25.7%)	336 (57.5%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	$9,950			$510			$9,440	13.3	16.6	1132	47
341116004040	1180	Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Gables Court	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	293	29	10	45.7%	17 (5.8%)	173 (59.0%)	79 (27.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.5%)	$12,304			$927			$11,377	13.3	11.7	1212	32

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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.